Professor, Clinician, and Internationally-Recognized Expert in Suicidology
David A. Jobes, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC, where he also serves as Director of the Catholic University Suicide Prevention Laboratory. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University.
As an internationally recognized suicidologist, Dr. Jobes is the author of seven books and hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focused on clinical suicidology, suicide prevention, professional ethics and risk-management. He is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and has received numerous awards for his scientific and clinical contributions, including the AAS Shneidman Award (1995) for early career contributions, the AAS Dublin Award (2012) for career contributions in suicidology, and the AAS Linehan Award (2016) for groundbreaking suicide treatment research. He is also the recipient of the 2022 Alfred M. Wellner Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and the 2025 Erwin Ringel Service Award from the International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) for career contributions to suicidology.
Dr. Jobes has served as a consultant to numerous federal and national organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He also served as a Highly Qualified Expert to the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.
A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Jobes is board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)and is a consultant to the AFSP Public Policy Council. He maintains an active private clinical,, consulting, and forensic,practice in Washington, DC, and Maryland.
Office Hours
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Select Publications
2025 | Au, J. S., Degnan, K. A., O’Connor, S., & Jobes, D. A. (2025). Who responds to CAMS? Latent profiles of patients who received the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy.
2025 | Gerner, J. L., Mandel, A. A, Tucker, R. P., & Jobes, D. A. (2025). Predicting Self-Perceived Risk of Suicide: A Bayesian Multilevel Analysis of Suicide Status Form Constructs Using Ambulatory Assessment. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
2025 | Oakey-Frost, N,, Moscardini, E. H., Cowan, T., Gerner, J. L., Crapanzano, K. A., Jobes, D. A., Tucker, R. P. (2025). The Suicide Status Form-4 (SSF-IV) as a potentially therapeutic suicide risk assessment tool. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 55.
2025 | Vergara, G. A., Mandel, A. A., Adrian, M. C., & Jobes, D. A. (2025). CAMS-4Teens, suicide index score typologies, and family factors. Journal of Affective Disorders.
Education & Credentials
2010 | Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 12—Clinical Psychology)
2002 | Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
1999 | The National Register of Health Service Psychologists
1990 | Licensed Psychologist in the District of Columbia
1989 |Licensed Psychologist in Maryland —inactive status
1988 | Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, American University (Washington, DC)
1984 | M.A., General Psychology, American University (Washington, DC)
1981 | B.A., Psychology, University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)