2026 Annual Meeting | June 15-16, 2026
Conference Schedule
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2026 Planned Conference Schedule
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11:00am Welcome Address SDMH 2026 Conference Chair: César Escobar-Viera, PhD SDMH Executive Director: Lisa Palko, PharmD, BCPP 11:10am Keynote Address: Bringing Digital Mental Health into Real-World Care David C. Mohr, PhD |
12:00pm Break 12:10pm Panel Discussion: Past, Present. and Future of DMH Panelists: Jonah Meyerhoff, PhD, Emily Lattie, PhD, Stephen Schueller, PhD David C. Mohr, PhD (moderator) |
1:00pm Lunch and Learn: Graduate School Open House Student and Trainee SIG Event |
2:00pm Poster Session 1 *highlight indicates presenting author Track 1: Artificial Intelligence and Conversational Agents "A Community-Informed Roadmap for Responsible AI and Ethical Integration: Designing a Chatbot for Autistic Post-Diagnostic Support” Kelly Whaling PhD (Prosper Health), Rachel Loftin PhD (Prosper Health)
“Artificial Intelligence for Digital Mental Health in Rural United States: A Scoping Review and Strategic Foresight Agenda” Divya S PhD (Bowling Green State University), Jisha Jacob MA (Bowling Green State University)
“SafeScroll: A Machine Learning-Enhanced Browser Extension for Real-Time Trauma Trigger Detection and Content Filtering” Ananya Patel High school student (Pine Crest School)
“BuckyBot: Development of a Campus-Based Chatbot for Mental Health Screening and Referral” Alanna Testerman PhD (East Tennessee State University, Palo Alto University)
“Preliminary Design and Implementation of HealFast, an AI-Based Preventative Emotional Stabilization Platform” Keana Shatteen BS BA (KS Empowerment)
“Methodological insights from an LLM-automated content analysis of free-text data from a digital mental health intervention” Jack Svoboda BA (Northwestern), Sarah Popowski BA (Northwestern), Claire Moon (Northwestern), Charles Krause MPH (Northwestern), Chris Karr MTS (Audacious Software, Behavioral Research Innovation Center, Northwestern), David Mohr PhD (Northwestern), Jonah Meyerhoff PhD (Northwestern), Rachel Kornfield PhD (Northwestern)
“Empathic AI for Mental Health: A Narrative Review on developmental, neuroscientific and ethical perspectives of the Applications of Empathic AI for Mental Well-Being” Melika Vafafar (Northeastern University London), Andrew Martin (University of Kent), Hossein Dabbagh (Northeastern University London)
“Engagement, Satisfaction, and Therapeutic Alliance with an Artificial Intelligence Conversational Agent for Parents” Karin Mostovoy MS (Palo Alto University), Tyrique Patterson MS (Palo Alto University), Eduardo Bunge PhD (Palo Alto University, Children and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Technology Research Lab, Parente AI)
“Understanding AI-related digital mental health policy today: From perils to proactive partnerships, adaptability, and safety” Jeane Garcia Davis (MSN/MPH, RN)
“The new horizon in adult ADHD management: The role of artificial intelligence” Evaristus Ezema MD, MSc, DrHA (Interfaith Medical Center), Amir Meftah MD (Interfaith Medical Center), Bashir Aribisala MD, MPH (Interfaith Medical Center), Jude Beauchamp MD, MMSC (Interfaith Medical Center), Tania Sultana MD (Interfaith Medical Center), Satwant Singh MD, MHA (Interfaith Medical Center), Esther Ezenagu MD (Interfaith Medical Center), Thant Htet MD (Interfaith Medical Center), Tolu Olupona MD, DFAPA (Interfaith Medical Center) Track 2: Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults “Pre-Clinical Prevention: A Digitally Delivered Dopamine & Stress Literacy Framework for Families Before Crisis” Patrick Dahlstrom, Founder, Hope for Families “Baseline Functioning and Outcomes for Parents of Adolescents in an Enhanced, Intentionally-Remote Intermediate Level of Care Eating Disorder Treatment Program” Caitlin Shepherd PhD (Within Health, Smith College), Hannah Wolfe MSW (Within Health), Alexandra Wilkosz DSW, LCSW (Within Health), Wendy Oliver-Pyatt MD (Within Health) “Linking Social Anxiety to Sleep Quality Through Social Media Stress and Belongingness in High-Risk Adolescents. Marian Herboso BSEd (University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry), Aliyah Syed BS (University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry), Jessica Hamilton PhD (Rutgers University, Department of Psychiatry), John Marranko MA (University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry), Tina Goldstein PhD (University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry), Peter Franzen PhD (University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry) “Identifying predictive factors and symptoms of schizophrenia in adolescents and young adults” Rebecca Buzzell PsyM (School of Professional Psychology, Wright State University)
“Lost in Translation: Reimagining Digital Mental Health for Muslim Youth” Noorulain Ali BA (Northern Valley Indian Health, Neolth Inc., AMALA Hopeline, Manara West)
“Interpretation Bias as a Predictor of Daily Parenting Behavior: A 28-Day Daily Diary Study” Doah Shin BA (McLean Hospital), Maggie Chiffer AB (McLean Hospital), Roni Itkin-Ofer BA (McLean Hospital), Alexandra Silverman PhD (McLean Hospital), Courtney Beard PhD (McLean Hospital)
“Recommendations for the Meaningful Involvement of SGM Adolescents in Digital Health Research” Luis Rubio BA (Northwestern University), Zach Buehler BS (Northwestern University), Mariajosé Paton PhD (Northwestern University), Ashley Knapp PhD (Northwestern University), Dennis Li PhD (Northwestern University), Kathryn Macapagal PhD (Northwestern University)
“Who Benefits Less? Socioeconomic Disparities in Outcomes from a Megastudy of Digital Single-Session Interventions for Depression” Mingjing Huang MA (Rutgers University), Benjamin Kaveladze PhD (Dartmouth College), Jessica Schleider PhD (Northwestern University)
“Screens Through Their Eyes: Youth Perspectives on Technology Use and Digital Media Literacy in Grades 4-8” Katelyn Birchfield MEd (University of Virginia), Emma Brazier BA (University of Virginia), Skylar Raynor MS (University of Virginia), Catherine Bradshaw PhD (University of Virginia)
