Message From the Dean
As a graduate of the top school of public health in Canada, you are a member of a community with a long and impactful history of defending the health of populations with an equitable and collaborative approach. As part of a global alumni network of DLSPH graduates from across PHS and IHPME, you are making a collective impact on health around the world by harnessing the breadth of your expertise and the power of our community.
As the Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), I have had the honour of witnessing countless DLSPH students excel in their studies and become trusted alumni and colleagues. The diversity of professions, backgrounds, and geographic locations that you are a part of offers a lived experience and expertise that greatly enriches our broader DLSPH family. You never cease to amaze me with your innovation, dedication, and your impact on the health of our communities. I look forward to experiencing the leaps ahead in public health and health systems that you continue to make, both as individuals and as a collective.
About Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown
Professor Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown has served as the Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) since 2017. His research largely now focuses on the use of evidence and data in public policy.
He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, a dozen book chapters and over 100 reports, editorials and commentaries. Prior to serving as Dean, Steini was the Director of the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the DLSPH, an Assistant Deputy Minister in two different Ontario government ministries, and worked in start-up and Fortune 500 companies in the US. He received his undergraduate degree in government from Harvard University and his doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
