Lab News
May, 2026
Though we are sad to see them go, the SPRT is proud to announce that three of our RA’s will be beginning their master’s degrees this fall!
Isabel and Adam will both be beginning LSU’s Master of Social Work program: Isabel will be focusing on mental health counseling, while Adam’s focus will be in mental health counseling and crisis and suicide intervention. Corinne will be beginning her Masters in Applied Behavioral Analysis!
April, 2026
At the 2026 Suicide Research Symposium, graduate student Tyler Hendley gave a digital talk about the findings from a recent study on how emerging adults detect and respond to suicide-related content on social media, which highlighted the importance of improving how individuals recognize risk and respond effectively in digital spaces.
April, 2026
At the 2026 Suicide Research Symposium, two post-baccalaureate research assistants with SPRT (Corinne and Alyson) and one of our graduate students (Tyler) presented their findings from recent research projects.
Corinne presented a poster on findings from a recent study that examined whether safety plan recall rate was associated with clinical outcomes such as satisfaction, attitudes, intentions, and subjective norms. Alyson presented a poster on findings from a recent study that examined how individual differences in empathy and attitudes toward suicide prevention influence social media users' likelihood of intervening when encountering suicide-related posts. Tyler presented a poster on findings from a recent study that used a network analysis approach to explore the construct of perceived contribution within a network of other suicide-related measures.
Isabel!
Adam!
April, 2026
This month, undergraduate research assistants Isabel Crumley, Adam Vedros, and Kate Gladney showcased their research at the 14th Annual LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference. Isabel shared her findings on protective and contributing factors for suicidal ideations in sexual minority college students; Adam's project assessed differences in safety plan satisfaction between heterosexual individuals and those with sexual minority identities; and Kate examined two measurements of manic/hypomanic symptoms in adolescents.
Kate!
November, 2025
SPRT Graduate Students Austin Starkey and Tyler Hendley presented posters at the 2025 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Information about their work can be found on our "Recently Completed Research" page.
Austin!
Tyler!
September, 2025
Max Stivers, a graduate student in Dr. Raymond Tucker's MOSB Lab and frequent collaborator with the SPRT, published a guest column in LSU's Reveille Newspaper. The article, related to suicide prevention, can be read here.
July, 2025
Funded by a Hero Grant awarded to LSU and in collaboration with Our Lady of the Lake Hospital/OLOL Psychiatric Services, the SPRT launched a new outpatient suicide prevention service for youth. A graduate student, under the supervision of Dr. Hill, will be offering the CAMS-4Teens Intervention in the OLOL outpatient Psychiatry service here in Baton Rouge!
Thais!
Caleb!
April, 2024
This past spring, undergraduate research assistants Thais Wise, Isabel Crumley, Ky Trahan, and Caleb Yaccarino showcased their research at the 12th Annual LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference. Thais shared her findings on college students' self-reported moods and their ability to recognize school shooting-related content on social media, while Isabel presented qualitative insights into perceived contribution. Ky discussed the internal reliability of the Perceived Contribution Scale, and Caleb highlighted his research on the quality and satisfaction of coding suicide safety plans in a research setting.
Ky!
Isabel!
October, 2023
Undergraduate research assistant, Alyson Rivers, received the Tiger Athletic Foundation Honor's College Thesis Research Scholarship. Alyson is working on her Honors Thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Hill; her project is entitled Comparing Three Methods of Suicide Safety Planning. These scholarships are meant to assist students with costs associated with the preparation of their Honors Thesis and may be used towards research materials, reduction of non-academic employment, or other expenses that will further research.
July, 2023
We are starting the Fall 2023 semester off with a welcome to the new SPRT Lab! The lab was recently set up and newly furnished by Dr. Hill and the lab assistants.
April 2023
The SPRT Lab is happy to welcome new graduate students to the lab, Tyler Hendley and Austin Starkey. Tyler is from Kannapolis, NC and graduated from Clemson University’s Honors College with a B.S. in psychology and a minor in life sciences. After graduation, Tyler was accepted into McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School’s Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellowship in the Simches Center of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Austin was born in Lima, OH and graduated from Florida State University with a B.S in Psychology and Sociology. After graduating, he worked in Dr. Pamela Keel’s Eating Behaviors Research Clinic at Florida State; following this, he took a position as a research associate with the Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans (STRIVE). More in-depth introductions to our new lab members can be found on our members page.