“Bridging the Gap: A Scoping Review of Digital Supports for Youth Transitioning from the Emergency Department to School” Katelyn Birchfield MEd (University of Virginia), Natalie Hendrickson MEd (University of Virginia), Lora Henderson-Smith PhD (University of Virginia) Track 3: Evaluating the Effectiveness and/or Quality of Digital Tools “Cost-effectiveness of a screening and stepped care model for anxiety and depression in the workplace: evidence from a real world intervention” Karen Arulsamy PhD (Duke-NUS Medical School) “Understanding the role of technology in adolescent’s self-management of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI): A lived experience study” Israel Ramirez BA (Northwestern University), Kaylee Kruzan PhD (Northwestern University), Olga Barnes MA (Northwestern University), Madhu Reddy PhD (University of California Irvine), David Mohr PhD (Northwestern University) “From Signal to Symptom: Bayesian Network Modelling of Voice and Speech Features for Clinically Useful Psychiatric Assessment Support” Agnes Norbury PhD (thymia Limited), George Fairs MSc (thymia Limited), Stefano Goria PhD (thymia Limited) “The Captured Mind: A Theoretical Framework for Digital-Age Mental Health with Clinical Application in ADAPT” Chinonso Ezeanyika MBBS (Lincolnshire Foundation Partnership Trust) “Large-Scale Implementation of an AI Note Scribe in a Multidisciplinary Behavioral Health Practice: Adoption, Consent, and Quality Outcomes” Nicholas Forand PhD (Two Chairs, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell), Margaret Anton PhD (Two Chairs), Jasmine Nettiksimmons PhD (Two Chairs) “A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Electronic Dashboard for Digital Social Activity in Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment” Tenzin Lhaksampa MHS (Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University), Leslie Miller MD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University), Alex Walker MHS (Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University), Carlos Aguirre BA (Department of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University), Matthew DeCamp PhD (Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus), Keith Harrigian PhD (Department of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University), Jennifer Meuchel MD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University), Aja Meyer PhD (Center for Behavioral Health, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital), Brittan Nesbitt PsyD (Center for Developmental Behavioral Health, Kennedy Krieger Institute), Sazal Sthapit MS (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University), Jason Straub MSW (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University), Danielle Virgadamo PsyD (Center for Developmental Behavioral Health, Kennedy Krieger Institute), Ayah Zirikly PhD (Department of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science, George Washington University), Mark Dredze PhD (Department of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University), Margaret Chisolm MD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University), Peter Zandi MHS, PhD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University) “Characteristics of participants who engaged and evaluated NASEM videos for supporting emotional well-being in children and youth” Blanca S. Pineda EdD (Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Digital Health & Education Research (DHER ) Lab, Palo Alto University), Ricardo F. Muñoz PhD (Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University) “Giving Back: Personalized Data Visualization to Promote Community Engagement in Digital Mental Health Research” Maya Lewis MS (UPMC, University of Pittsburgh), Kelly Christenson BS (UPMC, University of Pittsburgh), Shreya Bali MS (Carnegie Mellon University), Riku Arakawa MS (Carnegie Mellon University), Raymond Sapida BS (NuRelm inc.), Helene Altmann MD (University of Pittsburgh), Heather Joseph DO (University of Pittsburgh), Nermeen El Nokali PhD (NuRelm inc.), Sam Shaaban MBA (NuRelm inc.), Mayank Goel PhD (Carnegie Mellon University), Oliver Lindhiem PhD (University of Pittsburgh), Traci Kennedy PhD (University of Pittsburgh) “Voice-Based Digital Phenotyping for Longitudinal Mental Health Pattern Detection” Bruce Nadro DO (Mind Relief Studios) “Two-Dimensional Emotional Self-Mapping Using a Circumplex Model for Ecological Mood Assessment” Bruce Nadro DO (Mind Relief Studios) Track 4: Enhancing Mental Health Among Marginalized or Underserved Groups “Bipolar in a Digital Age: Mental Health from a Reddit Perspective” Kodiak Ly MA (University of New Mexico) “Rural Patient Survey Reveals Unique Barriers to Mental Healthcare and High Receptivity to Prescription Digital Therapeutics” Lisa Palko PharmD (Society for Digital Mental Health) “Analyzing Adverse Events in a Randomized Trial of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Limited-English Proficiency Latine Adults” Rachele Aurino BA (UCI), Jennifer Rosario Arriaga BA (UCI), Marvyn R. Arévalo Avalos PhD (UC Berkeley), Cassandra Gastelum Lugo MS (UCSF), Edward I. Goldstein BS (UNM), Olivia R. Healy BS (University of Arizona), Jaylen M. Lee PhD (UCI), Leonel Ochoa BA (UC Berkeley), Elizabeth Valdivia BS (University of Arizona), Sharon G. Zaldivar Alatorre MPH (UNM), Lisa Ochoa-Frongia MD (UCSF), Lisa R. Fortuna MD (UC Riverside), Karen Lutrick PhD (University of Arizona), Andrew L. Sussman PhD (UNM), Adrian Aguilera PhD (UC Berkeley), Stephen M. Schueller PhD (UCI) “When Barriers Add Up: Examining Mindfulness App Engagement Among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Users” Shannon Hong BS (University of California, Berkeley), Yasmín Landa BA (University of California, Berkeley), Jennifer Rosario Arriaga BA (University of California, Irvine), Giovanni Ramos PhD (University of California, Berkeley) “The impact of rurality on onboarding to a smartphone smoking cessation app: A secondary data analysis of an ongoing randomized clinical trial” Susanne Hoeppner Ph.D., M.Ap.Stat. (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School), MIchael Williams PhD (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Cora Nicoll BA MS (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Allison Futter BA (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Livv Williamson BA (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Emily Feig PhD (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Christopher Kahler PhD (Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health), Jasjit Ahluwalia M.D., MPH, M.S. (Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health), Bettina Hoeppner Ph.D., M.S. (Health through Flourishing Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School) “LGBTQ+ Individuals’ Preferences for a Digital Intervention to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Related to Dating App Use: Exploratory qualitative study” Jacob Gordon PhD (University of Cincinnati), Lizzie Li MA (Northwestern University) “Moderators of Acceptability Among Mild-to-Moderately Depressed First Year College Students Receiving a Low-burden Digital Intervention” Shriya Anand MA (University of Michigan), Megan Chen BA (University of Michigan), Adam Horwitz PhD (University of Michigan) “Examining Anger Severity and Treatment Response in Inroads: A Web-Based Intervention for Comorbid Anxiety and Hazardous