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Research in the RISSC lab is focused on identifying near-term risk factors of suicidal ideation. Using smartphone app technology, individuals are asked to respond to a series of short questionnaires about day-to-day risk factors (e.g., negative emotions, feelings of burdensomeness) and to indicate if they had experienced any suicidal thoughts. In the future, we aim to expand this line of inquiry by focusing on minoritized populations who face a unique constellation of risk factors. Ultimately, our work aims to identify these momentary factors in order to develop an adaptive, real-time, intervention that reduces risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.  

Key Research Areas

  • Suicide
  • Risk and Protective Factors
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Ecological momentary assessments
  • Multilevel modeling 

Recent Publications

  • Al-Dajani, N., Arango, A., Kentopp, S. D., Jiang, A.GS, Czyz, E. K. (in press). An in-depth exploration of the relationship between suicidal ideation and emotion processes in adolescents. Behavior Therapy.
  • King, C., Gipson, P., Ahamed, S., Webb, M., Casper, T., Brent, D., Grupp-Phelan, J., Rogers, A., Arango, A., Al-Dajani, N., McGuire, T., & Bagge, C. (2023). 24-Hour warning signs for adolescent suicide attempts. Psychological Medicine.
  • Al-Dajani, N., Czyz, E., Eisenberg, D., Zheng, K., & King, C. (2023). A latent profile analysis of at-risk first-year undergraduate students. Journal of American College Health.
  • Al‐Dajani, N., Horwitz, A. G., & Czyz, E. K. (2022). Does coping reduce suicidal urges in everyday life? Evidence from a daily diary study of adolescent inpatients. Depression and anxiety, 39(6), 496-503.
  • Al-Dajani, N., & Czyz, E. K. (2022). Suicidal desire in adolescents: an examination of the interpersonal psychological theory using daily diaries. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1-15.
  • Al-Dajani, N., & Uliaszek, A. A. (2021). The after-effects of momentary suicidal ideation: A preliminary examination of emotion intensity changes following suicidal thoughts. Psychiatry research, 302, 114027.
  • Czyz, E. K., Koo, H. J., Al-Dajani, N., Kentopp, S. D., Jiang, A., & King, C. A. (2022). Temporal profiles of suicidal thoughts in daily life: results from two mobile-based monitoring studies with high-risk adolescents. Journal of psychiatric research, 153, 56-63.
  • Czyz, E. K., Koo, H. J., Al-Dajani, N., King, C. A., & Nahum-Shani, I. (2021). Predicting short-term suicidal thoughts in adolescents using machine learning: developing decision tools to identify daily level risk after hospitalization. Psychological medicine, 1-10.
  • Horwitz, A., Czyz, E., Al-Dajani, N., Dempsey, W., Zhao, Z., Nahum-Shani, I., & Sen, S. (2022). Utilizing daily mood diaries and wearable sensor data to predict depression and suicidal ideation among medical interns. Journal of Affective Disorders, 313, 1-7. 

Team 

Nadia Al-Dajani

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Risk Identification of Suicidal States to Inform Care (RISSC)

A&S Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

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Davidson Hall Room 308B

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