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ISSS Rising Stars About /Awards / ISSS Rising Stars Recognizing Potential ISSS Rising Stars are dedicated early-career researchers, clinicians, or advocates whose work demonstrates potential and commitment to make a significant contribution to the field and to the lives of people with lived experience. 2023 Rising Star Read more Dr Kathryn Fox Dr Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Rising Stars of ISSS 2022 Dr. Glenn Kiekens Dr. Kiekens is as an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at Tilburg University (Netherlands) and Senior Research Fellow at KU Leuven (Belgium). Read more...

Conferences Conferences Our Annual Conference Each year, ISSS hosts their Annual Conference, inviting members and other stakeholders interested in the study of self-injury to meet for two days of sharing, discussion, and collaboration. Find out more about the upcoming conference and past conferences below. 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE Stockholm, Sweden JUNE 25-26, 2026 The application portal is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted! 21st Annual Conference | Stockholm, Sweden More 2026 20th Annual Conference | Wellington, Aotearoa More 2025 19th Annual Conference | Toronto, Canada More 2024 18th Annual Conference | Vienna, Austria More 2023 17th Annual Conference | Online More 2022 16th Annual Conference | Online More 2021 15th Annual Conference | Online More 2020 14th Annual Conference | Orlando, Florida More 2019 13th Annual Conference | Brussels, Belgium More 2018

ISSS Rising Stars About /Awards / ISSS Rising Stars Recognizing Potential ISSS Rising Stars are dedicated early-career researchers, clinicians, or advocates whose work demonstrates potential and commitment to make a significant contribution to the field and to the lives of people with lived experience. 2023 Rising Star Read more Dr Kathryn Fox Dr Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Rising Stars of ISSS 2023 Dr. Kathryn Fox Dr. Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Read more...

ISSS Rising Stars About /Awards / ISSS Rising Stars Recognizing Potential ISSS Rising Stars are dedicated early-career researchers, clinicians, or advocates whose work demonstrates potential and commitment to make a significant contribution to the field and to the lives of people with lived experience. 2023 Rising Star Read more Dr Kathryn Fox Dr Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Rising Stars of ISSS 2021 Dr. Sarah Victor Dr. Victor is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University (United States) where she leads the Tracking Risk Over Time Lab (TRTL). Read more...

ISSS Rising Stars About /Awards / ISSS Rising Stars Recognizing Potential ISSS Rising Stars are dedicated early-career researchers, clinicians, or advocates whose work demonstrates potential and commitment to make a significant contribution to the field and to the lives of people with lived experience. 2023 Rising Star Read more Dr Kathryn Fox Dr Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Rising Stars of ISSS 2024 Dr. Taylor Burke Dr. Burke is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (United States). She also co-leads the Mood and Behavior Lab (MABL) at Harvard Medical School. Read more...

2023 - 2024 Home / Collaborative Research Program / 2023 Current Projects The 2023-24 cycle of the ISSS Collaborative Research Program (CRP) is now closed. Thanks to those who applied! Applications Closed Cognitive and emotional flexibility in youth with NSSI Mentored by: Tina In-Albon More Peer responses to self-injury Mentored by: Imke Baetens More Examining predictors of co-occurrence of NSSI with other potentially harmful coping behaviours Mentored by: Briana Turner More Understanding NSSI recovery Mentored by: Penny Hasking & Stephen Lewis More Meta-analysis examining co-occurrence of NSSI with “externalizing” behaviours and disorders Mentored by: Briana Turner More

ISSS Rising Stars About /Awards / ISSS Rising Stars Recognizing Potential ISSS Rising Stars are dedicated early-career researchers, clinicians, or advocates whose work demonstrates potential and commitment to make a significant contribution to the field and to the lives of people with lived experience. 2023 Rising Star Read more Dr Kathryn Fox Dr Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Rising Stars of ISSS 2020 Dr. Brooke Ammerman Dr. Ammerman is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame (United States) where she is Director of the Affect, Suicide, Self-Injury, and Social Triggers (ASSIST) Lab and Co-Director of the Notre Dame Suicide Prevention Initiative. Read more...

Research on Self-Injury in Daily Life Home / Special Interest Groups / Research on Self-Injury in Daily Life / Member Spotlights Membership Spotlights Explanation of Membership Spotlight. Previous Spotlights Find our previous spotlights below! Read More Dr Glenn Kiekens Two paragraph summary Read More

ISSS Rising Star Nomination Form Nomination deadline: March 15, 2026 ISSS Rising Star Award The ISSS Rising Star Award recognizes an early-career researcher, clinician, or advocate whose work demonstrates strong potential and commitment to advancing the field of self-injury. Eligibility Research: Ph.D. awarded within the past five years Significant publications and contributions to the field of self-injury Clinical: Began clinical practice within the past five years Commitment to evidence-based NSSI treatment and dissemination of best practices Advocacy: Began advocacy work within the past five years Engagement in outreach, stigma reduction, public education, and/or policy initiatives Nomination Process Nominations may be submitted by any ISSS member except the nominee (i.e., no self-nominations) Two letters of support are required (including one from the nominee); at least one letter must be from someone other than the nominee’s supervisor (note: letters must not exceed two pages) The nominee’s CV must be submitted for review Selection Normally, one awardee is selected per year, with no more than one per category (researcher, clinician, advocate) Candidates are evaluated on: Quality of work Emerging impact in research, clinical, advocacy, and/or policy domains Emerging recognition within the field and among key stakeholders Award Details The award includes a certificate presented at the ISSS conference, recognition on the ISSS website, an invited conference presentation, and participation in an ISSS podcast. If you have any questions, please reach out to Glenn Kiekens ( g.kiekens@tilburguniversity.edu ). Submitter's first name Submitter's last name Submitter's email address Submitter's ISSS membership status* I am currently an ISSS member I am not currently an ISSS member Nominee's first name Nominee's last name Nominee's email address Under which category does the nominee best fall?* Researcher Clinician Advocate Letter(s) of support (at least one from a non-supervisor of the nominee)* Upload File Letter of support from nominee* Upload File Nominee's CV* Upload File Submit