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Brandy R. Maynard, Ph.D., M.S.W

Professor; Associate dean for academic affairs
School of Social Work

Courses Taught

Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals (5733), Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice (5708), Approaches to Trauma Care (SWRK 5773), Research Design and Measurement (SWRK 6020)

Education

  • IES Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
  • Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago
  • M.S.W., University of Michigan
  • B.S., Central Michigan University

Research Interests

Social work practice with at-risk youth and families; the etiology and developmental course of academic risk and externalizing behavior problems; evidence-based practice and translational science; social work research and education; and research synthesis and meta-analysis.

Publications and Media Placements

  1. Blumhagen, H.M, Maynard, B.R., Sadlo, A., & King, V., Vaughn, M.G. (in press). Same old story or a new chapter? Social work dissertation research revisited. Research on Social Work Practice.
  2. Vaughn, M.G., Chen, J.H., Maynard, B.R., Bandaru, S., & Schweiger, A. (in-press). Prevalence and correlates of truancy in the United States post Covid-19. Children and Youth Services Review.
  3. Birkenmaier, J., Shanks, H., Maynard, B.R., Greer, E. (in-press). Financial coaching for enhancing household finances and health/well-being: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews.
  4. Helton J., Maynard, B.R., Blumhagen, H.M. (2026). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Adolescence. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-026-00900-8
  5. Birkenmaier, J., Shanks, H., Maynard, B.R., Greer, E. (2026). Financial coaching effects on financial and health outcomes: A systematic review. Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315261445119
  6. Birkenmaier, J., Maynard, B.R., Blumhagen, H.M., Shanks, H. (2025). Effects of medical-financial partnerships on financial and medical outcomes: A systematic review. Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241302757
  7. Dell, N.A., Mancini, M., Vaughn, M., Maynard, B.R., & Huang, J. (2025). A Latent Class Analysis of Personality Traits in Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Social Work Research, 49(2), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svaf004
  8. Maynard, B.R. (2025). Research Synthesis Methods: A Guide for Conducting Rigorous and Relevant Reviews. Research on Social Work Practice. DOI: 10.1177/10497315251334150
  9. Smith, T.E., Thompson, A.M., & Maynard, B.R., & Kim, A.M. (2025). Effects of self-management interventions on Challenging Behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice, 35(2), 129-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231200351
  10. Birkenmaier, J., Maynard, B.R., Blumhagen, H.M., Shanks, H. (2024). Medical-financial partnerships for improving financial and health outcomes: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20(4), e70008. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.70008
  11. Birkenmaier, J., Kim, Y., & Maynard, B.R. & Pigott, T. (2024). The effects of tax-time interventions on savings rate and amount: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231173380
  12. Linhorst, D., Ojo, C., Maynard, B.R., Termos, M., Oakes, R., & Schafer, J.A. (2024). Models of social worker and police officer collaborations: A systematic review. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 15(4). https://doi.org/10.1086/723883
  13. Birkenmaier, J., Kim, Y., & Maynard, B. (2023). Financial Outcomes of Interventions Improve Financial Capability through Children's Development Accounts. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 14(3), 523-552. https://doi.org/10.1086/716103
  14. McGuire, M.D., Vaughn, M.G., Maynard, B.R. (2023). Attorney-client privilege and zealous representation: An exploratory study. Jus Corpus Law Journal, 4, 185-215.
  15. Dell, N.A., Vaughn, M.G., Huang, J., Mancini, M., & Maynard, B.R. (2023). Correlates of homelessness among adults with personality disorder. Psychiatric Quarterly, 94, 281-295.
  16. Maynard, B.R., Vaughn, M.G., Prasad-Srivastava, S., et al. (2023). Toward more accurate classification of risk of arrest: An application of machine learning versus logistic regression. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 33(3), 156-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2289 

Honors and Awards

  • Faculty Excellence Award, SLU SGA
  • Campbell Collaboration, Leonard E. Gibbs Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evidence-Based Practice
  • Society for Social Work and Research- SSWR Fellow
  • Saint Louis University- Annual Research Award for achievement in research and scholarship during
  • Best paper of the year award, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Campbell Collaboration, Social Welfare Coordinating Group, editor and co-chair
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Research on Social Work Practice, editorial board member
  • Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
  • Society for Research Synthesis Methodology
  • Society for Social Work and Research