Andrew W. Brown
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2008–2012); DePaul University (1947); Texas Tech University (2016–2019); Aptiv (United States) (2005–2011); St. Michael's Hospital (2015); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2022–2026); University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (2015); University of Arizona (2003); Deakin University (2019–2026); Ohio Northern University (2004); George Mason University (2023); Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (2025); Montclair State University (2016); Illinois College (1940); University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (2001); Iowa State University (2003–2011); University of Dundee (2010–2013); Ninewells Hospital (2026); UNSW Sydney (2017–2026); Heriot-Watt University (2000–2006); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2013–2018); Consol Energy (United States) (2015); Indo-American Center (1947); Nutrition 21 (United States) (2014); DiscoveryBioMed (United States) (2012–2013); Energetics (United States) (2013–2018); Indiana University Bloomington (2018–2024); Purdue University Fort Wayne (2025); Youth Development (1933–1934); Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (2009–2011); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2025–2026); Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics (2006–2009); Shell (Qatar) (2011); Impact (2019); Indiana University (2019–2020); Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (2026); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2019); Applied Energetics (United States) (2013–2017); McMaster University (2019)
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Andrew W. Brown, an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, leads a research group focused on improving the rigor and clarity of research methodologies, particularly within nutrition and obesity studies. His work addresses critical issues in study design, implementation, analysis, and reporting to mitigate bias and enhance the informativeness of findings. Brown has published on the rational space between dismissing and defending the status quo in nutritional epidemiology, advocating for a balanced approach that values diverse research methods. He also explores the application of machine learning in nutrition research, emphasizing ethical considerations and AI principles.
His recent publications highlight a commitment to advancing scientific understanding across several domains. These include a roadmap for research on ultra-processed foods and human health, an examination of errors in randomization within obesity and nutrition research, and the use of large language models for patient education in ophthalmology. Brown also investigates racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry for infants and young children, reflecting a broader interest in health disparities and their impact on vulnerable populations.
With an h-index of 35 and over 266 publications, Brown is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He has a significant collaborative network, including 23 shared publications with Andrew D. Brown at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, along with contributions from Muhammad Z. Chauhan, Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny, and Simon Chung.
Metrics
- h-index: 35
- Publications: 271
- Citations: 5,890
Selected Publications
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An automated approach to improve clinical trial registration and to identify outcome changes on ClinicalTrials.gov (2026)
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Predicting Achilles tendon and patellofemoral joint forces during running with consumer-grade wearable sensor data (2026)
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Leaflet Length is a Reliable Measure of Aortic Valve Growth (2026)
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Implementation of early peanut introduction among providers in a southern US state (2026)
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Enhancing patient and parent education in pediatric ophthalmology using artificial intelligence: a report by the AAPOS Public Information Committee (2025)
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The associations of objective, behaviorally measured hunger and weight-related variables with Food Craving Inventory subscales in adults with obesity (2025)
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Concerns regarding the standard deviation of individual responses for assessing treatment response heterogeneity (2025)
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Enhancing Detection of Cerebral Palsy: Multimodal Developmental Assessments in High-Risk Infants (2025)
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When less is more: the role of non-vitrectomized vitreous surgery in retinal diseases (2025)
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Implementing Generative AI to Enhance Patient Education on Retinopathy of Prematurity (2025)
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Semilunar Valves in Pediatric Orthotopic Heart Transplants Grow at a Slower Rate than Controls (2025)
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No compelling evidence of sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns when the sexes are compared statistically (2025)
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SPIRIT-CONSORT-TM: a corpus for assessing transparency of clinical trial protocol and results publications (2025)
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A Unique Case of Gross Hematuria in a Patient With Ewing Sarcoma (2025)
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Approach to Janus kinase inhibition for juvenile dermatomyositis among CARRA and PReS providers (2025)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Removing barriers to better data practices through capacity, opportunity, and motivation NIH
- The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research NIH
