Kairi Kolves

Professor Kairi Kolves

PhD(Soc)

Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention

Works with:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention


Professor Kairi Kõlves works at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) and is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University. She has been working in suicide research and prevention since 1998. Between 1999 and 2008, she worked at the Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute and joined AISRAP in 2008. Prof Kõlves has been involved in several Australian, Estonian and international projects and has been an adviser to the World Health Organization. She is a member of a number of advisory committees including the Queensland Advisory Group on Suicide, the Advisory Board of 'Lifeline Research Foundation' and others. Her work has been published in over 150 peer-reviewed papers, and numerous book chapters and reports. In 2010 she was the recipient of the Australian LIFE Award in Emerging Researcher category, in 2017 the Griffith Health Pro Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award (Mid-Career Researcher) and the Publication Award of the Menzies Health Institute Queensland.

Research areas:
  • Adults
  • Target groups (CALD, LGBTI, Rural/remote, Lived experience)
  • Suicidal behaviour(suicidal ideation, suicidal risk, suicide attempt)
  • Mental health, mental ill health
  • Interventions
Available for:
  • Research opportunities
  • Funding
  • Innovative approaches to suicide prevention
  • Connecting with post-graduate candidates
  • Collaboration with Australian suicide prevention services, programs and resources
Kairi Kolves
Professor Kairi Kolves

Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention

Works with:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention