Brenda Huber

Brenda Huber, PhD, ABPP, a dually licensed school and clinical psychologist, transitioned from her position as Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center and Executive Director of Rush NeuroBehavioral Center in spring 2022 to build a portfolio career under her umbrella business, Doc B, PLLC. Previously she served two decades as Director of the Psychological Services Center at Illinois State University and the Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium, one of the largest APA accredited programs in the country. She began her career as a middle school language arts and communications teacher. After acquiring a master's degree in counseling from Purdue University, she worked in therapeutic foster care before returning to graduate school to study the relationship between attachment organization, emotion regulation, and social-information processing. Drawing on expertise developed in multiple child-serving sectors (i.e., schools, healthcare, juvenile court, community mental health, child welfare, early childhood), she provides systems-consultation to communities engaging in collaborative and innovative solutions to children's mental health needs. Her interests include relationship-oriented and empowering interventions, children's mental health/educational equity, and exploring avenues by which research and practice can influence public policy.