Schedule-at-a-glance

The online conference begins at 11a.m. ET on Friday, June 7, 2024

Sign language interpretation will be available for all sessions.

11am (ET): Welcome remarks by Ellen-ge Denton, PsyD, MS (University of Rochester Medical Center)

11:10am-12:25pm: Global Perspectives on Youth Suicide Research

  • Speakers: Mark Sinyor, MD (University of Toronto, Canada), Daniel Sanchez Morales, BSc (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada), and Joseph Osafo, PhD (University of Ghana)

  • Moderator: Felix Yirdong, MA (The Graduate Center, City University of New York)

12:25pm to 12:30 pm: Break

12:30pm to 1:30 pm: Concurrent Sessions

—Concurrent Session 1: Social media, trauma, and emotional response in relation to youth suicide risk

  • Speakers: Karla Patricia Valdez Garcia, Ph.D.; Lizzie Schjelderup, BSc; Athena Thai; Bailie Schock, BS; Ryan Robertson, MA.

  • Moderator: Jazmin Reyes-Portillo, Ph.D. (Montclair State University)

—Concurrent Session 2: Structural and culturally-related suicide risk factors around the globe

  • Speakers: Daniel Adom-Fynn, BSc, MPhil; Nadia Al-Dajani, PhD; Lillian Polanco-Roman, PhD, Shunyan Lyu, BSc

  • Moderator: Erica Rodriguez, BA (Hunter College, City University of New York)

—Concurrent Session 3: Suicide risk prevalence in community and clinical samples from the Americas

  • Speakers: Camila Siebert Altavini, PhD; Luis Sanchez-Loyo, PhD; Laura Prichett, PhD; Natalie Snodgrass, BS

  • Moderator: Raksha Kandlur, MA (Old Dominion University)

—Concurrent Session 4: Suicide screening and assessment with diverse populations

  • Speakers: Cheryl King, PhD; Rita Merai, BA and Tesia Shi, BS; Michael Liu, BA; Nathan Lowry, BA; Daniel Mongillo, MD

  • Moderator: Sarah Sullivan, MA (The Graduate Center, City University of New York)

—Concurrent Session 5: Familial and interpersonal risk factors for suicide

  • Speakers: Dakota Daniels, BA; Emelyn Auad, BA; Aimee Starr, BA and Sajel Arya, MA; Devan Walter, BS; Varnica Arora, MA

  • Moderator: Ateret Frank Brauner, BA (Yeshiva University)

1:30pm to 1:35pm: Break

1:35pm to 2:55pm: Geographic Displacement and Youth Suicide Risk

  • Speakers: Judit Balázs, MD, PhD (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary), Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden), PhD, Sanju Silwal, PhD (University of Turku, Finland), and Olga Osokina, PhD (University of Turku, Finland)

  • Moderator: Ana Ortin-Peralta, Ph.D. (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Yeshiva University)

2:55pm to 3:00pm: Break

3:00pm to 4:20pm: Building Suicide Research Programs with Indigenous Youth

  • Speakers: Zaida Rahaman, RN, PhD (Brock University, Canada), Lauren White, MPH, MSW, PhD Candidate (University of Michigan, USA), Mandy Gibson, PhD Candidate (Griffith University, Australia)

  • Moderator: Jazmin Reyes-Portillo, Ph.D. (Montclair State University)

4:20pm to 4:30pm: Closing remarks.