Publications

Publications by Area

Real-Time Suicide Risk and Digital Phenotyping

Jacobucci, R., Shao, W., Kobrinsky, V.@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2026). Predicting Momentary Suicidal Ideation From Smartphone Screenshots Using Vision-Language Models: Prospective Machine Learning Study. JMIR Mental Health, 13(1), e90581. doi: 10.2196/90581.

Jacobucci, R., Blacutt, M.@, Ram, N., Ammerman, B.A. (2025). Capturing Real-Time Links Between Smartphone Use and Suicide Risk: A High-Resolution Screenshot Analysis with Ecological Momentary Assessment. NPJ Digital Medicine, 8, 321. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01740-w.

Jacobucci, R., Jones, S. G., Blacutt, M.@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Passive vs active nighttime smartphone use as markers of next-day suicide risk. JAMA Network Open, 8(11), e2542675. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42675.

Ammerman, B. A., Kleiman, E. M., O’Brien, C.@, Knorr, A. C.@, Bell, K.A.@, Ram, N., Robinson, T. N., Reeves, R., & Jacobucci, R. (2025). Smartphone-based text obtained via passive sensing as it relates to direct suicide risk assessment. Psychological Medicine, 55, e144. doi: 10.1017/S0033291725001199.

Jacobucci, R., Ammerman, B.A., & Ram, N. (2024). A comparative case analysis of passively collected smartphone-based data in the days prior to psychiatric hospitalization for a suicidal crisis. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e55999. doi: 10.2196/55999.

Intensive Longitudinal and Computational Methods

Blacutt, M.@, Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Modeling the dynamics of perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and suicidal ideation in continuous time. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 135(2), 274–284. doi: 10.1037/abn0001048.

McClure, K.@, Ammerman, B. A., Liu, C., Blacutt, M.@, O’Brien, C.@, & Jacobucci, R. (2025). Initial development of a multidimensional computerized adaptive test for intensive longitudinal assessment of suicide risk: Development and usability study. JMIR Formative Research, 9, e76544. doi: 10.2196/76544.

Blacutt, M.@, O’Loughlin, C. M.@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Computational modeling of uncertainty and volatility beliefs in escape-avoidance learning: Comparing individuals with and without suicidal ideation. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 15(12), 604. doi: 10.3390/jpm15120604.

Blacutt, M.^@, O’Loughlin, C. M.^@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Bias toward escape responding during reinforcement learning among those with suicidal ideation. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 181, 586–595. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.12.020.

McClure, K.^@, Bell, K., Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Measurement invariance and response consistency of single-item assessments of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Psychological Assessment, 35, 830-841. doi: 10.1037/pas0001268.

NSSI and Self-Injury Mechanisms

Lengel, G. J., Muehlenkamp, J. J., Zetterqvist, M., Ammerman, B. A., Brausch, A. M., & Washburn, J. J. (2026). Non-suicidal self-injury: Proposal to shift designation from disorder to a clinical specifier. The Lancet Psychiatry, 13(3), 248–254. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00345-2.

Ammerman, B. A., Burke, T. A., O’Loughlin, C. M.^@, & Hammond, R. (2025). The association between nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injurious behaviors: A systematic review and expanded conceptual model. Development and Psychopathology, 1–16. doi: 10.1017/S095457942500001X.

Blacutt, M.@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2025). The protective effect of social connection against NSSI: A momentary assessment study. Current Psychology, 44(12), 11988-11994. doi: 10.1007/s12144-025-08004-6.

O’Loughlin, C.M.^@, McClure, K.^@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2024). Development and initial validation of the Self-Injury Stigma Scale. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 173, 48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.027.

Kruzan, K. P., Ammerman, B., Lengel, G. J., Griffith, J. W., Lucas, K., Nguyen, T., Rushton, K., Washburn, J. J., & Mohr, D. C. (2025). Development and initial test of an online self-assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury severity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 387, 119506. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119506.

Ammerman, B.A., & Jacobucci, R. (2023). The impact of social connection on near-term suicidal ideation. Psychiatry Research, 326, 115338. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115338.

Ammerman, B.A., & Law, K.C. (2022). Examining the feasibility of daily assessments in capturing suicidal ideation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 299, 108-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.121.

Digital Intervention and Clinical Translation

Knorr, A. C.@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Suicide risk management in ecological momentary assessment: Participant concealment of suicidal thoughts and experiences with safety procedures. Journal of Affective Disorders, 120361. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120361.

Ammerman, B. A., McClure, K.^@, Law, K. C., O’Loughlin, C. M.^@, & Jacobucci, R. (2025). Online disclosure of suicide method: What can online posts tell us about suicidal planning? Journal of Psychiatric Research, 181, 503–508. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.048.

Knorr, A. C.@, Ammerman, B. A., Hoff, N. A., Congelio, L., Unger, K., & Strony, R. (2025). The decision to help-seek within 24-hours following a suicide attempt: Rate and proximal correlates within an emergency department sample. Psychiatry Research, 350, 116541. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116541.

Gebhardt, H. M., Ammerman, B.A., Carter, S. P., Stanley, I., & Buchholtz, J. (2022). A suicide-focused psychoeducation group for veterans: Development and preliminary support. Psychological Services, 19, 423-430. doi: 10.1037/ser0000543.

