Mitchell Brown
Assistant Professor
Mitchell Brown, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University. She is the co-Principal Investigator of the Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program Special Initiative: Faith-based and Community Organization Pilot Program. Dr. Brown's broader research agenda focuses on the empowerment efforts of marginalized communities. Currently she is working on a book about national level advocacy organizations that work on behalf of women, African Americans and the homeless, teasing out their successes and what contributes to those successes in the post-Civil Rights era. She has received numerous fellowships and awards, including an Outstanding Service Award from the Center for Mental Health Services at SAMHSA (HHS) for her work developing a housing fidelity instrument for a study of supportive housing for persons with serious or persistent mental illnesses. She teaches American Government, research methods, and upper-level race and ethnicity course.
Education
- Ph.D., 2005, University of Maryland
- M.A., 2001, University of Maryland
- M.A., 1996, The George Washington University
- B.A., 1993, Meredith College
Interest Areas
American Politics, Women and Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Poverty, Social Movements, Research Methods, Evaluation
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