Departmental Affiliations
Primary
School of Medicine
Joint
School of Education
Joint
Center & Institute Affiliations
Holly Wilcox, PhD '03, MS, uses research to advance public health approaches to suicide prevention, including policies, early intervention, and chain of care approaches.
Research Interests
Suicide; Prevention; Depression; Interpersonal Violence; Adolescent Health; Health Disparities; Universal Interventions
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins University
2003
MA
New York University
1998
BS
Northeastern University
1991
Overview
Holly C. Wilcox, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with joint appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management as well as the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Education. Much of her work involves population-based research on suicidal behaviors, the evaluation of impact of community-based universal prevention programs targeting suicidal behaviors, and data linkage strategies to inform suicide prevention.
She is involved in suicide prevention research in schools, universities, emergency departments, and other settings. She mentors students, teaches courses in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and leads a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental suicide prevention work group at Johns Hopkins.
She is involved in suicide prevention research in schools, universities, emergency departments, and other settings. She mentors students, teaches courses in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and leads a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental suicide prevention work group at Johns Hopkins.
Honors & Awards
2022, The Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award (AMTRA), for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising, sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nominated by students.
2016-22 Excellence in Teaching: Outstanding overall course and overall instructor ratings for Suicide as a Public Health Problem
2020, The Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award (AMTRA), for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising, sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nominated by students.
2019, Award for best paper in the Archives of Suicide Research in 2018 for Marino E, Wolsko C, Keys S, Wilcox H. Addressing the Cultural Challenges of Firearm Restriction in Suicide Prevention: A Test of Public Health Messaging to Protect Those at Risk. Arch Suicide Res. 2018 Jul-Sep;22(3):394-404.
2017, Dr. Robert Lewis Kane Memorial Award for “Data Linkage Strategies to Advance Youth Suicide Prevention,” this award is presented annually to the one Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) report that best embodied Dr. Kane's priorities: clarity, conciseness, and brevity.
2012, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Chapter, for outstanding performance and devotion to the field of Public Health.
2010, Andrej Marušic Suicide Research Award, for the best scientific contribution by a young researcher in the field of biology of suicide, suicide prevention and treatment of suicidal behavior, International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
2007, The Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award (AMTRA), for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising, sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nominated by students.
2003-05, Postdoctoral National Research Service Award Fellowship, Research Training in Early Developmental Psychopathology, T32MH019833.
2003, The Harold and Sylvia Halpert Endowment Award, Johns Hopkins University.
2001-03, National Research Service Award, The Influence of Drug Use on Suicide Ideation & Attempts, F31DA014454.
2016-22 Excellence in Teaching: Outstanding overall course and overall instructor ratings for Suicide as a Public Health Problem
2020, The Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award (AMTRA), for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising, sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nominated by students.
2019, Award for best paper in the Archives of Suicide Research in 2018 for Marino E, Wolsko C, Keys S, Wilcox H. Addressing the Cultural Challenges of Firearm Restriction in Suicide Prevention: A Test of Public Health Messaging to Protect Those at Risk. Arch Suicide Res. 2018 Jul-Sep;22(3):394-404.
2017, Dr. Robert Lewis Kane Memorial Award for “Data Linkage Strategies to Advance Youth Suicide Prevention,” this award is presented annually to the one Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) report that best embodied Dr. Kane's priorities: clarity, conciseness, and brevity.
2012, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Chapter, for outstanding performance and devotion to the field of Public Health.
2010, Andrej Marušic Suicide Research Award, for the best scientific contribution by a young researcher in the field of biology of suicide, suicide prevention and treatment of suicidal behavior, International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
2007, The Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award (AMTRA), for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advising, sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nominated by students.
2003-05, Postdoctoral National Research Service Award Fellowship, Research Training in Early Developmental Psychopathology, T32MH019833.
2003, The Harold and Sylvia Halpert Endowment Award, Johns Hopkins University.
2001-03, National Research Service Award, The Influence of Drug Use on Suicide Ideation & Attempts, F31DA014454.
Select Publications
Selected publications from the last 5 years on the effectiveness of community-based universal prevention programs embedded into service sectors and data linkage to inform suicide prevention.
- DeVylder JE, Ryan TC, Cwik M, Wilson ME, Jay SY, Nestadt PS, Goldstein M, Wilcox HC. Assessment of Selective and Universal Screening for Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Emergency Department, JAMA Network Open. 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1914070.
- Decker MR, Wilcox HC, Holliday CN, Webster DW.An Integrated Public Health Approach to Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Prevention and Response. Public Health Rep. 2018 Nov/Dec;133(1_suppl):65S-79S.
- Swartz K, Musci RJ, Beaudry MB, Heley K, Miller L, Alfes C, Townsend L, Thornicroft G, Wilcox HC. School-Based Curriculum to Improve Depression Literacy Among US Secondary School Students: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial. Am J Public Health. 2017 Dec;107(12):1970-1976.
- Musci RJ, Kharrazi H, Wilson RF, Susukida R, Gharghabi F, Zhang A, Wissow L, Robinson KA, Wilcox HC. The study of effect moderation in youth suicide-prevention studies. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2018 Aug 7. doi: 10.1007/s00127-018-1574-2.
- Wilcox HC, Kharrazi H, Wilson RF, Musci RJ, Susukida R, Gharghabi F, Zhang A, Wissow L, Robinson KA. Data Linkage Strategies to Advance Youth Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Dec 6;165(11):779-785.