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Brian Droubay is an Assistant Professor of Social Work in the College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University, serving the USU Brigham Region which includes campuses in Brigham City, Kaysville, and Tremonton, Utah.
His scholarship integrates social work practice with human sexuality, religiosity, and technology use. He investigates how moral values and stigma shape experiences of pornography consumption, sexual identity, and mental health among both sexual minorities and heterosexual populations. Another major strand of his work focuses on educational equity, particularly the intersecting challenges faced by first-generation and single-mother college students.
Across 15 peer-reviewed publications (2017–2025) he has employed diverse methodologies—from large-scale machine-learning analyses across 16 countries to in-depth qualitative studies—illuminating predictors of problematic pornography use, the psychological impact of secrecy and shame, and the role of religiosity in censorship debates. His applied research also advances evidence-based interventions for intimate-partner-violence perpetrators and supports the well-being of medical social workers through studies on compassion fatigue and empathy.
While the provided material does not list specific awards, grants, or doctoral advisees, the breadth and recency of his output indicate active scholarly engagement and ongoing contributions to social work education and practice.
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