Brian Greineder
Assistant Professor of Practice
bagreineder@marywood.edu
Psychology and Counseling
McGowan Cntr Grad & Prof Stud 1026
Courses taught:
General Psychology PSYC-211Adult Psychopathology PSYC-260
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology PSYC-261
Brian Greineder, Ph.D., LPC, LPCMH, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and Delaware with more than 31 years of experience in psychology, counseling, behavioral health, and forensic and correctional settings. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology with a specialization in Education from Walden University, a Master of Human Services from Lincoln University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kutztown University.
Throughout his career, Dr. Greineder has worked with children, adolescents, adults and families across a wide range of clinical and institutional environments. His professional experience includes outpatient mental health, school-based services, residential programs, group homes, correctional settings, state hospital systems, behavioral health assessment, crisis intervention, and treatment planning. He has also held supervisory and behavioral health leadership positions, providing him with extensive experience working with multidisciplinary teams and navigating the complex clinical, organizational, and systemic issues that influence behavioral health services.
A significant portion of Dr. Greineder's career has involved working with forensic and correctional populations. This experience has shaped his professional interests in psychopathology, clinical assessment, behavioral health systems, trauma-informed care, human sexuality, and the intersection of mental health with social and criminal justice systems. His approach emphasizes understanding individuals within the broader contexts of their families, communities, institutions, and lived experiences rather than viewing psychological concerns solely through a diagnostic lens.
Prior to joining Marywood University, Dr. Greineder served in clinical and behavioral health leadership roles and taught as an adjunct faculty member at Lincoln University, Capella University, and Delaware County Community College. His teaching is grounded in the integration of psychological theory and clinical practice, with an emphasis on critical thinking, ethical decision making, diagnostic reasoning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the practical skills students need as future behavioral health professionals. Drawing on more than three decades of professional experience, he brings real-world clinical and forensic perspectives into the classroom and encourages students to consider both individual and systemic factors when understanding human behavior.
Dr. Greineder's research interests center on the intersection of human sexuality, sexual offending behaviors, correctional populations, and identity development among marginalized and underrepresented populations. His scholarship is grounded primarily in qualitative inquiry and includes published research examining correctional officers' perceptions of sexual offenders, reflecting his interest in how institutional attitudes, professional roles, and stigma shape responses to individuals involved in the criminal justice system. His future research will explore sexual victimization among incarcerated men and the psychological and social consequences of these experiences, as well as identity development and the interaction of racial identity, gender identity, spiritual identity, sexual identity, and social class.
Throughout his career, Dr. Greineder has worked with children, adolescents, adults and families across a wide range of clinical and institutional environments. His professional experience includes outpatient mental health, school-based services, residential programs, group homes, correctional settings, state hospital systems, behavioral health assessment, crisis intervention, and treatment planning. He has also held supervisory and behavioral health leadership positions, providing him with extensive experience working with multidisciplinary teams and navigating the complex clinical, organizational, and systemic issues that influence behavioral health services.
A significant portion of Dr. Greineder's career has involved working with forensic and correctional populations. This experience has shaped his professional interests in psychopathology, clinical assessment, behavioral health systems, trauma-informed care, human sexuality, and the intersection of mental health with social and criminal justice systems. His approach emphasizes understanding individuals within the broader contexts of their families, communities, institutions, and lived experiences rather than viewing psychological concerns solely through a diagnostic lens.
Prior to joining Marywood University, Dr. Greineder served in clinical and behavioral health leadership roles and taught as an adjunct faculty member at Lincoln University, Capella University, and Delaware County Community College. His teaching is grounded in the integration of psychological theory and clinical practice, with an emphasis on critical thinking, ethical decision making, diagnostic reasoning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the practical skills students need as future behavioral health professionals. Drawing on more than three decades of professional experience, he brings real-world clinical and forensic perspectives into the classroom and encourages students to consider both individual and systemic factors when understanding human behavior.
Dr. Greineder's research interests center on the intersection of human sexuality, sexual offending behaviors, correctional populations, and identity development among marginalized and underrepresented populations. His scholarship is grounded primarily in qualitative inquiry and includes published research examining correctional officers' perceptions of sexual offenders, reflecting his interest in how institutional attitudes, professional roles, and stigma shape responses to individuals involved in the criminal justice system. His future research will explore sexual victimization among incarcerated men and the psychological and social consequences of these experiences, as well as identity development and the interaction of racial identity, gender identity, spiritual identity, sexual identity, and social class.