Drinking” Monique Piggott MA PhD (University of Sydney, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Clinical Psychology Unit (CPU)), Katrina Prior BCom, Hons Psych, PhD (University of Sydney, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use), Siobhan O’Dean BPsych (Hons), PhD (University of Sydney, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use), Lexine Stapinski BPsych (Hons), MA, PhD (University of Sydney, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use), Caroline Hunt BPsych (Hons), MA PhD (University of Sydney, Clinical Psychology Unit (CPU)) “An Evaluation of the Beyond MST App for Coping After Military Sexual Trauma: Findings from Anonymous Usage Data from 27,517 Users” Shilpa Hampole MA (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), W. Christopher Skidmore PhD (Military Sexual Trauma, Office of Mental Health, Veterans Health Administration), Amy Street PhD (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Jason E. Owen MPH, PhD, Shannon McCaslin-Rodrigo PhD (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University), Sarah Senti PhD (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Kelly M. Ramsey (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Katherine Taylor MPH, PhD (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Margaret-Anne Mackintosh PhD (National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System) Track 5: Integrating Digital Services into Healthcare, Schools or Other Systems “A scoping review of the characteristics, responsibilities, implementation and evaluations of Digital Navigators in healthcare” Hwayeon Danielle Shin PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Jessica Kemp MHI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Iman Kassam MHI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Charlotte Pape MHI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Shanuki Goonasekera MPH (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Vidhi Modha BSc (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Terri Rodak MISt (CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library, Department of Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), John Torous MD, MBI (Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School), Sean Kidd PhD, C.Psych (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto), Gillian Strudwick RN, PhD, FAMIA, FCAN, FIAHSI, FACMI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto) “Acceptability and Implementation of the Computerized Adaptive Test for Suicide Scale (CAT-SS) in Perinatal Care: Considerations for Remote Digital Suicide Risk Assessment” Carolyn Friedhoff Alvarez MBE (UMass Chan Medical School, HMS Center for Bioethics), Xihan Yang PhD (UMass Chan Medical School), Anna Whelan MD, FACOG (UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Health), Lourah Kelly PhD (UMass Chan Medical School), Bengisu Tulu PhD (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Edwin Boudreaux PhD (UMass Chan Medical School), Nancy Byatt DO, MS, MBA, DFAPA, FACLP (UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Health), Martha Zimmermann PhD (UMass Chan Medical School) “Initial Clinical Recommendations for Ethical Implementation of Virtual Reality in Mental Health Care” Jessica Stone PhD (Jessica Stone Ph.D. LLC), Leslie Baker MFT (Therapy2Thrive®), Rachel Altvater PsyD (Creative Psychological Health Services), Triton Ong PhD (Doxy.me Inc.) “Medical trainee attitudes toward an AI-powered video clinical interview agent” Sevim Bianchi BS (California Northstate University), Caroline Liu MD (University of California, Davis) “From Bedside to Broadband: Implementing a Sustainable Virtual Family Support Group in an Acute Child & Adolescent Inpatient Setting” Tatiana Vera PhD (Sharp Health Care, Columbia University), Ayesha Amad MA (Sharp Health Care), Rayanna Schnarr MS (Sharp Health Care), Jason Evans MA (Sharp Health Care), Jenna Wesely MA (Sharp Health Care), Kelsey Bradshaw PhD (Sharp Health Care) “Understanding Undergraduates’ Attitudes Toward AI-Assisted Peer Mentoring: Balancing Authenticity with Efficiency” Emily Buss BA (University of Massachusetts Boston), Mia Lamont BA (University of Massachusetts Boston), Emily Hersch MA (University of Massachusetts Boston), Megyn Jasman MA (University of Massachusetts Boston), Alexandra Werntz PhD (University of Massachusetts Boston), Jean Rhodes PhD (University of Massachusetts Boston) “Digital mental and behavioural health interventions in Africa: advances, enduring gaps, and why non-digital care must lead” Manasi Kumar PhD (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi) 2:50pm Break |
3:00pm Ask an Expert Panels Track 1: Regulatory Considerations Panelists: Acacia Parks, PhD, MBA, RIC, Aubrey Shick, Michael Pace Track 2: DMH and Substance Use Panelists: Jason Colditz, PhD, MEd, David Gastfriend, MD, LaTrice Montgomery, PhD Track 3: DMH for Suicide Prevention Panelists: Candice Biernesser, PhD, LCSW, Tia Dole, PhD Track 4: Women's DMH Panelists: Arielle Pulverman, PhD, Kristine Cecchetti, MPH 3:50pm Break |
4:00pm Flash Talks *highlight indicates presenting author Track 1: AI and Conversational Agents Group Parent Management Training Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence: Understanding Real World Data Eduardo Bunge, PhD (Palo Alto University, ParenteAI), Carlos Felipe Rivera-Cepeda, Mgr (Universidad Santo Tomás)
Beyond Single-Turn Benchmarks: Trajectory-Based Safety Evaluation for Mental Health AI Using Hybrid Human-LLM Assessment Kanmani Rani Kumar Rajah, BE (SecuraAI)
Design and Feasibility of a Passive Smartphone-Based Eye-Tracking Sensor for AI Chatbot–Delivered Mental Health Interventions Sukriti Ghosh, BS (Dartmouth College), Nicholas Jacobson, PhD (Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth)
How Safe Is Personalized AI Psychoeducation? A Large-Scale Simulation Study of Sycophancy, Cultural Bias, and Crisis Detection in LLM-Delivered Mental Health Content Sean Kelley PhD (Trinity College Dublin) Track 2: Integrating Digital Services into Healthcare, Schools or Other Systems From Information to Trust: Cross-Regional Lessons for Digital Mental Health Engagement in Underserved Populations Tatyana El-Kour, PhD, MA, MS, RDN, FAND (Media Psychology Research Center)
A Community-Driven Implementation Model for Advancing Wellbeing Through Technology in Rural Communities Jessica Lake, PhD (Sourcewell), Steph Peters, PhD (Sourcewell), Mallory Dobias, PhD (Northwestern University), Erica Szkody, PhD (Northwestern University), Jessica Schleider, PhD (Northwestern University)
Therapist in the Loop: Clinician-Supervised AI With Safety Validation and DMHT Billing for College Populations Jess Jessop, BS (Clinician Assist Inc.), Jeanine "Nini" Martin, FHIMSS, FACHE (Clinician Assist Inc.)
