Dana M. Alonzo, PhD, MSW Degree Information PhD Fordham University School of Social Service Social Work 2000 2004 MSW New York University of Social Work Social Work 1995 1997 BA New York University 1900 1995 Academic Appointments Columbia University School of Social Work Assistant Professor New York, NY 2005 Present Fordham University School of Social Work Adjunct Professor New York, NY 2001 2003 Professional Post Baccalaureate and Post Master s Social Work Experience Psychiatric Observation Suite, Montefiore Medical Center 2000 2001 Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Department, Montefiore Medical Center 2000
Impatient Psychiatry Department, Montefiore Medical Center 1997 2000 Child and Adolescent Outpatient Department, Montefiore Medical Center 1997 Child and Adolescent Outpatient Department, Montefiore Medical Center Social Work Intern 1996 1997 Foster Care/ Adoption Division, McMahon Service for Children Social Work Intern New York, NY 1995 1996 Current Professional, Academic, Community Related and/or Scientific Memberships National Association of Social Workers Society for Social Work and Research Clinical Social Work Association American Association of Suicide International Association for Suicide Prevention Community Service Responsibilities and Activities since 2009 Book Reviewer, Spring Publishing Company (2009 present) Book Reviewer, Oxford University Press (2009 Present) Abstract Reviewer, American Association of Sociology Annual Conference (2010 present) Ad Hoc Reviewer, PSC CUNY (2005 Present) Journal Reviewer: Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, Archives of Suicide Research, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Death Studies, Journal of Psychiatric Research, International Journal of General Medicine, BMC Psychiatry, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Special Awards, Fellowships, Grants or other recognitions since 2009 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society 2002 Present A Model of Treatment Engagement for Suicidal Individuals, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. 2008 2010. ($60,000). Enhancement of Treatment Engagement of Suicidal Individuals, National alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. 2008 2010. ($60,000). Offspring of Mothers with Schizophrenia and the Community: A Pilot Study Introduction, Community Engagement Resource, Irving Institute 2008 2009. ($10,000). Professional Presentations since 2007 Alonzo, D. & Stanley, B. H. Engaging Suicidal Individuals in Treatment: A Feasibility Study Poster to be presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology; Baltimore, USA Lizardi, D. & Thompson, R. The Role of Depression in the Differential Effect of Childhood Parental Divorce on Male and Female Adult Offspring Suicide Attempt Risk. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology; Orlando, USA Thompson, R., Lizardi, D., & Hasin, D. Offspring Lifetime Alcohol Dependence: The Influence of Maternal and Paternal Histories of Alcohol Problems and Childhood Parental Divorce/Separation Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Conference; San Diego, California Stanley, B. H., Lizardi, D. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology; San Francisco, USA Lizardi, D. Does suicide attempt status predict treatment utilization following a major depressive episode? Poster to be presented at the 12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour; Glasgow, Scotland Lizardi, D. Predictors of Outpatient Treatment Non Participation among Depressed Individuals; Symposium at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR); Washington, D.C., USA
Professional Publications since 2007 Thompson, RG., Alonzo, D., & Auerlander, W. Treatment Non Participation and HIV. AIDS Education and Practice (In Press). Alonzo, D. (2012). Assessing Suicidality with the Hispanic Adult, in L. Benuto (Ed.), Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics, New York: Springer Publishing Inc. Alonzo, D. & Gearing, R.E. (2012). Multicultural Populations and Suicide, in M. Gonzalez and E. Congress (Eds.), Multicultural perspectives in working with Families, New York: Springer Publishing Inc. Gearing, R. E., Alonzo, D., & Marinelli, C. (2012). Maternal schizophrenia: Psychosocial treatment for mothers and their children. Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses, 6(1), 1 9. Lizardi, D., Grunebaum, M., Oquendo, MA., Stanley B., Mann JJ. (2011). Social Adjustment, Attachment Style and Suicide Attempt. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 124(4); 295 300. Alonzo, D., Harkavy Friedman, JM, Stanley, BH, Sher, L, Grunebaum, M, Burke, AK, Oquendo, MA. (2011) Predictors of treatment non participation following` a major depressive episode. Archives of Suicide Research, 15(2): 160 171 Alonzo, D., Thompson, R., Keyes, K., & Hasin, D. (2011). The relationship of past treatment for depression to current functioning: Individuals in the U.S. general population with a history of major depression. Social Work and Mental Health, 9: 303 318. Gearing, R. E., Alonzo, D., Smolak, A., McHuge, K., Harmon, S., & Baldwin, S. (2011). Association of Religion with Delusions and Hallucinations in the Context of Schizophrenia: Implications for Engagement and Adherence. Schizophrenia Research, 126(1 3), 150 163. Lizardi D. & Gearing RE. (2010). Religion and Suicide Part II. Journal of Religion and Health, 48(3): 332 341. Lizardi, D., Thompson, R., Keyes, K., & Hasin, D. (2010). Parental divorce, parental depression, and gender differences in adult suicide attempt in offspring. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197(12); 899 904.
Lizardi, D., Thompson, R., & Hasin, D. (2010). The effect of parental remarriage following parental divorce on offspring suicide attempt. Families in Society, 91(2): 186 192. Lizardi, D, Thompson, RG, & Hasin, D. (2010). The role of depression in the differential effect of childhood parental divorce on male and female adult offspring suicide attempt. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198(9): 687 690. Lizardi, D., Stanley, B. & Oquendo, M. (2010). Treatment Engagement and Suicide Attempters: A review. Psychiatric Services, 61: 1183 1191. Worchel, D. & Gearing, R. (2010). Suicide Assessment and Treatment; Empirical and Evidence Based Practices. New York: Springer Publishing Inc. Lizardi, D., Oquendo, MA, Graver, R. (2009). Clinical Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Ataque de Nervios, Transcultural Psychiatry, 46(3):463 486. Richardson Vejlgaard, R., Sher, L., Oquendo, MA, Lizardi, D., & Stanley, B. H. (2009). Objections to suicide among mood disordered patients with alcohol use disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 117(3): 197 201. Lizardi, D., Sher, L., Sullivan, G., Stanley, B., Burke, A., & Oquendo, M. (2009). Family history of suicide attempts and severity of suicide attempt. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 119(5): 406 410. Sher L, Stanley BH, Harkavy Friedman JM, Carballo JJ, Arendt M, Brent DA, Sperling D, Lizardi D, Mann JJ, Oquendo MA. (2008). Depressed Patients With Co Occurring Alcohol Use Disorders: A Unique Patient Population. J Clin Psychiatry, 69(6), 907 915. Richardson Vejlgaard R, Sher L, Oquendo MA, Lizardi D, Stanley B. (2008). The Acceptability of Suicide among Mood Disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 43(4):360 365. Thompson, RG, Lizardi, D, Keyes, K & Hasin, D. (2008). Childhood parental divorce, parental history of alcohol problems, and offspring lifetime alcohol dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 98(3):264 269.
Gearing RE & Lizardi D. (2008). Religion and Suicide. Journal of Religion and Health, 27(2):154 156.