Senior Director, Impact Communication and Continuous Improvement
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
New York City, New York, United States
Corbin J. Standley, PhD, is a community psychologist and researcher with more than a decade of experience in research, evaluation, and policy. His career has focused on public health and community-level approaches to suicide prevention through capacity building, equitable systems change, and policy change. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters and has presented his research at multiple national and international conferences. As an expert voice in suicide prevention, Dr. Standley’s research in schools, health systems, and communities has helped to transform systems to save lives.
As the Senior Director of Impact Communication and Continuous Improvement at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Dr. Standley leads the continuous improvement and evaluation of AFSP and partnership programs and initiatives; drives impact communication efforts to disseminate AFSP’s reach and impact through multiple mediums; drives organizational learning through comprehensive needs assessments, continuous improvement approaches, and special evaluation initiatives; and lends his analytic, DEI, and translational science expertise to inform community, systems, and policy change.
Dr. Standley’s dedication to community-engaged scholarship earned him the American Association of Suicidology’s Citizen Scientist Award in 2020 and nominations for Forbes 30 Under 30 for the Science category in 2021 and 2022. He has also used his research to inform policy work at the state and federal levels in providing testimony, helping to draft legislation, and working with legislators to prevent suicide. These efforts earned him the Sandy Martin Grassroots Field Advocate of the Year Award from AFSP in 2019. His commitment to amplifying and empowering voices in evaluation earned him an American Evaluation Association President’s Award in 2024.
Dr. Standley earned his doctoral degree in ecological-community psychology from Michigan State University and holds a Master of Arts degree from MSU and Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Weber State University.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time