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2024 Annual Meeting

Flash Talk Presentations

Track 1: Artificial Intelligence and Conversational Agents

1.1. AI Use and Sentiment of Participants in an AI-driven DMHI: An Exploration by Race and Ethnicity

Megan Flom, PhD; Lauren Bullard, PhD; Robert Montgomery, MA; Mariya Chernenok, PhD; Valerie Forman-Hoffman, PhD; Tim Campellone, PhD, Woebot Health

1.2. Investigating the specificity of machine learning prediction of treatment response to psychotherapy versus antidepressant medication in depression

Chi Tak Lee, PhD, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin; Robert Whelan, PhD, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin; Klaas E Stephan, PhD, Translational Neuromodeling Unit, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zürich & Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule; Derek Richards, PhD, SilverCloud Science, SilverCloud Health Ltd; Anna K Hanlon, MSc, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin; Kevin Lynch, MSc, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin; Siobhan Harty, PhD, SilverCloud Science, SilverCloud Health Ltd; Veronica O’Keane, PhD, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin; Claire M Gillan, PhD, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

1.3. Rules-based versus generative AI for mental health: Exploring the therapeutic user relationship

Tim Campellone, PhD, Rob Montgomery, M.A, Lauren Bullard, PhD, Valerie Hoffman, PhD, & Megan Flom, PhD, Woebot Health

1.4. Understanding Privacy Policies and Patient Preferences for Artificial Intelligence in Mental Healthcare

Cody Boland, PhD, Sarah Senti, PhD, Jason Owen, PhD, Katherine Taylor, Psy.D., M.P.H., Kelly Ramsey, M.S., Adrienne “Cody” Boland, PhD, Sarah Senti, PhD, Jason Owen, PhD, Katherine Taylor, Psy.D., M.P.H., Kelly Ramsey, M.S., Adrienne Heinz, PhD, Margaret-Anne Mackintosh, PhD, Tanisha Thelemaque, Ph.D., & Adrian Davis, M.S., from National Center for PTSD – Veterans Affairs

Track 2: Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

2.1. Engagement and acceptability of the Family Check-Up Online for low-income and rural parents of young children

Kate Hails, PhD & Beth Stormshak, PhD, University of Oregon

2.2. Ethical Guidelines for VR Implementation in Youth Mental Health

Allen Olson-Urtecho, Studio Bahia

2.3. Mapping Adolescents’ Ideas Around Enhancing Engagement in iCBT Programs Onto Behaviour Change Theories: Intervention Suggestions for the Development and Refinement of Adolescent iCBT Programs

Emma-Leigh Senyard, Master of Clinical Psychology, Arlen Rowe, PhD, Govind Krishnamoorthy, PhD, & Sonja March, PhD, University of Southern Queensland

2.4. Preliminary feasibly and acceptability of a mentor-guided, app-based Cognitive-Bias Modification for Interpretations (CBM-I) intervention for anxious rural youth

Emma Wolfe, B.A., University of Virginia; Alexandra Werntz, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Boston; Audrey Michel, B.A., University of Virginia; Yiyang Zhang, B.A., University of Virginia; Bethany Teachman, PhD, University of Virginia

2.5. Promoting Digital Mental Health Tool Use: A Mixed-Methods Study of Individual-level factors Associated with Tool Use Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse College Students

Sarah Hamza, BS, Yesenia Aguilar-Silvan, MA, &  Lauren Ng, PhD, from University of California, Los Angeles

Track 3: Enhancing Mental Health among Marginalized Groups

3.1. Adapting an automated text messaging tool for mental health self-management to the needs of subpopulations

Rachel Kornfield, PhD, Northwestern University; Sarah A. Popowski, BA, Northwestern University; Olivia Allen, Northwestern University; Emily, Tack, BA, Northwestern University; Miguel Herrera, Med, Northwestern University; Charles Krause, MPH, Northwestern University; Theresa Nguyen, LCSW, Mental Health America; Ashley A. Knapp, PhD, Northwestern University; Terika McCall, PhD, Northwestern University; Madhu Reddy, PhD, University of California-Irvine; David C. Mohr, PhD, Northwestern University; Jonah Meyerhoff, PhD, Northwestern University

3.2. Overcoming Barriers, Embracing Customization: User-Centered Design of a Mobile App for Improving PTSD Symptoms in Veterans

Sarah E. Senti, PhD, Cody Boland, Ph.D, Jason Owen, PhD, Adrian Davis, M.S., Giovanni Moraja, Katherine Taylor, Psy.D., M.P.H., Kelly Ramsey, M.S., Adrienne Heinz, PhD, Margaret-Anne Mackintosh, PhD, Tanisha Thelemaque, Ph.D., Karin Mostovoy, M.S., & Zendrea Marshall, M.S., VA National Center for PTSD

3.3. Pilot Study of an Online Platform to Sustain Exercise in Older, Black Adults

Antonietta Alvarez-Hernandez, BA, Massachusetts General Hospital; 2. Sofia Montinola G., BA, Massachusetts General Hospital; Sarah Bannon, PhD, Mount Sinai; Nicha Puvanich, MS, Massachusetts General Hospital; Roberta Tovey, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Andrew Demott, MPH, University of Illinois Chicago; Sue Hughes, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Louisa G. Sylvia, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital.

