Anthony R. Pisani, Ph.D.
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Anthony R. Pisani, Ph.D.
About Me
Tony's work spans the suicide prevention continuum: upstream (enhancing school and community-based prevention with technology); healthcare (educational innovations to support Zero Suicide); and crisis and treatment intervention for individuals at greatest risk.
Dr. Pisani earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia. He completed internship training at the Minneapolis Children's Hospitals and Clinics, and postdoctoral fellowships in Primary Care Family Psychology and in Suicide Research at the University of Rochester. Dr. Pisani is a licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist.
Faculty Appointments
Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Research (SMD)
Professor - Department of Pediatrics (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Research Fellowship,
(NRSA T-32, PI-Y. Conwell), Suicide Prevention Research 2008 - 2011
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Primary Care Family Psychology 2001 - 2003
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Post-degree Certificate, Marriage and Family Therapy 2001 - 2003
Children's Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Internship, Child Clinical/Pediatric Psychology 2000 - 2001
Education
Ph.D. | University of Virginia. Clinical Psychology. 2001
M.Ed. | University of Virginia. Clinical Psychology. 1997
A.B. | Bowdoin College. History and Spanish. 1993
Awards
Otto F. Thaler Teaching Development Award. 2007 - 2008
Research Fellowship. 2000 - 2001
Hayes Scholarship for Graduate Study in Social Science. 1996 - 1997
Summa Cum Laude. 1993
Phi Beta Kappa. 1993
Philip C. Bradley Prize in Spanish Language and Literature. 1993
Research
Since 2010, he has been continuously involved in research and advisory work related to crisis car...
Since 2010, he has been continuously involved in research and advisory work related to crisis care, including roles in national crisis counselor training trials, evaluations of online crisis services, and collaborations with Crisis Text Line. He has served on scientific advisory boards for crisis support services and currently serves on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Training and Standards Committee.
Dr. Pisani leads large-scale trials testing suicide prevention interventions, including an effectiveness trial of ASSIP for suicide attempt survivors and a pilot RCT testing a novel intervention for crisis stabilization center guests. He co-directs a major research project and implementation scale-up of the Connect suicide prevention program for the US Air Force.
A major focus of his research is leveraging everyday technologies to extend the impact of face-to-face preventive interventions. Projects have included technology interventions in military, school-based, and substance use prevention programs.
Dr. Pisani has gained international recognition for his work in workforce education supporting systems approaches to suicide prevention. He has contributed to national strategies and developed curricula adopted by organizations across multiple countries.
As a mentor, Dr. Pisani supports fellows in an NIMH suicide research fellowship and serves as Academic Chief for Adult and Acute Psychiatry. He has contributed to the KL2 program as a reviewer and faculty member, and was awarded the first Robert G. Holloway KL2 Lectureship in Clinical & Translational Science in recognition of his mentoring and research education contributions.
Publications
Journal Articles
Defayette AB, Silverstein SM, Pisani AR
Schizophrenia research.. 2024 August 270 :63-67. Epub 06/11/2024.
Diaz AP, Pinto AB, Araújo MIC, Joaquim RM, Costa DS, Serpa ALO, Pisani AR, Conwell Y, Miranda DM, Malloy-Diniz LF, da Silva AG
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orga?o oficial da Associac?a?o Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociacio?n Psiquia?trica de la Ame?rica Latina.. 2024 April 8 Epub 04/08/2024.
Herington J, Li K, Pisani AR
The American psychologist.. 2024 January 79 (1):123-136. Epub 1900 01 01.
Branjerdporn G, McCosker LK, Jackson D, McDowell S, Williams P, Chand S, Joshi H, Pisani AR, Stapelberg C, Welch M, Turner K, Woerwag-Mehta S
Frontiers in psychiatry.. 2024 15 :1370256. Epub 05/16/2024.
