Professor
Auburn University College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Brown is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University. Her research specializes in the challenges facing marginalized communities and the nature and effectiveness of tools for building community capacity. In addition to coordinating the Masters of Public Administration Internship Program, she is active in the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Organizations and Community Governance, and with Kathleen Hale directs the Community Governance Research Project, which has engaged in research throughout Alabama. Brown, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Maryland at College Park, served as editor of the Science of Teaching and Learning Section of the Journal of Political Science Education, on which she is also an editorial board member. Dr. Brown is the co-author of two books and author or co-author of dozens of peer-reviewed publications and reports, as well as pedagogy publications, book reviews and encyclopedia entries. Dr. Brown’s research has been supported by the Alabama Secretary of State, Auburn University and the U.S. Department of Justice, among others.
