Kevin Saulnier

 Kevin Saulnier
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Kevin Saulnier
Kevin Saulnier
Assistant Professor
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    Kevin Saulnier, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. His areas of interest include suicide prevention, suicide risk screening and assessment; and transdiagnostic risk factors for the etiology of anxiety and depression. He also is a practicing psychologist at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Examining the role of race in the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and substance of choice using a treatment-seeking sample of veterans
      Raines AM, Buckner JD, Thompson B, Saulnier KG, Scherzer CR, Ferrie ML. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2026 May 1; 200: DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2026.105016
    • Journal Article
      Suicidal ideation trajectories among adults following psychiatric hospitalization
      Saulnier KG, Ilgen MA, Lapidos A, Abraham KM, Ganoczy D, Jagusch J, Kim HM, Vega E, Ahmedani BK, Pfeiffer PN. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2026 Apr 1; 199: DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2026.104997
    • Journal Article
      Written exposure therapy delivered to trauma-exposed veterans in primary care: A feasibility study.
      Ennis CR, Raines AM, Lewis AM, Slaton K, Durand BA, Silverthorn P, Poor A, Saulnier KG, Chambliss JL, Gleason EE, Franklin CL. J Trauma Stress, 2026 Mar 22; DOI:10.1002/jts.70059
      PMID: 41866845
    • Journal Article
      Suicide Rates Among Veterans With Serious Mental Illness Across Sex and Age Groups.
      Browne J, Philibert AL, Abraham KM, Bowersox NW, Saulnier KG, Szymanski BR. Psychiatr Serv, 2026 Mar 17; appips20250349 DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20250349
      PMID: 41839815
    • Preprint
      Third places visits and well-being: insights from longitudinal passive sensing data
      Fang Y, Saulnier K, Cleary J, Wu Z, Bohnert ASB, Sen S. 2026 Mar 15; medRxiv, DOI:10.64898/2026.03.12.26348188
    • Journal Article
      Comparing Suicide Rates Across Subpopulations of Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care, 2017–2021: The Suicide Risk Encyclopedia
      Saulnier K, Brabbs S, Dent K, McCarthy J. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1007/s10488-026-01510-0
    • Journal Article
      Associations between working memory, brain activation, and e-cigarette use: A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study
      Salinas KZ, Saulnier K, Tilden S, Yingst JM, Foulds J, Hrabovsky S, Wilson SJ, Hobkirk AL. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2025 Dec 1; 33 (6): 618 - 628. DOI:10.1037/pha0000811
      PMID: 41343353
    • Journal Article
      Efficacy of Intravenous Racemic Ketamine on Global Severity and Individual Symptoms of Depression: An Exploratory Retrospective Analysis.
      Landrum RE, Raines AM, Harvey PD, Banov MD, Saulnier KG, Moore MB. J Clin Psychopharmacol, 2025 Nov; 45 (6): 562 - 569. DOI:10.1097/JCP.0000000000002060
      PMID: 41026463

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