Ph.D. in anthropology, Emory University; M.A. in anthropology, Emory University; B.A. in anthropology, University of North Carolina
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More ExpertsRyan Andrew Brown is a senior behavioral/social scientist at the RAND Corporation, focusing on improving the lives of rural and remote populations, assessment of Special Forces operations, urban American Indian health, and improving techniques for vetting, screening, and monitoring of internal and external national security threats. He codirects the Center for Qualitative and Mixed Methods at RAND, which sponsors innovation and development of novel analytic methods for text, social media, and other semi-structured data. Brown is currently conducting work focused on: (a) pathways in and out of radical extremism, (b) culturally centered substance use interventions for urban American Indian and Alaska Native youth, (c) behavioral health care access for rural and remote service members, and (d) improvements to US Government screening, vetting, and monitoring. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in anthropology from Emory University.
