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Dr. Brown Smith is currently the Assistant Director of Evaluation and Assessment for Duke AHEAD and IPEC. She is responsible for assessment and evaluation of all programs within Duke AHEAD. Dr. Brown Smith is also a Clinical Associate within the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON). Before joining Duke AHEAD, Dr. Brown Smith served as Research Program Leader managing a sickle cell clinical research study and co-led the Research Racial Justice Task Force at DUSON. She has over 15 years of experience in healthcare program development, quality improvement and health care administration.
Dr. Brown graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received a bachelor's degree in political science with a concentration in public relations. Additionally, she holds a Masters in Healthcare Administration and a Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership from Pfeiffer University. She has her Doctorate in Education and Organizational Leadership from Gardner-Webb University.