Dr. Wetterer’s newly developed Forensic Suicide Risk Scale is designed to address a critical gap in suicide risk assessment within forensic and correctional settings, where clinical decision making must be both empirically grounded and legally defensible. The instrument is intended to provide a structured, practice informed framework for evaluating suicide risk in justice involved populations, integrating static, dynamic, and contextual factors that are routinely encountered by forensic clinicians. Under Dr. Wetterer's supervision, Doctoral Student Reyna Bazikian is currently in the data analysis phase of this study, and we expect to have preliminary results provided here by the summer of 2026. Click on the button below for a summary of our findings, which we hope to publish in a peer reviewed journal soon. 

Doctoral student Sarah Bondy is currently conducting a dissertation study examining prolonged grief disorder as it manifests through mourning and bereavement processes on social media platforms. This research explores how online memorialization, continued digital bonds, and social media engagement following loss may influence the intensity, duration, and clinical features of grief responses. The study aims to clarify potential risk and protective factors associated with technology mediated mourning and their relevance to prolonged grief symptomatology. Data collection analysis is completed, and the manuscript will be available to review by Jun 1, 2026. Click the button below if you are interested in reading about this important research. The publication of the study via Pro-Quest will be available soon. Click below to learn more about the study.