E. David Klonsky, PhD

E. David Klonsky, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, a registered clinical psychologist, and an expert in suicide and self-injury. He has more than 150 publications on suicide, self-injury, and related topics, and his scientific and professional contributions have been recognized by awards from the American Association of Suicidology, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society of Clinical Psychology (American Psychological Association). Dr. Klonsky is also Past-President of the International Society for the Study of Self-injury, Associate Editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and has advised the American Psychiatric Association for DSM-5 as well as various US and Canadian governmental organizations regarding suicide and self-injury research and prevention. In 2015 Dr. Klonsky published the Three-Step Theory (3ST) of suicide.