Publications
Publications
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
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00345-2
**Kobrinsky, V.@, & Ammerman, B. A. (2026). Initial suicide-related disclosure characteristics, motivations, and outcomes based on sexual orientation. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
2025
**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.
**Jacobucci, R., Jones, S., Blacutt, M.@, Ammerman, B. A., & Jacobucci, R. (2025). Passive versus active night time phone use as markers of next day suicide risk: A high resolution screenome study.
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. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42675
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. https://doi.org/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.
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. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120604
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120361
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
2024
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.
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.
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.
2023
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.
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.
Park, Y.,@ & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). For better or worse?: The role of cognitive flexibility in the association between nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide attempt. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 158, 157-164. doi: 10.1016/j.psychires.2022.12.040.
Bell, K., O’Loughlin, C.M.@, Piccirillo, M., & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Negative beliefs about suicide disclosure: Implications for U.S. Veterans. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 211, 866-869. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001701.
Jacobucci, R., McClure, K.@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Comparing the role of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness in prospectively predicting active suicidal ideation. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53, 198-206. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12933.
Jacobucci, R. & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Examining the dynamic relationship between alcohol use and nonsuicidal self-injury at the group and individual levels. Suicide and Life Threatening Behaviors. Advanced Online. doi: 10.1111/sltb.13010.
O’Loughlin, C.M.@, Park, Y.P.@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Suicidal ideation, distress, and peer perceptions as predictors of substance use. Substance Use and Misuse, 58, 560-569. doi: 10826084.2023.2177964.
2022
Ammerman, B.A., Park, Y.@, & O’Loughlin, C.M.@ (2022). Disclosure of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: The impact of suicide event type. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Online Advanced Publication. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23357.
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.
Burke, T.A., Shao, S.@, Jacobucci, R. Kautz, M., Alloy, L., & Ammerman, B.A. (2022). Examining momentary associations between behavioral approach system indices and nonsuicidal self-injury urges. Journal of Affective Disorder, 296, 244-249. doi: 10.1016;j.jad.2021.09.029.
Ammerman, B.A., Piccirillo, M., O’Loughlin, C.M.@, Carter, S. P., Matarazzo, B., & May, A. (2022). The role of suicide stigma in self-disclosure among civilian and veteran populations. Psychiatry Research, 309, 114408. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114408.
2021
Dixon-Gordon, K.L., Waite, E.E., Ammerman, B.A., Haliczer, L.A., Boudreaux, E., Rathlev, N., & Cohen, A.L. (2021). Learning from gain and loss: Links to suicide risk. Journal of Psychiatric Research. Advanced Online Publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.016.
Ammerman, B.A., Sorgi, K.M., Fahlgren, M.K., Puhalla, A.A. & McCloskey, M.S. (2021). An experimental examination of interpersonal problem-solving in nonsuicidal self-injury: A pilot study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 144, 146-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.005.
Ammerman, B.A.+, Burke, T. A.+, Jacobucci, R., McClure, K.@, & Lui. R. T. (2021). A prospective examination of COVID-19-related social distancing practices on suicidal ideation. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51, 969-977. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12782.
Park, Y.@, McCloskey, M.S., Ammerman, B.A. (2021). Context-specific interpersonal problem-solving and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Advanced Online Publication. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000811.
Ammerman, B.A., Burke, T. A., Jacobucci, R., & McClure, K.@ (2021). How we ask matters: The impact of question wording in single-item measurement of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Preventative Medicine, 152, 106472. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106472.
O’Loughlin, C. M.@, Gomer, B. @ & Ammerman, B.A. (2021). The social context of nonsuicidal self-injury: Links to severity, suicide risk, and social factors. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 1004-1017. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23073.