Ryan E. Flinn
- Rose Isabelle Kelly Fischer Professorship, Education, Health & Behavior
Contact Info
- Email: ryan.flinn@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.2960
Office Address
Education Room 200
231 Centennial Drive Stop 7189
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7189
Office Hours
By Appointment (please email)
Biography
Ryan E. Flinn, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Education, Health & Behavior Studies in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Flinn is supported by the Rose Isabelle Kelly Fischer Endowed Professorship (2024-2027). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) also supports Dr. Flinn's research through mentored training experiences at UCLA, Brown University, Brandeis University, and the Lighthouse Institute (Chestnut Health Systems). Dr. Flinn currently serves as co-director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-funded Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center (HHS Region 8), one of 10 regional centers throughout the U.S. providing substance use disorder training and technical assistance to healthcare providers, peer support specialists, and others involved in SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery. Dr. Flinn is also director of a subaward (2023-2029) from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, funded by SAMHSA, to oversee operations of Region 8's Opioid Response Network team (aka State Opioid Response [SOR]/Tribal Opioid Response [TOR] -Technical Assistance [TA] team) to rapidly respond to requests for training and technical assistance from facilities providing healthcare services in the region (e.g.. hospitals, clinics, correctional facilities) related to opioid use disorder, stimulant use disorder, and related training topics. Dr. Flinn has also been active in multiple roles with American Psychological Association (APA) service. Dr. Flinn is a member of several APA Divisions (e.g., 17, 44). Dr. Flinn currently serves as Communications Officer for Division 17's Prevention Section. Additionally, Dr. Flinn serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, The Counseling Psychologist, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, and Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Dr. Flinn works with graduate and undergraduate students at UND in the Trauma, Substance, Justice, and Recovery Lab. Directed by Dr. Flinn, members of the lab are interested in promoting human health in populations that experience multiple forms of adversity, including trauma/PTSD, substance use/SUD, and legal system involvement. Dr. Flinn's training experiences in multiple settings (e.g., resource center for unhoused people in California, school-based health centers in New Mexico, Ryan White-funded HIV clinics in Georgia) inform lab foci related to prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for people with co-occurring/comorbid health conditions, and also among people who experience discrimination across the lifespan due to sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, income, ability status, and racial and/or ethnic identity. Please visit our website to learn more about our work (https://education.und.edu/research/tsjr-lab.html)
- COUN 530: Theories of Counseling, Personality, and Development
- COUN 568: Adult Cognitive and Personality Assessment
- COUN 560: Supervision and Consultation Theory and Practice
- COUN 565: Professional Seminar for Interprofessional Healthcare
Counseling psychology; clinical psychology; health service psychology; mental health and substance use disorder recovery; behavioral health; integrated behavioral healthcare; interdisciplinary care; workforce development; substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery; consultation; training; education; technical assistance; clinical supervision; psychological assessment; LGBTQI+ health; trauma-informed care; people with justice system involvement; peer support; lived experience; cultural values; mental health literacy; health promotion; emerging adulthood; sexual health and HIV prevention
Published
Cioffi, C.C., Flinn, R.E., Pasman, E., Gannon, K., Gold, D., McCabe, S.E., Kepner, W., Tilson, M., Colditz, J.B., Smith, D.C., Bohler, R.M., O’Donnell, J., Hildebran, C., Montgomery, B. W., Clingan, S., & Lofaro, R.J. (2024). Beyond the 5-Year Recovery Mark: Perspectives of Researchers with Lived and Living Expertise on Public Engagement and Discourse. International Journal of Drug Policy, 133, 104599, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104599
Budge, S.L., Abreu, R.L., Flinn, R.E., Donahue, K., Estevez, R., Olezeski, C., Bernacki, J., Barr, S., Bettergarcia, J., Sprott, R., & Allen, B.J. (2024). Gender affirming care is evidence-based for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(6), 851-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.09.009
Draheim, A.A., Kridel, M.M., Flinn, R.E., Ravoori, N., Brands, S., Mosley, C., Drescher, C.F., Stepleman, L.M. (2024). Risk factors of homelessness among sexual and gender minorities in the Southeastern U.S. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 33(2), 606-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2023.2276590
Hong, C., Flinn, R. E., Ochoa, A. M., John, S. A., Garth, G., & Holloway, I. W. (2023). Internalized homophobia and social well-being among Black sexual minority men living with HIV: The mediating role of LGBT community connectedness and racial, gender, and sexual identity integration. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000679
Cascalheira, C.J., Nelson, J., Flinn, R.E., Zhao, Y., Helminen, E.C., Scheer, J.R., Stone, A.L. (2023). High-risk polysubstance use among LGBTQ+ people who use drugs in the United States: An application of syndemic theory. International Journal of Drug Policy, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104103
In Press
Flinn, R.E., Estevez, R., Terepka, A., Boot-Haury, J., Abreu, R.L., Dewey, J.M., & Skerven, K. (Accepted). Trans-Affirmative Psychological Practice is Ethical Practice: Leveraging APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct in Practice and Advocacy. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Horn, K., Flinn, R.E., Hagaman, A., Zajac, K., Hoffman, L., Poulsen, M., Cioffi, C., Jean-Berluche, D., Spana, E., Hibbard, P., Drazdowski, T., & Hogue, A. (Accepted). Systematizing peer recovery support services for substance use disorder: A taxonomy for measuring impact on recovery milestones. Frontiers in Public Health (Section on Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions).
Flinn, R.E., Taylor, T.O., Custer, B.D., Tietjen, G., Beasley, C.R., Cascalheira, C.J., Hitter, T.L., Abraham, K.M., Hibbard, P.F., Elnakib, M.M., Mendoza, E.B., Jaure, V.B., De La Rue, L., Jackman, K.P., Fuentes, K., Mahaffey, C.C., Redd, B., Holloway, I.W., Beltran, R.M., Bonar, E.E., Wilcox, M.M., & Stepleman, L.M. (Accepted). Dismantling barriers in professional psychology: Supporting formerly justice-involved students and trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
- 2024-2027, Rose Isabelle Kelly Fischer Professor (Endowed Professorship), University of North Dakota
- 2023-2024, Justice Involved and Emerging Adults Population Initiative, Chestnut Health Systems (NIDA R24DA051950)
- 2023-2024, SUD Systems Performance Scholars Program, Brandeis-Harvard SPIRE Center (NIDA P30DA035772)
- 2022-2024, Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Training Program, Brown University (NIDA R25DA037190)
- 2021-2023, HIV/AIDS Substance Abuse and Trauma Training Program, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior (NIDA R25DA035692)
- 2019, Emerging Scholars Fellowship, Active Minds
- 2021 Ph.D: Counseling Psychology (APA-Accredited), New Mexico State University
- 2016 M.A.: Clinical Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy
- 2014 B.S.: Sociology and Psychology, Creighton University
- 2009 A.A.S.: Sign Language Interpreting, Iowa Western Comm. Coll.
- 2023-Present: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Department of Education, Health, & Behavior Studies, The University of North Dakota
- 2021-2023: Postdoctoral Fellow (HIV/LGBTQ Health Psychology), Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior, The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2020-2021: Psychology Intern (APA-Accredited Internship), The Ohio State University Counseling and Consultation Service