3.4. Ustawi (Thrive) – Harnessing the Power of Collective Strength: Virtual Peer Support Circles

Dr. Angi Yoder-Maina, Ph.D, Green String Network (GSN) / Florida State University (FSU); Yvonne Gache, M.A. Counselling Psychology, Green String Network (GSN)

Track 4: Evaluating Effectiveness and/or Quality of Digital Tools (A)

4.1. Examining The Prevalence and Incidence of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior in a Smartphone-Delivered Treatment Trial for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Adam, Jaroszewski, PhD, Natasha Bailen, PhD, Simay I. Ipek, BA, Jennifer L. Greenberg, PsyD, Hilary Weingarden, PhD, & Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

4.2. Instances and implications of dark patterns in the design of mental health apps

Arka Ghosh, PhD; Northwestern University; Ian Sotomayor, BA, Northwestern University; Marshini Chetty, PhD, University of Chicago; Jessica Schleider, PhD, Northwestern University

4.3. Navigating the Postnatal Journey: New Parents’ User Experiences with Baby2Home mHealth Support App

Kathleen T. O’Sullivan, MS, Northwestern University; Joshua E. Santiago, MA, Northwestern University; Young S. Lee, PhD, Northwestern University; Chryselle Rego, MA, DePaul University; Jaqueline K. Gollan, PhD, Northwestern University; Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, PhD, Northwestern University
Siyuan Dong, MS, Northwestern University; Dinah L. Williams, LICSW, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island; Craig F Garfield, MD, MAPP, Northwestern University, Lurie Children’s Hospital; Emily S. Miller, MD, MPH, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

4.4. Nudges and Prompts Increase Engagement in Self-Guided Digital Health Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Results from a 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Trevor van Mierlo, DBA, Evolution Health; Rachel, Fournier, MSc, Evolution Health; Renante, Rondina, PhD, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

4.5 Acceptability of an Equitable ML-based Music Intervention for Older Adults At-risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Chelsea S. Brown, Bachelor of Music Therapy & Jennifer Rae Myers, PhD, Musical Health Technologies

Track 5: Evaluating Effectiveness and/or Quality of Digital Tools (B)

5.1. Creating Digital Mental Health Support for Traumatic Stress During War and Humanitarian Crisis: A Story of Global Partnership

Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D., Anca Dragoi, Jason Owen, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kelly Ramsey, Margaret Mackintosh, Ph.D., Katherine Taylor, Psy.D., M.P.H., Sarah Senti, Ph.D., Adrian Davis, M.S., Cody Boland, Ph.D., Tanisha Thelemaque, Ph.D., Giovanni Moraja, Margaret Willoughby, APR, Andrea L. Jamison, Ph.D., Colleen Becket-Davenport, Ph.D., Jeane Bosch, Ph,D., Sarra Nazem, Ph.D., Craig Rosen, Ph.D., Yvonna Hofnar, Galyna Arikh, Teodora Negru, Olivia Vereha, Bogdan Ivanel, Ph.D, Ana-Maria Dima, Miruna Muscan, Ion Dormenco, Gheorghe Lupu, Ella Moroiu, Andrei Ionita, Adelina Munteanu, Mihai Pantiru, Irina Borozan

Affiliations: VA National Center for PTSD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Commit Global

5.2 Objective measurement of behavioral manifestations of psychiatric illness

Anzar Abbas, PhD, Brooklyn Health; Michelle Worthington, PhD, Brooklyn Health, Yale; Georgios Efstathiadis, MS, Brooklyn Health, Harvard; Vijay Yadav, MS, Brooklyn Health, UNSW

5.3. Patient Perspective on Ethics of Novel Mobile Technology to Predict the Onset of Neuropsychiatric Disease

Julia HIll, BS, Dartmouth College Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Karen Fortuna, PhD LICSW, Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry; Hannah Crowe-Cumella MSW, Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry

5.4. ResourceBot: Developing and Testing an Automated Real-Time Tool for Promoting Crisis Resource Use for Suicide Risk

Daniel Coppersmith A.M., Harvard University; Kate Bentley Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital; Evan Kleiman Ph.D., Rutgers The State University of New Jersey; Adam Jaroszewski Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital; Merryn Daniel B.S., Harvard University; Matthew Nock Ph.D, Harvard University

5.5. AI-driven integration of behavioral and physical health in primary care: Preliminary data from Bruin Health

Caitlin A. Stamatis, PhD, Andrew DiMichele, BS, & Arielle S. Radin, PhD, Bruin Health

Track 6: Integrating Digital Services in Healthcare Systems

6.1. Development of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Digital Mental Health Intervention Referral in Primary Care

