Faculty & Staff

Brian Daly, PhD
Assistant Professor

Dr. Daly is a pediatric psychologist that is active in clinical work, research, and teaching at Temple University. Clinically, Dr. Daly works with children, adolescents, and families who present with problems related to emotions, behavior, and/or academics. He also is the director of Clinical Psychology Internship Program. Areas of research expertise include children with chronic illness, school-based mental health services, sleep loss in adolescents, prevention and resiliency in urban youth, and evidence-based psychosocial interventions in youth. Dr. Daly is currently the Principle Investigator for a Pew Foundation funded study that implements an evidence-based prevention program for first and second children in a school-based setting. The goals of this study are to promote positive parenting techniques and social competence for at-risk young children attending inner-city elementary schools. In addition, Dr. Daly directs the Philadelphia Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and School Health Profile (SHP). The purpose of the YRBS is to monitor priority adolescent health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disease, and social problems in the United States. Dr. Daly has presented at local, national, and international conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for various journals. Dr. Daly teaches an undergraduate course in Health Psychology and Human Behavior.

Education:

Boston College, BA - Psychology
Boston University, MA – General Psychology

Boston College, MA – Counseling Psychology
Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D. – Counseling Psychology
University of Maryland Medical Center, clinical psychology internship

Temple University, pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellowship

Research Interests:

Health Psychology

Adolescent Risk Behaviors

Children with Chronic Illness

Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Youth

Prevention & Resiliency in Urban Youth
School Mental Health
Sleep Loss in Adolescents

Select Recent Publications (Articles):

Daly, B.P., Burke, R., Hare, I., Mills, C., Owens, C., Moore, E., & Weist, M.D. (2006). Enhancing school mental health – no child left behind connections. Journal of School Health, 76, 446-451.

Mills, C., Stephan, S., Moore, E., Weist, M.W., Daly, B.P., & Edwards, M. (2006). The president’s new freedom initiative: Capitalizing on opportunities to advance school mental health. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 9, 149-161.

Daly, B.P., Creed, T.A., Xanthopoulos, M., & Brown, R.T. (2007). Psychosocial treatments for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Neuropsychology Review, 17, 73-89.

Shin, R.Q., Daly, B.P., & Vera, E. (2007). The relationships of peer norms, ethnic identity, and peer support to school engagement in urban youth. Professional School Counseling, 10, 379-388.

Daly, B.P., Xanthopolous, M., Cooper, C., Stephan, S., & Brown, R.T. (2007). Evidence-based interventions for childhood disorders: Summary report of the APA working group on psychotropic medications for children and adolescents. Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 7, 31-55.

Daly, B.P., & Brown, R.T. (2007). Management of neurocognitive late effects with stimulant medication. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 1111-1126

Daly, B.P., Kral, M.T., & Brown, R.T. (2008). Cognitive and academic problems associated with childhood cancers and sickle cell disease. School Psychology Quarterly, 23, 230-242.

Daly, B.P., Shin, R.Q., Selders, M., Thakral, C., & Vera, E. (2009). School engagement among urban adolescents of color: Does perception of social support and neighborhood safety really matter? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 63-74.

Brown, R.T., Daly, B.P., & Leong, F. (2009). Mentoring in research: A developmental approach. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 306-313.

Select Recent Publications (Books and Book Chapters):

Vera, E., Daly, B.P., Gonzalez, R., Morgan, M., & Thakral, C. (2006). Prevention and outreach with underserved populations: Building multisystemic youth development programs for urban youth. In R.L. Toporek, L. Gerstein, N. Fouad, G. Roysircar, & T. Israel (Eds.), Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership, vision, and advocacy (pp. 86-99). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Daly, B.P., & Brown, R.T. (2006). Clinical psychologists in hospitals. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Career Paths in Psychology: Where your degree can take you (2nd ed., pp. 179-200). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Brown, R.T., Daly, B.P., & Rickel, A. (2007). Chronic Illness in children and adolescents. In. D. Wedding (Ed.). Advances in Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Practice. Cambridge, MA. Hogrefe & Huber.

Brown, R.T., Daly, B.P., & Stefanatos, G. (2008). Learning disabilities: Complimentary views from neuroscience, neuropsychology, and public health. In C. R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Neuropsychological Perspectives on Learning Disabilities in the Era of RTI: Recommendations for Diagnosis and Intervention (pp. 159-178). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley and Sons.

Daly, B.P., & Brown, R.T. (2009). Cognitive sequelae of cancer and treatment. Quick reference for pediatric oncology clinicians: The psychiatric and psychological dimensions of pediatric symptom cancer management. American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

Brown, R.T., & Daly, B.P. (2009). Neuropsychological effects of stimulant medication on children’s learning and behavior. In C. R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology (3rd ed.).  New York: Plenum.

Daly, B.P., Cohen, J., Carpenter, J., & Brown, R.T. (In Press). Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in the pediatric context. In M. Roberts and R. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (4th ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.

Brown, R.T., Daly, B.P., Carpenter, J., & Cohen, J. (In Press). Pediatric pharmacology and psychopharmacology. In M. Roberts and R. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (4th ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.

Brown, R.T., Daly, B.P., & Beinas, R. (In Press). Rheumatology. In D. DeMaso (Ed.), Textbook of Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine.

Daly, B.P., & Buchanan, C. (In Press). Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. In S. Goldstein & J. Naglieri (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Germany: Springer.

Hughes, A., Daly, B.P., Brown, R.T. (In Press). Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. In S. Goldstein & C.R. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders in Children. New York: Guildford Publications, Inc.

Recent Grants:

Co-Principle Investigator, “Sensory Processing Patterns in Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)”. College of Health Professions, Interdisciplinary Research Fund (2009-2010).

Principle Investigator, “Youth Risk Behavior Survey” and “School Health Profile”. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Subcontract from the School District of Philadelphia (2008-2013).

Principle Investigator, “Temple University Partnership Prevention Project." Pew Foundation (2007-2010).

Co-Investigator, “Ameliorating Attention Problems in Children with Sickle Cell Disease”. National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Child Behavior and Development (NICHD) (2007-2009).