Kenneth R. Conner, Psy.D., M.P.H.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 273-5136

Fax: (585) 273-1082

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655
Rochester, NY

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Kenneth Conner is Professor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). He also serves as Director at the VA VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention in Canandaigua, New York. Dr. Conner has conducted research on alcohol and suicide behavior and related topics for approximately 17 years, with funding by multiple resources including the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and Department of Defense. In recent years he has turned his attention to the study of acute use of alcohol and suicide through analysis of National Violent Death Reporting System data. He has also contributed to the understanding of risk for suicide behavior in children of individuals with alcohol disorder, with a focus on the protective effects of connectedness to parents.

Credentials

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD) - Primary
Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Geriatric/Psychiatry (SMD)

Education

1985
BS | SUNY Coll at Buffalo
Social Work

1993
PsyD | Wright State University
Clinical Psychology

2002
MPH | University of Rochester
Public Health

Awards

2006
Dean's Excellence in Research Award
Location: University of Rochester

2004
Excellence in Teaching in the Psychology Training Program
Sponsor: Genesee Valley Psychological Association
Location: UR Medical Center Department of Psychiatry

2003
Edwin Shneidman Award for Outstanding Early Career Contribution to Suicide Research
Sponsor: American Association of Suicidology

2003
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Sponsor: Alumni Committee
Location: State University College at Bufalo, NY

1985
Summa Cum Laude
Sponsor: State University College at Buffalo, NY

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Publications

Journal Articles

10/2016
Tong Y, Phillips MR, Conner KR. "DSM-IV Axis II personality disorders and suicide and attempted suicide in China." The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science.. 2016 Oct 0; 209(4):319-326. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

1/1/2016
Ashrafioun L, Pigeon WR, Conner KR, Leong SH, Oslin DW. "Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among veterans in primary care referred for a mental health evaluation." Journal of affective disorders.. 2016 Jan 1; 189:344-50. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

2016
Conner KR, Wyman P, Goldston DB, Bossarte RM, Lu N, Kaukeinen K, Tu XM, Houston RJ, Lamis DA, Chan G, Bucholz KK, Hesselbrock VM. "Two Studies of Connectedness to Parents and Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior in Children and Adolescents." Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53.. 2016 45(2):129-40. Epub 2014 Oct 13.

Books & Chapters

2009
Book Title: The international handbook of suicide prevention: research, policy and practice.
Author List: Conner KR; Ilgen MA (in press). In, R O'Connor; S Platt; J Gordon (Eds.),
Published By: Wiley-Blackwell:2009 in Oxford

2009
Book Title: Embitterment in suicide and homicide-suicide
Author List: Conner KR; Weisman RL
Published By: M. Linden, A. Maercker (Eds.)2009

2009
Chapter Title: Research methods in the alcohol and drug sector
Book Title: Sampling strategies for addiction research
Author List: Kakinami L.; Conner KR
Published By: Blackwell2009 in Boston

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