Dr. Barry is an NIH/NIDA T32 postdoctoral research fellow at the Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health and a member of the play2PREVENT lab. Her research focuses on developing, adapting, and testing behavioral health interventions to promote adolescent mental health and prevent substance use, including in rural, Tribal, and underserved communities.

She currently leads a funded pilot project using community-engaged and human-centered design methods to digitize a culturally grounded, family-based prevention program with Cherokee Nation youth and caregivers. Her broader work examines the mental health effects of digital interventions, the substance use effects and implementation of school- and family-based prevention programs, and risk and protective processes across social and community contexts. She uses experimental methods, user-centered design, implementation science, and community partnership to strengthen natural support systems and expand the reach of effective prevention strategies.

Dr. Barry earned her PhD and MPH in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences from Emory University and her bachelor's degree in Psychology with a certificate in Global Health & Health Policy from Princeton University.