She serves as the chair of the Outcomes Assessment committee in her department. Brown has worked in the field of public health at the Riverside County Department of Health, for a hospital system in Southern California, and has been in the field of education since 1996. Brown received her M.S. in health science from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in Health Promotion & Education from the University of Utah. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).