- Beyond textbook, yet simple, statistical tools for reproducible animal research NIH
- Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research NIH
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- The effect of a pharmaceutical ghrelin agonist on lifespan in <scp>C57BL</scp>/<scp>6J</scp> male mice: A controlled experiment
- Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489
- Ambiguity in Statistical Analysis Methods and Nonconformity With Prespecified Commitment to Data Sharing in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- Concerns regarding the standard deviation of individual responses for assessing treatment response heterogeneity
- Comment on Qiu et al. Effect of Protein-Rich Breakfast on Subsequent Energy Intake and Subjective Appetite in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta–Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2840
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- The effect of a pharmaceutical ghrelin agonist on lifespan in <scp>C57BL</scp>/<scp>6J</scp> male mice: A controlled experiment
- RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males
- Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489
- Comment on Qiu et al. Effect of Protein-Rich Breakfast on Subsequent Energy Intake and Subjective Appetite in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta–Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2840
- Guilt by association: Plant-based foods can be incorporated into both healthy and unhealthy plant-based diet indices associated with coronary heart disease
- Large language models: a new frontier in paediatric cataract patient education
- Leveraging large language models to improve patient education on dry eye disease
- Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema
- Implementing Generative AI to Enhance Patient Education on Retinopathy of Prematurity
- When less is more: the role of non-vitrectomized vitreous surgery in retinal diseases
- Large language models: a new frontier in paediatric cataract patient education
- Leveraging large language models to improve patient education on dry eye disease
- Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema
- Implementing Generative AI to Enhance Patient Education on Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Enhancing patient and parent education in pediatric ophthalmology using artificial intelligence: a report by the AAPOS Public Information Committee
- Publication of Results of Registered Trials With Published Study Protocols, 2011-2022
- Determination of sex differences requires formal test for differences: Comment on “lipoprotein‐subclass particle numbers in children with abdominal obesity”
- SPIRIT-CONSORT-TM: a corpus for assessing transparency of clinical trial protocol and results publications
- No compelling evidence of sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns when the sexes are compared statistically
- Determination of sex differences requires formal test for differences: Comment on “lipoprotein‐subclass particle numbers in children with abdominal obesity”
- Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489
- Ambiguity in Statistical Analysis Methods and Nonconformity With Prespecified Commitment to Data Sharing in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- Commentary: Effect evaluation of Sahtak bi Sahnak, a Lebanese secondary school-based nutrition intervention: a cluster randomised trial
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Estimate a Reference Range for Circulating Ionized Magnesium Concentrations in Adult Populations
- The effect of a pharmaceutical ghrelin agonist on lifespan in <scp>C57BL</scp>/<scp>6J</scp> male mice: A controlled experiment
- RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males
- Comment on Qiu et al. Effect of Protein-Rich Breakfast on Subsequent Energy Intake and Subjective Appetite in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta–Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2840
- Large language models: a new frontier in paediatric cataract patient education
- Leveraging large language models to improve patient education on dry eye disease
- Implementing Generative AI to Enhance Patient Education on Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Enhancing patient and parent education in pediatric ophthalmology using artificial intelligence: a report by the AAPOS Public Information Committee
- Large language models: a new frontier in paediatric cataract patient education
- Leveraging large language models to improve patient education on dry eye disease
- Implementing Generative AI to Enhance Patient Education on Retinopathy of Prematurity
- When less is more: the role of non-vitrectomized vitreous surgery in retinal diseases
- Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Author response: Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Author response: Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Author response: Bias in nutrition-health associations is not eliminated by excluding extreme reporters in empirical or simulation studies
- Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489
- Ambiguity in Statistical Analysis Methods and Nonconformity With Prespecified Commitment to Data Sharing in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- Guilt by association: Plant-based foods can be incorporated into both healthy and unhealthy plant-based diet indices associated with coronary heart disease
- Determination of sex differences requires formal test for differences: Comment on “lipoprotein‐subclass particle numbers in children with abdominal obesity”
- No compelling evidence of sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns when the sexes are compared statistically
- The effect of a pharmaceutical ghrelin agonist on lifespan in <scp>C57BL</scp>/<scp>6J</scp> male mice: A controlled experiment
- RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males
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