• - Draft creation using the WP:Article wizard -- New page {{AfC submission|t||ts=20260625215939|u=~2026-36843-73|ns=118|demo=}} Stuart Brown (physician) Stuart Brown (born 1933) is an American psychiatrist and researcher. He is the founder of the National Institute for Play, a nonprofit organization. Early life and education Brown received his medical degree and completed psychiatric training in the United States. Career and research Brown's research has examined the role of play in human development and behavior. {{cite news |last=Marantz Henig |first=Robin |title=Taking Play Seriously |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/magazine/17play.html |work=The New York Times Magazine |date=February 17, 2008 |access-date=June 25, 2026}} He has spoken publicly on the subject of play through lectures and media appearances. {{cite web |title=Stuart Brown |url=https://www.ted.com/speakers/stuart_brown |website=TED.com |access-date=June 25, 2026}} National Institute for Play Brown founded the National Institute for Play, a nonprofit organization based in the United States. {{cite web |last=Tippett |first=Krista |title=Stuart Brown — Play, Spirit, and Character |url=https://onbeing.org/programs/stuart-brown-play-spirit-and-character/ |website=On Being |date=June 19, 2014 |access-date=June 25, 2026}} Publications In 2009, Brown published Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Avery/Penguin), co-written with Christopher Vaughan.{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Stuart |author2=Vaughan, Christopher |title=Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul |publisher=Avery |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-58333-333-4}}{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Stuart |author2=Vaughan, Christopher |title=Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul |publisher=Avery |year=2010 |edition=Paperback |isbn=978-1-58333-378-5}} The book was reviewed in Science News{{cite web |last=Zelkowitz |first=Rachel |title=Book Review: Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul |url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/book-review-play-how-it-shapes-brain-opens-imagination-and-invigorates-soul-stuart-brown |website=Science News |date=June 18, 2009 |access-date=June 25, 2026}} and received coverage in The Washington Post{{cite news |title=Why It's Good for Grown-Ups to Go Play |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/why-its-good-for-grown-ups-to-go-play/2017/05/19/99810292-fd1f-11e6-8ebe-6e0dbe4f2bca_story.html |work=The Washington Post |date=May 19, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2026}} and Newsweek.{{cite news |last=Piore |first=Adam |title=Do You Play Enough? Science Says It's Critical to Your Health and Well-Being |url=https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/28/do-you-play-enough-science-says-its-critical-your-health-well-being-1813808.html |work=Newsweek |date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=June 25, 2026}} Media coverage Brown has been interviewed or featured in major media outlets. {{cite web |last=Arnold |first=Katie |title=America Needs a Playtime Intervention |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/active-families/america-needs-playtime-intervention/ |website=Outside Online |date=August 27, 2014 |access-date=June 25, 2026}} Newsweek, Science News, and the On Being podcast with Krista Tippett. == References == {{reflist}}