MEMoPAD: A Six-Phase Co-Design Process for Wearable Emotion Monitoring in Anxiety Disorders with Patients, Carers, and Clinicians Luigi Moretti MD, MSc (UWE Bristol), Miles Thompson PhD (UWE Bristol), Paul Matthews PhD (UWE Bristol), Michael Loizou PhD (University of Plymouth), David Western PhD (UWE Bristol)
Integrating Peer Support and Mobile Health to Increase Access to Alcohol-related Care for Veteran Primary Care Patients: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial Daniel Blonigen, PhD (Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System) Track 3: Enhancing Mental Health among Marginalized or Underserved Groups The Development of Rainbow STAIR Coach: Using the Contextualized Co-Design Framework to Adapt a VA Mobile App for Queer Veterans with PTSD Eve Rosenfeld PhD (Dissemination & Training Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University), Marylene Cloitre PhD (Silver School of Social Work, New York University), Nicholas Livingston PhD (Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University), Daniel Blonigen PhD (Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University), Carmen McLean PhD (Dissemination & Training Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University)
NURTURE: A Digital Single-Session Intervention to Reduce Depression and Strengthen Relationships in Rural Teens Erica Szkody PhD (Northwestern University), Ian Sotomayor BA (Northwestern University), Amanda Smock BA (Northwestern University), Atina Manvelian PhD (Santa Clara University), Jessica Schleider PhD (Northwestern University)
From Prescription to Practice: Scaling Digital Mental Health in Collaborative Care Through Culturally Responsive Navigation Donovan Ellis PhD (Emory University School of Medicine), Marissa Dogan LMSW (Emory University School of Medicine), Ally Mandell BS (Emory University School of Medicine), Jordan Cattie PhD (Emory University School of Medicine), Brandon Kitay MD PhD (Emory University School of Medicine)
Who Stays Engaged With Digital Mental Health Interventions? Evidence From Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Users Yasmín Landa BA (University of California, Berkeley), Yinyin Wen BA (University of California, Los Angeles), Michelle Liu MPH (Loyola University Chicago), Yazleen Reyes BA (University of Southern California), Giovanni Ramos PhD (University of California, Berkeley) Track 4: Intervention Development and Engagement When Lived Experience Designs the Intervention: Co-Developing a Digital Resilience Tool with Displaced Ukrainians Trevor van Mierlo MScCH, DBA (Evolution Health)
Design of a Protocol to Evaluate an LLM Coaching Agent for Dyadic Veteran-Caregiver Chronic Health Self-Management Support Joseph Wielgosz PhD (VA Palo Alto Healthcare System), Sophia Tong MS (Stanford University), Zen Marshall MS (VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Stanford University), Lauren Ibarra MS (Stanford University), Shannon Wiltsey Stirman PhD (VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Stanford University), Ranak Trivedi PhD (VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Stanford University)
Effects of an Internet-delivered Behavioral Self-Monitoring Intervention on Depressive Symptoms in Older Widowed Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Sarah Stahl PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
Giving Voice to the Deaf community: Co-designing a Bangla Mental Health Sign Language Bank in Bangladesh M Tasdik Hasan MBBS, MPH, PGDDM, MSC, PhD (Candidate) (Monash University, Melbourne, Australia) |
5:00pm Panel Discussion: AI and Youth Mental Health: Will AI Help Address Youth Mental Health Disparities and Inequities or Work as the Opposite? AI and Health Equity SIGs Joint Event
Panelists: Viggy Kumaresan, Caitlin Stamatis, PhD, Page Anderson, PhD Qinxin Shi, PhD(moderator) |
6:00pm Adjourn |
Events (all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time) |
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11:00am Welcome Back SDMH President: Stephen Schueller, PhD 11:10am Panel Discussion: Digital Mental Health and Value-Based Care Panelists: Tom Insel, Lindsey Schapiro, Dani Bradley |
12:00pm Break 12:10pm Poster Session 2 *highlight indicates presenting author Track 1: Artificial Intelligence and Conversational Agents “Language-Based Detection of Adherence to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Scripts” Samuel Campione MS (Stanford University), Elizabeth Stade PhD (Stanford University), Shreya Singhvi BA (Stanford University), William Xuan BA (Stanford University), Phi Long Bui BA (Vanderbilt University), Maria Martin Lopez MS (Stanford University), Courtney Worley PhD (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs), Shannon Wiltsey Stirman PhD (Stanford University, National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), H. Andrew Schwartz PhD (Vanderbilt University), Stefanie LoSavio PhD (University of Texas at San Antonio), Bailee Schuhmann PhD (University of Texas at San Antonio), Shashanka Subrahmanya MS (Stanford University), Johannes Eichstaedt PhD (Stanford University, INSEAD) “Expert-Led Prompt Refinement for an AI-Based Therapist Training Tool” Shreya Singhvi BA (Stanford University), Samuel Campione MS (Stanford University), Johannes Eichstaedt PhD (INSEAD, Stanford University), Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman PhD (Stanford University), Stefanie LoSavio PhD (University of Texas at San Antonio), Elizabeth Stade PhD (Stanford University) “Applying a trauma-informed framework to create a family-centered safety checklist for navigating AI chatbots and digital mental health applications” Jeane Garcia Davis MSN/MPH, RN “Voice-Based Conversational AI for Personalized Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions in Older Adults: A Feasibility Study” Thalia Viranda BA (Cornell Tech), Shupeng Wang BSc (Cornell Tech), Jia Bo BA (Cornell Tech), Sara Czaja PhD (Weill Cornell Medicine), Walter Boot PhD (Weill Cornell Medicine), Deborah Estrin PhD (Cornell Tech), Tanzeem Choudhury