Associate Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Van Orden is a clinical geropsychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She completed her undergraduate training at Columbia University, her doctoral training at Florida State University, a clinical internship at Montefiore Medical Center, and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She directs the HOPE Lab (Helping Older People Engage), which studies programs to promote social connection and healthy aging and prevent suicide in later life. She co-directs the Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide at URMC, as well as a research fellowship in suicide prevention. She mentors students and fellows and maintains a clinical practice providing evidence-based psychotherapy to older adults.