Scott Brown

Senior Advisor for Global Education

Global Affairs

A leader in learning and cognitive processing, among Brown’s most notable accomplishments includes his work as one of the creators of the web-based GlobalEd2 (GE2) simulation program, which since 1998 has led to significant improvements in writing abilities, critical and scientific thinking, leadership, and problem solving among the more than 13,000 middle-schoolers from 14 states who have taken part in this interdisciplinary social studies game.

Also known for his work in Lyme disease education and scientific literacy in deaf and hearing-impaired students, Brown’s research has led to him to write more than 120 scientific papers, three books, and numerous abstracts and book chapters. He’s also presented at more than 250 conferences, advised 80 graduate students, and, throughout his career, collectively received more than $22 million in grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, The Carnegie Corporation, and other funding agencies.

Brown served as head of the Department of Educational Psychology (EPSY) at the Neag School from 1987 until 1994 and again from 2017 to 2019. He held other administrative posts, including director of the Teachers for New Era Project and director of the Bureau of Educational Research and Service, among others. He also was instrumental in designing and launching a new Dean’s Doctoral Scholars program in the Neag School, and he served as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) faculty athletics representative for UConn, reporting to the president of the University on athletics-related issues.