Kimberly H. McManama O'Brien

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Education

BA, Harvard University; MSW, Boston College; PhD, Boston College

Doctoral Graduation Date

2011

Current Position

Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University Medical School, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

Research Interests

Researching the temporal relationship between alcohol use and suicidality in adolescents; developing and testing a brief alcohol intervention for adolescents who have attempted suicide

Organization Affiliations

Children's Hospital Boston – Emergency Psychiatry Department, American Association of Suicidology, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work Alumni Board, Harvard University – Alumni interviewer and Radcliffe Mentor Program

Dissertation Title

Examining the impact of psychopathological comorbidity on the medical lethality of adolescent suicide attempts

Awards and Fellowships

Brown University Medical School Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies; Dr. Carolyn B. Thomas Fellowship for Doctoral Studies in Social Work; Boston College Doctoral Fellowship in Social Work

Publications

Kelly, M.S., Berzin, S.C., Frey, A.J., Alvarez, M.E., Shaffer, G.L., & O'Brien, K. (2010). The state of school social work: Findings from the National School Social Work Survey. School Mental Health, 2(3), 132-141.

Kelly, M.S., Alvarez, M.E., Frey, A.J., Berzin, S.C., Shaffer, G.L., & O'Brien, K. (2010). Current trends in school social work: Practice choices and Response to Intervention. Children & Schools, 32(4), 193-256.

O'Brien, K., Berzin, S.C., Kelly, M.S., Frey, A.J., Alvarez, M.E., & Shaffer, G.L. (2011). School Social Work with Students with Mental Health Problems: Examining Different Practice Approaches. Children & Schools, 33(2), 97-105.

Berzin, S.C., O'Brien, K., Frey, A.J., Kelly, M.S., Alvarez, M.E., & Shaffer, G.L. (2011). Meeting the social and behavioral health needs of students: Rethinking the relationship between teachers and school social workers. Journal of School Health, 81(8), 493-501.

Berzin, S.C., O'Brien, K., & Tohn, S. (2012). Working on What Works: A new model for collaboration. School Social Work Journal. 36(2), 15-26.

O'Brien, K. & Berzin, S.C. (in press). Examining the impact of psychiatric diagnosis and comorbidity on the medical lethality of adolescent suicide attempts. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.