Rodrigo Reis is an investigator at the Prevention Research Center, and his research focuses on built and community environment and public health, with particular interest in community interventions for promoting physical activity, the effect of the built environment and active transportation on physical activity and health. At the Brown School, Reis teaches courses focusing on the built environment and public health, and is the chair of the Urban Design specialization in the Master of Public Health program.
Prior to joining the Brown School, Reis was on the faculty at Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, as well as the Federal University of Parana in Curitiba, Brazil. He has played an important role in international projects, such as Project GUIA (Guide for Community in Latin America), the International Physical Activity and Environment Network, the Design to Move initiative, and Centers for Disease Control physical activity courses in Latin America.
He has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals and is also part of The Lancet Physical Activity Series published in 2012 and 2016 and The Lancet Urban Design, Transport, and Health Series published in 2016. He serves on the board of the International Society of Physical Activity and Health.
Rodrigo Reis
- Professor
- PhD, Federal University of Santa Catarina
- Office Phone: 314-935-4948
- Email: reis.rodrigo@wustl.edu
Areas of Focus:
- Physical activity
- International health
- Urban design and health
- Transportation and health
- Built Environment and health
In The News
Reis Hosts Lancet Project Meeting on Climate Change, Physical Activity, and Planetary Health
March 3, 2023
New Unit Connects Urban Design and Public Health
January 30, 2023
Edmond Elected AASWSW Fellow for 2023
January 26, 2023
Groundbreaking Study of Forest Park Carried on Despite COVID
November 5, 2022
Brown School Dean Search Committee Appointed
September 9, 2022
Evaluation Center Releases Report Detailing its Achievements
June 13, 2022
Brown School Faculty, Students Launch Lancet Series on Health, Sustainable Cities
May 11, 2022
Brett Drake, Leader in Data and Child Welfare Research, Installed as Endowed Professor
May 5, 2022
Co-Interim Deans Edmond and Reis Take the Reins
February 28, 2022
Edmond, Reis To Serve As Interim Co-Deans Of Brown School
November 12, 2021
Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021
October 25, 2021
Promoting Physical Activity Is Key To Achieving U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
July 16, 2021
McDonnell Academy Supports COVID-19-Related Research
August 7, 2020
Reis, Fowler Named to Leadership Positions in Public Health
July 13, 2020
Featured Publications
Neighborhood influences on women’s parenting practices for adolescents’ outdoor play: A qualitative study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2 2019
Controlling chronic diseases through evidence-based decision making: A group randomized trial
Preventing Chronic Disease
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017