Sherri Chanelle Brighthaupt

Behavioral Scientist | Advocate | Educator

United States

Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt is a behavioral scientist with strengths in communication, educational instruction, and project implementation. Fascinated by behavior and the power of social phenomena, she earned her BA in psychology from Columbia University and her PhD in Mental Health from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Brighthaupt is a public health researcher by training with expertise in mental health, substance use epidemiology, and adolescent health. She uses qualitative and quantitative methods to study vulnerable populations and is especially passionate about student-centered engagement and the integration of STEM research and teaching practices.

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Academic

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

04/25/2020

Characterizing profiles of polysubstance use among high school students in Baltimore, Maryland: A...

Preventive Medicine

05/29/2019

Effect of pill mill laws on opioid overdose deaths in Ohio & Tennessee: A mixed-methods case study

Journal of Adolescent Health

03/27/2019

Trends in Adolescent Heroin and Injection Drug Use in Nine Urban Centers in the U.S., 1999-2017

Blogs and Essays

NASPA

12/14/2022

Sweet as Pumpkin Pie: Creating interactive spaces for dialogue around people-pleasing

It's no secret that people-pleasing behaviors are common in higher education. Look no farther than the academy, and you will encounter over-working and over-extension, lack of boundaries, inability to say no, hyper-independence (not asking for help), and having extremely high or perfectionistic standards for performance.

Medium

01/07/2021

Yesterday's riots, A reminder for 2021

Today I finally learned that if other human beings will not extend you the kindness of humanity, you must take it for yourself. Isn't this common sense? How did domestic terrorists help me learn in 1 day what my therapist has been working on for 8 months?

Travel Blog (Archived)

01/30/2015

Black Girl Down Under

"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."