PhD (Cornell Tech) “Building Safety In: A Human-Centered Framework for Evaluating Crisis Response in AI Career Coaching Tools” Samuel Faulkner PhD (Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (Educational Service Agency), Hui Jiang PhD (3e Center) “AI-Driven Language Monitoring and Peer Support in a Digital Mental Health Platform: Use-Case Insights from the Open Dialogue Space” Dmitry Shamenkov MD (National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon), PhD candidate, Alexander Lebedev PhD (Opendialogue.space), Elen Pogosyan MSc (Opendialogue.space) “Leveraging AI for Delivering Culturally Competent Mental Health Care for Immigrants from Marginalized Identities in the United States” Shivranjani Gandhi MA (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Cortney VanHook PhD (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) “Designing AI-Enhanced Digital Mental Health Interventions: User Perspectives on Mental Health-Specific AI Tools” Rachel Kornfield PhD (Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University), Sarah Popowski BA (Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University), Jack Svoboda BA (Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University), Hayoung Woo MS (Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Informatics and Computer Science, University of California-Irvine), Claire Moon BA (expected 2026) (Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University), David Mohr PhD (Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University), Madhu Reddy PhD (Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Informatics and Computer Science, University of California-Irvine), Jonah Meyerhoff PhD (Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University) “Designing Digital Mental Health Platforms: Qualitative study on Exploring User Engagement in Accessing AI for Psychological Services” Janhvi Duggal MSc (Independent Researcher (previously: King's College London)) Track 2: Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults “Gamified Controlled-Breathing via Respiratory Biofeedback: Effects on Stress Regulation and Attention in Young Adults - A Preliminary Proof-of-Concept Study” Chi Chi Cheng MSc (King's College London), Vincent Giampietro PhD (King's College London), Karoly Kornel Schlosser PhD (King's College London), Jon Phillips MSc (Fabricatorz Foundation) “Digital Mental Health and Media Literacy for Youth: A Scoping Review of Programs” Paloma Perez PhD (University of Virginia), Courtney Newman MSc (University of Virginia) “Human-centered design of a digital coping intervention for children experiencing post-separation interparental conflict” Michelle Yang MS (School of Interdisciplinary Forensics, Arizona State University), Sydney Parker MS (School of Interdisciplinary Forensics, Arizona State University), Karey O'Hara PhD (School of Interdisciplinary Forensics, Arizona State University, Reach Institute, Arizona State University), Colleen Sullivan PhD (Gould School of Law, University of Southern California), Aaron Lyon PhD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington)
“DIY for DMHI: How to use off-the-shelf platforms to build and deliver a digital mental health intervention” Isabel R. Rooper BA (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Andrea B. Goldschmidt PhD (University of Pittsburgh), Nathan Chan BS (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Adrian Ortega PhD (Children's Mercy Kansas City), Danielle A. N. Chapa PhD (University of Pittsburgh), Katrina T. Obleada PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago), Andrea K. Graham PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
“KeepSafe: Adapting a Digital Mental Health Application for Autistic Adolescents and Adults at Risk for Suicide” Heather Nuske PhD (University of Pennsylvania), Shari Jager-Hyman PhD (University of Pennsylvania), Tra-My Bui BA (University of Pennsylvania), Esha Patel BS (University of Pennsylvania), Evan Sultanik PhD (Alevio LLC) “Adapting Mindful Mood Balance for College Students: A Process Overview for Synthesizing Data Across Multiple Sources for Digital Mental Health Adaptation” Anabel Salimian BS (University of Colorado Boulder), Chelsea Taylor PhD (University of Colorado Boulder), Joseph Levy MA (University of Colorado Boulder), Leah Pena Teeters PhD (University of Colorado Boulder), Tamar Kodish PhD (University of Colorado Boulder), Sona Dimidjian PhD (University of Colorado Boulder)
“Innovation Design Recommendations to Engage SGM Adolescents in Digital Health Interventions” Zach Buehler BS (Northwestern University), Mariajosé Paton PhD (Northwestern University), Kathryn Macapagal PhD (Northwestern University), Luis Rubio BA (Northwestern University), Li Dennis PhD (Northwestern University), Ashley Arehart Knapp PhD (Northwestern University) “Engagement matters: youth satisfaction and perceived impact of Soluna, a free, statewide digital mental health and wellbeing platform” Jennifer Ha MA (Kooth Digital Health), Emily Cowling PhD (Kooth Digital Health), Nimrah Afzalm PhD (Kooth Digital Health), Samaryah Sammut MSc (Kooth Digital Health), Louisa Salhi PhD (Kooth Digital Health, University of Manchester)
“Developing a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) Informed Mobile Health (mHealth) Application for Youth in the Legal System” Katharine Galbraith PhD (Columbia University Medical Center), Katherine Elkington PhD (Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute) “Creating and disseminating YouTube Health videos: Insights into youth preferences for mental health content on social media” Katherine Grill PhD (Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago), Carolina Scaramutti PhD, LMHC (The Media and Innovation Lab, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine), Laurent Garchitorena Gomez BS (The Media and Innovation Lab, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine), Azizi Seixas PhD (The Media and Innovation Lab, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Informatics and Health Data Science, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) Track 3: Evaluating the Effectiveness and/or Quality of Digital Tools “Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief 8-Minute Virtual Reality Stress Reduction Intervention for Healthcare Workers” Claudia Carrillo MSHS (Cedars-Sinai Health Science University and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
