Peter Wyman, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 276-3000

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box PSYCH
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Psychiatry , Child & Adoles Serv (SMD)

Biography

Professional Background

Peter A. Wyman, PhD, is Professor, Director of the Network Health and Prevention Program, and Co-Director of the Center for Study and Prevention Suicide. Wyman’s work uses natural social networks to deliver interventions to prevent suicide, depression, and substance use. Dr. Wyman and his team developed the Connect Program suite of interventions. This interactive group training for members of a natural network builds group social bonds and shared healthy norms to sustain intervention impact. Connect Programs are currently being implemented in the US Air Force (Wingman-Connect), workplace (Police-Connect), and community settings (HAVEN-Connect in predominantly Black churches).

Dr. Wyman’s work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wyman c0-chaired the New York State Governor’s Task Force on Suicide (2017-2019) and is a member of the Community Prevention Services Task Force (CPSTF), an independent advisory group appointed by the CDC Director.

Dr. Wyman is a graduate of Columbia University and received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester.

Credentials

Education

1984
MA | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry

1988
BS | University of Rochester
Clinical Psychology

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

09/01/1986 - 06/30/1988
Fellowship in Psychology at University of Rochester School of Medicine GME

Awards

2016
Action Partner Award, National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

2012
Excellence in Suicide Prevention Award, Suicide Prevention Center of New York State

1985
Distinction for Ph.D. Comprehensive Examinations, University of Rochester

1982 - 1983
NIMH Research Fellowship (merit-based)

1982
Magna Cum Laude, Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, NY

1979
Cleveland Foundation Research Award (merit based)

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Clinical Trials

Testing Peer-led Network Intervention to Prevent Adolescent Vaping

Lead Researcher: Peter Wyman

Rates of adolescent vaping are increasing rapidly. Current high school student use of electronic vaping products (EVPs) rose from 1.5% in 2011 to 20.8% in 2018 - an increase from 220,000 to 3.05 million adolescent users. Effective, school-based interventions are urgently needed to protect adolescents from initiating or continuing use of electronic vaping products (EVPs). This study leverages a state-supported prevention initiative to test the effectiveness of a promising intervention that trains 8th-9th grade student peer leaders to deliver school-wide vaping prevention campaigns with ongoing adult mentoring. If study hypotheses are supported, the study will provide the first evidence of a school-based preventive intervention that reduces adolescent vaping behaviors, as well as insight into how peer communications can be harnessed to prevent vaping.

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Publications

Journal Articles

6/21/2023
Cero I, De Choudhury M, Wyman PA. "Social network structure as a suicide prevention target." Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.. 2023 Jun 21; Epub 2023 Jun 21.

5/13/2023
Choe SY, Lengua LJ, McFall JP, Wyman PA. "Adolescents' Comfort in Disclosing to Caregivers Predicts Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Directly and Indirectly Through Difficulties in Emotion Regulation." Journal of youth and adolescence.. 2023 May 13; Epub 2023 May 13.

3/29/2023
Cero I, Wyman PA, Chattopadhyay I, Gibbons RD. "Predictive equity in suicide risk screening." Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.. 2023 Mar 29; Epub 2023 Mar 29.

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