Mark S. Kaplan, DrPH

Portland State University
School of Community Health
PO Box 751
Portland, OR
USA 97207-0751

Biographical Sketch: Mark S. Kaplan, Dr.P.H., is a professor of community health at Portland State University and holds adjunct appointments in psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University and in epidemiology and community medicine at the University of Ottawa. He received his doctorate in public health from the University of California, Berkeley and holds master’s degrees in social work and public health with postdoctoral training in preventive medicine at the University of Southern California. He was a 2004 Fulbright Scholar in Canada and 2011 Fulbright Senior Specialist in Sweden. His research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and private foundations, has focused on using population-wide data to understand suicide risk factors among senior and veteran populations. Kaplan is the recipient of a Distinguished Investigator Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He has contributed to state and federal suicide prevention initiatives. The author of numerous articles, Kaplan has served as a peer reviewer for a number of journals and has been a member of editorial boards, including the International Journal of Men’s Health. He served on the American Association of Suicidology Council of Delegates and SPAN USA National Scientific Advisory Council. Kaplan testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging at its hearing on veterans’ health and was a member of the Expert Panel on the VA Blue Ribbon Work Group on Suicide Prevention in the Veteran Population. Currently, Dr. Kaplan is Principal Investigator of a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism study (R01 AA 020063) to examine acute alcohol use and suicide.

Papers:
4005.0 A multi-state analysis of acute alcohol use and suicide: Impact of alcohol availability 4030.0 Age and gender differences in patterns of alcohol use preceding suicide: Findings from the 2003-10 national violent death reporting system