Les
Brinson, Ph.D.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Brinsoncair@gmail.com
EDUCATIONAL
HISTORY
Secondary
school: Savannah High School
Grifton, North
Carolina
B.A. North
Carolina Central University
Durham, North
Carolina - June 1961
Psychology
Ph.D.
University of Maryland
College Park,
Maryland
1971 Counseling
Psychology (CAPS)
Professor Emeritus
May 2021
EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCES
Associate
Director of Psychology and Research
NC Department
of Human Resources,
Division of
Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services
Raleigh,
NC 1971-1975
Professor and
Chairman
Department of
Psychology
North Carolina
Central University
Durham, North
Carolina 1976-2009
Retired
BetterHelp
Psychotherapist Part-Time
March 2023 to Current
Adjunct
Professorships
NC State University, 1970
Raleigh, North Carolina
Shaw University, 1971
Raleigh, North Carolina
East Carolina University, 1970-1975
Greenville, North Carolina
Director,
Clinical HELP of Model Cities and Mental Health
Charlotte,
North Carolina 1971-1972
Clinical
Internship Frederick Health Center
Frederick,
Maryland 1969-1970
Graduate
Assistant in Research University of Maryland,
College Park,
Maryland 1968-1970
Director of
Student Evaluations
North Carolina
Department of Mental Health
O'Berry Center, Goldsboro, North Carolina
1962-1967
Employment
Interviewer
NC Employment
Securities Commission
Kinston, North
Carolina 1961-1962
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
"Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Comparison Study." Rehabilitation Research and
Practice, Winter, 1972, Volume 2, #5
"Notions of
Consumerism and their Application to Rehabilitation." Journal of Applied
Rehabilitation Counseling, Winter, 1974.
"Clinical
Assessment." Journal of the High School, Winter, 1976.
"Control
Strategies to Improve Test Performance: Support Systems for Psychological
Survival." Conference Proceedings of the Association of Black Psychologists,
1978
"Reducing
Disincentives and Fostering Rehabilitation of the Mentally Ill: A
Psycho-systemic Approach." The Rehabilitation of the mentally Ill in the
1980's, New York
Mary E.
Switzer Memorial Fund Seminar, 1979.
"Disincentives"
Chapter #4 of Delivery of Rehabilitation Services of Inner City Nonwhites, Research
and Training Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1981.
"Verbal
Approaches to Influencing Persistence." Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin,
June 1987.
Monographs,
"The Effectiveness of an Alcoholic Rehabilitation program." A Research Report,
North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, 1971.
Testing in
Vocational Rehabilitation. The University of North Carolina Extension Division,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1972.
A study of the
Impact of Vocational Evaluation in a Rehabilitation Cooperative Program.
North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, 1972.
Counselors with
Graduate and Undergraduate Degrees: A Comparison Study, North Carolina
Department of Human Resources, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1973.
"Achieving
Social Mobility through Education: An Ethnographic Study of African
American Parents." Poster presentation at the annual convention of the American
Psychological Association, August 2012 (with A. Thompson, L. Burton, W. Welsh,
J. Livingston, L. Brinson & G. Cliette)
PAPERS
PRESENTED
"Research
versus Service: Special Professional Problems in an Agency,"
National
Rehabilitation Association Conference, Chicago, Ill. 1971
"Production or
Window Dressing on the Employment Scene,"
The International
Association of Personnel in Employment Security, Chapel Hill, NC. 1971
"The Special
Contributions of Undergraduate and Graduate Training" (Program Chairman),
National Rehabilitation Association meeting in San Juan, Rico, 1972.
"Psychosocial
Aspects of Catastrophic Disability"
Eastern Area
Training Conference of North Carolina Department of Vocational Rehabilitation,
1972.
"Coping with
Stress: Normal and Abnormal Responses Across Special Populations,"
UNC School of
Public Health Annual Alumni conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1978
"The
Relationship Between Disability and Persuasiveness: Motivational Strategies in
the Rehabilitation"
North Carolina
Rehabilitation Conference, Fayetteville, North Carolina. 1978.
"Racism and
Learned Helplessness: Strategies for Psychotherapeutic Change,"
The 1978 annual
meeting of the National Association of Black Psychologists, Atlanta, Georgia,
1987.
