Education
PhD Social Work: University of Denver Denver, CO, 2021
MSW: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, 2009 (Interpersonal Practice & Health)
M.S. Marriage & Family Therapy: Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology Pasadena, CA, 2004
Research and Practice Interests
Behavioral health interventions with individuals involved in the criminal legal system; trauma-informed behavioral health; integrated behavioral health across the lifespan
Positions and Work Experience
2013 -2024 Lecturer II, University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
2022 -2024 Postdoctoral Study Coordinator, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
2009 -2020 Clinical Social Worker, Emergency Department, University of Michigan Health System (Michigan Medicine), Ann Arbor, MI
Research Support
Grant: #3500000280587 / LAF 22-06801 09-01-2024 -08-31-2025 Laura and John Arnold Foundation Second Chances Study: A National Study Among People Serving Juvenile Life Without the Possibility of Parole (PI: Dr. Laura Abrams, UCLA) Role:Co-PI $861,692 Active
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Ouellet, L., Brydon, D.M., Abrams, L.S., Ward, J.T., Jackson, D.B., Turner, R., Bennett, J.Z., Howard, R., & Xu, A. (2026. ) Understanding variation in juvenile life without parole legislation following Miller.Criminology & Public Policy, , 25 (1 ) ,139 More Information
Smith, M.J., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Quinn, C., Perez Musan, L., Brydon, D.M.,...Suganuma, A. (2025. ) A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of virtual reality job interview training in prison employment services.Journal of Experimental Criminology, , 1 More Information
Weaver, A., LeBeau R., Brydon, D.M., Jacobson, M., Santiago, J., Willis, J.,...& Himle, H. (2024. ) Multiple stakeholder perspectives of implementing work-related cognitive behavioral therapy (WCBT) in vocational service settings: A qualitative exploration of intervention acceptability and sustainability.Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, , 104 , More Information
Bennett, J.Z., Brydon, D.M., Ward, J.T., Abrams, L.S., Jackson, D.B., Ouellet, L., & Turner, R. (2024. ) In the wake of Miller and Montgomery: A national view of people sentenced to juvenile life without parole.Journal of Criminal Justice, , 93 ,102199 More Information
O'Donnell, L.A., Brydon, D.M., Gonzalez-Prendes, A. (2023. ) Technological advances in cognitive behavioral therapy and clinical practice: Challenges in an evolving field. American Journal of Psychotherapy, , 75 (4 ) ,186-190
Himle, J.A., LeBeau, R.T., Jester, J.M., Kilbourne, A.M., Weaver, A., Brydon, D.M.,...Craske, M.G. (2024. ) Work-related Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for racially and economically diverse unemployed persons with social anxiety: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, , 104 ,102875
Smith, M.J., Parham, M., Mitchell, J., Blajeski, S., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Brydon, D.M.,...Kubiak, S.P. (2023. ) Virtual reality job interview training for adults receiving prison-based employment services: A randomized controlled feasibility and initial effectiveness trial. Criminal Justice and Behavior, , 50 (2 ) ,272
Narendorf, S.C., Brydon, D.M., Santa Maria, D., Bender, K., Ferguson, K., Hsu, H.,...Petering, R. (2020. ) System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness: Characteristics of four-system involved subgroups and relationship to risk outcomes.Children and Youth Services Review, , 108 ,104609 More Information
Smith, M.J., Mitchell, J., Blajeski, S., Parham, B., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Sinco, B., Brydon, D.M.,...Kubiak, S. (2020. ) Enhancing vocational training in corrections: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial to evaluate virtual reality job interview training among returning citizens preparing for community re-entry.Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, , More Information
Barman-Adhikari, A., DeChants, J., Brydon, D.M., Portillo, A., & Bender, K. (2019. ) On the fringes: How youth experiencing homelessness conceptualize social and economic inequality.Journal of Community Psychology, , 1-19 More Information
Barman-Adhikari, A., Hsu, H., Brydon, D.M., Petering, R., Santa Maria, D., Narendorf, S.,...Ferguson, K. (2019. ) Prevalence and correlates of non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States.Drug and Alcohol Dependence, , 200 ,153-160. More Information
Kayser, K., Brydon, D.M., Moon, H., & Zebrack, B. (2020. ) Institutional capacity to provide psychosocial care in cancer programs: Addressing barriers to delivering cancer care.Psycho-Oncology, , 29 (12 ) ,1995-2002 More Information
Himle, J., LeBeau, R., Weaver, A., Brydon, D.M., Bybee, D., Kilbourne, A.,...Craske, M. (2019. ) Study protocol: A multisite trial of Work-Related Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for unemployed persons with social anxiety.Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, , More Information
Other Publications
Brydon, D.M. (2021. ) Resentenced and released: Re-entry needs following release from juvenile life without parole. University of Denver