A study led by Brown University researchers provides evidence that younger military veterans should consider getting screened for elevated PFAS levels and related health conditions.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Joseph Braun
IBES Affiliate Faculty, Professor of Epidemiology, Director of Children's Environmental Health
Research Interests
Children's environmental health, Endocrine disrupting chemicals, Neurodevelopment, Obesity
Recent News
The New York Times
Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Limit Your Exposure.
IBES affiliate Joseph Braun, a professor of epidemiology and director of Brown’s Center for Climate, Environment and Health, discussed actions people can take to reduce their exposure to PFAS.
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News from Around Brown
Equitable Climate Futures announces 2026 Research Awards
One year after announcing its inaugural set of four working groups, Brown’s Equitable Climate Futures initiative (ECF), led by the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES), has determined a second cohort of awardees, with projects ranging from local environmental justice to Indigenous climate action in the Amazon.
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Sierra Magazine
Data Centers Have a PFAS Problem
Epidemiology Professor and IBES Affiliate Joseph Braun provided commentary on the dangers of "forever chemicals" and the need to utilize alternatives when possible.
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A federally funded study led by Brown University researchers links increased childhood blood lead concentrations with increased depressive symptoms in adolescence, with larger increases when exposure occurred later in childhood.
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The New York Times
Take a Deep Breath? How Bad Air Affects Your Marathon Finish Time
Allan Just, Associate IBES and Epidemiology Professor, and Joseph Braun, Professor of Epidemiology and an IBES Faculty Fellow, are among the authors of a study finding that poor air quality negatively affects marathon finish times.
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