1st Year Clinical Psych PhD Student at LSU
Former Lab Manager at UMich
suicide prevention | measurement | SGM | SMI
Nick Brdar (he/him)
Job Alert 🚨: Research Coordinator position at SDSU. This RC will work on a randomized controlled trial, evaluating a new suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults at risk for repeat attempts (QueerCare). Start date in Summer 2026, but flexible. Message me with questions!
As many have pointed out, open science methods don't make research strong. But I think they function like nutrition labels--they let you see what's in the study and decide whether you want to consume it. Some will still be happy with a diet of junk, but others will demand healthier evidence.
Supremely talented doctoral student Halle Fowler is hoping to put together an ABCT panel related to Deaf and Hard of Hearing suicide prevention or mental health. We have multiple qualitative and quantitative studies on DHH interpretation in mental health settings. We need help finding panelists!
Excited to share that I successfully proposed my thesis yesterday!
Extremely grateful for the guidance my committee provided, both yesterday and over the past several months (@raymopt.bsky.social @matt-calamia.bsky.social & Ryan Hill), and looking forward to getting started on analyses very soon!
The Youth Suicide Research Consortium will hold its first ever in-person/hybrid conference (and 6th overall conference) July 7-9, 2026 in Brooklyn, NY, at @nyutandon.bsky.social. Submit an abstract and/or register for free at www.youthsuicideresearch.org/conferences
We are deeply alarmed by the Administration’s decision to terminate federal grants that fund critical suicide prevention and behavioral health services and call for the immediate reversal of this decision.
Read our full statement: afsp.org/story/americ...
#AFSPadvocacy
🚨New pub alert - first one of 2026!
Learn more about how we modified a 988 Crisis Line Facilitation intervention for adults with Bipolar Disorder in a CMH setting
Led by Drs. Lindsay Bornheimer, Adrienne Lapidos, Mark Ilgen, and @drsarahsperry.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I am beyond happy to announce that I’ll be pursuing my PhD in clinical psychology this fall at Louisiana State University, with Dr. Ryan Hill and the rest of the Suicide Prevention Research Team! 💛💜 Thank you to all of the folks who have helped me along the way!
Although the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is considered a suicide prevention best-practice approach, national survey data show low rates of utilizati…
