Brienne Davis Lowry, MPH, is from Port Huron, MI. Brienne joined the CHP in November of 2006 and is the Project Coordinator of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP), which aims to reduce obesity and obesity-related secondary conditions in adolescents with disabilities. She received a Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan, where she studied psychology and movement science, and completed her Master of Public Health degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago, specializing in behavioral science and health promotion. Prior to moving to Chicago, Brienne contributed support to various research projects in the Cancer Control Program of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC.

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Positions and Employment

Project Coordinator 2007-present

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Department of Disability and Human Development
NIDRR– Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP)

Research Assistant 2006-2007

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Department of Disability and Human Development

Public Service Intern 2007

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH-DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Intern 2007

RWJF ACTIVE LIVING BY DESIGN & HEALTHY EATING BY DESIGN PROGRAMS-LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Graduate Assistant 2006-2007

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO-COLLEGE OF NURSING

Data Specialist 2004-2005

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, LOMBARDI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER-CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM

Research Assistant 2002-2004

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, LOMBARDI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER-CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM

Survey Research Technician 2002

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Student Research Assistant 2002

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ADDICTION RESEARCH CENTER

Professional Memberships

American Public Health Association