Alex Macmadu, PhD
@AlexMacmadu
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Asst Prof @Brown_SPH (epidemiology) and member of the @pph_collective | Substance use epidemiologist and harm reductionist | WV native 🤠| she/her
Providence, RI
Joined January 2020
#SoonInAJPH "Restoring and expanding pandemic-era support policies to reduce economic precarity and overdose deaths" Restoring and expanding COVID-19 economic support policies can alleviate economic precarity and prevent countless thousands of overdose fatalities. @AlexMacmadu
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And decarcerate... And divest from policing... And invest in harm reduction
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I've nicknamed this one my "socialist soapbox" commentary because I'm mainly explaining why we gotta expand social safety nets & guarantee housing
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By restoring, expanding, and in some cases, surpassing COVID-19 era economic support policies, policymakers can alleviate economic precarity and prevent countless thousands of overdose fatalities in years to come đź’Ż
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Thanks to all who attended yesterday's Our Storied Health event, @BAIBrownU & panelists @jamielboyle @AlexMacmadu @drjodyrich! After the screening of @AnonSisterFilm, director Jamie Boyle's chronicle of her family's fall into opioid addiction, there was a great discussion. #NPHW
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TONIGHT! ⬇️Get your free tickets now to join us and @BAIBrownU for a screening of '@AnonSisterFilm,' Emmy Award-winning director @jamielboyle's chronicle of her family’s collision with #opioids, and a panel discussion with Professors @AlexMacmadu & @drjodyrich.
TOMORROW! Join us and @BAIBrownU at the Granoff Center starting at 5:30pm for the next event in the Our Storied Health Film and Media Series - a reception, discussion, and screening of @AnonSisterFilm. Reserve your free ticket here: https://t.co/yRu69Q8vOg
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As you all know, we've been rapidly transforming the Brown School of Public Health by bringing in the best scholars working on the biggest issues facing public health Well today, I'm excited to announce 5 (yes 5) awesome new faculty joining @Brown_SPH
https://t.co/L7TkdkO8PA
sph.brown.edu
With diverse academic and practice-based backgrounds, a new wave of public health educators at Brown aims for multidisciplinary solutions.
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These leaders bring a skill set that enriches our community & underscores @BrownUniversity's commitment to a collaborative 21st-century approach to the public health challenges of our time. —Dean @ashishkjha
@RhubbBstat @efusebrown @RozMurray3 @AlexMacmadu
sph.brown.edu
With diverse academic and practice-based backgrounds, a new wave of public health educators at Brown aims for multidisciplinary solutions.
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Proud to share that effective this month, I’m an Assistant (to the) Professor at Brown SPH 🙌🏽
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Overjoyed to share that today is the first day of my appointment as a TT Asst Prof at BUSPH! 🙌🏽 Today is also the exact 20-week mark of my pregnancy, which means that this kiddo is officially halfway cooked! ❤️ Oh! And today’s ALSO my birthday! So celebratory vibes all around!
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Check out the following commentary by Drs. Alexandria Macmadu and Brandon D.L. Marshall, and Writer & Research Associate Abdullah Shihipar. In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon https://t.co/RCKCzzyxJC
@AShihipar @AlexMacmadu @thenation
thenation.com
By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.
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