Harvard University
Department of Psychology
William James Hall, 1280
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 496-4484
Fax: (617) 496-9462
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Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Army STARRS Harvard Medical School subcontract.
Professor Nock earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yale University (2003). He completed his clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital and the New York University Child Study Center (2003).
Nock’s research is aimed at advancing the understanding of psychosocial determinants of self-harm. His research is multidisciplinary and uses a range of methodological approaches (e.g., epidemiologic surveys, laboratory-based experiments, and clinic-based studies) to predict, understand, and prevent self-injurious behaviors. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health in addition to several private foundations. He has published over 90 scientific papers and book chapters. He is the recipient of early career awards for his research from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the American Association of Suicidology as well as, at Harvard, the Roslyn Abramson Teaching Award and the Petra Shattuck Prize.