Stephanie Brooks Holliday

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Behavioral Scientist
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Drexel University; M.S. in psychology, Drexel University; B.S. in psychology, Duke University

Overview

Stephanie Brooks Holliday is a behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her research has spanned a range of topics, including forensic psychology, criminal justice, juvenile justice; veteran mental and physical health; and health and wellbeing in military service members and families. She also has broader interests in program evaluation and the provision of evidence-based practices for underserved populations. Brooks Holliday completed her graduate training at Drexel University, with research focused on forensic mental health assessment, risk assessment, and interventions for risk reduction among correctional populations. Brooks Holliday completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center, where she specialized in neuropsychology and contributed to research related to complementary and integrative health, sleep disturbances, and chronic pain. At RAND, she has led projects evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of programs for justice-involved populations; examined the needs of individuals with mental illness who are incarcerated; developed evaluation frameworks for military programs; and examined the roles, responsibilities, and training needs of military health providers. Brooks Holliday received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Drexel University.

Research Focus

Commentary

  • A woman holds a placard as people protest outside Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters to demand that the Board of Education defunds school police in Los Angeles, California, June 23, 2020, photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

    Defund the LAPD? Garcetti Budget Proposal Takes a Step in That Direction

    Calls to “defund the police” have grown common and urgent in the wake of police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and numerous other Black Americans. Research and community activists agree: Public safety can be improved by investing more public dollars in a social safety net, and less in policing and incarceration, in Los Angeles.

    Jun 30, 2020 The RAND Blog

  • Senior Airman Rajonda Davis (left), 59th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, discusses concerns with Capt. Abby Fields, 59th Medical Operations Squadron psychologist, during a mock Behavioral Health Optimization Program visit at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma/U.S. Air Force

    Review of Behavioral Health Technician Training, Policies, and Practice Identifies New Opportunities

    Behavioral health technicians are trained to be an essential part of the mental health clinical team, serving as provider extenders who work alongside and support licensed mental health providers. What are the factors that affect these roles? And how can the Military Health System most effectively incorporate them into mental health care settings?

    Oct 15, 2019 The RAND Blog

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