Phil Brown is University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences, and directs the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University. He studies biomonitoring and household exposure, chemical policy concerning flame retardants and perfluorinated compounds, reporting back data to participants, and health social movements. He works with Northeastern’s Children’s Environmental Health Center and Superfund Research Program, and is a member of the NIEHS Advisory Council. His EDGI work focuses on the interviewing project.