O'Connor RC, Worthman CM, Abanga M, Athanassopoulou N, Boyce N, Chan LF, Christensen H, Das-Munshi J, Downs J, Koenen KC, Moutier CY, Templeton P, Batterham P, Brakspear K, Frank RG, Gilbody S, Gureje O, Henderson D, John A, Kabagambe W, Khan M, Kessler D, Kirtley OJ, Kline S, Kohrt B, Lincoln AK, Lund C, Mendenhall E, Miranda R, Mondelli V, Niederkrotenthaler T, Osborn D, Pirkis J, Pisani AR, Prawira B, Rachidi H, Seedat S, Siskind D, Vijayakumar L, Yip PSF
The lancet. Psychiatry.. 2023 June 10 (6):452-464. Epub 05/11/2023.
Pisani AR, Boudreaux ED
Focus : journal of life long learning in psychiatry.. 2023 April 21 (2):152-159. Epub 04/14/2023.
Hossain E, Rana R, Higgins N, Soar J, Barua PD, Pisani AR, Turner K
Computers in biology and medicine.. 2023 March 155 :106649. Epub 02/10/2023.
Turner K, Pisani AR, Sveticic J, O'Connor N, Woerway-Mehta S, Burke K, Stapelberg NJC
International journal of environmental research and public health.. 2022 November 1519 (22)Epub 11/15/2022.
Pisani AR, Gould MS, Gallo C, Ertefaie A, Kelberman C, Harrington D, Weller D, Green S
Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2022 June 52 (3):567-582. Epub 05/26/2022.
Wyman PA, Pickering TA, Pisani AR, Cero I, Yates B, Schmeelk-Cone K, Hendricks Brown C, Gibbons RD, Simonson J, Pflanz SE
Social science & medicine.. 2022 March 296 :114737. Epub 01/22/2022.
Turner K, Stapelberg NJ, Sveticic J, Pisani AR
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.. 2022 February 30 (1):139. Epub 08/02/2021.
Stapelberg NJC, Bowman C, Woerwag-Mehta S, Walker S, Davies A, Hughes I, Michel K, Pisani AR, Van Engelen H, Delos M, Hageman T, Fullerton-Smith K, Krishnaiah R, McDowell S, Cameron A, Scales TL, Dillon C, Gigante T, Heddle C, Mudge N, Zappa A, Edwards M, Gutjahr S, Joshi H, Turner K
Trials.. 2021 October 2122 (1):723. Epub 10/21/2021.
Pisani AR, Cross WF, West JC, Crean HF, Caine ED
Family medicine.. 2021 February 53 (2):104-110. Epub 1900 01 01.
Lavelli V, Ferrari C, Santo G, Altini C, Ballini A, Sardaro A, Fanelli M, Pisani AR, Nappi AG, Giudice G, Rubini G
Biomedicines.. 2020 March 278 (4)Epub 03/27/2020.
Wyman PA, Pickering TA, Pisani AR, Rulison K, Schmeelk-Cone K, Hartley C, Gould M, Caine ED, LoMurray M, Brown CH, Valente TW
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines.. 2019 October 60 (10):1065-1075. Epub 08/08/2019.
Pisani AR, Wyman PA, Petrova M, Judd E, Schmeelk-Cone K, Thiha P, Gurditta K
The journal of primary prevention.. 2019 April 40 (2):243-254. Epub 1900 01 01.
Cross WF, West JC, Pisani AR, Crean HF, Nielsen JL, Kay AH, Caine ED
BMC medical education.. 2019 February 1419 (1):58. Epub 02/14/2019.
Ranney ML, Yen S, Turner S, Rousseau D, Pascal B, Marcotte JE, Levine R, Lehmann LS, Gould M, Gallo C, Filbin B, Kanuri N, Pisani AR
Journal of medical Internet research.. 2019 January 1721 (1):e11507. Epub 01/17/2019.
Pisani AR, Wyman PA, Gurditta K, Schmeelk-Cone K, Anderson CL, Judd E
JMIR mental health.. 2018 May 315 (2):e10425. Epub 05/31/2018.
