Ryan Andrew Brown

Associate Behavioral and Social Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in anthropology, Emory University; M.A. in anthropology, Emory University; B.A. in anthropology, University of North Carolina

Overview

Biography

Ryan Andrew Brown is an associate behavioral and social scientist at RAND and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His areas of interest include community and culture, health promotion and disease prevention, and mental health, as well as rural health, American Indian health, substance use, violence, and sexual risk behavior.

Research Focus

Publications

Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Homeless Men in Los Angeles - 2013

Monogamy on the Street: A Mixed Methods Study of Homeless Men - 2013

Predicting Suicide Attacks: Integrating Spatial, Temporal, and Social Features of Terrorist Attack Targets - 2013

Sleep Budgets in a Globalizing World: Biocultural Interactions Influence Sleep Sufficiency Among Egyptian Families - 2013

Using Behavioral Indicators to Help Detect Potential Violent Acts: A Review of the Science Base - 2013

Unprotected Sex Among Heterosexually Active Homeless Men: Results from a Multi-Level Dyadic Analysis - 2012

Positive Income Shocks and Accidental Deaths Among Cherokee Indians: A Natural Experiment - 2011

Sex and Relationships on the Street: How Homeless Men Judge Partner Risk on Skid Row - 2011

Crystal Methamphetamine Use Among American Indian and White Youth in Appalachia: Social Context, Masculinity, and Desistance - 2010

National Independence, Women's Political Participation, and Life Expectancy in Norway - 2010

National Independence, Women's Political Participation, and Life Expectancy in Norway - 2010

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: An Update of RAND's 1993 Study - 2010

Theory and Method at the Intersection of Anthropology and Cultural Neuroscience - 2010

Anthropology and Cultural Neuroscience: Creating Productive Intersections in Parallel Fields - 2009

Cultural Models and Fertility Timing Among Cherokee and White Youth in Appalachia: Beyond the Mode - 2009

Family and Community Influences on Educational Outcomes Among Appalachian Youth - 2009

Lifecourse Priorities Among Appalachian Emerging Adults: Revisiting Wallace's Organization of Diversity - 2009

Moving from Ethnography to Epidemiology: Lessons Learned in Appalachia - 2009

Cultural and Community Determinants of Subjective Social Status Among Cherokee and White Youth - 2008

Historical and Life Course Timing of the Male Mortality Disadvantage in Europe: Epidemiologic Transitions, Evolution, and Behavior - 2007

Historical and Life Course Timing of the Male Mortality Disadvantage in Europe: Epidemiologic Transitions, Evolution, and Behavior - 2006