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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), Research 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

Research 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

  1. 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, Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231200351
  2. 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. Research on Social Work Practice, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231173380
  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 Research, 14 (3), 523-552. https://doi.org/10.1086/716103
  4. 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
  5. 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-023-10027-w
  6. 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2289
  7. 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2289
  8. Birkenmaier, J., Maynard, B. R, & Kim, Y. (2022). Interventions designed to improve financial capability: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(1), e1225.
  9. 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 Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/723883
  10. 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 Research.
  11. 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 Research.
  12. *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. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(2), 195-205.
  13. *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
  14. 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.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cl2.1018
  15. 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
  16. *Maynard, B. R., Boutwell, B. B., Vaughn, M. G., Naeger, S., & Dell, N. (2018). Biosocial research in social work journals: A systematic review. Research on Social Work Practice, 28, 107-115. doi: 10.1177/1049731515615678
  17. *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. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(3), 348-362. doi: 10.1177/1049731515606977
  18. *Maynard, B. R., & Dell, N. A. (2018). Use and impacts of Campbell Collaboration systematic reviews on policy, practice and research. Research on Social Work Practice, 28, 13-18. doi: 10.1177/1049731517722637
  19. 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. Research 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 Research- SSWR Fellow
  • Saint Louis University- Annual Research 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
  • Research on Social Work Practice, editorial board member
  • Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
  • Society for Research Synthesis Methodology
  • Society for Social Work and Research