Kat Brewer

Kathryne Brewer

Associate Professor
Phone: (603) 862-2972
Office: Pettee Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:
Kathryne B. Brewer, LMSW, has been in the social work field since 2006, focusing on intervention research, program development, and policy change. Her scholarship focuses on the influence of stigma and identity beliefs on help-seeking, resilience, and behavioral change in vulnerable and marginalized populations, and the resulting implications for intervention and program development.

Courses Taught

  • INCO 590: Rsrch Exp/Social Work
  • SW 798H: Honors Thesis
  • SW 850: Human Behavior & Soc Environ I
  • SW 962: Data Analysis and Statistics
  • SW 965: Program & Practice Evaluation

Education

  • Ph.D., Social Work, Columbia University
  • M.Phil., Columbia University
  • M.S.W., Social Work, Fordham University
  • B.F.A., New York University

Selected Publications

  • Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Boateng, D. A., Washburn, M., Asante, R. K. B., Fogel, S. J., . . . Robbins, S. P. (2025). Suicide stigma in Ghana: examining the role of gender, culture, and attribution. International Journal of Mental Health, 1-20. doi:10.1080/00207411.2025.2520420

  • Chen, W., Cheung, M., Leung, P., Brewer, K. B., He, X., & Gearing, R. E. (2025). The stigma paradox: sympathetic and discriminatory responses toward trauma survivors in China. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 1-14. doi:10.1080/15313204.2025.2524356

  • Gearing, R. E., Washburn, M., Brewer, K. B., Torres-Hostos, L. R., Isnardo de la Cruz, P., Yu, M., . . . Garcia Andres, A. (2025). Suicide stigma in a cross-cultural context: Comparison between Mexican and Mexican American communities.. Journal of Latinx Psychology. doi:10.1037/lat0000296

  • Washburn, M., Brewer, K. B., Gearing, R. E., Yu, M., Leal, R., de la Cruz, P., & Torres, L. R. (2025). Factors influencing diabetes and depression related stigma in Mexico.. Stigma and Health. doi:10.1037/sah0000629

  • Smith, L. L., Brewer, K. B., Carr, L. C., Roe, D., & Gearing, R. E. (2025). Mood Disorder Public Stigma in Jewish Communities in the United States.. J Relig Health, 64(1), 186-205. doi:10.1007/s10943-024-02146-w

  • Gearing, R. E., Brewer, K. B., Cheung, M., Leung, P., Chen, W., & He, X. (2021). Suicide in China: Community Attitudes and Stigma. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING. doi:10.1177/0030222821991313

  • Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Ibrahim, R. W., Brewer, K. B., Batayneh, J. S., & Schwalbe, C. S. J. (2015). Stigma and mental health treatment of adolescents with depression in jordan.. Community Ment Health J, 51(1), 111-117. doi:10.1007/s10597-014-9756-1

  • Gearing, R. E., Schwalbe, C. S., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., Ibrahim, R. W., Olimat, H. S., . . . Al-Krenawi, A. (2013). Adaptation and translation of mental health interventions in Middle Eastern Arab countries: a systematic review of barriers to and strategies for effective treatment implementation.. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 59(7), 671-681. doi:10.1177/0020764012452349

  • Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Schwalbe, C. S., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. W. (2013). Prevalence of mental health and behavioral problems among adolescents in institutional care in Jordan.. Psychiatr Serv, 64(2), 196-200. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201200093

  • Schwalbe, C. S., Gearing, R. E., MacKenzie, M. J., Brewer, K. B., & Ibrahim, R. (2012). A meta-analysis of experimental studies of diversion programs for juvenile offenders.. Clin Psychol Rev, 32(1), 26-33. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2011.10.002

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