Brittany Bryant, DSW, LCSW

Asst Prof of Clin Psychiatry

Dr. Brittany Bryant is an Assistant Professor and Watson Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a licensed clinical social worker with a Doctorate in Clinical Social Work from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Bryant’s NIH K23 award focuses on understanding the impact of discrimination on substance use among Black youth involved in the legal system. Her work includes the cultural adaptation of integrated substance use and mental health interventions for minoritized youth. In addition, she leads a Low Barrier Technology grant aimed at modernizing the evidence-based HIV prevention intervention SIHLE. This project involves co-developing a mobile app version of SIHLE in collaboration with Black girls, Black maternal figures, and sexual health providers.

Education
DSW, 05/2017 - Clinical Social Work and Leadership, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MSW, 05/2011 - Social Work, University of South Carolina
B.S, 12/2007 - Psychology, College of Charleston
Honors and Awards
  • Harvard Global Scholars Clinical Research Training Program Scholarship Recipient, Harvard University, 2023
  • Lift as You Climb Nominee, Medical University of South Carolina, 2023
  • Center for Dissemination and Implementation in Addiction Science Fellowship, Stanford Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, 2023
  • Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for scientific achievement as best paper published in JAACAP, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), 2021
  • Junior Investigator Travel Award, Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), 2021
  • Martin Luther Kind Jr. Humanitarian Award Nominee, Medical University of South Carolina, 2020
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