Dominic M. Denning, BA

Dominic M. Denning is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a trainee in the Clinical Affective Science Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Katherine L., Dixon-Gordon. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Nevada Reno in 2018. Post-baccalaureate, Dominic worked as a research coordinator at the University of California San Diego at the Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research under the supervision of Dr. Tiffany A. Brown. Dominic’s program of research is aimed at advancing the understanding of how stigma and interpersonal-emotional processes potentiate risk for and maintain suicide and other self-damaging behaviors. To accomplish this, his research uses a range of methodological approaches (e.g., survey studies, interviews, laboratory-based experiments, intensive longitudinal methods, and clinical trials). He has received numerous awards for his research scholarship including the Gunderson Young Investigator Award from the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders and the Student Training Award from the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science. Dominic’s research has been disseminated in the form of 15 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and over 35 conference presentations. In addition to his research contributions, Dominic serves as the student representative for the Personality and Personality Disorder Special Interest Group at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.