Education
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2003
MA, New York University, 1998
Overview
For decades I have been actively engaged in suicide prevention research in schools, universities, emergency departments, and other settings. I recently completed a national project to summarize the state of the science and research needs for data linkage which served as the foundation for a NIH Pathway to Prevention workshop on suicide prevention. I am on the leadership team of Maryland’s Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Network (MD-SPIN), a SAMHSA-funded state of Maryland Garrett Lee Smith suicide prevention project. I co-chair the Suicide Prevention Task Group of the National Network of Depression Centers, a non-profit 501(c)(3) network of 25 leading academic medical centers. I teach a course in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health entitled “Suicide as a Public Health Problem” and lead a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental suicide prevention work group at Johns Hopkins.
Honors and Awards
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Chapter
Andrej Marušic Suicide Research Award, sponsor: International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Young Investigator Award, 2009-2011
The Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award (AMTRA), 2007, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Young Investigator Award, 2005-2007
The Harold and Sylvia Halpert Endowment Award, 2003, Johns Hopkins University
Individual National Research Service Award, 2001-2003
National Research Service Award, 1998-2001