2023 Annual Meeting
Flash Talk Presentations
Track 1: Children, adolescents, and young adults
1.1. Implementing an evidence-based curriculum for building social capital for underrepresented college students within a tech-enabled mentoring organization
Cristina, Nardini, B.A., Fordham University-Clinical Psychology PhD; Elizabeth, Raposa, PhD, Fordham University Department of Psychology
1.2. Acceptability and Impact of a Digital Single-Session Intervention for Adolescents with Elevated Body Image and Mood Concerns
Arielle C. Smith, B.A., Stony Brook University; Isaac L. Ahuvia, M.A., Stony Brook University; Sakura Ito, M.A., Stony Brook University; Jessica L. Schleider, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
1.3. Who are you texting? Emotional communication via text messages by young adults with a suicide attempt history
Ilana Ladis, M.A., University of Virginia; Bailey C. McGuinn, B.A., University of Virginia; Jeffrey J. Glenn, Ph.D., Deloitte Consulting; Alicia L. Nobles, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego; Laura E. Barnes, Ph.D., University of Virginia; Bethany A. Teachman, Ph.D., University of Virginia
1.4. Eliciting mental health self-tracking preferences of non-treatment engaged young adults with elevated depression and anxiety symptoms
Miranda L. Beltzer, PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Jonah Meyerhoff, PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Sarah A. Popowski, BA, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Rachel Kornfield, PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
1.5. Acceptability and Usability Testing of a Digital Behavioral Health Platform for Youth at Risk of Suicide
Trinity C., Tse, BA, Columbia University; Lauren, Weiner, PhD, Ksana Health; Danielle deLuise, BA, Ksana Health; Rachel A., Cherner, LMSW, Columbia University; Zachary K. Blumkin, PsyD, ABPP, Columbia University; Colleen Cullen, PsyD, Columbia University; Randy P., Auerbach, PhD, ABPP, Columbia University; Nicholas B., Allen, PhD, Ksana Health
Track 2: Digital mental health services for marginalized communities
2.1. Advancing Access to Psychosocial Anxiety Treatment in Neurodegenerative Movement Disorders via Web-Based Interpretation Bias Training
Jessie S. Gibson, PhD, RN, University of Virginia; Jeremy W. Eberle, MA, University of Virginia; Alexandra Werntz, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston; Bethany A. Teachman, PhD, University of Virginia
2.2. Increasing the health equity and population-level impact of a digital therapeutic for smokers with psychiatric illness
Roger Vilardaga Viera, PhD, Duke University; Dana Rubinstein, MD, Duke University; Melissa Wagner, MS, Duke University; Caitlyn Smith, MS, Duke University
2.3. A digital music-based mindfulness intervention for Black Americans with elevated race-based anxiety: A multiple-baseline pilot study
Grant Jones, M.A., Harvard University
2.4. Lessons Learned in Using an Online Platform with Older, Black Adults For Exercise Maintenance
Louisa Sylvia, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); Yunfeng Deng, BA, MGH; Antonietta Alvarez, BA, MGH; Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD, MGH; David Wright, BA, Black Ministerial Alliance (BMA); Yolaida Martinez, BA, BMA; Roberta Tovey, PhD, MGH; Nathanial Choukas, BA, MGH; Jafar Bakhshaie, PhD, MGH; Ellie Briskin, BA, MGH; Julie Brewer, BA, MGH
2.5. An mHealth intervention to promote adaptive coping and medication adherence among HIV-positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in China: A Feasibility Pilot Study
Liying Wang, MSc, University of Washington, Seattle; Weichao Yuwen, PhD, RN, University of Washington, Tacoma; Wenzhe Hua, PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing; Lingxiao Chen, MSc, Vanderbilt University; Vibh Forsythe Cox, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle; Huang Zheng, NA, Shanghai CSW&MSM Center (SCMC);
Zhen Ning, PhD, Shanghai Municipal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Zhuojun Zhao, BS, University of Washington, Seattle; Xinran Li, NA, University of Washington, Seattle; Zhaoyu Liu, NA, University of Washington, Seattle; Yunzhang Jiang, BS, New York University; Yawen Guo, NA, University of Washington, Seattle; Jane M. Simoni, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle
Track 3: Engagement / Uptake
3.1. Characterizing Participant Engagement with a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Bulimia Nervosa
Laura D’Adamo, B.A., Drexel University; Emily K. Presseller, M.S., Drexel University; Jianyi Liu, M.S., Drexel University; Stephanie M. Manasse, Ph.D., Drexel University; Adrienne S. Juarascio, Ph.D., Drexel University
3.2. Examining College Student Engagement with a Peer Support App: Implications for Student Wellbeing
