Education & Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Bre Banks-Angerer is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences at Tulane University’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. A nationally recognized leader in suicide prevention, Dr. Banks-Angerer brings over 15 years of experience in research, training, and evaluation centered on recovery-oriented and equity-driven approaches to suicide care.
Her expertise spans large-scale SAMHSA-funded evaluations, the design of innovative clinical training for suicide intervention, and development of peer- and identity-affirming programs that address the social determinants of suicide risk. She has served in senior leadership roles across multiple federal suicide prevention initiatives, including as Director of Clinical Education for Centerstone’s Research Institute and as a lead evaluator on over $19.5 million in suicide prevention–related funding, including the nation’s first mobile crisis–linked RCTs of enhanced follow-up counseling for suicide risk. Her work with the Zero Suicide Institute and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has helped shape national standards for data, training, and system transformation.
Dr. Banks-Angerer is also a longtime peer supporter and openly shares her lived experience of suicidality and recovery, grounding her work in compassion, autonomy, and dignity. She frequently partners with community organizations, including juvenile justice, LGBTQ+, and veteran-serving groups, to center lived expertise in intervention design, implementation, and evaluation. Her current work explores how peer-led and community-based models can advance suicide prevention efforts for populations most impacted by structural inequity and institutional harm.
Research Areas
- Suicide prevention
- Clinical education in suicide crisis care systems
- Peer support interventions for persons at risk for suicide
- Social determinants of suicide risk
Honors & Awards
- 2013–2017: Chancellor’s Fellowship, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Publications
- Lockman, J. D., Pisani, A. R., Angerer, B. P., Graham, A. C., Henry, J., & Lloyd, F. (2025). THRIVE: Feasibility, acceptability, and social validity of a brief recovery‑focused intervention in crisis stabilization centers. Suicide and Life‑Threatening Behavior, 55(3), Article e70021. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.70021
- Hanauer, M., Sielbeck-Mathes, K., Banks, B., Mitori, J., & Reuveny, A. (2021). Demographic predictors of dropping out of treatment (DOT) in substance use disorder treatment. Substance use & misuse, 56(8), 1155–1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1910708
- Banks, B., & Diambra, J. (2019). Suicide response in counseling students: knowledge, attitudes, and simulated behavior. Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision. 12(1). Retrieved from https://repository.wcsu.edu/jcps/vol12/iss1/3
- Banks, B., Burch, T., & Woodside, M. (2016). Mindfulness as contemplative pedagogy in human services education. Journal of Human Services, 36(1).
- Diambra, J., Pollard, B., Gamble, R., & Banks, B. (2016). Teaching a human sexuality course for counselors-in-training: What are they thinking? American Journal of Sexuality Education, 11(1), 76-91.
- Banks, B., & Gibbons, M. M. (2016). Dialectical behavior therapy techniques for counseling incarcerated female youth: A case illustration. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 37(1), 49-62. doi: 10.1002/jaoc.12015
Banks, B., Kuhn, T., & Blackford, J. (2015). Dialectical behavior therapy skills group with incarcerated adolescent females: A pilot study. Journal of Juvenile Justice, 4(1), 1- 17.
Courses
SBPS 8750 Social Determinants of Health I
SBPS 6340 Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs
SBPS 8770 Social Determinants of Health in Public Health Practice
SPHL 8080 Public Health Pedagogy
