“Translational research in the behavioral and social sciences addresses how basic behavioral processes inform the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and delivery of services for mental illness, and, conversely, how knowledge of mental illness increases our understanding of basic behavioral processes.”

Kori Brown, MSW

I graduated from CUNY Hunter College with my BA in Psychology in 2001 and then completed my MSW at SUNY Stony Brook in 2007. My research experience began in 1996 when I made calls to do surveys with Ohio residents while I briefly attended the University of Dayton. My experience expanded when I worked from 2004-2006 for a federal study that evaluated the Suffolk County Family Treatment Drug Court, as well as three other family treatment drug treatment courts . The study looked to see whether family treatment drug courts were more effective than traditional court settings in helping parents achieve sobriety. I conducted all of the assessments for the Suffolk County site as well as researched the parent’s CPS and criminal histories. I really enjoyed working with the parents and decided to pursue my MSW after working on the study for a year. I came to the FTRG in 2008 because I was interested in the prevention of family violence. I did an internship at the Suffolk County Riverhead jail when I was completing my MSW and I saw countless inmates who ended up in jail because of dysfunctional upbringings and family violence. I wanted to be a part of the prevention of family violence, and I feel honored to be able to get a chance to put prevention in action as a coach in the Couple Care Program.

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