Dr. Barry is a chronic disease epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the UConn School of Medicine (SOM) and the UConn Center on Aging/UConn Pepper Center. Dr. Barry received an MPH (1998) and PhD (2004) in Epidemiology and Public Health from Yale University where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-related Research.  Prior to joining the UConn SOM faculty in 2011, Dr. Barry was an Assistant Professor in the Yale Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics.  Her research interests include the interface between mental health and functional disability in older persons, and the relationship among mental health, physical function, and cognition in older incarcerated individuals or those transitioning from incarceration to the community in later life.  

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BA	College of the Holy Cross	Psychology
MPH	Yale University School of Medicine	Chronic Disease Epidemiology
PhD	Yale University Graduate School	Epidemiology of Aging

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Professional Training	College of the Holy Cross	Certification in Gerontological Studies
Fellowship	Yale University School of Medicine	Research Training in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology
Postdoctoral	Yale University School of Medicine	Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology
Fellowship	Brookdale	Leadership in Aging Fellow

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Academic Tenure	UConn School of Medicine
Participant, NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) program, Center for Scientific Review (CSR)	NIH
Fellow	Gerontological Society of America
New Investigator Fellowship, Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health	National Institute on Drug Abuse & Langeloth Foundation
Advanced Research Institute (ARI) Scholar	National Institute of Mental Health
Summer Institute on Aging Research	National Institute on Aging
Mind-Body Center Summer Institute	University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Loan Repayment Program Funding Recipient	National Institutes of Health
Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society	Psi Chi

Dr. Barry co-directs the Capstone Scholarly Project requirement for UConn medical students and teaches a grant-writing course for junior faculty members at UConn (the Pre-K Junior Faculty Career Development Award Program).

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
UConn School of Medicine Curriculum Reform Subcommittee (Vertically Integrated Teams Aligned in Learning - VITALS)	Education Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2015
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences	Editorial Board	Editorial Board	External	National	2010
Epidemiology of Aging Interest Group; Gerontological Society of America	Professional/Scientific Organization	Co-Chair	External	International	2010	2012
Junior Faculty Research Career Special Interest Group Steering Committee, American Geriatrics Society	Advisory Committee	Steering Committee	External	National	2009	2012
ESPO Ad Hoc Planning Task Force	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	2007	2009
Emerging Scholars and Professionals Organization (ESPO), Gerontological Society of America	Professional/Scientific Organization	Chair	External	National	2004	2007
Student Representative, Publications Committee, Gerontological Society of America	Editorial Board	Committee Member	External	National	2001	2003

Geriatric mental health; the inter-relationship between mental health and phsyical function in older persons; epidemiology of depression in older persons; mobility disability; health of older incarcerated persons.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Editorials

Other

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Race Differences in Older Incarcerated Persons' Mental Health.	Poster		2022	AAGP - Orlando, FL
Veterans transitioning from prison to community in later life: increased risk of suicide attempts and unintended death	Talk	American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry	2019
Objective Physical Function and Mental Health-Related Outcomes in Older Prisoners	Poster	Gerontological Society of America	2018
Suicidal Ideation in Older Inmates	Talk	Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health	2015	Boston, MA
Social Support and Mental Health-Related Outcomes in Older Prisoners	Talk	Gerontological Society of America Conference	2015	Orlando, FL
Race, Depression and Performance-Based Mobility Over Time in Older Persons.	Talk	American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry Meetings	2013	Los Angeles, CA
Disability and Suicidal Ideation in Older Prisoners: A Pilot Study.	Poster	Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health	2013	Chicago
Double Jeopardy: Mental Illness and Poor Physical Function in Connecticut Prisoners.	Talk	Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health	2012	Atlanta, GA
Low Health Literacy and Black-White Differences in Depression Onset: Findings from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.	Talk	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2012	San Diego, CA
Slow Gait Speed and Potential Synergism of Inflammation and Vitamin D Deficiency.	Talk	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2012	San Diego, CA
Race, Depression and Performance-Based Mobility Over Time: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America	2011	Boston, MA
The association between disability burden and Depression in older persons over time.	Talk	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2010	Orlando, FL
Race, Depression and Performance-Based Mobility Over Time: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study	Poster	Gerontological Society of America	2010	Boston, MA
Longitudinal effect of depression on subsequent functional transitions in older persons.	Talk	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2009	Chicago, IL
Use of antidepressant medication and the subsequent course of depressive symptoms among older adults.	Poster	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2009	Chicago, IL
The association between self-rated health and change in gait speed over time in older persons.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2009	Atlanta, GA
The effect of depression on recovery of premorbid function after hospitalization among community-living older persons.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2008	Baltimore, MD
Depression and Disability in Older Persons: Untangling Complexities	Talk	School of Medicine; Geriatrics Grand Rounds	2008	University of Connecticut
The effect of depression on the burden of disability over time among community-living older persons.	Talk	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2008	Washington, DC
The effect of depression on disability subtypes on older persons over time.	Talk	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2007	San Francisco
Transitions Between Depression States in Community-Living Older Persons	Talk	Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development	2006	University of Connecticut
Transitions Between Depression States in Community-Living Older Persons	Talk	Weill Medical College, Department of Psychiatry	2006	Cornell University
Longitudinal Association of Gender with Transitions Between States of Depression in Community-Dwelling Older Persons.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2006	Dallas, TX
Patient satisfaction with treatment after AMI: the role of psychosocial factors.	Poster	American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference	2005	Washington, D.C.
Resilience and likelihood of disability among non-disabled, community-dwelling older persons.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2005	Orlando, FL
Social support and change in mental and physical functioning at 6-months after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2004	Washington, D.C.
Perceived control and Change in mental and physical functioning at 6-months after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2003	San Diego, CA
Determining the extent of activity impairments and/or modifications associated with chronic pain in older veterans receiving primary care.	Poster	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2002	Washington, D.C.
Identification of coping strategies used by older veterans with chronic pain.	Poster	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2002	Washington, D.C.
Impact of low self-efficacy on disability among older veterans with chronic pain in a primary care setting.	Talk	American Geriatrics Society Meetings	2002	Washington, D.C.
Effective pain reduction strategies reported by communitydwelling older persons with chronic pain.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2002	Boston, MA
A computer-based intervention to prevent potential drug-related medical errors in the elderly.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2000	Washington, D.C.
Improving medication use in the elderly: Results of an educational intervention.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	2000	Washington, D.C.
Osteoporosis drug therapy in women with and without hip fracture: Results from a large mail survey.	Poster	American Society for Bone Mineral Research Meetings	1999	St. Louis,
An approach to improving medication use in the elderly: The role of patient education.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	1999	San Francisco, CA
Determining risk of osteoporotic fracture and falling in older women: A population-based approach.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	1999	San Francisco, CA
Age effects on the management of acute ischemic stroke and elderly patients.	Poster	The Lancet – The Challenge of Stroke conference	1998	Montreal, Quebec
Quest religiosity, mental and physical health in a community sample of older adults.	Poster	Gerontological Society of America Meetings	1995	Los Angeles, CA