Brien Culhane, BS

Brien received his Bachelor’s of Science with honors in psychology from Davidson College in 2022. At Davidson, Brien studied positive psychology and self-compassion, culminating in an honors thesis on the effects of a 90-minute single session loving-kindness meditation intervention for undergraduate well-being. As an RA in the fNIBI Lab, Brien’s work has primarily focused on longitudinal deep phenotyping studies involving multimodal data collection including video and audio recorded interviews, ecological momentary assessment, actigraphy, and fMRI with inpatients at McLean experiencing mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and OCD. Meanwhile, Brien has taken lead on a quality improvement project to assess the clinical utility of wearable devices for the monitoring of inpatient sleep and activity. Brien is presently preparing a manuscript for publication summarizing the first phase of this quality improvement project encompassing both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Brien intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology succeeding his time at McLean with aims of integrating spirituality, treatment, and technology in a career of research, teaching, and practice.