Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Research
Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President of Research and leads the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s research program which funds research grants, offers workshops and training to researchers and disseminates research findings to increase public awareness and support advocacy. During her 40 years as a clinician and researcher, Harkavy-Friedman has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and editorials and trained clinicians nationwide. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Harkavy-Friedman earned her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, her PhD. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida and completed her internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital. After, she joined Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, establishing the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program. In 1989, she moved to Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute where she is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry. Harkavy-Friedman joined AFSP in 2011 and maintained a clinical practice in Manhattan for almost 40 years.