Recent Publications
Below is a recent list of publications from the ASSIST Lab representing our work from the past six months.
Note: @ = graduate student authors; + = authors equally contributed to manuscript
2025
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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01740-w.
Blacutt, M.@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2025). The protective effect of social connection against NSSI: A momentary assessment study. Current Psychology. Online Advanced: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08004-6.
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119506.
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116541.
Jacobucci, R., Blacutt@, M., Ram, N. et al. Smartphone screen time and suicide risk in daily life captured through high-resolution screenshot data. npj Digit. Med. 8, 321 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01740-w.
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. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033
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. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457942500001X
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. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2025.2462532
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. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23747
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). https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2024.12631
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. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2025.2456714
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.048
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.12.020