Shannon Self-Brown
Distinguished University Professor, Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, Co-Director of the National SafeCare Training and Research Center (NSTRC) Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences- Education
Ph.D., 2004, Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology
M.A., 1997, University of West Florida, Counseling Psychology
B.A., 1995, University of West Florida, Psychology
- Specializations
Child maltreatment, Family violence, Urban health, Evaluation/Implementation of child maltreatment prevention programs, Examining protective factors for youth exposed to community and family violence
- Biography
Dr. Shannon Self-Brown is a child clinical psychologist and a Distinguished University Professor in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. She serves as Chair of the department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences and is the Co-Director of the National SafeCare Training and Research Center (NSTRC). NSTRC is housed within the School of Public Health and focuses on the dissemination of SafeCare, an evidence-based parenting program for preventing child physical abuse and neglect. Dr. Self-Brown also holds a leadership role in the National Center on Child Trafficking.
Dr. Self-Brown’s research focuses on child maltreatment prevention, behavioral parenting intervention, youth trauma intervention, and implementation science. Her research has been funded by NIH, NCTSN, CDC, PCORI, and several foundations. Dr. Self-Brown has more than 130 peer-reviewed publications focusing on the impact of youth violence, trauma, and disaster exposure on youth mental health, as well as the implementation of evidence-based behavioral parenting programs and mental health practices for traumatized youth. She has served as a grant reviewer for the DOJ, NCTSN, and NIH, and as a member of the editorial board for the journal Child Maltreatment.
- Publications
Self-Brown, S., Watson, A., Fong, K., Espeleta, H., Bullinger, L., Whitaker, D.J., Recinos, M., Ogrodnick., Olwit, C., & Coyner, M. (2024). A comparison of virtual versus in-person delivery of SafeCare on parent and implementation outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, 106951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106951
Self-Brown, S., Perry, E.W., Recinos, M., Cotner, M.A., Guastaferro, K., Owolabi, S., Spears, C.A., S., Whitaker, D.J., Huang, J., & Kegler, M.C. (2023). Systematic braiding of Smoke-Free Home SafeCare to address child maltreatment risk and secondhand smoke exposure: findings from a pilot study. Pilot Feasibility Studies, 9(81). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01303-4
Self-Brown, S., McFry, E., Perry, E.W., Lee, N., Swanson Rivers, S., Reuben, K., Rao, N., O’Connor, M.H., Feinberg, I., Willging, C., & Whitaker, D.J. (2022). Findings from a structured adaptation process for the SafeCare parenting program to address family needs in a diverse refugee community. Research on Social Work Practice, 10497315221079237.
Osborne, M.C., Self-Brown, S., & Lai, B.S. (2021). Child maltreatment, suicidal ideation, and in-home firearm availability among adolescents in the U.S: Findings from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 1-10.
Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Lee, N., Perry, E.W., & Kinnish, K. (2021). Exploring the impact of trauma history on the mental health presentations of youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Behavioral Medicine, 1-12. doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2020.1865255
Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Rostad, W., & Feil, E. (2017). A Technology-Mediated Implementation of an Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Program. Child Maltreatment, 22 (4) 344-353.
Tiwari, A., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B., McCarty, & C., Carruth, L. (2017). Effects of an evidence-based parenting program on biobehavioral stress among at-risk mothers for child-maltreatment: A pilot study. Social Work in Health Care, 1-27.
Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M., Lai, B., DeVeausse-Brown, N., Glasheen, T., & Adams, M. (2017). Initial findings from a feasibility trial examining the SafeCare© Dads to Kids Program with marginalized fathers. Journal of Family Violence, 1-16.
Self-Brown, S., Lai, B., Patterson, A., & Glasheen, T. (2017). The impact of natural disasters on youth: a focus on emerging research beyond internalizing disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports, 19(8), 53.
Hanson, R.F., Self-Brown, S., Rostad, W., & Jackson, M. (2016). The what, when, and why of implementation frameworks for evidence-based practices in child welfare and child mental health service systems. Child Abuse and Neglect, 53, 51-63.
Self-Brown, S., Tiwari, A., Lai, B., Roby, S., & Kinnish, K. (2015). Impact of Caregiver Factors on Youth Service Utilization of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Community Setting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 1-9.