Dr. Kairi Kolves

Prof. Dr. Kairi Kõlves received her MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia in 2001 and 2006, respectively. Between 1999 and 2008, she worked at the Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute and joined AISRAP in 2008. She has been involved in several Australian, Estonian and international projects and has been an adviser to the World Health Organization. She works at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP). She is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University. She is a member of several national and international advisory committees (e.g., the WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use). Her research topics mainly include suicide research and prevention, suicide trends and cross-cultural differences, and the impact of sudden events.