Associate professor of psychology, Point Park University, Pennsylvania, US

“I am passionate about helping girls and women as they navigate the joys and challenges of life. I am inspired by the people I work with and am honored to be part of their journeys of growth and development.”

Career Highlights

Mental health
Adolescent girls
Healthy relationships
Coping with stress
Mindfulness
Self-care
Comprehensive sexuality education

“I’m driven to design, implement, and evaluate prevention and early intervention programs for adolescent girls to give them valuable mental health resources as they transition toward adulthood.”

— Britney Brinkman, PhD

Career Highlights

Mental health
Adolescent girls
Healthy relationships
Coping with stress
Mindfulness
Self-care
Comprehensive sexuality education

— Britney Brinkman, PhD

Career

Point Park University – Associate professor of clinical psychology
BGB Consulting – Licensed psychologist
Point Park University – Director of clinical training for the PsyD in clinical psychology program
Social Justice Psychology Research Team – Director
Chatham University – Associate professor of counseling psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Utah, and Colorado State University – Teaching appointments
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Research Leaders Fellowship, 2017
Licensed psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Internship at the counseling center
Colorado State University – Doctor of Philosophy in counseling psychology, 2009
Master of Science in counseling psychology
University of Utah – Bachelor of Science in honors psychology
Graduate certificate in women’s studies

Academic memberships

American Psychological Association
Association for Women in Psychology
Society for Counseling Psychology
Society for the Psychology of Women
American Psychological Association
Black Girls Equity Alliance

Awards and achievements

See the Best in Me Equity Award, Gwen’s Girls, 2021
Christine Ladd-Franklin Award, Association for Women in Psychology, 2020
Excellence in Community Engagement Award, Point Park University, 2020
Partnership of Distinction Community Engagement Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2019
American Psychological Association Presidential Citation as a Citizen Psychologist, 2018

Appearances and publications in other media

CBS News,

08 Mar 2022

Students Becoming Activists for Gender Equality Education

Psychology Press,

18 May 2017

Detection and Prevention of Identity-Based Bullying: Social Justice Perspectives

Behavioral Medicine, vol. 46, no. 3–4, pp. 317–29.,

01 Oct 2020

Redefining Resilience and Reframing Resistance: Empowerment Programming with Black Girls to Address Societal Inequities

Eating Behaviors, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 171–74,

01 Jan 2014

Self-Objectification, Feminist Activism, and Conformity to Feminine Norms among Female Vegetarians, Semi-vegetarians, and Non-vegetarians