Stephanie Brooks Holliday (she/her) is associate director of the Behavioral and Policy Sciences department, a senior behavioral scientist and clinical psychologist, and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. Her research has spanned a range of topics. She leads a portfolio of work focused on the criminal and juvenile justice system. This work has included a focus on reentry programs designed to improve community reintegration following incarceration; court diversion programs; and pre-arrest diversion opportunities. She also conducts research relevant to community-based crisis and behavioral health services, including a focus on 988 and innovative treatment models. Brooks Holliday's other portfolio of work has focused on military and veteran health, mental health, and well-being. This includes research to examine health-related behaviors among active-duty service members, an examination of the role of behavioral health technicians as care extenders in the military health system, and a study focused on the role of non-commissioned officers in preventing suicide in the Army. Brooks Holliday completed her graduate training at Drexel University, where she earned her degree in clinical psychology with a focus on forensic psychology. Brooks Holliday completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center, where she specialized in neuropsychology.
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Drexel University; M.S. in psychology, Drexel University; B.S. in psychology, Duke University
