M David Rudd
M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP, is a world-renowned expert in clinical suicidology who serves as a distinguished university professor of psychology at the University of Memphis where he directs the Rudd Institute for Veteran and Military Suicide Prevention and the lab for Risk, Resilience, and Clinical Intervention. As a clinical scientist, he has established a global name, with an H-index of 74 and is consistently ranked among the top .05% of researchers in suicide prevention, treatment, and assessment. In addition to peer-reviewed research, Dr. Rudd has authored or co-authored numerous books and book chapters, including Assessing and Managing Suicidality: A Pocket Guide and Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (with Craig Bryan).
Dr. Rudd received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas-Austin. He also completed two years of post-doctoral training at the Beck Institute under the direction of Aaron T. Beck, MD. As a licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist, he served on the medical staff for tertiary care medical centers for fifteen years before returning to academia full-time, with a decade at Baylor Scott & White, and a corresponding tenured faculty appointment at Texas A&M College of Medicine, along with providing supervision for interns, residents, and fellows in psychiatry, family practice, and emergency medicine. He also served as the director of the clinical psychology program at Baylor University. He has served at every academic leadership level, including as a department chair, dean, provost at Baylor, Texas Tech, the University of Utah, and most recently as president of the University of Memphis for almost a decade.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: M. David Rudd is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Memphis and Director of the Rudd Institute for Veteran and Military Suicide Prevention. He receives a grant from the Department of Defense and royalties as a published author. M. David Rudd is a stock holder with Oui Therapeutics. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: M. David Rudd is a founding member of the National Registry of Group Psychotherapists and a fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Behavioral Psychology, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, International Academy of Suicide Research, and National Academies of Practice, where he is also a Distinguished Practitioner.Non-financial: M. David Rudd is a founding member of the National Registry of Group Psychotherapists and a fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Behavioral Psychology, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, International Academy of Suicide Research, and National Academies of Practice, where he is also a Distinguished Practitioner.
