My program of research has focused on the use of complementary multi-method procedures to characterize the phenomenology and presumed mechanisms of suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury behavior.  Specifically, the core of my program of research has focused on ecological momentary assessment (EMA), applied first to the study of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and now expanded to the study of suicidal ideation and behavior. Building on the naturalistic in vivo strengths of EMA, my work has more recently incorporated a number of laboratory-based bio-behavioral (e.g., psychophysiology, eye-tracking, and behavioral tasks), neural circuitry (fMRI), and implicit bias assessment and eye-tracking paradigms to enrich models detailing the underpinnings of suicidality. Additionally, I am interested in the use of mobile technology to clarify the role of proximal, ecologically-valid, predoctors of suicide risk. 

Active

• Armey, M.F. Pilot functional imaging study of cortico-limbic predictors of emotion regulation, emotion reactivity, and risk for suicidal ideation and behavior (R01MH112674). Role: PI
• Nugent, N.R. Biomarkers, social, and affective predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents (R01 MH105379). Role: Co-I.
• Nugent, N. Understanding the interplay of social context and physiology on psychological outcomes in trauma-exposed adolescents (R01MH108641). Role: Consultant.
• Dickstein, D. Development and Pilot Study of an Innovative, Real-world Measure of Mood and Behavior in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Role: Co-I.
• Dickstein, D. Non-suicidal self-injury in children: Brain/behavior alterations and risk for suicidal behavior (R01MH110379). Role: Co-I.
• Malle, B. Next-Generation Robotic Intelligence that Provides Psycho-Social Support for Older Adults (NSF). Role: Co-PI.
• Schatten, H. & Miller, I. Predicting Suicide: A Longitudinal Analysis of Speech Patterns in a High Risk Sample (R01MH108610). Role: Co-I.

• Gaudiano, B. & Moitra, E. Mobile After-Care Support Intervention for Patients with Schizophrenia following Hospitalization (R34MH115144-01A1). Role: Co-I.

Completed

• Armey, M.F., & Miller, I.W. Multi-Method Assessment of Emotion Reactivity: Translational Research in Suicide (R01 MH095786-01A1). Role: PI.
• Gaudiano, B. & Moitra, E.  Technology-Assisted Assessment of Post-Hospital Adherence in Schizophrenia (R21 MH102000). Role: Co-I.
• Armey, M.F., & Miller, I.W. Behavioral and Ecological Suicide Tracking (R01 MH097741-01A1). Role: PI.

I teach the Introduction to Clinical Psychology course for the Summer@Brown program, and hold a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Connecticut College where I teach courses in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Integrated Models of Psychotherapy, and Self-Destructive Behavior.