Nearly 400 participants in the 50th anniversary American Association of Suicidology conference replied to a survey, in which they shared their ideas for dream speakers at the 2018 conference.

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# AAS Dream Speaker Survey Times Mentioned 2018 DC Program
1 Thomas Joiner 49 2018 Plenary
2 Marsha Linehan 17 2016 Plenary
3 David Klonsky 15 2018 TED
4 Matt Nock 12 2018 Plenary
5 David Jobes 9 2017 Plenary & TED
5 Kevin Hines 9 2018 TED
5 Marjan Holloway 9 2018 Declined
8 David Covington 7 2016 & 2017 TED
8 Rory O'Connor 7 2018 TED
10 Bart Andrews 6 2017 TED
10 Craig Bryan 6 2018 Plenary
10 Joe Franklin 6 2018 Thought Leader
13 Michelle Obama 5
14 Bob Neimeyer 4 2017 Plenary
14 Shawn Shea 4
16 April Foreman 3 2016 TED
16 David Rudd 3 2018 Plenary
16 Iris Bolton 3 2017 Plenary
16 John Draper 3 2017 TED
16 Michael Nadorff 3 2017 Plenary
16 Mike Anestis 3 2018 Plenary Panel
16 Paul Quinnet 3 2016 TED
23 Anderson Cooper 2
23 Brene Brown 2
23 Cheryl King 2 2017 TED
23 Craig Miller 2 2018 Plenary
23 David Brent 2 2017 Plenary
23 Donald Miller 2
23 Frank Campbell 2 2017 Plenary
23 Ian Stanley 2
23 Jack Jordan 2
23 Jennifer Muehlenkamp 2 2017 Plenary
23 Kate Comtois 2 2018 Thought Leader
23 Keith Hawton 2
23 Madelyn Gould 2 2016 Plenary
23 Mark Kaplan 2
23 Mark LoMurray 2
23 Mike Hogan 2 2018 Thought Leader
23 Patrick Kennedy 2
23 Robert Sapolsky 2
23 Sean Anchor 2
23 Thomas Ellis 2
23 Tom Insel 2
44 Aaron Beck 1

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# AAS Dream Speaker Survey Times Mentioned 2018 DC Program
44 Adam Graham 1
44 Alec Miller 1
44 Amy Brausch 1
44 Angela Davis 1
44 Annette Beautrais 1
44 Annette Erlangsen 1
44 April Smith 1
44 Barbara Stanley 1
44 Bill Gates 1
44 Bill Schmitz 1 2017 Plenary Panel
44 Brandon Marshall 1
44 Brandon Saxton 1
44 Brian Mishara 1
44 Brianna Turner 1
44 Brooke Ammerman 1
44 Caitlin Thompson 1 2017 Plenary
44 Carol Chu 1
44 Catherine Glenn 1
44 Cheryl Meyer 1
44 Christine Cha 1
44 Claire Houtsma 1
44 Dan Reidenberg 1
44 Daniel Capron 1
44 David Brooks 1
44 David Gunnell 1
44 David Lester 1
44 David Sedaris 1
44 Dese'Rae Stage 1 2016 TED
44 Eric Caine 1 2017 Plenary
44 Frank Warren 1
44 Geetha Jayaram 1
44 Gustavo Turecki 1
44 Guy Diamond 1
44 Hannah Hart 1
44 Jeffrey Sung 1
44 Jenny Lawson 1
44 Jerry Reed 1 2018 Plenary Panel
44 Jessica Ribiero 1 2018 TED
44 JK Rowlings 1
44 Joan Asarnow 1
44 John Mann 1 2018 Plenary
44 Jonathan Singer 1
44 Jordan Campbell 1
44 Joshua Gordon 1 2018 Plenary Panel (Invited)
44 Julie Cerel 1 2018 President Address

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# AAS Dream Speaker Survey Times Mentioned 2018 DC Program
44 Kathleen Cleaver 1
44 Katie Gordon 1
44 Kay Redfield-Jamison 1
44 Keita Franklin 1 2018 Plenary Panel (Invited)
44 Kelly Posner 1
44 Ken Connor 1
44 Kermit Crawford 1
44 Kim Gratz 1
44 Lisa Brenner 1
44 Lisa Wexler 1
44 Malcolm Gladwell 1
44 Marc Karver 1
44 Margaret Andover 1
44 Mariette Hartley 1
44 Marty Seligman 1
44 Mathew Miller 1
44 Matthew Wintersteen 1
44 Melinda Moore 1 2017 Plenary
44 Michael Kral 1
44 Michael McCloskey 1
44 Nancy Lublin 1
44 Nav Kapur 1 2016 Plenary
44 Thomas Niederkrotenthaler 1
44 Paul Gilmartin 1
44 Paul Schmitz 1
44 Peggy Battin 1 2018 Plenary
44 Pete Gutierrez 1 2017 Plenary Panel
44 Raymond Tucker 1 2017 Plenary Panel
44 Rene Duignan 1
44 Richard McKeon 1
44 Ron Kessler 1
44 Ronda Rousey 1
44 Sarah Bernes 1
44 Secretary David Shulkin 1
44 Secretary James Mattis 1
44 Selena Gomez 1
44 Skip Simpson 1
44 Stephen Lewis 1
44 Steve Stack 1
44 Susan Stefan 1
44 Theresa LaFromboise 1
44 Thomas Quill 1
44 Tom Betlach 1
44 Tony Dungy 1
44 Valerie Porr 1

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# AAS Dream Speaker Survey Times Mentioned 2018 DC Program
44 Wes Anderson 1
44 Yeates Conwell 1