Daniel Coppersmith

Bio

My research program aims to advance the understanding, prediction, and prevention of suicide. My research is grounded in the theoretical orientation that suicidal thoughts and behaviors are dynamic, complex, and heterogeneous and I use new technologies, such as smartphones and wearable biosensors, to capture and model these factors. My program of research has three specific lines of interest: (1) describing the form and functions of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, (2) identifying dynamic risk and protective factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and (3) developing personalized and scalable interventions for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The ultimate goal of my program of research is to improve the lives of individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Selected Publications

Coppersmith, D. D. L., Bentley, K. H., Kleiman, E. M., Jaroszewski, A. C., Daniel, M., & Nock, M. K. (2024). Automated Real-Time Tool for Promoting Crisis Resource Use for Suicide Risk (ResourceBot): Development and Usability Study. JMIR Mental Health, 11, e58409.

Coppersmith, D. D. L., Kleiman, E. M., Millner, A .J., Wang, S. B., Arizmendi, C., Bentley, K. H., DeMarco, D., Fortgang, R. G., Zuromski, K. L., Haim, A., Onnela, J. P., Bird, S. A., Smoller, J. W., Mair, P., Nock, M. K. (2024). Heterogeneity in suicide risk: Evidence from personalized dynamic models. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 180, 104574.

Coppersmith, D. D. L., Millgram, Y., Kleiman, E. M., Fortgang, R. G., Millner, A. J., Frumkin, M. R., ... & Nock, M. K. (2023). Suicidal thinking as affect regulation. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(4), 385- 395.

Coppersmith, D. D. L., Ryan, O., Fortgang, R. G., Millner, A. J., Kleiman, E. M., & Nock, M. K. (2023). Mapping the timescale of suicidal thinking. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(17), e2215434120.

Coppersmith, D. D. L., Dempsey, W., Kleiman, E. M., Bentley, K. H., Murphy, S. A., & Nock, M. K. (2022). Just- in-time adaptive interventions for suicide prevention: Promise, challenges, and future directions. Psychiatry, 85(4), 317-333.