Kelly Brownell

Kelly Brownell is a distinguished academic known for expertise in public policy, psychology, and public health. Currently serving as the Robert L. Flowers Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at Duke University, Brownell has held multiple significant roles at the institution including Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy and Director of the World Food Policy Center from August 2017 to June 2022. Prior to joining Duke University in 2013, Brownell was a professor at Yale University for over two decades, where the focus was on psychology and epidemiology, alongside serving as Chair of the Department of Psychology. Brownell earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Purdue University.