Principal Investigators

Michael Armey, Ph.D. (He/Him)

Michael Armey, Ph.D. (He/Him)

Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Armey received his B.A. from Kenyon College and his Ph.D. from Kent State University. He went on to complete his clinical internship at Brown and was a post doctoral fellow in the Psychosocial Research Program before becoming faculty in the department. Dr. Armey conducts research out of Butler Hospital.
In addition to co-directing the CEL Lab, Dr. Armey is also an Associate Director of the Consortium for Research Innovation in Suicide Prevention. 

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Heather Schatten, Ph.D. (She/Her)

Heather Schatten, Ph.D. (She/Her)

Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Schatten received her B.A. from Bucknell University, M.A. from Columbia University, and Ph.D. from Fordham University. She completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship through the Brown Clinical Psychology Training Consortium. Dr. Schatten conducts research out of Butler Hospital. She is also the Adult Track Coordinator for the Brown Clinical Psychology Training Consortium clinical internship program. Outside of work Dr. Schatten enjoys reading, relaxing and watching Netflix, the beach, restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.

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Melanie Bozzay, Ph.D. (She/Her)

Melanie Bozzay, Ph.D. (She/Her)

Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Bozzay is an Assistant Professor (Research) at the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and a Psychologist at the Providence VA. She is also the Associate Director of the Suicide Prevention Research and Innovation Group (SPRING) at the Providence VA. Dr. Bozzay researches risk processes of suicide and violence, leveraging experimental (i.e., laboratory and ambulatory tasks) and psychophysiological methodologies (i.e., EEG/ERP). She recently received an MPI NIMH-funded R01 with Dr. Armey to develop a sleep-based model of proximal risk for suicide.

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Christopher  D. Hughes Ph.D. (He/him)

Christopher D. Hughes Ph.D. (He/him)

Co- Principal Investigator

Christopher D. Hughes, PhD, works as a research and clinical psychologist at Butler Hospital and is an assistant professor (research) in Brown University’s Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. His research centers around two complementary arms: (1) improving the identification and prediction of suicidal thoughts and behaviors through multimethod, intensive longitudinal data collection and novel analytical methods; and (2) improving the treatment and prevention of suicidal thoughts and behaviors through the development of brief, scalable, digital interventions, particularly during high-risk care transitions like discharging from inpatient hospitalization.