She along with Dr. Cynthia Hancock recently were named as AGHE (Association for Gerontology in Higher Education) Fellows. Dr. Brown joined SPO as a member in 2006 with the Alpha Zeta Chapter (University of South Alabama) and was Chapter President from 2006-2008. She served as the Student Representative on the Board from 2008-2010, and Treasurer from 2011-2015. Brown was a 2007 AGHE Intern in Washington, D.C. where she worked closely with the SPO Executive Board.