“Designing With, Not For: Building a Culturally Responsive Digital Therapy Tool for Between-Session Care” Nainika Hira PhD (Penn State University)
“Impact of Web-Based Cognitive Bias Modification for Threat Interpretations on Depressive Symptoms Among Anxious Adults with Co-Occurring Depressive Symptoms” Taylor Myers-Brower MA (University of Virginia), Jeremy Eberle PhD (Northwestern University), Max Larrazabal MA (University of Virginia), Katharine Daniel PhD (University of Virginia), Kaitlyn Petz BA (University of Virginia), Mehdi Boukhechba PhD (Johnson & Johnson Co.), Laura Barnes PhD (University of Virginia), Bethany Teachman PhD (University of Virginia)
"Precision psychological markers enable targeted therapy in digital eating disorder interventions” Eric Hurwitz PhD (Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Lindsay Merchant BA (in progress) (Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Rachael Flatt PhD (Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children’s Hospital), Kylie Reed PhD (Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Department of Nutrition, UNC Chapel Hill), Zachary Butzin-Dozier PhD, MPH (Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley), Melissa Haendel PhD (Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Laura Thornton PhD (Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Cynthia Bulik PhD, FAED (Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Rachel Presskreischer PhD, MSSW (Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
“Preliminary effectiveness of a virtual mental health program on depression and anxiety: a pilot randomized controlled trial” Mindy Hong PhD, MSPH (Teladoc Health), David Yadush LPC (BetterHelp), Siddharth Suri MS, Barch (BetterHelp), Russell DuBois PhD (BetterHelp)
“Assessing Patient Perspectives From an Online, Single Session Intervention for Anxiety and Depression: A Pilot Study” Aditi Akolkar BS (Brown University), Shaan McGhie BA (Harvard University), Richard McNally PhD (Harvard University) “Clinical Improvement and Recovery in Mental Health Symptoms Among People with Complex Needs Using a Digital Mental Health Platform” Kristen Van Swearingen MA (Health Psychology PhD program, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Dori Steinberg PhD (Modern Health), Jessica Watrous PhD (Modern Health), Sara Levens PhD (Health Psychology PhD program, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Sara Sagui Henson PhD (Modern Health) “Service User and Primary Support Person User Engagement with Beehive: A Digital Mental Health Application for the California Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI-CAL) Program.” Nikki Motabar BS (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Leena Badran PhD (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Valerie L. Tryon PhD (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Katherine M. Pierce PhD (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Kathleen E. Burch BA (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Mark Savill PhD (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Yi Zhang PhD (University of California Davis, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research), Chinmaya Kayargadde MS (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Merissa Kado-Walton MA (University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science), Khanh Linh H. Nguyen MS (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Daniel J. Tancredi PhD (University of California Davis, Department of Pediatrics), Alicia Assang MA (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Tara A. Niendam PhD (University of California Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) “Human Support or Just a Human Label? An Updated Systematic Review to Define and Operationalize Human Support in Digital Cognitive Behavioral Interventions” Izabella Guzek BA (University of California, Irvine), Isaac Bouchard MA (University of California, San Diego), Luna Arteaga Bachelor's Student (University of California, Irvine), Minh Bui Bachelor's Student (University of California, Irvine), Shuyi Wang Bachelor's Student (University of California, Irvine), Elizabeth Eikey PhD (University of California, San Diego), Stephen Schueller PhD (University of California, Irvine)
“Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: A Qualitative Exploration of Cultural Inclusivity in Mobile Mental Health Application Design” Seyyide Zeynep Ozlu MA (New York University), David Bosch PhD (New York University) “ ‘A Safe Place to Land’: Examining the Perceived Usefulness of mHealth Apps and Reimagining Safe, Culturally Affirming Digital Spaces for Black Women” Jessica Gaddy DSW (Loma Lida University) Track 4: Intervention Development and Engagement “Designing a Narrative-Based Game for Suicide Prevention Education.” Phillip Thompkins MS (University of Maryland)
“Personalization in a Transdiagnostic Digital Mental Health Intervention” Roni Itkin-Ofer BA (McLean Hospital), Doah Shin BA (McLean Hospital), Maggie Chiffer BA (McLean Hospital), Alexandra L. Silverman PhD (McLean Hospital), Courtney Beard PhD (Mass General Brigham/McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School)
“Designing for Belonging: Shared Identity, Prosocial Responsiveness, and Group-Based Digital Mental Health Interventions” Thomas Gatewood MA (Centerstone: Institute of Clinical Excellence and Innovation, Teachers College, Columbia University)
“Engagement in a Proactive Digital Mental Health Model: Real-World Evidence from an Employer-Sponsored Population” Susan Zbikowski PhD (inZights Consulting, LLC, Journey, Inc.), Stephen Sokoler BS (Journey, Inc.)