Pickering TA, Wyman PA, Schmeelk-Cone K, Hartley C, Valente TW, Pisani AR, Rulison KL, Brown CH, LoMurray M
Frontiers in psychiatry.. 2018 9 :598. Epub 11/15/2018.
Thiha P, Pisani AR, Gurditta K, Cherry E, Peterson DR, Kautz H, Wyman PA
JMIR public health and surveillance.. 2016 November 92 (2):e164. Epub 11/09/2016.
Pisani AR, Murrie DC, Silverman MM
Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry.. 2016 August 40 (4):623-9. Epub 12/14/2015.
Pisani AR, Wyman PA, Mohr DC, Perrino T, Gallo C, Villamar J, Kendziora K, Howe GW, Sloboda Z, Brown CH
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research.. 2016 August 17 (6):765-78. Epub 1900 01 01.
Efficacy of Web-Based Collection of Strength-Based Testimonials for Text Message Extension of Youth Suicide Prevention Program: Randomized Controlled Experiment
Thiha, P; Pisani, AR; Gurditta, K; Cherry, E; Peterson, D; Kautz, H; Wyman, PA.
JMIR: Public Health and Surveillance. 2016; .
Petrova M, Wyman PA, Schmeelk-Cone K, Pisani AR
Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2015 December 45 (6):651-63. Epub 02/18/2015.
Cross WF, Pisani AR, Schmeelk-Cone K, Xia Y, Tu X, McMahon M, Munfakh JL, Gould MS
Crisis.. 2014 35 (3):202-12. Epub 1900 01 01.
Gould MS, Cross W, Pisani AR, Munfakh JL, Kleinman M
Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2013 December 43 (6):676-91. Epub 07/25/2013.
Pisani AR, Wyman PA, Petrova M, Schmeelk-Cone K, Goldston DB, Xia Y, Gould MS
Journal of youth and adolescence.. 2013 June 42 (6):807-20. Epub 12/18/2012.
Conner KR, Wood J, Pisani AR, Kemp J
Journal of substance abuse treatment.. 2013 January 44 (1):13-6. Epub 03/13/2012.
Pisani AR, Schmeelk-Cone K, Gunzler D, Petrova M, Goldston DB, Tu X, Wyman PA
Journal of youth and adolescence.. 2012 October 41 (10):1312-24. Epub 05/06/2012.
Schmeelk-Cone K, Pisani AR, Petrova M, Wyman PA
Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2012 April 42 (2):157-72. Epub 02/10/2012.
Pisani AR, Cross WF, Watts A, Conner K
Crisis.. 2012 January 133 (1):30-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Pisani AR, Cross WF, Gould MS
Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2011 June 41 (3):255-76. Epub 04/07/2011.
Heisel MJ, Conwell Y, Pisani AR, Duberstein PR
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie.. 2011 April 56 (4):219-26. Epub 1900 01 01.
Garfunkel LC, Pisani AR, leRoux P, Siegel DM
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2011 February 86 (2):174-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Pisani AR, leRoux P, Siegel DM
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2011 February 86 (2):166-73. Epub 1900 01 01.
A predoctoral field placement in primary care: Keeping it simple.
Pisani, A. R.; Berry, S. L.; Goldfarb, M.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2005; 36(2): 151-157.
Books
Caregiving for individuals with disabilities (2010)
Chapter: Family dynamics and caregiving for an individual with disabilities
Authors: McDaniel, S.H.; Pisani, A.R.
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2010
Textbook of Adolescent Healthcare (2010)
Chapter: Family systems approaches to adolescent health and illness
Authors: Spagnola, M Pisani, A.R. McDaniel, S.H.
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove, IL 2010
Handbook of Clinical Family Therapy (2005)
Chapter: An integrative approach to health and illness in family therapy
Authors: Pisani, A.R.; McDaniel, S.H.
Publisher: Wiley & Company, New York 2005