Professor
Chair, Clinical Psychology Department; Director, Clinical Psychology Program

Office: Psychology, A339
Phone: 732-445-2000 x 114
Email: bbry@rci.rutgers.edu

Research Interests and Clinical Work:

Behavior analysis of, prevention, and early intervention for adolescent problems, including school failure, substance abuse, and juvenile delinquency.

Theoretical Foundations: Cognitive-Behavioral 

Cognitive Behavioral Family Intervention for Adolescent Problems 

Advanced Dissertation Research

Findings from Dr. Bry's ongoing studies of risk and protective factors have supported the development and continuing evaluation of two manualized and preventive interventions-- the middle school-based Behavioral Monitoring and Reinforcement Program and the high school-based Achievement Mentoring Program. Because the former program has been designated by the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program and the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention as an effective strategy, Dr. Bry consults with schools and agencies who are adopting one of her programs. The empirical bases and implementation for both of her interventions are covered in her book with Dr. Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-based, School, and Community Interventions.

Dr. Bry was appointed to the Psychology Alumni Board of Leaders for the Department of Psychological Sciences at University of Missouri-Columbia - April, 2008.