Kristen Quinlan

Kristen Quinlan is a senior research scientist at the Education Development Center (EDC). She is an expert in health psychology and a highly experienced evaluator, specializing in applied research focused on preventing suicide, substance misuse, and injury and violence. As the scientific advisor for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Quinlan builds the capacity of state and local suicide prevention system leaders to collect, analyze, and use suicide-related data. She is the director of evaluation for the SAMHSA-funded Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center and co-lead evaluator for the Colorado-National Collaborative. She holds a PhD in behavioral science from the University of Rhode Island.