Bloch-Elkouby Lab for Suicide Prevention and Psychotherapy Research

Grants

<b>Focus Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention</b>
Focus Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Title: Effectiveness of Diagnostic vs. Symptom-Only Suicide Crisis Syndrome Assessment (SCS-A) for Post-Discharge Suicide Prevention
Amount: $1,5M
Grant Number:
Role: Co-I
PI: Igor Galynker, M.D., Ph.D.
Awarded: May 2023
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<b>Young Investigator Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention</b>
Young Investigator Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Title: Enhancing Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention among Diverse Adolescents Using Virtual Human Interactions
Amount: $90k
Grant Number:YIG-0-023-20
Role: PI
PI: Igor Galynker, M.D., Ph.D.
Awarded: October 2021
Initiated: April 2022
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<b>Small Collaborative Research Grant from the Society for Psychotherapy Research</b>
Small Collaborative Research Grant from the Society for Psychotherapy Research
Title: Different but allied? Exploring the relational dynamics of multicultural therapy dyads and their impact on the process and outcome of therapy
Amount: $5k
Role: Co-PI
Awarded: Sept 2020
<b>Beginning Scholar Pilot Grant from the Psychoanalytic Fund for Research, American Psychoanalytic Association</b>
Beginning Scholar Pilot Grant from the Psychoanalytic Fund for Research, American Psychoanalytic Association
Title: Toward a better understanding of the overlap between alliance ruptures and racial miccroaggressions
Amount: $5k
Role: PI
Awarded: Sept 2019
<b>Early Career Diversity Research Grant, Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, APA Division 29 </b>
Early Career Diversity Research Grant, Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, APA Division 29
Title: When racial biases stand in our way: toward a better understanding of racial microaggressions and alliance in early treatment
Amount: $5k
Role: PI
Awarded: Aug 2019

Awards

2024-2025 Bergin and Garfield Emerging Scholar Award, Society for Psychotherapy Research ($2,500)
2023-2024 Bergin and Garfield Emerging Scholar Award, Society for Psychotherapy Research ($2,500)
2019-2020 Allies Muskin Career Development Leadership Award, Anxiety and Depression Association of America ($2,078)
2015-2016 Second Place, George Stricker Research Fellowship, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University
2014-2015 Commendation for Excellent Achievements, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University
2014-2015 Sylvia Sanger Foundation Award for Psychotherapy Research, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University ($3,000)

Mentored Student Awards

Implicit Racial Bias and Clinician Emotional Responses in Psychotherapy: A Virtual Interaction Study Conference travel award from the North American Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research ($1,000). Role: Research Mentor. Awardee: Ronit Shvarzman.

Self-Compassion and the Therapeutic Alliance: A Collaborative Qualitative Study on Patient and Therapist Perspectives on Recovery from Suicidality John and Elaine Altmaier Depression Research Grant awarded to the North American chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research ($3,000) Role: Research Mentor. PIs: Alexis Aberman and Talia Rosen. Awarded: April 2025

From Suicidality to Recovery: A Qualitative Study on the Lived Experiences of Suicide Attempt Survivors Predoctoral Grant awarded by the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, APA Division 29. ($500) Role: Research Mentor. PI: Alexis Aberman. Awarded: February 2025