Emily E. Haroz, PhD
Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Suicide Prevention; Associate Professor, Department of International Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Dr. Emily Edmunds Haroz is an Associate Professor with co-primary appointments in the Departments of Mental Health and International Health. She is also the Co-Director of Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Indigenous Health. Dr. Haroz's research focuses on implementation science, suicide prevention, and precision public health approaches, with particular emphasis on partnering with communities to reduce suicide-related inequities. She leads multiple NIH-funded studies examining innovative approaches to suicide prevention and mental health service delivery, including the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance care systems. Dr. Haroz serves as the Director of the ELEVATE NIDA-funded T31 and Research Core Director for the CIRCLE Center, aimed at advancing culturally-centered approaches to improving behavioral health outcomes. She is an affiliated faculty member with the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. Beyond her academic appointments, Dr. Haroz contributes to several key policy and practice initiatives. She serves on the advisory committee for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' project on suicide prevention in humanitarian settings, actively participates in the Chinle Service Unit Suicide Prevention Task Force supporting local responses on the Navajo Nation and serves as an advisor to the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health's Dissemination & Implementation Core at Dartmouth University.