Brandon Bergman, Ph.D., is the Associate Director and a Research Scientist at the Recovery Research Institute (RRI). He writes and helps oversee content for a range of institute materials, including the website and Recovery Bulletin. Dr. Bergman has specialized knowledge in recovery processes and outcomes during the developmental stage of emerging adulthood (18-29 years), community-based resources to extend and enhance addiction treatment outcomes, as well as recovery-specific social network sites and other forms of digital recovery management. His work on the application of social network site technology to elucidating and enhancing emerging adult treatment and recovery is supported by a career development grant (K23) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Dr. Bergman is a licensed psychologist, having completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, and his psychology internship and addiction psychology postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Email:

BGBERGMAN@mgh.harvard.edu