Brian Droubay
Social Work
Assistant Professor
Educational Background
- PhD - University of Utah - 2019
- MSW - University of Utah - 2011
- BS - Brigham Young University - 2007
Expertise
Human Sexuality; Religion/Spirituality; Moral Emotions; Psychotherapy; Quantitative Research; Clinical Practice; DSM/Psychopathology; Research Methods; Field Seminar; Forensic Social Work
Biography
Brian Droubay is an assistant professor of social work. Prior to joining USU, he worked as faculty at the University of Mississippi from 2019-21. He completed his graduate studies in social work at the University of Utah. Broadly, Dr. Droubay’s research is grounded in a person-in-environment perspective, centering on the intersection of human sexuality, religion/spirituality, moral emotions, and clinical social work. He is interested in how cultural values and environmental context shape perceptions about personal sexual behaviors—particularly behaviors that individuals find distressing—and how these issues manifest themselves in clinical practice. He is a nationally recognized scholar in the area of compulsive sexuality. Current topics of focus include problematic pornography viewing in religious communities and how the World Health Organization’s new compulsive sexual behaviour disorder diagnosis might impact sexual minority populations. While Dr. Droubay has taught various courses across the social work curriculum, his primary teaching interests include clinical practice, DSM/psychopathology, research methods, field seminar, and forensic social work. He additionally has specialized training in teaching prospective mental health practitioners how to competently address spirituality in clinical practice. Dr. Droubay is the site point of contact and primary field coordinator for Master of Social Work students attending the USU-Brigham City campus. Outside of academia, Dr. Droubay has practiced psychotherapy for over a decade, in settings ranging from penal institutions to employee assistance programs to private practice.