Kathryne Brewer

Kathryne B. Brewer, LMSW, has been in the social work field since 2006, focusing on intervention research, program development, and policy change. Her scholarship focuses on the influence of stigma and identity beliefs on help-seeking, resilience, and behavioral change in vulnerable and marginalized populations, and the resulting implications for intervention and program development.
Courses Taught
- 962: Data Analysis and Statistics
- 965: Program & Practice Evaluation
- INCO 590: Rsrch Exp/Social Work
- SW 601: Research Methods Social Work
- SW 860: Research Methods in Soc Work
- SW 962: Data Analysis and Statistics
- SW 965: Program & Practice Evaluation
Selected Publications
Gearing, R. E., Chen, W., Brewer, K. B., Leung, P., Cheung, M., Carr, L. C., . . . He, X. (n.d.). Examining public stigma of schizophrenia in China. China Journal of Social Work, 1-18. doi:10.1080/17525098.2022.2079164
Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Leung, P., Cheung, M., Chen, W., Carr, L. C., . . . He, X. (2022). Mental health help-seeking in China. JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH. doi:10.1080/09638237.2022.2069703
Brewer, K. B., Washburn, M., Gearing, R. E., Yu, M., Torres-Hostos, L. R., Giraldo-Santiago, N., & Cabrera, A. (2022). Conceptualizations of Suicide and Suicide-Related Stigma in Latino Communities in the United States. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, 92(2), 246-255. doi:10.1037/ort0000596
Washburn, M., Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., Yu, M., & Torres, L. R. (2021). Predictors of stigma toward alcohol misuse in Latino communities: a path model. JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE. doi:10.1080/15332640.2021.2024930
Cheung, M., Leung, P., Chen, W., Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Chen, X., . . . He, X. (2021). Public stigma on substance users in China. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE. doi:10.1080/14659891.2021.1953163
Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S. J., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2015). Assessment of adolescent mental health and behavioral problems in institutional care: discrepancies between staff-reported CBCL scores and adolescent-reported YSR scores.. Adm Policy Ment Health, 42(3), 279-287. doi:10.1007/s10488-014-0568-y
Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K. B., Batayneh, J. S., & Schwalbe, C. S. J. (2015). Stigma and mental health treatment of adolescents with depression in jordan.. Community Ment Health J, 51(1), 111-117. doi:10.1007/s10597-014-9756-1
Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., Ibrahim, R. W., Olimat, H. S., . . . Al-Krenawi, A. (2013). Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in Middle Eastern Arab countries: a systematic review of barriers to and strategies for effective treatment implementation.. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 59(7), 671-681. doi:10.1177/0020764012452349
Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Schwalbe, C. S., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2013). Prevalence of mental health and behavioral problems among adolescents in institutional care in Jordan.. Psychiatr Serv, 64(2), 196-200. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201200093
Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. (2012). A meta-analysis of experimental studies of diversion programs for juvenile offenders.. Clin Psychol Rev, 32(1), 26-33. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2011.10.002
Most Cited Publications