Emily Hersch, MA, University of Massachusetts Boston; Saniya Soni, BS, University of Massachusetts Boston; Megyn Jasman, BA, University of Massachusetts Boston; Alexandra Werntz, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Boston; Jean Rhodes, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Boston
3.3. Is More Meditation Better: Examining Dose Effects in a Freely Available Meditation App
Qiang, Xie, M.Ed., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Simon, Goldberg, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
3.4. Engaging with one-on-one care modalities increases digital mHealth resource use: A prospective longitudinal study
Molly Nowels, MS, MA, Rutgers School of Public Health; Danielle H. Llaneza, MA, Rutgers School of Public Health; Lilla Brody, BA, Weill Cornell Medicine; Meghan McDarby, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering; Evan Kleiman, PhD, Rutgers University; Sara Sagui-Henson, PhD, Modern Health; Cynthia Castro Sweet, PhD, Modern Health; Elissa Kozlov, PhD, Rutgers School of Public Health
3.5. A digital therapeutic for adolescents with symptoms of depression – feasibility of a multiphase, decentralized randomized clinical trial
Ian Miller, BA, Limbix; Emily Peake, MS, Limbix; Vera Kulikov, BA, Limbix; Phoebe Crosthwaite, BA, Limbix; Shana Hall, Limbix; Jessica Flannery, PhD, Limbix; Jessica Lake, PhD, Limbix; Aarthi Padmanabhan, PhD, Limbix
Track 4: Evaluating effectiveness and/or quality
4.1. Web-Based Interpretation Bias Training to Reduce Anxiety: A Sequential, Multiple-Assignment Randomized Trial
Jeremy W. Eberle, MA, University of Virginia; Katharine E. Daniel, MA, University of Virginia; Sonia Baee, PhD, University of Virginia; Henry C. Behan, MS, University of Virginia; Alexandra L. Silverman, MA, University of Virginia; Anna N. Baglione, PhD, University of Virginia; Alexandra Werntz, PhD, University of Virginia; Noah J. French, BA, University of Virginia; Julie L. Ji, PhD, University of Western Australia; Nicola Hohensee, MS, University of Münster; Xin Tong, PhD, University of Virginia; Jacalyn M. Huband, PhD, University of Virginia; Mehdi Boukhechba, PhD, University of Virginia; Daniel H. Funk, BS, Sartography, Staunton, VA; Laura E. Barnes, PhD, University of Virginia; Bethany A. Teachman, PhD, University of Virginia
4.2. An inclusive AI assisted coaching model that reduces bias and makes science based care accessible to diverse underserved populations
Paula Wilbourne, PhD, Sibly; Susan Mirch-Kretschmann, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System; Michael Varghese, MBA, Sibly; Roberto Arnetoli, MSc, Sibly
4.3. Standalone smartphone apps for mental health – an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Jennifer Kulke, M.Sc., Technical University of Munich, Ulm University; Kiona Weisel, PhD, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg; Lukas Fuhrmann, M.Sc., Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg; Matthias Berking, Prof, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg; David Daniel Ebert, Prof, Technical University of Munich
4.4. Project Relate: An Online, Single-Session Intervention Targeting Relationship Skills to Improve Mental Health Among Youth with Elevated Depressive Symptoms
Ian Sotomayor, BA, Stony Brook University; Atina Manvelian, PhD, Stony Brook University; Jessica L. Schleider, PhD, Stony Brook University
Track 5: Healthcare systems / Dissemination & Implementation
5.1. ReachCare for suicidality in the Emergency Department: Early implementation outcomes from a feasibility trial
Bengisu Tulu, PhD, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Celine Larkin, PhD, UMass Chan Medical School; Soussan Djamasbi, PhD, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Roscoe Garner, BS, UMass Chan Medical School; Fatima Varzgani, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edwin Boudreaux, PhD, UMass Chan Medical School
5.2 Engagement with the PTSD Coach mobile app in a clinician-supported primary care intervention for Veterans with PTSD
Joseph Wielgosz, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Kyle Possemato, PhD, VA Center for Integrative Healthcare; Jason Owen, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Eric Kuhn, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division
5.3. Precision Behavioral Health: Getting the right treatment to the right patient using the right data
Samuel Nordberg PhD, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Brittany Jaso, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Pratha Sah, PhD, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; John Ben Barnes, PhD, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Mariesa Pennine, BA, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Mara Eyllon, PhD, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Lily Murillo, BA, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; George Welch, BA, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Heather O’Dea, BA, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Elizabeth Rogers, MSW, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Laura Orth, MSW, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care; Georgia Hoyler, BA, UnitedHealth Care; Kevin Jarama, BA, UnitedHealth Care; Soo Jeong Youn, PhD, Reliant Medical Group/UnitedHealth Care
