Elise Brown

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Bio

Originally from Milwaukee, Elise Brown graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology and minors in family social sciences and family therapy. She went on to pursue a master’s degree in public health with a behavioral health concentration at the University of San Francisco where she worked as a graduate research assistant, teaching assistant, intern for the SF Department of Public Health and research intern for the UCSF DeLIVER Care Team in the Department of Gastroenterology. Elise moved back to Wausau in May 2025 to start work at UWSP as a lecturer and assistant softball coach.

Experience and Interests

Teaching

  • Associate Lecturer, UW-Stevens Point (2025-present)
  • Teaching Assistant, University of San Francisco (2024-2025)

Research Interests

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Health Expenditures
  • Eco-Anxiety
  • Chronic Conditions
  • Maternal Health

Professional Experience

  • Research Coordination & Fieldwork Intern, UC San Francisco, Dept. of Gastroenterology (2024-2025)
  • Intern, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Population Health Division – Vendor Agreements Team (2024-2025)
  • Graduate Research Assistant, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco (2023-2025)
  • Lead Teacher, Anew Dimensions Child Enrichment Center, Minneapolis, MN (2021-2023)
  • Family Cognitive Affective Neurodevelopment Lab, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2020-2023)

Awards

  • Campus Leadership Award, University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development, Minneapolis, MN (2023)

Presentations and Publications

Presentations

  • Prenatal Substance Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Middle Childhood: a Sibling Control Study – University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
  • Frustrated, Nervous, and Afraid: Young Peoples’ Feelings About Climate Change in Northern California
  • Using the Community to Cure the Community: Developing a Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experience Alliance for Hepatitis C in San Francisco – University of San Francisco Evening of Evidence

Involvement

Campus

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
  • Member, American Public Health Association

Fun Facts

Best advice you ever received?

Everything happens for a reason, even if you don’t realize it right now.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

A ballerina.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

I enjoy interacting with students to get them excited about new content!

A piece of advice for students in your school?

Trust yourself. The sky is the limit if you set your sights high enough.