Dr. Mary Fennell

Professor

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Biography

Mary L. Fennell is the C.V. Starr Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology at Brown University, specializing in sociology, health services policy, and practice, with a focus on organizations and entrepreneurship. She is a senior associate editor for Health Services Research and an active member of the American Sociological Association, Academy of Management, and AcademyHealth. Fennell’s research interests include formal organizations, health care systems, and the professional changes that occur over time within these frameworks. She utilizes organizational theories to analyze health care delivery problems, particularly focusing on innovative treatments and the interactions among various health care entities. Her teaching encompasses courses on organizational theory, health care organizations, research methods, and health care policy, while serving as the Faculty Director of the C.V. Starr Program in Business and Entrepreneurship. Fennell has held several leadership roles at Brown, including Dean of Faculty and Chair of the Sociology Department. Her scholarly work has been published in prestigious journals and she has received numerous awards for her contributions to medical sociology and health services research. Her ongoing projects explore significant transitions within long-term care service delivery systems and the collaboration between community cancer care and advanced treatment protocols.

Research Interests

Experience

C.V. Starr Professor Emerita

2000-01-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island

Served as a professor in the Department of Sociology, focusing on health services research and organizational dynamics.

Chair

2005-01-01 — 2008-01-01

Department of Sociology, Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island

Led the sociology department, overseeing academic and administrative functions.

Dean of Faculty

2000-01-01 — 2004-01-01

Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island

Managed faculty affairs and academic policy at the university.

Awards

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National Institutes of Health Award for Merit

2012-01-01
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National Institutes of Health Director's Award

2009-01-01
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Eliot Freidson Award for Article in Medical Sociology

1997-01-01

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics