Munroe-Meyer Institute
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Brandy L. Clarke, PhD

Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Psychology
Professor, MMI Department of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist

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Brandy L. Clarke, PhD

Brandy Clarke, PhD, is a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute. Clarke also is a licensed psychologist in MMI's Department of Psychology where she serves as department director.

She received her doctorate in school psychology in 2007 and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral training at MMI in integrated behavioral health care. She also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Clarke’s clinical and research interests focus on integrating behavioral health services into primary care and school settings. She also has specialized interest and training in grantsmanship for social and behavioral sciences, early childhood development and home-school partnerships.

Clarke has co-authored several book chapters and peer-reviewed articles on the topics of consultation, early intervention and integrated health care. She serves on the editorial board for Early Education and Development, 2020-present, and Psychology in the Schools, 2011-2021, and regularly serves as a guest reviewer for several other scientific journals such as Early Education and Development, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Infant Mental Health Journal, and Journal of Applied School Psychology. She was also the Project Director for MMI's Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. Additionally, Clarke serves as a mentor/trainer for junior faculty, graduate students, interns and postdoctoral fellows.

  • PhD: School Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007.
  • MA: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003.
  • BA & BS: University of Utah, 2001.

Specialty Certifications

  • Licensed Psychologist, state of Nebraska, 2010.

Clarke provides patient care services at UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Psychology.

Clinic Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute

Publications from PubMed

  • Evans, J., Valleley, R., Roberts, H., Klepper, C., & Clarke, B. L. (2023). Integrated behavioral health in primary medical care: A training manual. Omaha, NE: Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.

  • Clarke, B. L. & Sheridan, S. M. (2023). Best practices in culturally responsive family-centered services in schools. In P. Harrison, S. L. Proctor, & A. Thomas (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology-7th Edition. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

  • Reaves, S., Hartley, S., Clarke, B., Hoover, S. & Lever, N. (2021). The need for performance standards in preschool: Stealing shamelessly from comprehensive school mental health literature. Perspectives in Early Childhood Psychology and Education, 6 (2), 193-216.
  • Schroeder, S., Roberts, H., Heitkamp, T., Clarke, B., Gotham, H., & Franta, E. (2021). Rural Mental Health During a Global Pandemic: Addressing and Supporting the Rapid Transition to Tele-Mental Health. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 45(1), 1-13. https://doi/org/10.1037/rmh0000169
  • Valleley, R. J., Clarke, B. L., Roberts, H., Burt, J., Grennan, A., & Evans, J. E. (2020). Nebraska Pediatric Integrated Care Training (NE-PICT) Model. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 8(3), 304-315. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000362.
  • Early childhood development.
  • Grantsmanship for social and behavioral sciences.
  • Home-school partnerships.
  • Integrated pediatric internship training: meeting the behavioral health needs of underserved rural children and families.
  • Integrating behavioral health services into primary care and school settings.
  • Meeting the behavioral health needs of underserved populations through integrated clinical training in primary care.
  • Meeting student mental health needs in high-need local education agencies via workforce expansion and capacity building.
  • Education Phoenix Award, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 2022.
  • Honorable Mention for UNMC Visionary Leadership in Education Award, 2021.
  • Nominated for UNMC Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Junior Faculty, 2021.
  • Finalist for UNMC Visionary Leadership in Education Award, 2020.
  • Honorable Mention for UNMC Inspirational Mentor of Educators Award, 2020.
  • Nominated for the Munroe-Meyer Institute Educator Standout Award, 2020.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award for Outstanding Clinical, Educational, and Research Productivity and Teamwork, Psychology, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 2019.
  • Excellence Award for Outstanding Grant Writing Productivity, Psychology, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 2017.
  • Available upon request, 1997-2014.
  • National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health, 2022-present.
  • Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, 2020-present.
  • Nebraska Association for Infant Mental Health, 2020-present.
  • National Association of Rural Mental Health, 2020-present.
  • American Association of University Women, 2020-present.
  • American Psychological Association, Division 54; Pediatric Psychology, 2017-present.
  • Family Involvement Network of Educators, 2004-present.
  • American Psychological Association, Division 16; School Psychology, 2001-present.
  • American Psychological Association, 2001-present.
Psychology Department

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

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