SRPR Laboratory Grant Funding
The Suicide Risk and Prevention Research (SRPR) Laboratory conducts externally funded translational suicide prevention research focused on improving how suicide risk is identified, understood, and addressed across healthcare and community settings.
Our funded projects integrate clinical science, ecological momentary assessment, psychometrics, implementation science, and community-engaged research to develop clinically actionable and scalable approaches to suicide prevention. Our work is supported through federal agencies, national foundations, and statewide implementation partnerships.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Piloting Stress Control as a Universal, Community-Based Suicide Prevention Strategy in the U.S.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Years: 2024–2026 (No-Cost-Extension Pending)
This project evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of Stress Control, a low-intensity, community-based intervention designed to improve stress management, resilience, and emotional coping. The study examines the potential utility of scalable upstream approaches to suicide prevention within U.S. community settings.
Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention in Primary Care Within a Zero Suicide Framework
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Years: 2022–2027
This statewide implementation initiative focuses on improving suicide prevention efforts within pediatric primary care settings. The project includes provider training, implementation support, and intervention development aimed at improving suicide risk identification, family involvement, and evidence-based suicide prevention practices within healthcare systems.
American Psychological Foundation (APF)
Do Confidentiality Procedures Influence Suicide-Related Risk Disclosure? An Experimental Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
Role: Faculty Principal Investigator
Years: 2026–2027
This project examines factors that may influence the disclosure and measurement of suicide-related experiences during ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Using an experimental design, the study evaluates how research procedures may affect reporting of suicidal thoughts and related risk factors during repeated, real-time assessments in participants’ daily lives. The project extends prior experimental work on suicide-risk disclosure to EMA, with implications for improving the validity and ethical implementation of suicide-risk assessment in research.
National Institute on Aging (NIA R15)
Reducing Suicide Risk Among Aging Informal Caregivers of Persons with AD/ADRD: Adapting, Implementing, and Evaluating Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Interventions
Role: Multiple Principal Investigator
Years: 2023–2026
Texas Psychological Foundation
Approaching the Tipping Point: Real-Time Signals of the Transition from Suicidal Desire to Intent
Role: Faculty Principal Investigator
Years: 2026
New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center
Examining Firearm Storage Practices, Masculine Gender Norms, and Suicide Risk Among U.S. Law Enforcement Officers
Role: Faculty Principal Investigator
Year: 2023
Pearson Clinical Assessment / University of Minnesota Press
Understanding Underreporting of Suicide Risk: The MMPI-3 Validity Scales and Scores
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Years: 2022–2023
American Psychological Association
Improving Community Supervision Outcomes with Psychologically Informed Best Practices
Role: Co-Investigator
Year: 2020