- pronouns She, Her, Hers
- education PhD (Social Policy), Brandeis University
MA (Social Policy), Brandeis University
MSW (Social Welfare-Individuals, Families and Groups and specialization in Mental Health), University of California Los Angeles
BA (Psychology, Statistics and Biology (minors)), Boston University
Practice and scholarly focus
Dr. Henry is an experienced clinician providing direct services to persons with co-occuring mental health and substance use disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system. Her research is focused at the intersection of health and criminal justice, with an emphasis on mental health/substance use disorders and infectious diseases including HIV/HCV. Her research uses mixed methods and has examined how traumatic/adverse experiences act as determinants of mental health/substance use disorders and criminal justice involvement. She has also conducted research on policies to improve treatment outcomes for this population.
Courses
SR 744 Social Work Research II
Publications
1. Henry, B. (2019). Typologies of Adverse Experiences as Predictors of Alcohol Use Disorder Among US Prisoners. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 43:S1, 137A
2. Robertson, A., Hiller, M., Dembo, R., Dennis, M., Scott, C., Henry, B., & Elkington, K. (2019). National Survey of Juvenile Community Supervision Agency Practices and Caregiver Involvement in Behavioral Health Treatment. Journal of Child & Family Studies. 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01488-4
3. Bowser, D., Henry, B., & McCollister, K. E. (2019). An Overlapping Systems Conceptual Framework to Evaluate Implementation of a Behavioral Health Intervention for Justice–Involved Youth. Health Services Insights, 12, 1178632919855037. DOI: 10.1177/1178632919855037 PMCID: PMC6582281. PMID: 31244523
4. Henry, B. (2019). Private Prisons & Human Rights: Examining Israel’s Ban on Private Prisons in a US Context. Concordia Law Review. 4:1, 198-212. NIHMSID: NIHMS1032665.
5. Bowser, D., Henry, B., Wasserman, G., Knight, D., Gardner, S., Krupka, K., Grossi, B., Cawood, M., Wiley, T., & Robertson, A. (2018). Comparison of the Overlap between Juvenile Justice Case Processing and Screening & Referral to Behavioral Health Services. Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services, 5:1, 97-125. PMCID: PMC6342497. NIHMSID: NIHMS1002791. PMID: 30680311.
6. Henry, B. (2018). Drug Pricing & Challenges to Hepatitis C Treatment Access. Journal of Health & Biomedical Law. 14:2, 265-283. PMCID: PMC6152913. NIHMSID: NIHMS986486. PMID: 30258323
7. Henry, B. (2018). Improving the Quality of Drug Court Clinical Screening: A Call for Performance Measurement Policy Reform. Criminal Justice Studies, 31:3, 267-278, DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2018.1492387. PMCID: PMC6181234. NIHMSID: NIHMS989038. PMID: 30319312
8. Henry, B. (2018). In: P. Moglia (Ed.), Salem Health: Addictions, Substance Abuse, & Alcoholism, 2nd Edition. Amenia, NY: Grey House Publishing. Chapters:
Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap. 136-137.
9. Intravenous Drug Use & Bloodborne Diseases. 331-335.
10. Screening for Behavioral Addiction. 541-544.
11. Sexual Assault & Alcohol Use. 553-555.
12. Sexual Assault & Drug Use. 555-557.
13. Henry, B. (2015). [Review of the Book: Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs and the Limits of Personal Responsibility, by S. Starr Sered & M. Norton-Hawk]. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 42(3) 173-175.
2. Robertson, A., Hiller, M., Dembo, R., Dennis, M., Scott, C., Henry, B., & Elkington, K. (2019). National Survey of Juvenile Community Supervision Agency Practices and Caregiver Involvement in Behavioral Health Treatment. Journal of Child & Family Studies. 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01488-4
3. Bowser, D., Henry, B., & McCollister, K. E. (2019). An Overlapping Systems Conceptual Framework to Evaluate Implementation of a Behavioral Health Intervention for Justice–Involved Youth. Health Services Insights, 12, 1178632919855037. DOI: 10.1177/1178632919855037 PMCID: PMC6582281. PMID: 31244523
4. Henry, B. (2019). Private Prisons & Human Rights: Examining Israel’s Ban on Private Prisons in a US Context. Concordia Law Review. 4:1, 198-212. NIHMSID: NIHMS1032665.
5. Bowser, D., Henry, B., Wasserman, G., Knight, D., Gardner, S., Krupka, K., Grossi, B., Cawood, M., Wiley, T., & Robertson, A. (2018). Comparison of the Overlap between Juvenile Justice Case Processing and Screening & Referral to Behavioral Health Services. Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services, 5:1, 97-125. PMCID: PMC6342497. NIHMSID: NIHMS1002791. PMID: 30680311.
6. Henry, B. (2018). Drug Pricing & Challenges to Hepatitis C Treatment Access. Journal of Health & Biomedical Law. 14:2, 265-283. PMCID: PMC6152913. NIHMSID: NIHMS986486. PMID: 30258323
7. Henry, B. (2018). Improving the Quality of Drug Court Clinical Screening: A Call for Performance Measurement Policy Reform. Criminal Justice Studies, 31:3, 267-278, DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2018.1492387. PMCID: PMC6181234. NIHMSID: NIHMS989038. PMID: 30319312
8. Henry, B. (2018). In: P. Moglia (Ed.), Salem Health: Addictions, Substance Abuse, & Alcoholism, 2nd Edition. Amenia, NY: Grey House Publishing. Chapters:
Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap. 136-137.
9. Intravenous Drug Use & Bloodborne Diseases. 331-335.
10. Screening for Behavioral Addiction. 541-544.
11. Sexual Assault & Alcohol Use. 553-555.
12. Sexual Assault & Drug Use. 555-557.
13. Henry, B. (2015). [Review of the Book: Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs and the Limits of Personal Responsibility, by S. Starr Sered & M. Norton-Hawk]. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 42(3) 173-175.
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