PhD student in Psychology and Social Intervention

Adam Benzekri is a Ph.D. student in the Psychology and Social Intervention program at NYU Steinhardt, focusing on the intersection of psychology, public health, and cognitive neuroscience. His research examines adolescents' thoughts related to life and death, particularly in the context of suicidal ideations, aiming to inform prevention strategies. He seeks to develop and evaluate primary prevention approaches that integrate cognitive and contextual factors to address behavioral health inequities among adolescents.

Featured Works

  • Benzekri, A., & Morris-Perez, P (2024). How do adolescents consider life and death?: A cognition-to-action framework for suicide prevention. Development and Psychopathology, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001160 

  • Morris-Perez, P. A., Benzekri, A., & Boccieri, G. R. (2024). Why Should Developmental Scientists Engage in Research on Adolescent Suicide? The Case for Developmentally Informed Suicidology. Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 6. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-devpsych-010923-094742

  • Morris-Perez, P., Abenavoli, R., Benzekri, A., Rosenbach-Jordan, S., and Boccieri, G.R. (2023), Preventing adolescent suicide: Recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, program developers, and researchers. Social Policy Report, 36: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1002/sop2.30

  • Thimm-Kaiser, M., Benzekri, A., & Guilamo‐Ramos, V. (2023). Conceptualizing the mechanisms of social determinants of health: A heuristic framework to inform Future Directions for mitigation. The Milbank Quarterly, 101(2), 486–526. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12642