Dept. of Psychology Colloquium - Dr. Sarah Victor

Visiting from Texas Tech University, TX, Dr. Sarah E. Victor will be presenting: :Testing Mechanisms of Risk for Self-Harm and Suicide: Translating Lived Experiences into Scientific and Policy Progress for Marginalized Groups."

Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours (SITBs), including nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviour, are pernicious clinical challenges faced by diverse groups across the lifespan. In this talk, Dr. Victor will present her team’s work across three domains which address critical questions in relation to mental health outcomes such as SITBs. First, Dr. Victor will describe her use of intensive longitudinal methods, such as ecological momentary assessment, to clarify how risk for SITBs shifts over time in daily life; these within-person processes highlight unique, relevant targets for just-in-time interventions to prevent self-harm and suicide. Second, Dr. Victor will share her community-engaged work with members of diverse groups, including transgender and non-binary adults and people with disabilities, in relation to the formation of relevant, culturally appropriate research questions and methodologies to understand SITB risk in historically minoritized and marginalized populations. Third, Dr. Victor will share how her professional and personal experiences of mental illness and disability inform her work on the well-being of the mental health workforce, with implications for training and professional development of psychologists in research and clinical practice.

Details:

1:30PM - Talk

Located in Research Institute 119 (RI 119)

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