Email: bm2649@nyu.edu
Program: PhD in Counseling Psychology
Year entered Program: 2019
Research Interests: Access to Care for Underserved Communities. Children and Families. ADHD and Disruptive Behavioral Disorders. Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practices.
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Anil Chacko
Research Description/Bio:
Brittany Matthews, Ed.M., is a Doctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Anil Chacko in the Counseling Psychology program at New York University. She is broadly interested in increasing access to evidence-based and culturally informed mental health care for youth in under-resourced communities. Her current research examines barriers to care for families seeking mental health services and evaluates methods for the dissemination of evidence-based interventions to families. Her research and clinical interests intersect at bridging the gap between research and practice, particularly for families and parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental health concerns.
Before NYU, she joined the vibrant East Harlem community as an AmeriCorps member of City Year New York. She worked collaboratively with students, teachers, and families to improve outcomes for youth and hopes to work toward future collaboration with other diverse communities in the coming years. Brittany later did research under Dr. Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on how to maximize the potential of diverse teacher teams. She also worked at the University of Southern California on a project to assess the long-term impacts of a multi-systemic therapy intervention for suicidal and juvenile justice-involved youth.
Brittany graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Vanderbilt University and earned her Ed.M. in Prevention Science and Practice from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a concentration in Prevention Research.