Professor
Columbia University
Dr. Posner is a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, and her work is saving lives all over the globe across six continents. The president of the American Psychiatric Association noted her work with the Columbia Protocol could be “like the introduction of antibiotics.” The US Department of Defense said that her work is “nothing short of a miracle” and stated, "her effective model of improving the world will help propel us closer to a world without suicide.” The Center for Disease Control noted that her work is “changing the paradigm in suicide risk assessment in the US and worldwide.”
Dr. Posner’s work has been noted in a keynote speech at the White House and cited in Congressional hearings, and she gave the lead presentation in a US Senate forum on school safety after the Parkland shooting. Through her advocacy, she has changed local, national, and international policy, which in turn has helped achieve reductions in suicide across all sectors of society. Israeli government officials said her work “is not only saving millions of lives but in Israel, it is literally changing the way we live our lives.”
The Columbia Protocol is the policy across all 50 states and many national and international agencies. Dr. Posner was commissioned by the FDA to develop a scientific approach that has become the gold standard for suicide monitoring and is ubiquitous across the US and worldwide. Her scholarly work has been included in the compendium of the most important research in the history of the study of suicide.
Dr. Posner has been awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for her work saving lives across the nation.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Thursday, October 7, 2021
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT