Lauren r. khazem, ph.d.

Research Assistant Professor

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

  • RESEARCH

    Dr. Khazem's main line of research is focused on better understanding why the disability community, veterans, and military personnel experience disproportionate suicides. Additionally, her research focuses on improving the efficacy, accessibility, and reach of interventions for suicide prevention and suicide risk assessment.

     

    Dr. Khazem has received multiple awards for her research in these areas, and her work has been funded by sources including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Psychological Foundation, and Department of Defense
     
     

  • recent news

    Dr. Khazem and colleagues have received funding from the United States Department of Defense to examine the most effective components of Crisis Response Planning for non-treatment seeking military personnel.
     
    Dr. Khazem has received funding from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to pilot an adaptation of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention in people with physical and sensory disabilities.
     
     

     

  • CV

    Updated 6/11/2022

  • studies recruiting PARTICIPANTS - COMPENSATION PROVIDED

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    Veterans and military personnel with thoughts of death or suicide in the past month

    The purposes of this study are to learn more about a new self-report measure used to assess personality, psychological functioning and detect simulated underreporting of suicide risk in military veterans, as well as learning about the effectiveness of a brief non-medication intervention focused on reducing emotional distress.

     

    You may be eligible for this study if you:

    • Are 18 years of age or older, 

    • A US military veteran

    • Have experienced thoughts of death or suicide or attempted suicide within the past month, 

    • Have access to a computer with internet connection and webcam 

    If you are eligible and participate, the study will consist of two parts. Part 1 of the study will take approximately two (2) hours to complete.

    Part 2 will take approximately 35 minutes to complete and you will be asked to complete a one-time, non-medication intervention to develop a personalized set of coping strategies for lowering emotional distress.

     

    You will also complete a daily survey for seven (7) days. Each survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

    Contact lauren.khazem@osumc.edu for more information.

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    (Coming Soon) D-SPIRE: A telehealth psychotherapy intervention to reduce suicide risk in the disability community

    We will be recruiting people from the disability community who experience difficulties in hiring, vision, mobility, and dexterity and who:

     

    1. Are currently experiencing thoughts of suicide

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    2. Have attempted suicide within the past month

     

    Participants in this clinical research study will receive 12 1-hour individual psychotherapy sessions with a trained provider and proving feedback to our team so we can better serve the disability community and expand the reach and accessibility of the intervention. 

     

    Contact lauren.khazem@osumc.edu for more information.

  • Completed Projects

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    Caring Contacts Intervention

    Dr. Khazem and colleagues received a pilot grant from the Greater Plains Collaborative to research novel methods of disseminating Caring Contacts for suicide prevention to veterans.
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    Suicide risk in the disability community

    Dr. Khazem received funding from the American Psychological Foundation and Military Suicide Research Consortium to investigate reasons why suicide ideation and attempts are disproportionately experienced in the disability community.

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  • Education

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    University of Southern Mississippi

    2013-2018

    Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

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    Minneapolis VA Health Care System

    2017-2018

    Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology

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    Texas Tech University

    2010-2013

    B.A., Psychology

  • SELECTED Publications

    Physical Disability & Suicide

     

    Khazem, L.R., Anestis, M.D., Gratz, K.L. & Bryan C.J. (In Press) Clarifying the role of stigma and disability-related factors in suicide risk through the lens of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research.

     

    Khazem, L.R. & Anestis, M.D. (2019). Do physical disabilities differentiate between suicidal ideation and attempts? An examination within the lens of the ideation to action framework of suicide. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75, 691-695.

     

    Khazem, L.R. (2018). Physical disability and suicide: Recent advancements in understanding and future directions for consideration. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22,18-22.

     

    Khazem, L.R., Jahn, D.R., Cukrowicz, K.C. & Anestis, M.D. (2017). Health conditions, physical disabilities, perceived burdensomeness, and depressive symptoms influence suicidal ideation. Death Studies, 41(4), 220-225.

     

    Khazem, L.R., Jahn, D.R., Cukrowicz, K.C. & Anestis, M.D. (2015). Physical disability and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Death Studies, 39, 641-646.

     

    Suicide Risk in Veterans and Military Personnel

    Khazem, L.R., Anestis, J.C., Erbes, C.R., Ferrier-Auerbach, A.G. Schumacher, M.M., & Arbisi, P.A. (In Press). Further assessment of the clinical utility of MMPI-2-RF in detecting suicidal ideation in a partially-hospitalized veteran sample. Journal of Personality Assessment

     

    Houtsma, C., Khazem, L.R., Green, B.A., & Anestis, M.D. (2017). The isolating effects of moral injury and low post-deployment support among U.S. military personnel. Psychiatry Research, 247, 194-199.

     

    Khazem, L.R., Houtsma, C., Gratz, K.L., Tull, M.T., Green, B.A. & Anestis, M.D. (2016). Firearms matter: The moderating role of firearm storage on the association between current suicidal ideation and imminent suicide risk amongst United States military personnel. Military Psychology, 28,25-33.

     

    Anestis, M.D., Khazem, L.R, Mohn. R.S., & Green, B.A. (2015). Testing the main hypotheses of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behavior in a large diverse sample of United States military personnel. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 60,78-85.   

     

    Khazem, L.R., Law, K.C., Green, B.A., & Anestis, M.D. (2015). Examining the relationship between coping strategies and suicidal desire in a sample of United States military personnel.Comprehensive Psychiatry,57, 2-9.

     

    Challenging Assumptions About Suicide and Suicide Risk

    Khazem, L.R. & Anestis, M.D. (2016). Thinking or doing? An examination of well- established suicide correlates within the ideation to action framework. Psychiatry Research, 245, 321-326.

     

    Anestis, M.D., Khazem, L.R., Law, K.C. Houtsma, C., LeTard, R., Moberg, F. & Martin, R. (2015). The association between state laws regulating handgun ownership and statewide suicide rates. American Journal of Public Health,105, 2055-2067.

  • Contact

    Dr. Khazem welcomes inquiries about her research and opportunities for collaboration.

     

    If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-723-8255). You matter.

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