Cynthia Ewell Foster, PhD

Dr. Cynthia Ewell Foster is a licensed child clinical psychologist and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan.  She directs the Suicide Prevention Research in the Community Lab (SPRCL) and co-directs the Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Program. Dr. Ewell Foster leads the Community Engagement Core of UM’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and a statewide SAMHSA- funded Youth Suicide Prevention Emergency Department Network.  Dr. Ewell Foster’s research program is focused on youth suicide prevention, with the goal of optimizing family, community and systems-based protective factors. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and has been engaged in program evaluation and research efforts funded by the NIMH, CDC, and SAMHSA as well as local and national foundations.  Dr. Ewell Foster is a clinical educator, Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk trainer, and the co-author of Teen Suicide Risk: a practitioner guide to screening, assessment, and management.