Dr. Lynda Brown Wright is an associate professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology. She received a bachelor of arts degree in Psychology from Grambling State University and a masters and educational specialist degrees in educational and school psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. She received a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas A & M University.

In 1996, Dr. Wright was one of five national recipients of a 5-year National Institute of Health (NIH) Research Career Development award in the heart area, funded by the heart, lung and blood division. This award supports her study of psychosocial and chronic environmental stress factors related to the cardiovascular health of African American children and youth. Her work in this area has been published in leading refereed journals and presented at numerous state, national, and international conferences.