Joanne Brown, DNP, APRN

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Dr. Joanne Brown is a 1981 graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh with a BS in nursing. She received both her MSN (1998) and DNP (2012) from the University of Kentucky. She is board certified as a women’s health and family nurse practitioner. Her clinical focus is sexual/reproductive/LGBTQ+/gender-affirming health care. Prior to joining UK’s University Health Service in 2006, she worked in a private OB/GYN practice in Lexington, Kentucky. Although she recently retired from clinical practice, she remains devoted to providing care through advocacy efforts around reproductive and LGBTQ+ issues.

Joanne has served in a variety of roles for ACHA. Most recently, she was a co-chair of the ACHA Reproductive Rights Task Force, a member of the ACHA Promoting LGBTQIA+ Equity Task Force, and is currently serving on the Advocacy Committee. She is also an Advisory Board Member of All Access Eastern Kentucky, a non-profit organization working in Appalachian Kentucky to build support for policies, programs, and services that ensure all Kentuckians have access to the full range of contraceptive methods.

Since retiring, Joanne and her husband, Bill, enjoy the great outdoors with their grandchildren, hiking the Bluegrass and exploring National Parks.