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2025 Annual Meeting

Flash Talk Presentations

Track 1: Evaluating the Effectiveness and/or Quality of Digital Tools (June 9, 2025 at 4pm EDT)

1.1. A Tech-Enabled Model for Measurement Based Care in Behavioral Health

Marisa Perera PhD, Two Chairs; Margaret T. Anton PhD, Two Chairs; Jasmine Nettiksimmons PhD, Two Chairs; Maura Church AB, Two Chairs; Nick Forand PhD, Two Chairs, Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

1.2. Evidence Standards for Digital Mental Health Interventions in Adult Depression and Anxiety

Caitlin Stamatis PhD, Bruin Health; Elizabeth Eustis PhD, Boston University; Valerie Forman-Hoffman PhD, Woebot Health, University of Iowa; Benjamin Nelson PhD, Veriliy, Harvard Medical School, BIDMC

1.3. Real-World Clinical Outcomes from Digital Behavioral Health Treatment: Evidence from Large-Scale Observational Analyses in Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Tics, and Pediatric OCD

Jamie Feusner MD, NOCD, Inc., Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet; Clare Beatty MA, Stony Brook University, NOCD, Inc.; Nicholas Farrell PhD, NOCD, Inc.; Patrick McGrath PhD, NOCD, Inc.; Mia Nunez PhD, NOCD, Inc.; Nicholas Lume BS, NOCD, Inc.; Catherine MacDonald BA, NOCD, Inc; Reza Mohideen BS, NOCD, Inc.; Larry Trusky BS, NOCD, Inc.; Stephen Smith BA, NOCD, Inc.; Andreas Rhode PhD, NOCD, Inc.

1.4. Wearable Sensor Feasibility for Pediatric Mental Health Screening: Assessing Biobehavioral Response Dynamics

Bryn Loftness BSc, University of Vermont; Jenna Cohen BSc, University of Vermont; Dheeraj Dhanvee MS, Wake Forest University; Nick Cheney PhD, University of Vermont; Ellen McGinnis PhD, Wake Forest University; Ryan McGinnis PhD, Wake Forest University

Track 2: Artificial Intelligence and Conversational Agents (June 9, 2025, at 4pm EDT)

2.1. HEALO: Redefining Mental Health with AI

Lavleen Kaur MA, Infiheal Healthtech Pvt Ltd; Archana Sowbarnika Msc, Infiheal Healthtech Pvt Ltd; Aashi Saraiya BA, Infiheal Healthtech Pvt Ltd; Srishti Srivastava M.tech, Infiheal Healthtech Pvt Ltd

2.2. An Automated Provider Assignment Tool for Digital Mental Health 

Jeremy Harper PhD, Equip Health; Jessica Baker PhD, Equip Health; Emron Ahmadzai MS, Equip Health; Owais Javed MS, Equip Health

2.3. AI as a Training Tool: Leveraging Chatbot Simulations for Motivational Interviewing Skill Development

Christina Soma PhD, Lyssn.io; Roisín Slevin BS, Lyssn.io; Jordan Pruett PhD, Lyssn.io; Zac Imel PhD, Lyssn.io, University of Utah; Michael Tanana PhD, Lyssn.io

2.4. Enhancing Student Mental Health: Real-Time Facial Emotion Recognition and Gamified Intervention

S A Sharan Veronica, Dayananda Sagar University

Track 3: Integrating Digital Services in Healthcare, School, or Other Systems (June 9, 2025 at 4pm EDT)

3.1. Advancing Schizophrenia Treatment: A Modified Delphi Consensus on The Critical Role of Psychiatric Pharmacists in Prescription Digital Therapeutics

Nathaniel Rickles PhD, University of Connecticut; Ravi Patel PharmD, University of Pittsburgh; Smit Patel PharmD, Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)

3.2. Lessons Learned from Training Apoyadores (Peer Supporters) in Delivering a Peer-Supported Digital Mental Health Intervention for Limited English Proficiency Latinx Adults

Cassandra Gastelum Lugo MS, University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Berkeley; Stephanie H. Yu PhD, University of California, San Francisco; Malaika Gaillard MSW, University of California, Berkeley; Jennifer Rosario Arriaga BA, University of California, Irvine; Marvyn Arevalo Avalos PhD, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Fortuna MD, MPH, M.Div, University of California, Riverside; Adrian Aguilera PhD, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Francisco; Karina Rosales BA, University of California, Berkeley; Stephen Schueller PhD, University of California, Irvine; Connie Rivera, University of California, San Francisco; Ricardo Peña, University of California, San Francisco; Haydee Pozo, University of California, San Francisco; Ana Alfaro, University of California, San Francisco; Martin Rodriguez, University of California, San Francisco

