The Team of Eminent Presenters

Bio: Dr. Meagan Brem is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee and completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Charleston Consortium/Medical University of South Carolina. Her research examines targetable factors that exacerbate the risk of alcohol use leading to intimate partner/sexual violence, particularly among those who are at high risk of problematic drinking and violence such as adults arrested for violent and drug-related offenses, and heavy drinking young adults. Dr. Brem leverages robust ecological momentary assessment methods to capture the moment-to-moment processes through which drinking potentiates various forms of aggression, including cyber abuse/stalking and physical, psychological, and sexual violence. Her work has identified various methods by which individuals use technology to monitor, harass, threaten, and otherwise abuse partners via technology. Dr. Brem's research has been externally funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the American Psychological Foundation. Dr. Brem’s clinical experience includes conducting psychological assessments with felony-level offenders for the Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and providing individual and group therapy for adults with substance use disorders and various trauma-exposed populations.