Messaging and Outreach
The communications team tells stories from the School of Public Health. We want to connect with you to develop content for the school's website, social media channels, and biannual magazine, Continuum.
Office of Communications
Our Services
Contact Caroline Claflin for questions about branding & editorial, including:
- Messaging, content strategy, and collaboration
- Publications, including Continuum Magazine
- Logos and logo use
- Style questions
We regularly post about research, events, and goings-on at the School of Public Health via our school social media channels.
If you manage a department or center social media channel, we encourage you to review Brown's social media guidelines. For a full list of departmental and center social media accounts within the school, visit our Social Media Directory.
Contact Laura Joyce for questions about our social media.
Our office collaborates with Brown's Office of University Communications (OUC) to amplify stories to the Brown community and beyond. If you have an interesting story to tell or announcement to share, we encourage you to submit it via our SPH Share-Line.
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Media Relations
Our team can can connect you with the Media Relations team to explore options for press coverage. We also encourage you to explore their resource page: News & Media Relations: For Faculty and Staff
Are you a student or a member of the faculty being interviewed by a member of the press?
If you are a staff or faculty member being interviewed about your work, let us know! Please contact Caroline Claflin and Laura Joyce to keep us apprised.
Brown offers access to the University's Broadcast Studio to facilitate interviews with Brown faculty and staff members who are serving as expert sources for external news media. To arrange for use of this space, contact media_relations@brown.edu.
Are you a journalist looking to interview a faculty member?
Check out our For Journalists page for a list of faculty experts by topic.
Visual Communications
We can facilitate access to photography, stock imagery, design tools, branded assets, and more.
Photography
To request headshots for use on the University website, contact Ken Zirkel.
To request photo or video coverage for a particular event or group gathering, submit the relevant information to our SPH Share-Line.
Media Libraries
Faculty, students and staff have self-service access to the University's photo archive, the Brown Image Library, as well as to Adobe Stock.
We have developed a self-service web guide for the SPH community that covers the basics on requesting and updating school websites.
Contact Ken Zirkel for assistance with:
- Developing new or updating existing websites
- Digital signs at 121 S. Main
- Adding new features & functionality to sites
- Website training & consultation
- Web content strategy
- Google Analytics
Logos
We approve logo usage for SPH students, faculty, and staff. You can read more on our Logo & Visual Identity Resource page. Connect with Caroline Claflin for specific questions or requests.
Templates
We offer self-serve templates for slide decks, stationery, and more. Check out the resources section on this website for specifics.
Canva
Administrative staff with communications duties can request access to Brown SPH's Canva account, a visual editing platform with templates and branded imagery.
Contact Caroline Claflin for more information.
Events
The School of Public Health hosts school-wide events several times per year. They include:
- Public Health Research Day
- National Public Health Week
- Dean's Conversations
- State of the School
- Commencement
Contact Karen Scanlan and Megan Lackie for more information.
More services
Find out about our eight digital displays at 121 South Main Street.
We invite faculty and staff at the School of Public Health to bolster their communications skills—including design, writing, and media outreach—via our virtual tutorial series.
The School of Public Health has audio and video gear that SPH staff and faculty can borrow for school communications projects.
SPH faculty, staff, and Ph.D. candidates may request basic headshots for use on the school’s website or Vivo.