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Brown at the Texas Conference for Women (2012)
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Licensed Master Social Worker
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University of Texas at Austin
Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fourteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of three #1 New York Times Bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), Daring Greatly (2012), and Rising Strong (2015). She and her work have been featured on PBS, NPR, TED, and CNN.
Early life and education
Brown was born in San Antonio, Texas and spent a formative period in New Orleans, Louisiana. Brown was baptized in the Episcopal church and then later brought up Catholic. She left the church for two decades, and later returned to it with her husband and children. She completed her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, followed by a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 1996 and Ph.D. from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston in 2002.
Career
Brown began her career as a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations. She presented a 2012 TED talk and two 2010 TEDx talks.
Brown is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Penguin/Gotham, 2007), The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are (Hazelden, 2010), Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Gotham, 2012), and Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution (2015). Her articles have appeared in many national newspapers.
In March 2013, she appeared on Super Soul Sunday talking with Oprah Winfrey about her book, Daring Greatly. The title of the book comes from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, which is also referred as "The Man in the Arena" speech, given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910.
Brown is the CEO and Chief Learning Officer for The Daring Way, a training and certification program for helping professionals who want to facilitate her work.
Brown is also the CEO of COURAGEworks, an online learning community developed to bring her research on courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy to a global audience. Offerings include e-courses and workshops designed for those who want to focus on applying the principles from Brené's research.
Honors and awards
Houston Woman Magazine voted Brown one of the Houston's most influential women of 2009. Her 2010 TED Talk is one of the most watched talks on the Ted.com website. She has received numerous teaching awards including the Graduate College of Social Work's Outstanding Faculty Award.
In early 2016, the Huffington Foundation endowed a new chair at the University of Houston to honor Brown. The foundation pledged $2 million over four years to fund the Brené Brown Endowed Chair in the Graduation College of Social Work (GCSW). This will provide Brown's research annual resources to attract world-class students pursuing training in Grounded Theory methodology and multiply the impact of her work as a greater number of students are trained in her groundbreaking research.
Published Works
Brown, B. (2015): Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution.
Brown, B. (2012): Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. New York City, NY: Gotham
Brown, B. (2010): The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Brown, B. (2009): Connections: A 12-Session Psychoeducational Shame-Resilience Curriculum. Center City, MN: Hazelden.
Brown, B. (2007): I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power. New York:Penguin/Gotham.
Brown, B. (2007): Feminist Standpoint Theory. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Brown, B. (2007): Shame Resilience Theory. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Recorded Talks
TEDxHouston 2010: "The Power of Vulnerability", June 2010
TEDxKC 2010: "The Price of Invulnerability", August 2010
TED2012: "Listening to Shame", March 2012
Speaker, The UP Experience, Unique Perspectives from Unique People (2009)
"The Power of Vulnerability" — Brown's talk at the Royal Society of Arts (2013)
References External links
Brené Brown biography on her official website
Brené Brown blog
http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/about/faculty-directory/b-brown/ University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
Brown at the “You Are the Pride” Campaign, University of Houston
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Huffington Foundation Endows Chair for Brené Brown, Social Work Researcher, Author of ‘Daring Greatly’
By Marisa Ramirez 713-743-8152 February 4, 2016
The Huffington Foundation has endowed a new chair at University of Houston to honor the research professor who has urged her readers to dare greatly. The foundation has pledged $2 million over four years to fund the Brené Brown Endowed Chair in the Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW).
“I’m deeply grateful to The Huffington Foundation for their confidence in my work, and to the college for their ongoing support and leadership,” Brown said. “My commitment is to be the best possible steward of this gift by expanding the reach of my research and work, and by mentoring Master of Social Work and Ph.D. students interested in this area of study. This is such an honor and I’m so thankful for the opportunity.”
Brown, the author of three No.1 New York Times bestsellers—Daring Greatly, The Gifts of Imperfection, and Rising Strong—began her work at the GCSW in 2002, researching vulnerability, courage, shame and worthiness. Her appearances in TED and TEDx talks, created a global conversation around the topics addressed in her groundbreaking research. Currently her research focuses on the role courage plays in leadership and culture change. Brown also is the founder and CEO of The Daring Way, a training program for helping professionals, and CourageWORKS, an online learning community developed to provide accessible learning, grounded in her research to a global audience. Brown is a UH alum, earning a master’s degree and doctorate in social work from the GCSW. She received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin.
“Brené’s groundbreaking scholarship and leadership crosses boundaries and resonates with an audience broader than social work, and for that we are proud. Just as we are proud to call her a social work colleague, GCSW alumna and professor—one of our own,” said Alan Dettlaff, dean of the college. “Her work has inspired millions to live authentic lives, to be brave and courageous, to take risks, and to believe in their fundamental worth and value. We are grateful to the Huffington Foundation for their generosity and vision as we work to educate the next generation of social workers with innovative approaches and ideas.”
The Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair will provide the annual resources for Brown’s research to attract world-class students pursuing training in Grounded Theory methodology and multiply the impact of her work as a greater number of students are trained in her groundbreaking research on vulnerability, shame, courage and worthiness.
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