Celine Maria Larkin

Celine Maria Larkin serves as Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School within the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, holding primary appointment in Emergency Medicine with secondary appointments in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Masters in Clinical Investigation, and Population Health Sciences departments.

• University College Cork: BA Applied Psychology
• University College Cork: PhD Health Services Research
• University of Massachusetts Medical School: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Implementation Science (2018)

Larkin's research focuses on implementation science for suicide prevention in emergency departments, with expertise spanning mental health services, substance use disorder interventions, and health systems improvement. Her work bridges emergency medicine and psychiatric care through technology-assisted interventions and process optimization, particularly examining clinician attitudes and system-level barriers to effective suicide prevention.

Her publication record shows consistent growth since 2013, with 38 publications through 2024 demonstrating increasing focus on emergency department suicide prevention systems, mHealth applications, and international implementation projects. Key themes include cross-cultural adaptation of interventions (notably in Vietnam), zero suicide framework implementation, and measurement of healthcare system performance.

Larkin received NIH funding as Principal Investigator for the Technology-Assisted Systems Change for Suicide Prevention (TASCS) study (R34MH123578, 2020-2022) and collaborates extensively with Edwin Boudreaux and other implementation science researchers. Her work has influenced policy through multiple citations in government documents and clinical guidelines.

As active mentor and researcher, Larkin develops mobile health applications for suicidality management, conducts mixed-methods implementation studies, and leads international collaborations focused on improving suicide prevention systems across healthcare settings.