MSRC Researcher Wins 2012 SSCP dissertation award

MSRC Graduate Research Assistant Jessica Ribeiro has been awarded a dissertation award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology for her dissertation, entitled "Acute Over-Arousal and the Acquired Capability for Suicide: Understanding Acute Suicide Risk through the Lens of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide". Ms. Ribeiro will receive a certificate at the SSCP membership meeting, during the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science in May.

The dissertation research is being funded by MSRC as part of the consortium's efforts to support future leaders in military suicide research. Ms. Ribeiro has also recently received a similar award from Florida State University, where she studies under the oversight of MSRC Director Thomas Joiner.

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