Bray is professor and former chair of the Department of Psychology at University of Texas San Antonio (2017-present).
[3] He was the project director and principal investigator at the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Medical Residency Program for substance abuse.
The book Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Decade summarized his study for both professional and lay audiences.
His other influential research includes the Baylor Adolescent Alcohol Project, supported by the National Institutes of Health.
The long-term study examined family relationships, parenting, and peer influences on adolescent alcohol and substance use from 6th through 12th grades.