Jennifer Lockman, PhD
Dr. Jennifer D. Lockman earned her BS in Psychology and MS in Professional Counseling from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Purdue University. She completed her psychology internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention in Canandaigua, NY. Dr. Lockman previously served as the CEO/Chief Science Officer for Centerstone, a large nonprofit community mental health organization. Dr. Lockman has overseen the program evaluation for more than eight SAMHSA suicide prevention grants, and has participated in national and international workgroups in suicide prevention (e.g., International Zero Suicide Leadership Exchange; Zero Suicide Data Panel; Invited Testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions – HELP – Committee, 2022). Dr. Lockman joined the UAB faculty as an assistant professor in 2023. Dr. Lockman’s program of research focuses on understanding how people recover from suicide crisis events, including developing and testing novel, brief, recovery-focused psychotherapy interventions. She also researches how brief interventions can be deployed and scaled in real-world healthcare systems through novel training and implementation strategies. Dr. Lockman uses community-based participatory action research strategies to ensure individuals with Lived Experiences of Suicide and Crisis/Healthcare Leaders are included in the development of novel approaches to help suicidal persons recover and thrive.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jennifer Lockman has employment relationships with the University of Alabama and Thrive Suicide Recovery & Wellness Specialty Clinic. She receives compensation from Enliven Institute for Suicide Recovery, LLC. She receives a grant from the NIMH. Jennifer Lockman receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jennifer Lockman is the founder and co-lead for the National Consortium for Crisis Innovation and a member of the American Association of Suicidology Scientific Advisory Committee, the American Psychological Association, and the International Association for Suicide Prevention. . She is an ad hoc reviewer for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.