"Achieving
Social Mobility through Education: An Ethnographic Study of African
American Parents." Poster presentation at the annual convention of the American
Psychological Association, August 2012 (with A. Thompson, L. Burton, W. Welsh,
J. Livingston, L. Brinson & G. Cliette)
Fourth and a
Mile: Using Theater in Comparison to Workshop/Lecture as an Approach to
Educating African American Men About Prostate Cancer. World Medical and Health
Policy, 47-64, 2012: with A. Cameron, J. Livingston, L.
Brinson
"How Low-Income
Mothers Seek Quality Health Care for their Children: An Ethnographic
Study." Poster presentation at the annual convention of the American
Psychological Association, August 2012 (with M. Blackmon, L. Burton, W. Welsh,
D. Brandon, G. Cliette, J. Livingston & L.
Brinson)
Brinson, L. and Cliette, G. E. (March 2014). A day
in the Life of Forensic Examiners. A paper presented at the 79 the Annual
Conference of the Association of Social & Behavioral Scientists. Doubletree
Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
BOOKS
"The
African-American Athlete: A Psychological Perspective," (1991) in Psychology
Sports, Exercise, and Fitness by Louis Diamant.
Doctoral
Dissertation:
"Interaction
Between Time and Verbal Fluency. A Behavioral Model for Reducing Aggressive
Behavior" University of Maryland, 1970.
GRANTS
AND GRANT APPLICATIONS
Program for
Minority Access to Doctoral Degrees (PMADD)
NCCU Project
Director (1994-1996)
Grant
Application
RIMI
Reduction of
Violence: Maximizing Training via Internet (January 1996)
WORKSHOPS
(sample) PRESENTED
Identifying and
Treating Aggressive and Conduct Disorder Children
Wake County
Schools; January 1996.
PROFESSINAL
MEMBERSHIPS
National
Register of Professional Health Services
Providers -
Listed American Psychological Association.
North Carolina
Psychology Association Editorial Advisory Board,
Journal of
Clinical Neuropsychology, 1980.-1985
The Association
of Black Psychologists, President-Elect 1992.
North Board of
Licensing Practicing Psychologists, Member (1982-1984)
and Vice Chairman (1984-1985)
PROFESSIONAL
LICENSURE
North Carolina
Psychology Board (#388)
POST
DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AND SEMINARS
Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Violence or Oppositional Behaviors;
Cape Code, Massachusetts
August 1993
Borderline
Personality Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment
New York City, July 1995
FORENSIC
TRAINING WORKSHOPS; CERTIFICATED
MMPI-2 and
MMPI-A Interpretations
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
September 23
& 24, 1993
Forensic Evaluations
and Forensic Applications
Montgomery,
Alabama
October 16
& 17, 1993
Resistant
and Aggressive Adolescents and Children: How to Effectively Intervene with
Self-Esteem and Dignity
Eastham,
Massachusetts
FORENSIC
CASE PREPARATION AND IN COURT TESTIMONIES
Preparations
for forensic expert testimony
August, 1993;
November, 1993; December, 1993; January, 1994; August, 1994; July and August
1995
Forensic
Expert Testimony;
In
Courtroom:
(1) August,
1994; State of North Carolina vs. Lavern Burrus;
Prepared
for Expert Testimony; settlement reached
2) August,
1996; State of North Carolina vs. Michael Earl Sexton; (3) May, 1997; State of
North Carolina vs. Herbert Chavis
OTHER
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Diplomat
Status; College of Forensic Psychologists
Consultant to
NCCU Division of Human Resources;
On Non faculty
Conflict Resolution Task Force
Chair, NCAA
Division Infractions Committee; Division II
NCCU University
Marshall; 2002-2011
Consultant to
Mental Health Agencies: RTP and Greenville
NCAA NCCU
Faculty Athletic Representative - 1992-2015
President:
Alpha Phi Fraternity, Inc. Phi Lambda Chapter 1980-2002
Recipient of the State of North Carolina's Order of the
Long Leaf Pine, June 26, 2015
Recent Board
Appointments
The North
Carolina Association of Professional Psychologists
2017-Current