Keke Schuler PhD, Reliant Medical Group; Pratha Sah PhD, Reliant Medical Group; Brittany Jaso PhD, Reliant Medical Group; Mariesa Pennine BA, Reliant Medical Group; Mara Eyllon PhD, Reliant Medical Group; J. Ben Barnes PhD, Reliant Medical Group; Kankana Sengupta PhD, Reliant Medical Group; Georgia Hoyler BS, UnitedHealth Group; Samuel Nordberg PhD, Reliant Medical Group; Soo Jeong Youn PhD, Reliant Medical Group

6.2 Evaluating the impact of a digital care navigator on increasing patient registration with digital mental heath interventions within routine care

Brittany A. Jaso, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Mara Eyllon, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; Pratha Sah, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Mariesa Pennine, B.A., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; George Welch, B.A., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare;
Keke Schuler, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Laura Orth, LICSW, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Heather O’Dea, BA, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Elizabeth Rogers, LMHC, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Lily Murillo, BA, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare;
J. Ben Barnes, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; Georgia H. Hoyler, B.A., Corporate Office of Strategy & Innovation, United Health Group;
Gabrielle Peloquin, B.A.; Kevin Jarama, B.A., Corporate Office of Strategy & Innovation, United Health Group; Samuel S. Nordberg, Ph.D., Department of Behavioral Health, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Soo Jeong Youn, Ph.D, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

6.3. Integration of a fully automated digital CBT treatment for insomnia in clinical workflows at the Henry Ford Healthcare System

Christopher Miller PhD, Big Health; Mika Hirata BS, Henry Ford Health; Shana Hall PhD, Big Health; Ian Wood MBChB, Big Health; Alasdair Henry PhD, Big Health; David Kalmbach PhD, Henry Ford Health; Christopher Drake PhD, Henry Ford Health; Philip Cheng PhD, Henry Ford Health; Dr. David Willens MD MPH FACP, Henry Ford Health; Dr. Anupama Nair, MD, FACP, Henry Ford Health; Danielle Bradley MS, MPH, Big Health; Greig Thomson, MPhil, Big Health Emily Peake MS, Big Health; Jessica Lake PhD, Big Health

6.4.The Digital Mental Health Intervention Value Proposition: Current findings and future directions

Samuel S. Nordberg, Ph.D., Department of Behavioral Health, Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Pratha Sah, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Brittany A. Jaso, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Keke Schuler, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Mariesa Pennine, B.A., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare; Mara Eyllon, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; J. Ben Barnes, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; Georgia H. Hoyler, B.A., Corporate Office of Strategy & Innovation, United Health Group; Soo Jeong Youn, Ph.D., Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

6.5. Utilizing AI to Assess Multicultural Counseling Skills

Simon B. Goldberg, PhD, Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Michael Tanana, PhD, Lyssn.io; Shaakira Haywood Stewart, PhD, Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Denver; Camille Y. Williams, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christina S. Soma, PhD, Lyssn.io; David C. Atkins, PhD, Lyssn.io; Zac E. Imel, PhD, Lyssn.io, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Utah; Jesse Owen, PhD, Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Denver

Track 7: Understanding and Treating Anxiety and Mood Disorders

7.1. Coached Digital Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in a Minority Enriched Sample of Adolescents with Depression: Descriptive Characterization of Sample and App Usage

Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Nina Oryshkewych, MS, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Kate Saucier, BA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Meredith Strassburger, MA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Kelsey Altmeyer, BS, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Kaxandra Novales, BA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Kathryn Hollenbach, PhD, MPH, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego; Grace Jhe, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital; Erica Lee, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital; Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital; Meredith L Wallace, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

7.2. Early changes in passively sensed homestay predict depression symptom improvement during a digital behavioral activation intervention

Carter, Funkhouser, PhD, Columbia University; Lauren, Weiner, PhD, Ksana Health, Inc.; Ryann, Crowley, MS, Ksana Health, Inc.; Nicholas, Allen, PhD, Ksana Health, Inc.; Randy, Auerbach, PhD, Columbia University

7.3. Global Engagement and Outcomes from an Employer-Sponsored Digital Mental Health Platform: A Retrospective Study

Sara Sagui Henson, PhD, Camille Welcome Chamberlain, MSc, Shelly DeVito, MBA, LCSW, Mary Odafe, PhD, & Jessica Watrous, PhD, Modern Health

7.4. Leveraging linked Ontario’s health-administrative data to characterize iCBT recipients, compared to those receiving one-on-one CBT in routine care

Evgenia Gatov, MPH, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; David Wiljer, PhD, Education, Technology & Innovation, University Health Network; Gillian Strudwick, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Onil Bhattacharyya, PhD, Centre for Digital Health Evaluation, Institute for Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care, Women’s College Hospital; Paul Kurdyak, PhD, Mental Health and Addictions Research Program, ICES

7.5 Using tailored digital CBT interventions to treat anxiety and depression

Amanda Brooks, LCSW & Dan Holley, Ph.D., NeuroFlow