Dr. Laura Brown (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2015) is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Communication Studies and serves as Program Director for the University of Texas Semester in New York (UTNY). She teaches the Leadership & Urban Engagement course. Dr. Brown’s health communication research appears in Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, and Journal of Applied Communication Research. She currently resides in Brooklyn with her partner and their Boston terrier.