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) , 139More 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, 1More 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, 104More 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, 102199More 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, 104609More 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 CommunicationsMore 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, 1-19More 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) , 1995-2002More 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 CommunicationsMore Information
Other Publications
Brydon, D.M. (2021) Resentenced and released: Re-entry needs following release from juvenile life without parole. University of Denver