Stephanie Brown

Programs and Courses Taught

MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Online

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About Me

Dr. Brown previously worked as a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and interim clinical director at Starlight Pediatrics.  This unique practice provides primary and mental health care for foster care children and refugees. Given her passion for high-risk pediatric patients, Dr. Brown became a certified primary care mental health care specialist and is actively looking for grant and publication opportunities to further support this population.  She is also actively perusing New York State endorsement in Infant Mental Health related to policy.  She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and has numerous local and legislative presentations advocating for high-risk pediatric patients.

Dr. Brown also values nursing education as she works as a didactic instructor both on-line and directly with students.  She currently engages on-line students in a variety of nursing courses in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs with Walden University, and Samuel Merritt University.  Dr. Brown also has taught both undergraduate and graduate nursing students at Nazareth College, St. John Fisher College and SUNY Brockport.  Given her passion for education, she has accepted a full time position with St John Fisher School of Nursing as a visiting assistant professor working with both undergraduate and graduate students. 

Dr. Brown is actively involved in community service and excellence.  She has co-founded and facilitates Face 2 Face, which is Rochester’s only existing peer lead support group for families who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.   Through her work with Face 2 Face, the Social Workers Federation nominated her for a Health and Human Services Award in 2015. 

Education

Dr. Stephanie C. Brown received her Bachelors in nursing form the University of Buffalo in 2005.  She developed a passion for caring for children and families which is why she pursued her Masters Degree from the University of Rochester in Pediatrics.  Dr. Brown gained experience working as a nurse practitioner in an inpatient hospitalist setting and in outpatient primary care settings.  While continuing to work with patients, she then earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Rochester in May of 2015.

Teaching Interests

Pediatrics, Infant Mental Health, Trauma 

Scholarly Interests

Pediatrics 

Publications

• Barbel, P, Brown, S., Peterson, K. (2015). Identification of Hypomelanosis of Ito in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
• Manuscript pending:  Integrating Professionally Facilitated Grief Work in Face 2 Face Perinatal Peer Support Group Members:  A Pilot Study
• Behavioral Pediatric Health Care for Nurse Practitioners: A Growth and Developmental Approach to Intercepting Abnormal Behavior. 

Text Chapters: Child Abuse and Putting It All Together
This text won First Place for the 2018 Book of the Year award from American Journal of Nursing in the area of psychiatric mental health

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• NAP-NAP
• New York State Association for Infant Mental Health
• National League for Nursing
• ANA Member
• Inducted member of PES (Phi Eta Sigma) National Honor Society in 2002
• Inducted into Golden Key National Honor Society for the top 15% class at the University of Buffalo in 2003
• Invited into Mortar Board Honor Society to foster leadership development
• Inducted into the Buffalo Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society

Community Service

Co-Leader and founder of Face 2 Face support group for families who have suffered infant loss, miscarriage or stillbirth.  Responsible for bimonthly meeting facilitation, community speaking events, increasing advocacy/awareness, participating in community events, foundation organization and community outreach.  Numerous publications in local newspapers and local magazines raising community awareness and support regarding perinatal loss.  Annual balloon release celebration with local hospital to recognize babies who have deceased