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Sharon KramperSharon Kramper, PhD, received her BA in Linguistics from Northwestern University in 1997. Many of the intervening years were spent working in veterinary medicine, where she was sensitized to the elevated risk of suicide among veterinary professionals. She left a masters program in Counseling Psychology at The Chicago School for Professional Psychology to join the Suicidal Behavior and Psychopathology Laboratory at Auburn University. Sharon was a Presidential Graduate Research Fellow with research interests including identifying suicide risk factors, protective factors, and preventive strategies for individuals who study and work in veterinary medicine. Sharon completed her internship at the Georgia Regional Hospital and graduated from Auburn in 2024. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Rush University Medical Center's Road Home Program.
Eric CrosbyEric Crosby, PhD received his BS in psychology from Towson University in 2013 and his MSW from the University of Maryland-Baltimore in 2015. He spent two years as a research assistant at the Baltimore VA Medical Center's Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) before starting Auburn University’s Clinical Psychology program. Eric completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and graduated from Auburn in 2023. He is currently a T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Mental Health. Eric's research aims to increase mental health treatment access for individuals with suicidality through the use of scalable interventions (e.g., brief and/or internet-based interventions).
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Liz SpitzerLiz Spitzer, PhD, received her BA in psychology in 2012 and MA in psychology in 2013, both from Vanderbilt University. Before beginning in the Clinical Psychology program at Auburn, she spent two years as a research assistant at the Rocky Mountain VA Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC). Liz completed her pre-doctoral internship at VA Boston and graduated from Auburn's Clinical Psychology Program with her PhD in 2020. She completed her postdoctoral fellow in health services research at the Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research (CHOIR) at VA Boston. She currently owns and runs her own private practice as well as works as a Chief Operating Officer for DYNC1H1 Association. Liz's research focuses on improving the adoption, reach, and sustainability of suicide prevention initiates in healthcare settings.
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Caitlin WilliamsCaitlin Williams, PhD, received her BA in psychology from the Catholic University of America in 2010. She spent two years as a research assistant at New York State Psychiatric Institute before coming to Auburn in 2013. Caitlin completed her internship at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA and graduated from Auburn's Clinical Psychology Program with her PhD in 2019. She attended her postdoctoral fellowship at the Community Reintegration Program in the VA and is currently a VA psychologist at the Suicide Prevention Telehealth Program (VISN 1 Clinical Resource Hub) as well as a Clinical Instructor at the Yale School of Medicine. Her research is focused on the effects of exposure to suicide news media as well as stigma toward suicide.
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Ian CeroIan Cero, PhD, MPS received his BA in philosophy from Concordia College in 2010 and his MA in Clinical Psychology from Minnesota State University in 2012. He completed his internship at the Charleston Consortium (Medical University of South Carolina/Ralph H. Johnson VAMC) and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center's Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide. Ian also completed a masters degree in Probability and Statistics concurrently with his PhD in Clinical Psychology. His research interests focus on network models of suicide risk and their application to suicide prevention.
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Kelly ZuromskiKelly Zuromski, PhD, received her BS in psychology and her BA in Criminology and Law from the University of Florida in 2011. Kelly completed her internship at the Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Training Program and graduated from Auburn with her PhD in 2017. In 2020, Kelly completed a postdoctoral fellowship under the mentorship of Prof. Matthew Nock at Harvard University where she worked in collaboration with the Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC) and the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS). Kelly is now Director of Research at Franciscan Children's and is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Her research is aimed at improving the prediction and prevention of suicide, with a particular focus on exploring how technology can be harnessed to identify at-risk individuals and deliver interventions outside of traditional healthcare settings. Her research focuses on understanding and preventing suicide, with a particular focus on exploring how technology can be harnessed to identify at-risk individuals and deliver interventions outside traditional healthcare settings.
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Jami GauthierJami Gauthier, PhD, received her BA in psychology from The Ohio State University in 2011. Jami completed her internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Internship Training Consortium during the 2016-2017 academic year and graduated with her PhD in 2017. Following internship, she is completed her postdoctoral training in the University of Mississippi Medical Center's department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. She is currently a Substance Use Disorder Specialist in Tele-Primary Care Mental Health Integration and Health Psychology at the VISN19 Clinical Resource Hub. She is also a supervisor for the Salt Lake City VA Psychology internship program. Jami is primarily interested in the relationship between suicidal behavior and substance use, focusing on how substance use may be linked to each of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide constructs. Jami is also interested in the development and dissemination of brief interventions for suicidal behavior and substance use.
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Maggie DavisMaggie Davis, PhD received her BA in psychology from the University of Virginia in 2006 and worked as Research Coordinator at UVA Hospital’s Center for Behavioral Medicine Research before coming to Auburn in 2010. Maggie completed her internship at the Ann Arbor VA during the 2015-2016 academic year. Following internship, Maggie completed her postdoctoral training at the Neuroimaging Sciences Training Program in the Yale School of Medicine and obtained a K08 (Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award) from NIMH. Maggie is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. Maggie's research interests focus on the assessment of PTSD and borderline personality disorder and use of neuroimaging techniques to elucidate the relationship between trauma exposure and the development of suicidal behavior. Maggie was co-mentored by Dr. Witte and Dr. Frank Weathers.
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Suicidal Behavior & Psychopathology Laboratory
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