OVERVIEW
Incoming Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley
My program of research focuses on utilizing mixed-methods and community-based participatory techniques to investigate how social and contextual factors influence suicide and mental health outcomes for Black youth and emerging adults. Through my research, I aim to develop and implement culturally relevant interventions, programming, and policies that target the reduction of racism-related stress, suicide, and health disparities within Black communities. My work has been supported by several national organizations including the NASEM Ford Foundation, APA Minority Fellowship Program, and P.E.O. Foundation.
Featured Publications
CAPABILITY FOR SUICIDE:
Discrimination as a painful and provocative event
Over the last decade, suicide rates in the United States have increased dramatically, with the overall suicide death rate increasing 31% from 10.7 to 14.2 per 100,000 (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Web Based Injury Statistics Query & Reporting System [CDC WISQARS], 2017). Suicide death rates have also increased among racial and ethnic minorities, and Black Americans in particular (Walker, Salami, Carter, & Flowers, 2014)…
The moderating effect of dispositional forgiveness on
Perceived racial discrimination and depression for African American adults
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent and debilitating mental health disorders in the United States, with an estimated 17.3 million adults reporting a major depressive episode within the past year…
ANXIETY SENSITIVITY AND SUICIDE RISK:
Mindfulness for Black Adults
Among Black young adults 15-24 years of age, suicide is the third leading cause of death and a major public health concern (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System [CDC WISQARS], 2018). Black Americans are exposed to an inordinate amount of painful and provocative life events via…
Jasmin's CV
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Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded in a national competition on behalf of the Ford Foundation. Awards are given to individuals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards intended to recognize and encourage academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs.
The purpose of the fellowship is to identify, select, and support the training of ethnic minority graduate students who commit to improving the quality of care provided to racial minorities who have a mental or cooccurring mental and substance use disorder.
Predoctoral fellowships are awarded in a national competition on behalf of the Ford Foundation. Awards are given to individuals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
The RRT program aims to reduce gaps in child and adolescent mental health services and research in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and the United States. As an RRT Fellow, I will lead applied research studies focused on informing the creation of family-level interventions that address the interactive effects of poverty, disease, and health-related risk factors for Black youth.
Serve as a research training fellow for AHRQ, the lead Federal agency tasked with developing the knowledge, tools, and data to improve the safety, quality, and accessibility of health care services in America.
The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) announces the Morton M. Silverman Student Award for a paper written by a student on a topic directly related to the field of suicidology. I received this award for my Master's thesis paper entitled:
Capability for Suicide: Discrimination as a Painful and Provocative Event
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Title: Surviving COVID-19: Risk and Resilience Factors for Black Adults
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Title: Surviving COVID-19: Risk and Resilience Factors for Black Adults