Role

Natalie supports a variety of CSPAR studies. She was a primary assessor for the Searchlight Study, conducting online interviews with participants to gather personal histories of suicidal thoughts and behavior. Currently, her primary role is research coordinator for the Suicide Care Research Center (SCRC) Connections Study, which aims to develop a suicide care intervention package for young people experiencing suicidality in integrated behavioral health settings. 

Background

Natalie received her B.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology from Eastern Washington University in 2021. Before joining CSPAR in 2022, she held positions as a substitute teacher and a behavior technician. In addition to suicide research, her research interests include novel evidence-based treatments and harm reduction practices for people who use and misuse substances, behavioral strategies as supplemental treatment for ADHD in adolescents and adults, and the effects of mobile device usage on child development.