Thought Leadership
Training and Facilitation
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Whether by myself or with consultant colleagues, I've offered training, facilitation, and intentional dialogues on:​​
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Mentally Healthy Workplaces
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Well-Being in the Workplace
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Black Mental Health + Well-Being
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Cultural Responsivity
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Equity-Grounded Leadership
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Cultural Humility
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Microaggressions
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Strategic Planning + Visioning
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Community Well-Being
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Adverse Community Experiences
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Social Determinants of Health
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Trauma and Community Trauma
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Product Development​​
Offering people resources, tools, or even just a new framework
to better do their work is part of my work.
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I create tools and resources that make complex ideas easier to understand and apply. These resources are designed for nonprofits, foundations, and community partners to use in their own systems transformation work.
Products developed are practical, actionable, and grounded in equity and well-being. Examples include:
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Toolkits + Guides
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One-pagers + Fact Sheets
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Frameworks + Models
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Training Resources
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Evaluation Tools
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Policy + Practice Briefs​​
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Talks and Presentations
I like talking about topics that are important to me.
I give talks and presentations on areas related to: ​
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Health + Well-Being
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Culture + Identity
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Communication
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Representations
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Media Effects
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Nutrition ​
Insights in Practice ​
Selected presentations, publications, and tools that reflect our work in action.
Recent Presentations
​Brandow, C.L. & Swarbrick, M. (2022, June). Co-developing a well-being model for young Black adults. Poster presented at the Rutgers University Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies Wellness in Recovery Conference, Virtual.
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Bauer, A., Brandow, C.L., DiGioia-Laird, V., & Swarbrick, M., (2022, April 29). Culturally driven research partnerships to promote wellness and recovery outcomes. Panel presentation at the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology Emerging Addictions Conference, Virtual.
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Brandow, C.L. (2021, October). Well-being in the workplace: No turning back. Invited session presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Virtual.
Brandow, C.L., Manderscheid, R., Swarbrick, M. (2021, May). Addressing racial injustice through behavioral health. Plenary session presented at the American Public Health Association Mental Health Section Mental Health Month Series, Virtual. [View the Presentation]
Training Tools
Brandow, C., Asadi, H., Myrick, K., Brice, G., Pitts, S., Canuteson, M., Wilson, I., Swarbrick, M., & Warrick, J. (2022, December). The well-being model for young Black adults. Piscataway, New Jersey: Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University. [View the Infographic]
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Swarbrick, P. & Brandow, C.L. (2020, September). Take Charge! of your goals with wellness coaching. Albany, NY: New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services. [View the Presentation] [Access the Workbook]
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Brandow, C.L. & Cave, C. (2018). Exploring the impacts of community trauma and toxic stress on our well-being. [Slide Deck]
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Recent Publications
​​Brandow, C. L., Asadi, H., Gamble, A., & Swarbrick, M. (2025). The Well-Being Model for Young Black Adults: Applying Coproduction Principles and Practices. Psychiatric Services, 76(7), 694–697. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240335
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Swarbrick, M., & Brandow, C. L. (2025). The lived experience: Focus on wellness. In G. Thornicroft (Ed.), Oxford textbook of community mental health (2nd ed., pp. 57–64). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198898818.003.0006
Kramer, C. & Brandow, C. L. (2022). Learning for collective impact. Delmar, NY: National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice, Policy Research, Inc. [Download]
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Brandow, C.L. & Swarbrick, M. (2021). Improving Black mental health: A collective call to action. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000894
Nemec, P. B., Swarbrick, M., Spagnolo, A., & Brandow, C. L. (2021). Nudges to support health and wellness for individuals served by behavioral health programs. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59(1), 21–28. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20201015-03
Warshaw, C., Phillips, H., Alpert, E., Brandow, J., Brandow, C. (2020). Substance use coercion as a barrier to safety, recovery, and economic stability: Implications for policy, research, and practice: October 24-25, 2019 Technical Expert Meeting summary and report. Chicago, IL: National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health. [View the Resource]
Brandow, C.L., Swarbrick, P., & Nemec, P. (2020). Rethinking the causes and consequences of financial wellness for people with serious mental illnesses. Psychiatric Services, 71(1), 89-91. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900323
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
You often capture words to convey thoughts that I share and wish to could possess as effortlessly as you.
I have appreciated how you take a person-centered approach to supervising, and for being a mentor in ways.
Your advocacy in pushing processes and policies to be better often appears fearless, although I know it must not be.