Kirsten R Brown

PhD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Medicine
Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Disability, Autism, Qualitative Research Methods, Clinical Decision Making
Email
kirsten.brown.ctr@usuhs.edu
Department Website
https://chpe.usuhs.edu/home/faculty

Education

2012
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs
Education and Human Development
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Focus: Autism and Disability Studies

2008
Master of Arts in Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

2003
Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Sociology
Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Biography

Dr. Kirsten R. Brown is an assistant professor of medicine at the Center for Health Professions Education (CHPE) at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of power, disability, and medical education. Dr. Brown’s upcoming projects examine the intersection of qualitative research methodologies and disabled ways of knowing. Selected publications include a co-authored book, Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach and articles in the Journal of Higher Education, the Journal of College Student Development, and the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Dr. Brown serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education and CSAJ. Dr. Brown’s teaching focuses on qualitative research methodologies. At CHPE she teaches and advises graduate students preparing to be leaders, researchers, and innovators in Health Professions Education.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-4397

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Wilke A, Brown K, Evans N, Broido E. Doing my best, being healthy, and creating connections: Disabled students’ narratives of collegiate success. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Published online March 16, 2023; https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000479

Anderson M, Hills‐Meyer P, Stamm J, Brown K. Integrating clinical reasoning skills in a pre‐professional undergraduate human anatomy course. Anatomical Sciences Education. 2021;15(2):304-316. doi:10.1002/ase.2050

Brown K, Peña E, Rankin S. Unwanted sexual contact: Students with autism and other disabilities at greater risk. Journal of College Student Development. 2017;58(4), 771-777. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2017.0059

Evans N, Broido E, Brown K, Wilke A. Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach. Jossey-Bass; 2017.

Representative Bibliography

Biosketch Link
Google Scholar

Nachman B, Brown K. Crip places: Dismantling disability discourse in the 2-year college literature. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Published online November 28, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000443

Brown K, Wilke A, Peña M. Staff to student ratios: National benchmarking and best practices in disability services. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. 2020;33(3), 289-298.

Peña E, Gassner D, Brown K. Autistic-centered program development and assessment practices. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020;33(3), 231-238.

Brown K, Broido E. Ableism and assessment: Including students with disabilities. In: Broido E, Ro H, eds. Assessing Underserved College Students: Guidance for student affairs. Jossey-Bass; 2020:31-41.

Brown K, Broido E. Engaging students with disabilities. In: Harper S, Quaye S, eds. Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations. 3rd ed. Routledge; 2019:237-256.

Nachman B, Brown K. Omission and othering: Constructing autism on college websites. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 2019;44(3), 211-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2019.1565845

Peña E, Stapleton L, Brown K, Stygles K, Broido E, Rankin S. A universal research design for student affairs scholars and practitioners. College Student Affairs Journal, 2018;36(2), 1-14. doi:10.1353/csj.2018.0012

Brown K. Accommodations and support services for students with autism spectrum disorder: A national survey of disability resource providers. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2017;30(2), 141-156

Brown K, Coomes M. A spectrum of support: Current and best practices for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at community colleges. Journal of Community College Research and Practice, 2016;40(6). 465-479. doi:10.1080/10668926.2015.1067171

Broido E, Brown K, Stygles K, Bronkema R. Responding to gendered dynamics: Experiences of women working over 25 years at one university. The Journal of Higher Education, 2015;86(4), 595-627. doi:10.1353/jhe.2015.0023