Bryan P Mccormick

Bryan P Mccormick

  • College of Public Health

    Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

    Professor

    Distinguished Fellow, National Academy of Recreation Therapists

    Programs
    • Recreational Therapy

    Fellow, Academy of Leisure Sciences

    Programs
    • Recreational Therapy
Office Location

1700 N Broad Suite 301C

Phone

215-204-6817

Biography

Bryan McCormick is a professor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Public Health at Temple University. Dr. McCormick is a past president of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association and is a fellow in the Academy of Leisure Sciences and the National Academy of Recreational Therapists. He is the author or co-author of over 60 peer-reviewed publications, more than 40 published research abstracts, 3 books and 15 book chapters. Dr. McCormick’s work has been published in journals such as Journal of Leisure Research, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Therapeutic Recreation Journal, and Schizophrenia Research. Working with co-investigators and graduate students, his group has successfully used a variety of data collection and data analysis techniques to capture the everyday experience of adults with severe mental illness. His current work is focused on translating basic findings on everyday life activities into field-based interventions to improve social functioning and community participation among adults with schizophrenia. He is a two-time recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research and lectures in psychiatric services in Serbia (2010) and Bosnia (2017). Dr. McCormick has provided trainings in the US and internationally on the use of recreation as a form of psychosocial intervention in psychiatric rehabilitation. His teaching includes both undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of recreational therapy, social psychology and social science research methods.

Education

  • PhD, Parks Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University
  • MS, Recreation and Parks; Emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation, The Pennsylvania State University
  • BS, Recreation and Parks; Emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation, The Pennsylvania State University

Curriculum Vitae 

Google Scholar: Bryan McCormick's Google Scholar profile

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

RCTH 5001

Graduate Research I in Recreational Therapy

Graduate

Selected Publications

  • McCormick, B.P., Brusilovskiy, E., Nagata, S., Townley, G., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2024). The Role of Acceptance in Everyday Loneliness Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness. Community Ment Health J, 60(2), pp. 308-316. United States. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01172-4

  • Nagata, S., Brusilovskiy, E., Townley, G., McCormick, B., Thomas, E.C., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2023). Housing and loneliness among individuals with serious mental illnesses. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 69(3), pp. 559-566. England. doi: 10.1177/00207640221119636

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., Brusilovskiy, E., & Salzer, M.S. (2022). Community participation as a predictor of depressive symptoms among individuals with serious mental illnesses. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 68(8), pp. 1689-1697. England. doi: 10.1177/00207640211052182

  • Townley, G., Brusilovskiy, E., Klein, L., McCormick, B., Snethen, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2022). Community Mental Health Center Visits and Community Mobility of People with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Facilitator or Constraint? Community Ment Health J, 58(3), pp. 420-428. United States. doi: 10.1007/s10597-021-00821-w

  • McCormick, B.P., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., Klein, L., Townley, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2022). Getting out of the house: The relationship of venturing into the community and neurocognition among adults with serious mental illness. Psychiatr Rehabil J, 45(1), pp. 18-25. United States. doi: 10.1037/prj0000483

  • McCormick, B.P., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., Klein, L., Townley, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2022). "Getting out of the house: The relationship of venturing into the community and neurocognition among adults with serious mental illness": Correction. Psychiatr Rehabil J, 45(1), p. 26. United States. doi: 10.1037/prj0000491

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., Brusilovskiy, E., Zisman-Ilani, Y., Wilson, S., Snethen, G., Townley, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2021). Emotional states associated with being in the community and being with others among individuals with serious mental illnesses. Am J Orthopsychiatry, 91(1), pp. 1-8. United States. doi: 10.1037/ort0000516

  • Snethen, G., Brusilovskiy, E., McCormick, B.P., Hiremath, S.V., & Salzer, M.S. (2021). The Relationship between Community Participation and Physical Activity among Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses. Ment Health Phys Act, 20. England. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100381

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., Brusilovskiy, E., Snethen, G., Townley, G., & Salzer, M.S. (2021). Depressive symptoms and community participation among individuals with serious mental illnesses. Am J Orthopsychiatry, 91(5), pp. 598-606. United States. doi: 10.1037/ort0000560

  • Dawson, S., McCormick, B., Piatt, J., Knapp, D., & Dickinson, S. (2021). Effect of a mentoring program for adolescents with physical disabilities attending a therapeutic camp. J Pediatr Rehabil Med, 14(2), pp. 275-284. Netherlands. doi: 10.3233/PRM-190673

  • Brusilovskiy, E., Klein, L.A., Townley, G., Snethen, G., McCormick, B., Hiremath, S.V., & Salzer, M.S. (2020). Examining the relationship between community mobility and participation using GPS and self-report data. Soc Sci Med, 265, p. 113539. England. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113539

  • Luther, L., Fischer, M.W., Johnson-Kwochka, A.V., Minor, K.S., Holden, R., Lapish, C.L., McCormick, B., & Salyers, M.P. (2020). Mobile enhancement of motivation in schizophrenia: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a personalized text message intervention for motivation deficits. J Consult Clin Psychol, 88(10), pp. 923-936. United States. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000599

  • Arnaez, J.M., Krendl, A.C., McCormick, B.P., Chen, Z., & Chomistek, A.K. (2020). The association of depression stigma with barriers to seeking mental health care: a cross-sectional analysis. J Ment Health, 29(2), pp. 182-190. England. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2019.1644494

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., & Piatt, J. (2020). Leisure behavior and sense of coherence in the context of depression. J Community Psychol, 48(2), pp. 283-301. United States. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22250

  • Thomas, E.C., Snethen, G., McCormick, B., & Salzer, M.S. (2019). An exploration of linear and curvilinear relationships between community participation and neurocognition among those with serious mental illnesses. Psychiatr Rehabil J, 42(4), pp. 358-365. United States. doi: 10.1037/prj0000364

  • Nagata, S., McCormick, B., & Piatt, J. (2019). The effect of leisure coping on depressive symptoms among individuals with depression: examination of potential confounding effects of physical activity and extraversion. Psychol Health Med, 24(6), pp. 654-666. England. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2018.1557711