Bridgette Brawner | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing |
| Thesis | Depression and HIV risk -related sexual behaviors among African American adolescent females (2009) |
Bridgette M. (Brawner) Rice is a nurse researcher and professor at Villanova University's M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing where she is the Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations. She is known for her work on interventions to promote health equity in marginalized populations, with particular emphasis on HIV/STI prevention, mental health promotion, and mitigating negative neighborhood-level influences on health and well-being.