The Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children’s Wisconsin Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center are seeking an innovative and scholarly leader to serve as The Lynn S. Nicholas Chair in Pediatric Suicide Prevention. The Medical College and Children’s collaboratively offer nationally and internationally recognized patient care programs and have well-established roots in primary and specialty pediatric mental and
behavioral health care, advocacy, research, and educational excellence. The holder of the Lynn S. Nicholas Chair in Pediatric Suicide Prevention will play a key role in supporting and further accelerating cutting-edge research on pediatric suicide prevention across the Children’s Wisconsin Health System. The Chair in Pediatric Suicide Prevention will have research and leadership responsibilities within the Children’s
Wisconsin Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center and work collaboratively with Dr. Michael S. Gaffrey, Children’s Wisconsin Craig Yabuki Research Chair and Director of Mental and Behavioral Health Research, to accomplish them. They will also hold an academic faculty appointment at the Medical College of Wisconsin, with rank and home department(s) varying by candidate. The ideal candidate is someone who: Has an established
and productive program of research investigating pediatric suicide risk, prevention, and/or intervention. Research area is open but must have a primary focus on human participants, patients, and/or relevant datasets, such as electronic health records. Areas of particular interest include experimental medicine approaches to suicide prevention and related risk factors, including studies of novel, rapid-acting, or
mechanism-informed interventions such as ketamine-assisted therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation, interventions targeting depression or other clinically relevant risk pathways, and translational approaches that connect mechanisms of risk with prevention or treatment outcomes. A history of using hybrid approaches integrating quality improvement projects and research will also be reviewed favorably. Will
significantly contribute to the continued development of a system-wide infrastructure for integrating research activities into ongoing clinical efforts focused on pediatric suicide screening, prevention, and treatment. Will demonstrate competency in incorporating principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, patient care, and other associated professional activities. Primary Functions and
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