Contact Information
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 863-1495 (office)
Office: Olin 216
neighbob@southwestern.edu
Bryan Neighbors
Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Neighbors received his B.S. (1988) in psychology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and his M.S. (1992) and Ph.D. (1994) in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia. He graduated with an emphasis in the disorders of childhood and adolescence. His clinical internship was conducted at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Clinical rotations included adolescent inpatient, child inpatient, family therapy, anxiety disorders clinic, emergency psychiatry, state hospital, and long-term outpatient care. Following graduate school he was awarded a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Neighbors was a member of the faculty at Oklahoma State University where he trained doctoral students in clinical psychology for four years before coming to Southwestern in the fall of 2000.
Dr. Neighbors teaches a variety of courses, engages students in all aspects of his research, supervises student internships in mental health and forensic psychology, and serves as the Chair of the Psychology Department.
Capstone 2011-2012 (L-R) Elmira Mehdizadeh, Rachel Thibodeau, Emily Greene, Karen De Luna, Jessica Alonzo
Education
Ph.D., University of Georgia 1994
Teaching Philosophy
Courses: Spring 2013
Principles of Psychology
Personality Theory & Research
Research in Clinical Psych
Previous Courses
Principles of Psychology (introductory course)
Personality Theory and Research
Abnormal Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Research in Clinical Psychology (capstone)
Research
Beginning during his undergraduate studies, Dr. Neighbors has focused his study on the problems of adolescence and young adulthood. Currently, his research examines the manner in which attachment relationships are related to high risk behaviors which have the potential to develop into psychological disorders (e.g., drug and alcohol abuse, binge eating). Parental, peer, and intimate relationships are studied, and a variety of mechanisms are explored including stress management, emotion regulation, conflict resolution, and peer pressure.
