Kimberly H. McManama O’Brien, PhD, LICSW, is an Assistant Professor at Simmons School of Social Work with a joint appointment as Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She was recently awarded a Young Investigator Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to test a brief alcohol intervention for adolescents who have attempted suicide. She is also currently conducting a qualitative study to examine the preparatory thoughts, behaviors, and decision-making processes in adolescents who have attempted suicide. Her other project involves developing and testing a smartphone application intervention for suicidal adolescents.
