Jaclyn Kearns, PhD
Jaclyn Kearns, PhD
Affiliated Investigator
Behavioral Science Division
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Academic Appointment
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Instructor of Psychiatry
Education
- VA Boston Healthcare System, Predoctoral Clinical Internship, 2021-2022
- University of Rochester, Clinical Psychology, Ph.D., 2022
- University of Massachusetts – Boston, Psychology, B.A., 2015
Expertise and Interests
- Comorbidity of PTSD and suicide
- Veterans and service members at high-risk for suicide
- Brief interventions
Membership in Professional Societies
- Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Awards and Honors
- Military Suicide Research Consortium Research Training Day and Travel Award
- Helen and Vincent Nowlis Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring, University of Rochester
Selected Publications
Kearns, J. C., Crasta, D., Spitzer, E. G., Gorman, K. R., Green, J. D., Nock, M. K., Keane, T. M, Marx, B. P. & Britton, P. C. (2024). Evaluating the effectiveness of safety plans for mitigating suicide risk in two samples of psychiatrically hospitalized military veterans. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2024.08.001
Kennedy, C. J., Kearns, J. C., Geraci, J. C., Gildea, S. M., Hwang, I. H., King, A. J., Liu, H., Luedtke, A., Marx, B. P., Papini, S., Petukhova, M. V., Sampson, N. A., Smoller, J. W., Wolock, C. J., Zainal, N. H., Stein, M. B., Ursano, R. J., Wagner, J. R., & Kessler, R. C. (2024). Predicting suicides among U.S. Army soldiers after leaving active service: Results from the Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers-Longitudinal Study (STARRS-LS). JAMA Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.2744
Kearns J. C., Edwards, E. R., Finely, E. P., Geraci, J. C., Gildea, S. M., Goodman, M, … & Kessler, R. C. (2023). A practical risk calculator for suicidal behavior among transitioning U.S. Army soldiers: Results from the Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers-Longitudinal Study (STARRS-LS). Psychological Medicine, 53(15), 7096-7105. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723000491
Lee, D. J., Kearns, J. C., Stanley, I. H., Spitzer, E. G., Woodward, B., Keane, T. M., & Marx, B. P. (2021). A comparison of dimensional and categorical approaches to understanding the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and risk for future suicide attempts. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34(6), 1099-1107. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22689
Kearns, J. C., Brown, S. L., Cero, I., Gorman, K. R., Nock, M. K., Keane, T. M., & Marx, B. P. (2021). Temporal sequences of suicidal and nonsuicidal thoughts and behaviors among inpatient and community-residing military veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.088
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