Ivan W. Miller, Ph.D.

Director and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior  ivan_miller_iii@brown.edu

Dr. Miller is the Director of the Psychosocial Research Program at Butler Hospital and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University where he directs the Brown Consortium for Research Innovation in Suicide Prevention (CRISP). Dr. Miller has been funded continuously by the National Institutes of Health for over 40 years for his work on developing and evaluating treatments for individuals with severe mood disorders and suicide risk during care transitions. Dr. Miller has published over 300 articles, chapters and books focused on suicide risk and prevention, clinical trials for severe mood disorders and the role of the family in psychiatric disorders. Dr. Miller was one of the Principal Investigators of the multi-site ED-SAFE study investigating the efficacy of screening and brief interventions in reducing suicide among emergency department patients – one of the largest studies of suicide prevention conducted in the US. For this work, he was recently awarded the Minerva award for “Best Clinically Useful Original Research Paper in Mental Health.” Dr. Miller is a member of the Scientific Review Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and has consulted regularly with National Institute of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and The Joint Commission on issues of screening and prevention of suicidal behavior.

Cynthia L. Battle, Ph.D.

Associate Director | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior                                                                                                    cynthia_battle@brown.edu

Dr. Battle is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Vassar College, and her masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She did predoctoral internship and continued her training by pursuing a NIMH postdoctoral fellowship focused on treatment development research. She has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous NIH research grants focused on mood disorders among perinatal women and other populations. Additional interests include perinatal substance use and anxiety. Her work is based at both Butler and Women & Infants’ Hospitals.

Brandon A. Gaudiano, Ph.D. (he/him)

Associate Director | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior                                                                                                   brandon_gaudiano@brown.edu

Dr. Gaudiano holds joint academic appointments as Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health. He is the Director of the Transitional Outpatient Program at Butler Hospital, and is a Research Psychologist at the Providence VA Medical Center. In addition, he is Primary Faculty in the Mindfulness Center at Brown University.

Dr. Gaudiano has published over 150 articles and other works, and has published books with Oxford University Press and Routledge. His research has been supported by numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, and private foundations, such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Gaudiano’s research focuses on developing and testing novel psychosocial treatments for patients with mood and psychotic disorders, including suicidality.  His studies involve cognitive-behavioral and acceptance/mindfulness-based therapies, digital and mobile health technologies, and dissemination/implementation issues. The ultimate aim of this research is to improve the standard of care for individuals with difficult-to-treat clinical conditions, including during treatment transition periods (e.g., from inpatient to outpatient care). His research and experience of direct provision of care includes working with patients who deal with poverty, discrimination, and homelessness.

Dr. Gaudiano has served in editorial roles for several scientific journals, including as the inaugural Associate Editor for Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. He Chairs the Publications and Communications Committee for the Society of Clinical of Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), and is Vice Chair of the APA’s Advisory Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, which oversees guideline development and dissemination.