Britney G Brinkman

Britney Brinkman, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department and serves as the Director of Clinical Training and Placement Coordinator for the PsyD program in Clinical Psychology at Point Park University. Dr. Brinkman leads the Social Justice Psychology research team and specializes in community-engaged research. In 2017, Dr. Brinkman received an Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue her community-based research focused on decreased health inequities facing Black girls. Dr. Brinkman received a fellowship from the American Association of University Women for work on her first book, Detection and Prevention of Identity-Based Bullying: Social Justice Perspectives. She has published numerous articles and book chapters related to community-based research, youth activism, social justice, and program development and evaluation. Dr. Brinkman is passionate about advocacy and is a founding member of the Black Girls Equity Alliance and co-convener of the Health and Wellness working group. She was the recipient of a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for her work as a Citizen Psychologist. In 2021, she was awarded the See the Best in Me Equity Award from Gwen’s Girls. Dr. Brinkman received the Christine Ladd-Franklin Award from the Association for Women in Psychology in 2020 for her work in feminist psychology. Additionally, she has received the faculty of the year award for excellence in community engagement from Point Park University. She is an active member of the Association for Women in Psychology, the Society for Counseling Psychology (Div 17 of APA) and the Society for the Psychology of Women (Div 35 of APA). She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from Colorado State University.