The career of a suicidologist

David Lester is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey, USA. He has doctoral degrees from Cambridge University (UK) in social and political science and Brandeis University (USA) in psychology. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. He is a former President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. He has published extensively on suicide, murder and other issues in thanatology. His recent books include Mass Murder (2004), Katie’s Diary: Unlocking the Mystery of a Suicide (2004), Suicide in Professional and Amateur Athletes (2012), Suicide as a Dramatic Act (2015), The End of Suicidology (2019) and How Culture Shapes Suicidal Behavior (2019).