Dr. Bri is a pediatric psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at East Carolina University in the Brody School of Medicine. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in School Psychology from Michigan State University. She completed her APA-accredited doctoral residency in pediatric health psychology at Ochsner Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, LA and her APA-accredited postdoctoral fellowship through Brown University/Alpert Medical School as an Early Childhood clinician and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant in early care settings across Rhode Island.

Clinically, Dr. Bri supports children, adolescents, and their families in accessing behavioral health support in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her clinical and research intersect in emphasizing and exploring how caregivers foster young children’s social-emotional success across contexts (i.e., home, school, community). She is particularly focused on the role of racial/ethnic identity and parental emotion socialization within Black families.