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 directs the pediatric psychology rotation for the psychology clinical 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 Temple’s four partnership schools. 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

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:

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. (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.

Daly, B.P., & Brown, R.T. (2007). Management of neurocognitive late effects with stimulant medication. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]

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.

Recent Grants:

Principle Investigator, Pew Foundation, “Temple University Partnership Prevention Project."