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Shayna Cheek

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2024 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Implicit affective responses to suicide-related stimuli: Differences as a function of suicide attempt history and concurrent substance use.

Journal Article Suicide Life Threat Behav · April 2025 INTRODUCTION: Individuals who are depressed, have suicide attempts, and a substance use disorder (SUD) may have different patterns of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and respond differently to cues associated with suicide and death. METHOD: Implicit affect ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cognitive inflexibility and suicidal ideation among adolescents following hospitalization: The moderating role of life stress.

Journal Article J Affect Disord · October 15, 2023 BACKGROUND: Cognitive inflexibility has recently been investigated as potential vulnerability factor for suicidal ideation (SI), but the context in which it may convey risk is unclear. Life stress has also been reliably associated with SI among adolescents ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social problem-solving and suicidal behavior in adolescent girls: A prospective examination of proximal and distal social stress-related risk factors.

Journal Article J Psychopathol Clin Sci · July 2023 Adverse social experiences are often linked to suicidal behavior in adolescence, perhaps particularly for girls. Social problem-solving abilities may indicate more or less adaptive responses to adverse social experiences that contribute to adolescent girls ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Youth Partners in Care for Suicide Prevention

ResearchProject Coordinator · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2022 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2022 Ph.D.