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Dr. Megan Leigh Rogers

  • Assistant Professor - Psychology
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Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology

Florida State University, 2020

Master's Degree

MS in Clinical Psychology

Florida State University, 2017

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Psychology

North Carolina State University, 2014

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Rogers, Megan Leigh. Assessing Warning Signs for Suicide in Intensive Longitudinal Designs: Development and Validation of a Brief Measure, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $140000. (Submitted: November 15, 2024, Funded: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Clary, Kelly L. (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Rogers, Megan Leigh (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %50, Schepis, Ty (Supporting), Nason, Erica (Supporting). The Fentanyl Education, Support Training, and Awareness (FESTA) Program Supports Hays County, Texas, Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Federal, $1872794. (Submitted: February 2024, Funded: October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2029). Grant.
  • Clary, Kelly L. (Principal), Villagran, Melinda (Supporting), Rogers, Megan Leigh (Supporting), Nason, Erica (Supporting), Selber, Katherine (Supporting), Rodrigues, Nathan (Supporting). Building Capacity for Veteran-Driven Patient-Centered CER on Moral Injury in Texas, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $299253. (Submitted: December 2025, Funded: 2026 - 2028). Grant.
  • López Jr., Roberto (Co-Principal), Rogers, Megan Leigh (Co-Principal). Development of a Single-Session Intervention Supporting First-Generation Student Mental Health and Service Use, Division of Student Success, Texas State University, $4425. (Submitted: May 29, 2026, Funded: September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Brausch, Amy (Principal), Rogers, Megan Leigh (Supporting). Testing a Novel Assessment Tool for Proximal and Distal Factors in the Lead-Up to Suicide Attempts in Adolescents, ASPIRES Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $5250. (Submitted: April 2025, Funded: January 2026 - Present). Grant.
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  • Rogers, M. L., Robison, M., Lawrence, O. C., Mattera, E. F., & Mitaj, D. (2025). The importance of examining measurement properties in ecological momentary assessment research: An illustrative example in suicide research. Psychological Assessment, 37, 624–638. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001417
  • Rogers, M. L., Murley, W. D., & Clary, K. L. (2025). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Psychological Closeness to Suicide Methods Scale. Psychological Assessment, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001360
  • Rogers, M. L., Jeon, M. E., Zheng, S., Richards, J. A., Joiner, T. E., & Galynker, I. (2023). Two sides of the same coin? Empirical examination of two proposed characterizations of acute suicidal crises: Suicide Crisis Syndrome and Acute Suicidal Affective Disturbance. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 162, 123–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.001
  • Rogers, M. L., Gai, A. R., & Joiner, T. E. (2022). Fluctuations in and associations between physical and psychological distance to suicide methods, fearlessness about death, and suicidal intent. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 131, 868–880. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000783
  • Rogers, M. L., Jeon, M. E., Duffy, M. E., & Joiner, T. E. (2022). Thinking too much: Rumination as a catalyst of the real-time associations between affective states and suicidal ideation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90, 670–681. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000753
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2026
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Edwin S. Shneidman Award, American Association of Suicidology. March 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science. February 26, 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Early Career Researcher Travel Award, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. November 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities and Golden Apple Award, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. February 28, 2024
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  1. Chair

    Suicide Research Symposium

  2. Editorial Review Board Member

    Archives of Suicide Research

  3. Editorial Review Board Member

    Behaviour Research and Therapy