Our goal is to advance the understanding of why people engage in behaviors that are harmful to themselves. Follow us to learn more about our research!
Welcome to the Nock Laboratory at Harvard University! The primary goal of our research is to advance the understanding of why people engage in behaviors that are harmful to themselves, with a special emphasis on suicide, self-injury, and other forms of direct self-harm. Our research is multi-disciplinary and uses a range of methodological approaches to better understand how these behaviors develop
09/22/2022
Our lab is participating in the Samaritans 5k fundraiser this weekend. Samaritans provides vital, free, 24/7 call/text support to anyone in need. Please consider donating to support their life-saving work! Any amount helps - thanks so much!
Check out The Nock Lab at Harvard University's team fundraising page for Samaritans Inc A fundraising team benefiting Samaritans Inc
11/02/2018
Nice review in Nature of new work using mobile tech to predict and prevent su***de (featuring some work from our lab).
Happy with a 20% chance of sadness Researchers are developing wristbands and apps to predict moods — but the technology has pitfalls as well as promise.
06/24/2018
Excited about this new paper with LCDS at TC and Su***de Research Lab: su***de ideators' ID with life is more variable and easily weakened by negative mood relative to non-ideators. http://ow.ly/wxh830kDE1H ***de Matthew Nock
Testing mood-activated psychological markers for suicidal ideation. - PubMed - NCBI J Abnorm Psychol. 2018 Jun 21. doi: 10.1037/abn0000358. [Epub ahead of print]
04/01/2018
New paper on what aspects of suicidal thinking predict the transition from SI to SA among a large sample of ideators
Risk factors for the transition from su***de ideation to su***de attempt: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembe... - PubMed - NCBI J Abnorm Psychol. 2018 Feb;127(2):139-149. doi: 10.1037/abn0000317.
Congratulations to the amazing Evan Kleiman on accepting a position as the newest Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University! We are so proud of you Evan!!!
New study suggesting that suicidal thoughts may be reinforcing. http://ow.ly/AY1d30iDTmZ
02/27/2018
Matthew Nock on the importance and value of good mentors.
Matthew Nock - Teachers Make a Difference - Frank Nock Professor Nock received his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University (2003) and completed his clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital and the New York Unive...
New brief video with Matthew Nock on the work we do (and why) http://ow.ly/pxLs30iDRQZ .
Matthew Nock - Su***de and Self-Injury Professor Nock received his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University (2003) and completed his clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital and the New York Unive...
New brief video with Matthew Nock on the work we do (and why).
01/29/2018
Nice example of how 'fancier' models with more predictors are not always better.
The accuracy, fairness, and limits of predicting recidivism Algorithms for predicting recidivism are commonly used to assess a criminal defendant’s likelihood of committing a crime. These predictions are used in pretrial, parole, and sentencing decisions. Proponents of these systems argue that big data and advanced machine learning make these analyses more...
12/13/2017
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-08307-0
AI algorithms to prevent su***de gain traction Facebook is one of several companies exploring ways to detect online behaviours that have been linked to self-harm.