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Robert Bray

Expertise

Military Behavioral Health
Substance Abuse
Surveys

Biography

Robert M. Bray, PhD, is a senior research psychologist and director of the Substance Abuse Epidemiology and Military Behavioral Health Program. His research interests focus on the epidemiology of substance use and other health behaviors in military and civilian populations with an emphasis on understanding the prevalence, causes, correlates, and consequences of these behaviors. He has directed eight comprehensive worldwide Department of Defense surveys of military personnel that comprise the most widely cited data on substance use and health behaviors in the military and two longitudinal studies assessing risk and protective factors for initiation of tobacco and alcohol use among junior enlisted sailors, soldiers, and airmen. Dr. Bray is principal editor of Drug Use in Metropolitan America, which integrates findings from a large-scale study of drug use among diverse populations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He has published and presented widely in the area of substance use and health-related behaviors.

Education

PhD, Social Psychology, University of Illinois; MS, Psychology, Brigham Young University; AB, Psychology, Brigham Young University.

Selected Publications

Bray, R.M., Bae, K.E., Federman, E.B., & Wheeless, S.C. (2005). Regional differences in alcohol use among U.S. military personnel. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66 (2):229-238.

Sanchez, R.P., Bray, R.M., Vincus, A.A., & Bann, C.M. (2004). Predictors of job satisfaction among active duty and reserve/guard personnel in the US military. Military Psychology, 16 (1):19-35.

Hourani, L.L., Yuan, H.X., & Bray, R.M. (2004). Psychosocial and lifestyle correlates of premenstrual symptoms among military women. Journal of Womens Health, 13 (7):812-821.

Hourani, L.L., Yuan, H.X., & Bray, R.M. (2003). Psychosocial and health correlates of types of traumatic event exposures among US military personnel. Military Medicine, 168 (9):736-743.

Sanchez, R.P., & Bray, R.M. (2001 Oct). Cigar and pipe smoking in the U.S. military: prevalence, trends, and correlates. Military Medicine, 166 (10):903-908.

Bray, R.M., Camlin, C.S., Fairbank, J.A., Dunteman, G.H., & Wheeless, S.C. (2001). The effects of stress on job functioning of military men and women. Armed Forces and Society, 27 (3):397-417.

Lindquist, C.H., & Bray, R.M. (2001). Trends in overweight and physical activity among US military personnel, 1995-1998. Preventive Medicine, 32 (1):57-65.

Bray, R.M., & Marsden, M.E. (2000). Trends in substance use among US military personnel: The impact of changing demographic composition. Substance Use and Misuse, 35 (6-8):949-969.

Bray, R.M., & Marsden, M.E. (Ed.). (1999). Drug Use in Metropolitan America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Bray, R.M., Fairbank, J.A., & Marsden, M.E. (1999). Stress and substance use among military women and men. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 25 (2):239-256.

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