He received his B.A. in Psychology at the University of Tampa and MSW at the University of South Florida. He spent considerable time working in mental health and healthcare settings before going on to receive his PhD in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Dr. Fulginiti’s interests involve identifying factors that amplify and attenuate suicide risk among vulnerable populations in the context of community-based research. This includes an emphasis on using social network strategies to understand suicide-related disclosure processes and the implementation of suicide prevention strategies.