Patricia Brady
Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
- patricia.m.brady@jwu.edu
- 401-598-4551
- Center for Science and Innovation, 3rd Floor
In addition to teaching, I work with Pearson Education on the development of new classroom materials. I am a co-author of ‘Human Anatomy’ (now in its 9th edition).
Patricia Brady’s interest in human anatomical form was sparked in college when she learned that the human skeleton can reveal an individual’s age, sex, nutritional status, and even how many children a female had given birth to. The secrets that are hidden within the skeleton!
Brady pursued this interest, earning her Ph.D. from Brown University in biological and medical sciences. She has an extensive 30-year career as an anatomy educator at Brown, Rhode Island College, Community College of Rhode Island, and Johnson & Wales University.
In addition to teaching, Brady works with Pearson Education on the development of new classroom materials. She is a co-author of “Human Anatomy” (now in its 9th edition). Her experience in the classroom informs the development and revision of textbook, software (including Practice Anatomy Laboratory, or PAL), and online educational materials (including Mastering A&P). Brady knows the topics students struggle with and target content development to address these challenging areas.
As affiliated faculty in JWU’s Physician Assistant program, Brady teaches Applied Anatomy, a cadaver dissection course. Her JWU undergraduate anatomy students regularly visit the PA Gross Anatomy laboratory for hands-on experience with human cadaveric materials, bringing information from the textbook into real-life experience.