Ammerman, B.A., Carter, S. P., Walker, K., Gebhardt, H. M., Rojas, S., Duman, C., Reger, G., & Reger, M. A. (2021). Characterizing Veterans Who Utilize the Veteran’s Crisis Line and Outcomes at the Local Level. Military Psychology. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1963631.

Ammerman, B.A., & Reger, M. (2020). Evaluation of prevention efforts and risk factors among veteran suicide decedents who died by firearm. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50, 679-687. doi: 10.11111/sltb.12618.

Recently Published

Below is a list of publications from the ASSIST Lab representing our body of work.

Note: @ = graduate student authors; + = authors equally contributed to manuscript

2026

Blacutt, M.@, Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B. A. (2026). The dynamic relationship between alcohol and suicidal ideation: Between-person associations and overnight inertia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 410, 121975. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121975.

Knorr, A. C.@, Behrens, B., & Ammerman, B. A. (2026). Social Connectedness and the Recent Development of Suicidal Ideation During Adolescence. Archives of Suicide Research, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2026.2666680.

Muehlenkamp, J. J., O’Brien, C. M.@, Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B. A. (2026). Sleep Problems Alter Proximal Risk of Negative Self-Perceptions on Suicide Risk. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 56(2), e70092. doi: 10.1111/sltb.70092.

Kobrinsky, V.@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2026). Initial suicide-related disclosure characteristics, motivations, and outcomes based on sexual orientation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 82, 701–709. doi: 10.1002/jclp.70102.

2025

McClure, K.@, Ammerman, B. A., Liu, C., Blacutt, M.@, O’Brien, C.@, & Jacobucci, R. (2025). From repetition to relevance: Initial development of a multidimensional computerized adaptive test for intensive longitudinal assessment of suicide risk: Development and usability study. JMIR Formative Research, 9, e76544. doi: 10.2196/76544.

Bell, K. A., Nicoletti, T. R., & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Structural racism and suicide risk among Black youth: A systematic review. Development and Psychopathology, 1-15. doi: 10.1017/S0954579425100667.

Xu, I.@, Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B.A. (2025). Before the Attempt: How People Think and Plan in Suicide Crises. Journal of Affective Disorders, 389, 119660. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119660.

Blacutt, M.^@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2025). Examining trajectories of momentary affect surrounding NSSI and alcohol use: A network analysis and bayesian approach. Archives of Suicide Research, 1–19. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2025.2462532.

Hoelscher, E. C., Victor, S. E., Kiekens, G., & Ammerman, B. (2025). Ethical considerations for the use of ecological momentary assessment in non-suicidal self-injury research. Ethics & Behavior, 1–18. doi: 10.1080/10508422.2025.2456714.

Lengel, G. J., Ammerman, B. A., Bell, K. A.^@, & Washburn, J. J. (2025). The potential impact of nonsuicidal self-injury disorder: Insights from individuals with lived experience. Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare, 8(s1). doi: 10.4081/qrmh.2024.12631.

Ammerman, B. A., Knorr, A. C.^@, McClure, K.^@, O’Brien, C.^@, & Xu, I.^@ (2025). Momentary fluctuations in impulsivity predicts suicidal ideation among those with problematic alcohol use. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 81(2), 51–61. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23747.

2024

Jacobucci, R., Ammerman, B.A., & McClure, K@. (2024). Examining missingness at the momentary level using ecological momentary assessment: A focus on suicide research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80, 2147-2162. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23728.

Ammerman, B.A., O’Brien, C.@, Park, Y.P.^@, & Jacobucci, R. (2024). Momentary Associations between Positive Coping and NSSI Risk among Individuals with Problematic Alcohol Use. Crisis, doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000971.

Ammerman, B.A., & Jacobucci, R. (2024). Proximal risk pathways of momentary alcohol urges and use: Differences based on suicide risk history. Current Psychology, 43, 24746-24753. doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06147-6.

Muehlenkamp, J.J., Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B.A. (2024). Body appreciation protects against proximal self-harm urges in a clinical sample of adults. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavior Assessment, 46, 726-733. doi: 10.1007/s10862-024-10136-1.

Park, Y.@, Qu, W., & Ammerman, B.A. (2024). Characteristics and functions of non-suicidal self-injury that inform suicide risk. Archives of Suicide Research, 28, 1403-1416. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2024.2310556.

McClure, K.@, Ammerman. B.A., & Jacobucci, R. (2024). On the selection of item or composite scores for clinical prediction. Multivariate Behavior Research, 29, 566-583. doi: 10.1080/00273171.2023.2292598.

Wilcox, K. T.@, Jacobucci, R., Waite, E.@, Dixon-Gordon, K., L., McCloskey, M.S., & Ammerman, B.A. (2024). A text mining approach to characterizing interpersonal stress and nonsuicidal self-injury. Current Psychology, 43, 10075-10085. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-05056-4.

Knorr, A.,C.@, Vangsness-Frisch, J., Fitzsimmons, K., & Ammerman, B.A. (2024). College experiences of past-year suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Gender differences by institution type. Current Psychology, 43, 6430-6437. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04826-4.