Sonya S. Brady, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology and Biological/Health Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
M.S., Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Psychology and Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University
Teaches:
PubH 6050: Community Health Theory and Practice I
Research Interests:
Health risk behavior during adolescence and young adulthood; Developmental influences on risk taking; Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in consequences of risk taking; Mechanisms linking stressful life circumstances to health risk behavior and factors promoting resiliency; Promotion of health protective behavior; Public policies affecting adolescent health
Recent Publications:
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Brady, S. S., Dolcini, M. M., Harper, G. W., & Pollack, L. M. (2009). Supportive friendships moderate the association between stressful life events and sexual risk taking among African American adolescents. Health Psychology, 28, 238-248. PMID: 19290716
Brady, S. S., Tschann, J. M., Ellen, J. M., & Flores, E. (2009). Infidelity, trust, and condom use among Latino youth in dating relationships. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 36, 227-231. PMID: 19265741
Brady, S. S., Tschann, J. M., Pasch, L. A., Flores, E., & Ozer, E. J. (2009). Cognitive coping moderates the association between violent victimization by peers and substance use among adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 304-310. PMID: 18669579
Brady, S. S. (2008). Lifetime family violence exposure is associated with current symptoms of eating disorders among both young men and women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 347-351. PMID: 18553412
Brady, S. S., Gorman-Smith, D., Henry, D. B., & Tolan, P. H. (2008). Adaptive coping reduces the impact of community violence exposure on violent behavior among African American and Latino male adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 105-115. PMID: 17687640
Brady, S. S., & Halpern-Felsher, B. L. (2008). Social and emotional consequences of refraining from sexual activity among sexually experienced and inexperienced youth in California. American Journal of Public Health, 98, 162-168. PMID: 18048792
(included as a digest in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 40, 118)
Brady, S. S., Song, A. V., & Halpern-Felsher, B. L. (2008). Adolescents report both positive and negative consequences of experimentation with cigarette use. Preventive Medicine, 46, 585-590. PMID: 18336892
Brady, S. S., Tschann, J. M., Pasch, L. A., Flores, E., & Ozer, E. J. (2008). Violence involvement, substance use, and sexual activity among Mexican American and European American adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43, 285-295. PMID: 18710684
Brady, S. S. (2007). Young adults’ media use and attitudes toward interpersonal and institutional forms of aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 33, 519-525. PMID: 17918280
Brady, S. S., & Halpern-Felsher, B. L. (2007). Adolescents’ reported consequences of having oral sex versus vaginal sex. Pediatrics, 119, 229-236. PMID: 17272611
(included as a digest in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 39, 120-121)
Brady, S. S. (2006). Lifetime community violence exposure and health risk behavior among young adults in college. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 610-613. PMID: 16982403
Brady, S. S., & Donenberg, G. R. (2006). Mechanisms linking violence exposure to health risk behavior in adolescence: Motivation to cope and sensation seeking. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 673-680. PMID: 16721317
Brady, S. S., & Matthews, K. A. (2006). Chronic stress influences ambulatory blood pressure in adolescents. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 80-88. PMID: 16472042
Brady, S. S., & Matthews, K. A. (2006). Effects of media violence on health-related outcomes among young men. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 160, 341-347. PMID: 16585477
McGrath, J. J., Matthews, K. A., & Brady, S. S. (2006). Individual versus neighborhood socioeconomic status and race as predictors of adolescent ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate. Social Science & Medicine, 63, 1442-1453. PMID: 16733078 |
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Professional Experience:
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2007 – present, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
2005 – 2007, Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Psychology Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
2004 – 2005, Clinical Intern, Child Track, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago |
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Honors:
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2009, President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award (Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Susan Everson-Rose)
2008, University of Minnesota Graduate School Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship (Principal Investigator)
2008, University of Minnesota Medical School Planning Grant in Health Disparities Research (Co-Principal Investigator: Willie Winston III)
2007, Robert E. Harris Memorial Award, Outstanding Fellow in Health Psychology, University of California, San Francisco
2006, Robert E. Harris Memorial Award, Outstanding Fellow in Health Psychology, University of California, San Francisco
2005, University of Pittsburgh Provost’s Development Fund Award
2002, Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center Pilot Study Grant
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Mailing Address:
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health
1300 South Second Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone:(612) 626-4026
Email: ssbrady@umn.edu
Office: 390 WBOB
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