3.3. Digital Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Substance Use: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Samantha Wolfe-Taylor PhD, Indiana University School of Social Work; Virgil Gregory PhD, Indiana University School of Social Work

3.4. Impact of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy on workplace functioning: Evidence from a real-world national evaluation

Sharon Chi Tak Lee PhD, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Amwell Science; Siobhán Harty PhD, School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Amwell Science; Angel Enrique PhD, Amwell Science; Alba Jiménez-Díaz MS, Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia; Garrett Hisler PhD, Amwell Science; Daniel Duffy PhD, Amwell Science; Derek Richards PhD, Amwell Science

Track 4: Enhancing Mental Health Among Marginalized or Underserved Groups (June 10, 2025 at 3pm EDT)

4.1. Adapting a Single Session Intervention for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth to Prevent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Alyssa Gorkin BA, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Juan Pablo Zapata PhD, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Jessica Lee Schleider PhD, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

4.2. Innovating Mental Health Care for Latinx Communities: A Pilot Study on Sanarai

Marvyn Arevalo Avalos PhD, University of California Berkeley; Julio Fu MBA, Sanarai; Luis Suarez MBA, Sanarai

4.3. Text Message Group Therapy Design Recommendations Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Peripartum Mothers with Lower Socioeconomic Status: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

Ilang Guiroy MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California; Brianna Caicedo BA, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Roya Nouri PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Alliant International University California School of Professional Psychology; Eric Kuhn PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University; Randy Semple PhD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University

4.4. Digital phenotyping can predict mood after cerebrovascular symptoms and may reduce mental health access gaps for stroke survivors in rural regions

Stephanie Zawada PhD, Mayo Clinic Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology

Track 5: Intervention Development and Engagement (June 10, 2025, at 3pm EDT)

5.1. Revisiting the Accelerated Creation-to-Sustainment Model: Experiences Applying the Model across Three Technology-Enabled Services

Rachel Kornfield PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Novia Wong MS, Donald Bren School of Informatics and Computer Science, University of California Irvine; Jonah Meyerhoff PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Madhu Reddy PhD, Donald Bren School of Informatics and Computer Science, University of California Irvine; David Mohr PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

5.2 A Social Support Online Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth to Increase Help-seeking for Anxiety and/or Depression: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Karolina Ilina BS, University of Pittsburgh; César Escobar-Viera MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh; Caia Smith MSW, University of Pittsburgh; Giovanna Porta MS, University of Pittsburgh; Ana Radovic MD, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

5.3. Adapting Monolingual Digital Mental Health Resources for Multilingual Families: Lessons from the TeACH System Implementation

Gabriella Bobadilla BA, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC); Naomi Quezada BA, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC); Erika Gustafson PhD, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC); Colleen Stiles-Shields PhD, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

5.4. Real-World Evidence for Mood Bloom: A Facilitating Thought Progression (FTP)-Based Digital Intervention for Depression

Lee Lazar PhD, Hedonia; Moshe Bar PhD, Hedonia, Bar Ilan University

Track 6: Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (June 10, 2025, at 3pm EDT)

6.1. Benefits of the mental health platform, Soluna, for young people in California: A repeated cross-sectional survey study during implementation

Emily Cowling PhD, Kooth Digital Health; Regina Misch MA, MPA, Kooth Digital Health; Louisa Salhi PhD, Kooth Digital Health

6.2 Empowering Parents: Talking to Teens About AI and Digital Literacy

Debra Boeldt PhD, Aura, Colorado School of Public Health; Jessica Flannery PhD, Aura; Samir Akre-Bhide PhD, Aura; Scott Kollins PhD, Aura

6.3. Successes and Challenges in Implementing a Free Digital Mental Health App in Schools: Real-World Perspectives from Implementation Staff

Jacqlyn Yourell PhD, Fit Minded Inc.; Jennifer Huberty PhD, Fit Minded Inc.; Regina Misch MA, Kooth Digital Health; Louisa Salhi PhD, Kooth Digital Health

6.4.The Development and Pilot Testing of an Asynchronous Online Preschool Teacher Training to Reduce Exclusionary Discipline

Elyse Shenberger Ph.D. eshenb2@uic.edu, University of Illinois at Chicago