I am the Associate Director and a research scientist at the Recovery Research Institute (RRI) located at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. My work has been recognized with grants and early career awards by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry. I have specialized scientific knowledge in the following areas:
1) Substance use disorder treatment and recovery processes during the developmental stage of emerging adulthood (18-29 years)
2) Community-based resources that can be used to extend and enhance substance use disorder treatment benefit (e.g., 12-step mutual-help organizations), as well as evidence-based clinical strategies targeting increased engagement with these community-based resources
3) Online communities that cater to individuals in, or seeking, substance use disorder recovery, and integrating online socialization on popular social technologies like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter into comprehensive models of recovery-related social influences. #recoveryresearch
Below you will find select citations from my work as a clinical researcher. Feel free to e-mail me brandon@brandonbergmanphd.com if you would like more examples of my work, or have any questions about my research focus or findings. Click here for an up-to-date complete bibliography.
Bergman, B. G., & Kelly, J. F. (2021). Online digital recovery support services: An overview of the science and their potential to help individuals with substance use disorder during COVID-19 and beyond. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 120, 108152. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108152
Bergman, B. G., Kelly, N. W., Hoeppner, B. B., Vilsaint, C. L., & Kelly, J. F. (2017). Digital recovery management: Characterizing recovery-specific social network site participation and perceived benefit. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(4), 506-512. doi: 10.1037/adb0000255
Bergman, B. G., Greene, M. C., Hoeppner, B. B., Slaymaker, V., & Kelly, J. F. (2014). Psychiatric comorbidity and 12-step participation: A longitudinal investigation of treated young adults. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38(2), 501-510. doi: 10.1111/acer.12249
Bergman, B. G., Greene, M. C., Slaymaker, V., Hoeppner, B. B., & Kelly, J. F. (2014). Young adults with co-occurring disorders: Substance use disorder treatment response and outcomes. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 46(4), 420-428. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2013.11.005
Bergman, B. G., Kelly, J. F., Nargiso, J., & McKowen, J. (2016). "The age of feeling in-between": Addressing challenges in the treatment of emerging adults with substance use disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 23, 270-288. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.09.008