Dr. Holly Wilcox

Biography

Holly C. Wilcox, PhD, MA, is a Professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focuses on advancing public health approaches to suicide prevention, encompassing policies, early interventions, and care strategies. Holly holds joint appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Education. She is the President of the International Academy of Suicide Research and a member of the Scientific Council Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Wilcox is also a consultant to the World Health Organization and an Affiliate Investigator at the Centre for Research Excellence on Suicide Prevention in Australia. Her work evaluates the impact of community-based universal prevention programs targeting suicidal behaviors, leveraging data linkage strategies to inform effective practices. Wilcox actively mentors students, teaches courses at Johns Hopkins, and leads a multidisciplinary suicide prevention work group. She has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and mentorship during her career, collaborating with national and international organizations, and has published over 150 research articles on suicide prevention.

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