Cha, Christine B. (cbc2120)

Christine Boram Cha

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
212-678-8212

Office Location:

422M Thmps

Scholarly Interests

I apply principles from cognitive and social psychology to answer questions about suicide and self-injury among youth. How can we more objectively assess suicide risk? Do certain patterns of thought place individuals at greater risk of self-harm? How do cognitive and other types of risk factors vary between adolescents and adults? To answer these questions, I conduct research through laboratory experiments, hospital-based data collection, and meta-analyses. 

Educational Background

Harvard University, Ph.D.

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship (Child Track)

Harvard University, M.A.

Wellesley College, B.A.

Harvard University, Ph.D.

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship (Child Track)

Harvard University, M.A.

Wellesley College, B.A.

Selected Publications

*Wilson, K.M.,*Millner, A.J., Auerbach, R.P., Glenn, C.R., Kearns, J.C., Kirtley, O.J., Najmi, S., O’Connor, R.C., Stewart, J.G., Cha, C.B. (in press). Investigating the psychometric properties of the Suicide Stroop task. Psychological Assessment. *Equal Contribution

Guzmán, E.M., Tezanos, K.M., Chang, B.P., & Cha, C.B. (in press). Examining the impact of emergency care settings on suicidal patients: A call to action. General Hospital Psychiatry.

Cha, C.B., Wilson, K.M., Tezanos, K.M., DiVasto, K.A., & Tolchin, G.K. (2019). Cognition and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A systematic review of longitudinal studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 69, 97-111.

Cha, C.B., O'Connor, R.C., Kirtley, O., Cleare, S., Wetherall, K., Eschle, S., Tezanos, K.M., & Nock, M.K. (2018). Testing mood-activated psychological markers for suicidal ideation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127, 448-457.

Cha, C.B., Franz, P.J., Guzmán, E.M., Glenn, C.R., Kleiman, E.M., & Nock, M.K. (2018). Suicide among youth: Epidemiology, (potential) etiology, and treatment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59, 460-482.

Cha, C.B., Tezanos, K.M., Peros, O.M., Ng, M.Y., Ribeiro, J.D., Nock, M.K., & Franklin, J.C. (2018). Accounting for diversity in suicide research: Sampling and sample reporting practices in the United States. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 48, 131-139.

Wolff, J.C., Davis, S., Liu, R.T., Cha, C.B., Cheek, S.M., Nestor, B., Frazier, E., Shaffer, M.M., & Spirito, A. (2018). Trajectories of suicidal ideation among adolescents following psychiatric hospitalization. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46, 355-363.  

Just, M.A., Pan, L., Cherkassky, V.L., McMakin, D., Cha, C.B., Nock, M.K., & Brent, D.A. (2017). Machine-learning identification of patients with suicidal ideation: Alterations in the neural representations of death- and life-related concepts. Nature Human Behavior, 1, 911-919.

Cha, C.B., Augenstein, T.M., Frost, K.H., Gallagher, K., D'Angelo, E.J., & Nock, M.K. (2016). Using implicit and explicit measures to predict nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescent inpatients. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55, 62-68.

Cha, C.B., Glenn, J.J., Deming, C.A., D'Angelo, E.J., Hooley, J.M., Teachman, B.A., & Nock, M.K. (2016). Examining potential iatrogenic effects of viewing suicide and self-injury stimuli. Psychological Assessment, 28, 1510-1515.

Cha, C.B., & Nock, M.K. (2014). Suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviors. In E.J. Mash & R.A. Barkley (Eds.), Child psychopathology (pp. 317-342). New York: The Guilford Press.

Dour, H.J., Cha, C.B., & Nock, M.K. (2011). Suicide attempts among adolescents: An interaction between emotional and cognitive factors. Behavior Research and Therapy, 49, 294-298.

Cha, C.B., Najmi, S., Park, J.M., Finn, C.T., & Nock, M.K. (2010). Attentional bias toward suicide-related stimuli predicts suicidal behavior. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 616-622.

Nock, M.K., & Cha, C.B. (2009). Psychological models of nonsuicidal self-injury. In M.K. Nock (Ed.), Understanding nonsuicidal self-injury: Origins, assessment, and treatment (pp. 65-78). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Cha, C.B., & Nock, M.K. (2009). Emotional intelligence is a protective factor for suicidal behaviors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 422-430.

Nock, M.K., Borges, G., Bromet, E.J., Cha, C.B., Kessler, R.C., & Lee, S. (2008). Suicide and suicidal behaviors. Epidemiologic Reviews, 30, 133-154.

Hilt, L.M., Cha, C.B., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2008). Nonsuicidal self-injury in young adolescent girls: Moderators of the distress-function relationship. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 63-71.

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