Speaker: Randy Auerbach, PhD
Columbia University

Title: Neuroimaging to Real-Time Monitoring: Improving the Prediction of Adolescent Suicide

Abstract: The presentation will focus on identifying mechanisms, from neural to mobile sensor markers, that may improve the identification and treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents.

Speaker Bio: Randy P. Auerbach, Ph.D., ABPP is a tenured Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and also serves as Co-Director of the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression. Dr. Auerbach received his B.A. from Cornell University (2000) and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from McGill University (2010). Dr. Auerbach’s research is committed to improving our understanding of depression and suicide in adolescents. His research is multidisciplinary and utilizes a multimodal approach for assessment (e.g., laboratory-based experiments, passive sensor monitoring, electrophysiology, and neuroimaging) to determine why depressive symptoms unfold, how self-injurious and suicidal behaviors develop, and what changes in the brain during treatment. As a whole, the research aims to better understand the putative mechanisms that may improve early identification of and treatment for adolescent depression and suicidal behaviors. This work is funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation, the Dana Foundation: Clinical Neuroscience Research Grant, and several private foundations, and to date, it has resulted in over 200 published scientific papers and book chapters. Dr. Auerbach is the recipient of a number of awards including the Joel Elkes Research Award, David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in Clinical Psychology, the Richard Abidin Early Career Award, and the Theodore Blau Early Career Award.

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This talk will be in-person at Callier Richardson Addition at UT Dallas in CRA 12.110. The talk will also be presented virtually on Zoom.

On Apr. 12, 2024 at 9:30am, join the talk on Zoom.

Continental breakfast will be served from 9-9:30am.

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