“What Works and When? Tracking Implementation Challenges, Facilitators, and Outcomes Across an AI-Enhanced Digital Parenting Intervention” Jacqueline Duong MS (University of Austin Texas), Saanvi Seth (University of Austin Texas), Cassidy Berstein (University of Austin Texas), Jose Contreras (University of Austin Texas), Sarah Diaz (University of Austin Texas), Kenyan Eldridge (University of Austin Texas), Ayaan Karim-Ali (University of Austin Texas), Max Lavarto (University of Austin Texas), Selma Moulai-Khatir (University of Austin Texas), Aairah Salam (University of Austin Texas), Nabiha Ahmed (University of Austin Texas), Mani Munagala BS (University of Austin Texas), Ansley Bryan (University of Austin Texas), Emily Atkins (University of Austin Texas), Layla Salam (University of Austin Texas), Rayan Saif (University of Austin Texas), Santo Maharj-Riddel (University of Austin Texas), Sierra Walters MA (University of Austin Texas), Kayla Carta MA (University of Austin Texas), Grace Jumonville BA (University of Austin Texas), Alyssa Carrasco BA (University of Austin Texas), Daniela Romero MA (University of Austin Texas), Ishita Khurd MA (University of Austin Texas), Adela Timmons PhD (University of Austin Texas)
“Scaling What Works: A Single-Session Approach to Address Caregiver Accommodation Across Child Mental Health Conditions” Jenna Sung PhD (Boston University)
“Behavioral engagement patterns and clinical outcomes in web-based cognitive bias modification for interpretation biases in anxiety” Jeremy Eberle PhD (University of Virginia, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Ángel Vela de la Garza Evia MS (University of Virginia), Sonia Baee PhD (University of Virginia), Emma Wolfe MA (University of Virginia), Mehdi Boukhechba PhD (University of Virginia), Daniel Funk BS (Sartography), Bethany Teachman PhD (University of Virginia), Laura Barnes PhD (University of Virginia)
“Examining University Administrator and Student Perspectives on Digital Solutions for Mental Health” Kaileigh Byrne PhD (Clemson University), Victoria Hill MS (Clemson University)
“Design preferences for digital mental health interventions among middle-aged and older adults with chronic pain: A qualitative analysis” Christine Gou MD (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Washington University School of Medicine), Adriana Martin JD, MS (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Washington University School of Medicine), Abby Cheng MD, MPHS (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Washington University School of Medicine)
“Flourishing Online: A PERMA-Based Framework for Supporting Athlete Mental Health in the Digital Age” Joshua Howard MAPP (Louisiana State University) Track 5: Various Themes “Understanding Asian American and Pacific Islander Emerging Adults and their intent to use technology for mental health support: understanding digital mental health through help-seeking frameworks” John Bunyi MFT (University of Southern California), Hans Oh PhD (University of Southern California), Shinyi Wu PhD (University of Chicago), Angel Hwang PhD (University of Oxford) “Temporal Dynamics of Negative Affect in Adolescence: An ecological momentary assessment network analysis” Katie Oshins BS (Northeastern University), Bianca Caproni BA (Northeastern University), Akshat Choube MA (Northeastern University), Varun Mishra PhD (Northeastern University), Alexandra Rodman PhD (Northeastern University) “Predicting Biweekly Changes in Depressive Symptoms from Smartphone Behavior: A Longitudinal Screenome Study” Merve Cerit Burgoon MS (Stanford University), Andrea Mock BS (Stanford University), Vryan Feliciano BS (Stanford University), Nick Haber PhD (Stanford University) “Three Words and a Wearable: Can Brief Naturalistic Text Capture Physiological Health Outcomes in University Students?” Tamunotonye Harry MS (University of Vermont), Johanna Hidalgo MA (University of Vermont), Matthew Price PhD (University of Vermont), Yuanyuan Feng PhD (University of Vermont), Kathryn Stanton DPT (University of Vermont), Connie Tompkins PhD (University of Vermont), Peter Dodds PhD (University of Vermont), Mikaela Fudolig PhD (University of Vermont), Laura Bloomfield PhD (University of Vermont), Juniper Lovato PhD (University of Vermont), Chris Danforth PhD (University of Vermont) “What Predicts Accuracy in Wearable-Based Substance Use Detection? A Scoping Review of Methodological Factors” Alvin Zhong (Hopkington High School), Geneva Jonathan PhD (Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry) “A scoping review of the characteristics, responsibilities, implementation and evaluations of Digital Navigators in healthcare” Hwayeon Danielle Shin PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Jessica Kemp MHI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Iman Kassam MHI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Charlotte Pape MHI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Shanuki Goonasekera MPH (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Vidhi Modha BSc (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Terri Rodak MISt (CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library, Department of Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), John Torous MD MBI (Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School), Sean Kidd PhD (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto), Gillian Strudwick RN, PhD, FAMIA, FCAN, FIAHSI, FACMI (Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto) “Designing a Cross-System Digital Tool to Support School Reintegration: Preliminary Stakeholder Perspectives” Lora Henderson-Smith PhD (University of Virginia), Natalie Hendrickson MEd (University of Virginia), Katelyn Birchfield MEd (University of Virginia), Hector Hernandez BA (University of Virginia), Ji Hyun Kim Meng (University of Virginia), Moira Smith M.D., MPH. (University of Virginia), Afsaneh Doryab PhD (University of Virginia) “Preparing digital mental health interventions for use after a trial: Lessons from the STOP trial” Chloe Hampshire BA (Hons) (University of Bath), MSc, Charlotte Dack BA (University of Bath), PhD, Jenny Yiend BA, PhD (King's College London), Pamela Jacobsen BA, DClinPsy, PhD (University of Bath) “Co-Developing a Digital Autism Screener: A Mixed-Methods Participatory Study with Neurodivergent Clinicians as Co-Researchers” Kelly Whaling PhD (Prosper Health), Rachel Loftin PhD (Prosper Health), Annie Ren PsyD (Prosper Health), Jackie Shinall PsyD (Prosper Health), Hannah Jones PsyD (Prosper Health), Dylan Richard PhD (Prosper Health), Meghan Fraley PhD (Prosper Health) “Towards personalised psychotherapy: Development and validation of a prediction model for individual treatment benefit in internet-enabled cognitive behavioural therapy” Camille Welcome Chamberlain MSc (King's College London), Ana Catarino PhD (ieso Digital Health Ltd), Clare Palmer PhD (ieso Digital Health Ltd), Eliza Ferguson MPsych(Clin) (King's College London), Andrew Blackwell PhD (ieso Digital Health Ltd), Jaime Delgadillo PhD (King's College London), Thalia Eley PhD (King's College London), Ewan Carr PhD (King's College London) |
1:00pm Break 1:30pm Lunch and Learn: Virtual Exhibit Hall Mindsigns Health Inc. |
2:00pm Panel Discussion: AI Safety in Digital Mental Health Panelists: Joe Braidwood, Nick Jacobson, Derrick Hull, Darja Djordjevic (moderator) 2:50pm Break |
