Meagan Brown
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
I am a clinical associate professor who has a passion for teaching students about population and rural health, social inequities, patient and civic engagement, and how pharmacists can be apart of that solution to improve the health and wellness of our communities.
Research Interests
- Population and rural health
- Social determinants of health
- Chronic disease management
- Underserved populations
Biography
Dr. Meagan Brown is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University Of Mississippi School Of Pharmacy (Jackson Campus). She earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Xavier University of Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy in 2010. Upon graduation, Dr. Brown completed a PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Practice Residency and joined faculty. Her clinical practice site is a federally-qualified health center in rural Mississippi, where she provides clinical services to patients focused on cardiometabolic diseases. Additionally, she is the PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program Director and PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Preceptor. In the classroom, Dr. Brown’s coursework is mainly focused on chronic disease, DEI-related topics, and rural health. Most recently, Dr. Brown has been appointed within the Center for Clinical and Translational Science as the Director of the Community/Population Research Unit.
She currently serves as the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee within the School of Pharmacy, past Annual Convention Planning Chair for the National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA’s “mother” organization) and several committees with other national pharmacy organizations and state organizations. Her most recent honors include being recognized as the Mississippi Pharmacists Association’s 2019 Distinguished Young Pharmacist, which highlights a pharmacist who displays a commitment to the profession and community through service and at the 2022 NPhA/SNPhA Annual Convention by the President of NPhA for distinguished service to the organization.
Courses Taught
- PHCY 606 Population and Rural Health
Education
B.S. Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana (2009)
PharmD Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana (2010)