
Positions
- Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science, College of Health and Human Performance
- Contact Info
Andy Brimhall
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
- An exploration of the relationships between coping tendencies and attachment behaviors in law enforcement officers and their partners, North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference 2025
- Beyond Just the Family: The Systemic Treatment of Divorce and Remarriage, North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference 2025
- Crossing borders: A systematic review of international medical students' experiences, North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Conference 2025
- Narrative Applications to Alcohol Use in Couples, North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapists 2025
- Who participates in divorce education? Participant characteristics and reasons for attending divorce education. , National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference 2024
- Therapists need therapists: A tentative theory exploring how therapists-in-training and recent graduates decided to attend therapy, National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference 2024
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, coparenting, and post-divorce adjustment, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2024
- Couples and attachment: Bridging multiple divides, North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 2024
- Ethics in action: Moving beyond ethical discussions, North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 2024
- Measuring program efficacy with evolving evaluation metrics in response to the needs of high conflict families, family courts, and practitioners., National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference 2023
- We're in this together: A systematic review of relational biofeedback interventions and biopsychosocial-spiritual health, National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference 2023
- Patterns of Knowledge Change in Divorce Education Programs: A Latent Profile Analysis,, National Conference on Family Relations Annual Conference 2023
- Examining links among attachment, commitment, relationship work, and satisfaction in young adult couples, Intervention Research in Systemic Family Therapy Annual Conference 2023
- Talking About the Ethical Taboo: Dual Relationships and Sexual Attraction, North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 2023
- Should I try again?: A tentative theory on how individuals decide whether to reconcile., National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference 2022
- Practicing ethically in a technologically saturated world., North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 2021
- Does it help or hinder?: Impact of technology on attachment., American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists 2020
- Relational ethics: Determining who your client is when working with couples and divorced families, North Carolina Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 2020
- Developing a Latino-Adapted Parenting Program for Primary Care, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference 2019
- Words matter: Victimizing, weight perception, and anxiety/depression, North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2019
- Addressing Partner Violence: A Biopsychosocial Approach, Pre-Conference Institute, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference 2018
- Familial weight-related conversations and emotional reactivity, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2018
- The Mask of Masculinity, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2018
- Whose opinion matters: Weight perception and depression, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2018
- A Biopsychosocial-Spiritual approach to weight related health concerns in therapy, NCAMFT Annual Conference 2018
- Navigating technology related ethical issues in ground based practices, NCAMFT Annual Conference 2018
- Children and Trauma: An Integrated Approach to Helping Children Exposed to Trauma, System of Care Learning Institute 2017
- Attachment, eating behaviors, and BMI, AAMFT National Conference 2017
- The Mask of Masculinity, AAMFT National Conference 2017
- Removing the Mask of Masculinity: How to Engage Men in Therapy, NCAMFT Mid-Central Chapter Meeting 2017
- Engaging men in therapy: Rewriting what it means to, North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy State Conference 2017
- Making love last: Creating meaningful relationships, ECU Psi Chi Association Chapter Meeting 2017
- Weighty matters: Attachment-based family interventions for childhood obesity, North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy State Conference 2015
- Law enforcement officer stress and coping: The Impact of relationship satisfaction., American Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2015
- From scared to repaired: Situation couple violence and EFT, AAMFT Annual Conference 2013
Research
principal investigator on
- Reducing the Most Common ACES: Helping Families Transition through Divorce and Remarriage awarded by College of Health and Human Performance 2021
- Relationship check-ups: Training emerging therapists the innovative art and science of single session therapy 2017
- ECU Start-up Funds awarded by East Carolina University The Division of Research and Graduate Studies 2014
- BB&T Faculty Leadership Fellows Program 2013
- ECU Start-Up Funds 2013
investigator on
- Working Well Project awarded by Vidant Health Systems 2014
- Working Well Project awarded by Vidant Health Systems 2013
- The Law Enforcement Profession, Family Dynamics and Related Health Issues: A Mixed-Method Approach Examining the Bi-Directional Influence of Occupational and Personal Stress on Law Enforcement Officers and their Families. 2013
Service
professional service activities
- Family Transitions Invited to be a member of the Family Transitions Editorial Board 2023
- Tenure review of Dr. Tyler Jamison 2020
- Contemporary Family Therapy A member of COFT's editorial board. Review articles on a consistent basis. 2013 - 2018
- East Carolina University - Department of Child Development and Family Relations 2013
- Journal of Marital and Family Therapy A member of JMFT's Editorial Board. 2013