3:00pm Flash Talks *highlight indicates presenting author Track 1: Evaluating The Effectiveness and/or Quality of Digital Tools Effective Engagement with Clinician-Supported PTSD Coach in VA Primary Care Joseph Wielgosz PhD (VA Palo Alto Healthcare System), Kyle Possemato PhD (VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University), Michael Wade PhD (VA Center for Integrated Healthcare), Eric Kuhn PhD (VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Stanford University) Accuracy, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Novel Self-Monitoring Ring Device for Handwashing Compulsions Kiran Kaur MS (Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, University of Utah), Anu Asnaani PhD (University of Utah), Michael Wasser BS (University of Utah), Gary Havey MS (AUDynamics), Dan Hedin MS (AUDynamics), Brian Baucom PhD (University of Utah), Nalaka Gooneratne MD (University of Pennsylvania) Beta Testing Reaching Calm: A Digital intervention to Prevent Perinatal Anxiety Martha Zimmermann PhD (UMass Chan Medical School), Xihan Yang PhD (UMass Chan Medical School), Carolyn Friedhoff Alvarez MBE (UMass Chan Medical School), Michelle Yang MS (UMass Chan Medical School), Ciara Venter MA (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Lorenc Vangjeli BS (UMass Chan Medical School), Elana Kotler BS (UMass Chan Medical School), Anna Whelan MD, FACOG (UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Health), Edwin Boudreaux PhD (UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Health), Nancy Byatt DO, MBA, MS, DFAPA, FACLP (UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Health) Empowering Flourishing: A Six-Week, Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial of an AI-Powered Digital Well-Being Intervention Julie Cachia PhD (Flourish Science), Xuan Zhao PhD (Flourish Science), John Hunter PhD (Chapman University), Delancey Wu PhD (University of Washington), Eta Lin PhD (Foothill College), Julian De Freitas PhD (Harvard Business School) Track 2: Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Breaking Barriers: Scalable and Equitable Solutions to Address Child Anxiety Disorders in Financially Insecure Families Jenna Sung PhD (Boston University) User-Centered, Design Justice Approach to Develop Multilingual Artificial Intelligence (AI) Parenting Intervention for Low-Income, Diverse Caregivers of Young Children With Behavioral Challenges Morgan Darabi MEd, EdS (University of Miami, Penn State University), Kevin Malave (University of Miami), Jason Jent PhD (University of Miami)
Sensing (and Making Sense of) Anomalous Digital Social Activity in Adolescents Bianca Caproni BA (Northeastern University), Katie Oshins BS (Northeastern University), Akshat Choube MS (Northeastern University), Varun Mishra PhD (Northeastern University), Alexandra Rodman PhD (Northeastern University)
Overcoming Uncertain Times in Community Partnered Digital Mental Research: Lessons from an Open Pilot of an Adapted Digital Safety Planning Tool for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Alyssa Gorkin BA (Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Juan Pablo Zapata PhD (Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IMPACT Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Track 3: Ecological Momentary Assessment and Passive Sensing Introducing openESM: A Database of Openly Available Experience Sampling Datasets Björn S. Siepe MSc (Department of Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany), Dr. Jonas M.B. Haslbeck (Department of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), Dr. Matthias Kloft (Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, Bamberg, Germany), Anabel Büchner MSc (Institute of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany), Yong Zhang MSc (Department of Psychometrics and Statistics, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands), Dr. Eiko I. Fried (Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, Netherlands, Department of Methodology & Statistics, Leiden University, Netherlands)
Real-World Substance Use in Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study of Motives, Contexts, and Suicidal Ideation Geneva Jonathan PhD (Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital), Sabine Wilhelm PhD (Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital), Hilary Weingarden PhD (Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital)
Natural Language Processing of Behavioral Activation Predicts Real-World Clinical Outcomes with AI Mental Health Support Caitlin Stamatis PhD (Slingshot AI), Matteo Malgaroli PhD (New York University School of Medicine), Thomas Hull PhD (Slingshot AI) Track 4: User-Centered Design and Community Partnerships Digital Mental Health Tools for Emotion Regulation During Pregnancy: A Scoping Review and Needs Assessment Irene Tung PhD (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Lizbeth Benson PhD (University of Michigan), Xuhai Xu PhD (Columbia University), Paloma Vega Martinez HS (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Tiffany Sudijono HS (University of Michigan), Amanda Kubitz HS (University of Michigan), Arianna Peredia HS (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Marilyn Felix BA (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Elizabeth Guzman BA (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Jennifer Baker BA, Vanessa Pedroza HS (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Emily Capellari MLIS (University of Michigan)
Developing a Digital Single Session Intervention Platform to Promote Montana Youth Mental Health Amanda Smock BS (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Mallory Dobias PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Chani Knight PMP (Montana Pediatrics), Jessica Schleider PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Promoting Positive Youth Development in the Digital Age: Insights into youth preferences for technology policies and safeguards Katherine Grill PhD (Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago, Katherine Grill Consulting, Youth-Adult Partnership Committee, Office of School and Adolescent Health, New Mexico Department of Health), Andres Valle HSD (Youth-Adult Partnership Committee, Office of School and Adolescent Health, New Mexico Department of Health)
How AI Companionship Develops: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang PhD (University of Southern California), Fiona Li MSC (University of Southern California), Jacy Anthis MA (University of Chicago), Hayoun Noh MSc (University of Oxford) 3:50pm Break |
4:00pm Ask an Expert Track 1: Solutions for Reducing Barriers to Care Panelist: Sam Nordberg, Jenn Boggs, Ana Radovic Track 2: Sustainability of DMH Solutions Panelists: Leanna Fortunato, Jenna Carl, Ateev Mehrotra Track 3: Crash Q&A Session on generative AI Panelists: Caitlin Stamatis, Chris Hemphill Track 4: DMH and People with Lived Experience Panelists: Jon Nelson, Shuranjeet Takhar, Kibby McMahon 4:50pm Break |
5:00pm Member Meeting |
6:00pm Special Interest Group (SIG) Events Health Equity SIG Defining Equity in Digital Mental Health: What Stays the Same, What Changes? Speakers: To be announced AI SIG Title: To be announced Speakers: Sachin Pendse and Chris Hemphill Industry SIG From Evidence to Influence: Becoming a Trusted Voice in Digital Mental Health Speakers: Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, Kibby McMahon, PhD, Acacia Parks, PhD Adjourn |
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