Dr. Lindsay A. Bornheimer, LCSW, PhD

Dr. Lindsay Bornheimer is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the Medical School, and director of the Suicide prevention, Treatment, and Research (STaR) Lab. Her research program focuses on understanding and preventing suicide death among adults experiencing serious mental illness, with a specific focus on psychosis and schizophrenia. As an intervention and implementation science researcher by training with expertise in evidence-informed practice, Dr. Bornheimer is particularly focused on the adaptation and implementation of cognitive-behavioral approaches in the treatment of serious mental illness and suicide prevention. 

Dr. Bornheimer was trained in a pre-doctoral fellowship at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Brown School of Social Work of Washington University in St. Louis. As a licensed clinical social worker in New York and Michigan, she has over thirteen years of experience in psychotherapy with individuals, couples and families in both public and private settings. She completed her clinical training at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Bornheimer teaches at the Masters and Doctoral levels at the University of Michigan and leads numerous continuing education trainings across the country on topics related to suicide prevention, psychosis, and evidence-informed practice.

SSW Faculty Webpage: https://ssw.umich.edu/directories/contacts/tenure-track-faculty/lindsay-bornheimer/bornheim

Med School Faculty Webpage: https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/6727/lindsay-bornheimer