Dr. Barbara Brown is Assistant Professor of anatomy in orthopedic surgery at the
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine where she teaches human gross
anatomy.
Barbara received her B.A. from Connecticut College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Kent
State University. She has also taught human gross anatomy at The Johns Hopkins
University and Ohio University and was a postdoctoral associate in the Department of
Anthropology at Yale University. Her specialty is human origins research. She has been
involved in paleontological fieldwork in Ethiopia, Kenya and Pakistan for over two
decades.
Barbara has been a corporate member since 1997. As long-time members, leadership
donors, and neighbors of Holden, Barbara and her family have been very supportive of
The Holden Arboretum. Their home in Chardon borders Stebbins Gulch.
Barbara is also President of The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation.
She is married to Dr. Steve Ward, Chairman of the Anatomy Department at
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. They have two children, Finn and
Wren Ward. Barbara also has two stepchildren, Nate and Glynn Ward.
Board Functional Role:
Science - Research