Brandy R. Maynard, Ph.D., M.S.W
Professor; Associate dean for academic affairs
School of Social Work
Courses Taught
Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals (5733), ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ and Evaluation in Social Work Practice (5708), Approaches to Trauma Care (SWRK 5773)
Education
- IES Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
- Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago
- M.S.W., University of Michigan
- B.S., Central Michigan University
ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Interests
Social work practice with at-risk youth and families; the etiology and developmental course of academic risk and externalizing behavior problems; evidence-based practice and translational science; social work research and education; and research synthesis and meta-analysis.
Publications and Media Placements
- Smith, T. E., Thompson, A. M., & Maynard, B. R., & Kim, A. M. (2024). Effects of self-management interventions on Challenging Behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Advance online, ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice.
- Birkenmaier, J., Kim, Y., & Maynard, B.R. & Pigott, T. (2024). The effects of tax-time interventions on savings rate and amount: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, 34(3).
- Birkenmaier, J., Kim, Y., & Maynard, B. (2023). Financial Outcomes of Interventions Improve Financial Capability through Children’s Development Accounts: A Systematic Review. Journal of the Society for Social Work and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥, 14 (3), 523-552.
- McGuire, M. D., Vaughn, M. G., Maynard, B. R. (2023). Attorney-client privilege and zealous representation: An exploratory study of people’s comprehension. Jus Corpus Law Journal, 4, 185-215
- Dell, N. A., Vaughn, M. G., Huang, J., Mancini, M., & Maynard, B. R. (2023). Correlates of homelessness among adults with personality disorder. Psychiatric Quarterly, 94, 281-295.
- Maynard, B. R, Vaughn, M. G., Prasad-Srivastava, S., Abdullaziz, A., DeLisi, M., McGuire, D. (2023). Toward more accurate classification of risk of arrest among offenders on community supervision: An application of machine learning versus logistic regression. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 33(3), 156-171.
- Maynard, B. R, Vaughn, M. G., Prasad-Srivastava, S., Abdullaziz, A., DeLisi, M., McGuire, D. (2023). Toward more accurate classification of risk of arrest among offenders on community supervision: An application of machine learning versus logistic regression. Advance online, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health.
- Birkenmaier, J., Maynard, B. R, & Kim, Y. (2022). Interventions designed to improve financial capability: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(1), e1225.
- Linhorst, D., Ojo, C., Maynard, B. R., Termos, M., Oakes, R., & Schafer, J. A. (2022). Models of Social Worker and Police Officer Collaborations and the Social Issues They Address: A Systematic Review. Advance online, Journal of the Society for Social Work and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥.
- Birkenmaier, J., Kim, Y., & Maynard, B. (in press). Financial Outcomes of Interventions Improve Financial Capability through Children’s Development Accounts: A Systematic Review. Journal of the Society for Social Work and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥.
- Dell, N. A., Maynard, B. R., Murphy, A. M., Stewart, M. (in press). The conduct of systematic reviews: An application of sociotechnical systems theory. Journal of the Society for Social Work and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥.
- *Borquist-Conlon, D., Maynard, B. R., Brendel, K. E., Farina, A. S. J. (2019). Mindfulness-based interventions for youth with anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, 29(2), 195-205.
- *Dell, N. A., Maynard, B. R., Atkins, B., Wagner, E., Born, K., & House, W. (2019). Helping survivors of human trafficking: A systematic review of exit and post-exit interventions. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 20(2), 183-196.doi: 10.1177/1524838017692553
- Maynard, B. R., Farina, A. S. J., Dell, N. A., & Kelly, M. S. (2019). Effects of trauma-informed approaches in schools: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15, e1018.
- Oxman, A. D., …Maynard, B., … (2019). A tool to help people make informed choices. Nature, 572, p. 303-307. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02407-9
- *Maynard, B. R., Boutwell, B. B., Vaughn, M. G., Naeger, S., & Dell, N. (2018). Biosocial research in social work journals: A systematic review. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, 28, 107-115. doi: 10.1177/1049731515615678
- *Maynard, B. R., Wilson, A. N., Labuzienski, L., & Whiting, S. W. (2018). Mindfulness-based approaches in the treatment of disordered gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, 28(3), 348-362. doi: 10.1177/1049731515606977
- *Maynard, B. R., & Dell, N. A. (2018). Use and impacts of Campbell Collaboration systematic reviews on policy, practice and research. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, 28, 13-18. doi: 10.1177/1049731517722637
- Maynard, B. R., Heyne, D., Brendel, K. E., & Bulanda, J. J., Thompson, A. M. & Pigott, T. D. (2018). Treatment for school refusal among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, 28, 56-67. doi: 10.1177/1049731515598619
Honors and Awards
- Campbell Collaboration, Leonard E. Gibbs Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evidence-Based Practice
- Society for Social Work and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥- SSWR Fellow
- Saint ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ University- Annual ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Award for achievement in research and scholarship during
- Best paper of the year award, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Professional Organizations and Associations
- Campbell Collaboration, Social Welfare Coordinating Group, editor and co-chair
- National Association of Social Workers
- ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Social Work Practice, editorial board member
- Society for ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ on Educational Effectiveness
- Society for ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Synthesis Methodology
- Society for Social Work and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