5.4. We Built It, But They Did Not Come: Community Collaboration to Adapt a Digital Screening and Referral System for Sustainable Reach and Uptake
Colleen Stiles-Shields, Ph.D., The University of Illinois at Chicago; Karen M. Reyes, B.A., Rush University Medical Center; Chiara Deepti Awatramani, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Rush University Medical Center; Philip Held, Ph.D., Rush University Medical Center
5.5. Developing an implementation blueprint for a digital behavior change platform for youth at risk of suicide
Lauren Weiner, PhD, Ksana Health; Danielle deLuise, BA, Ksana Health; Trinity C. Tse, BA, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Rachel A. Cherner, LMSW, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Zachary K. Blumkin, PsyD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Colleen Cullen, PsyD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Nick Allen, PhD, Ksana Health
Track 6: Intervention development / Adaptation
6.1. Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of Pocket Skills: A self-guided, web-based dialectical behavior therapy intervention for people with substance use problems
Alexander R. Daros, PhD, Center for Addiction and Mental Health; Tim H. Guimond, MD/PhD, Center for Addiction and Mental Health; Christina Yager, MSW, Center for Addiction and Mental Health; Chelsey R. Wilks, PhD, University of Missouri – St. Louis; Lena C. Quilty, PhD, Center for Addiction and Mental Health
6.2 Results of a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation smartphone app for nondaily smokers
Bettina B. Hoeppner, Ph.D., M.S., Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Kaitlyn R. Siegel, B.A., Massachusetts General Hospital; Diadora Finley-Abboud, B.A., Massachusetts General Hospital; Alivia C. Williamson, Massachusetts General Hospital; Allison Futter, Trinity College; Christopher W. Kahler, Ph.D., Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health; Elyse R. Park, Ph.D., MPH, Mongan Institute/Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Susanne S. Hoeppner, Ph.D., M.Ap.Stat., OCD & Related Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
6.3. mood:sync: Exploring the Design of Socially Aware Personal Informatics Technology for Mental Wellness
Stephen Voida, PhD, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder; Tian Xu, MS, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder; Michael Hoefer, MS, Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder; Estevan Sandoval, BS, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
6.4. Digital approach-avoidance training as a treatment augmentation for obsessive compulsive disorder
Martha J. Falkenstein, PhD, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School; Manuel Kuhn, PhD, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School; Jennie M. Kuckertz, PhD, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School; Olivia Woodson, BS, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School; Andreas Bezahler, BS, Fordham University; Christian Webb, PhD, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School; Courtney Beard, PhD, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School
6.5. Translating Evidence-Based Interventions into Engaging Digital Innovations for At-Risk Populations in the “Real-World”: Insights and Recommendations from Decade Creating Digital Mental Health Products with Academia and Industry
Ryan Stoll, PhD, Humanity by Design; Danielle Pandika, PhD, Humanity by Design; Michael Bajrami, BA, Humanity by Design
Track 7: Real-time monitoring / Digital phenotyping
7.1. Understanding mental health clinicians’ perceptions and concerns with using passive patient generated health data for clinical decision making: a qualitative, semi-structured interview study.
Jodie Nghiem, BS/BA, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell Tech; Daniel A Adler, MS,Cornell Tech, UnitedHealth Group; Deborah Estrin, PhD, Cornell Tech; Cecilia Livesey, MD, University of Pennsylvania, UnitedHealth Group; Tanzeem Choudhury, PhD, Cornell Tech, UnitedHealth Group
7.2. Using mobile phones to illustrate the need for personalisation: a network approach to psychopathology.
Alberto Jover Martínez, MSc, Maastricht University; Lotte Lemmens, PhD, Maastricht University; Eiko Fried, PhD, Leiden University; Anne, Roefs, PhD, Maastricht University
7.3. Specific associations of passively sensed smartphone data with future symptoms of avoidance, fear, and physiological arousal in social anxiety.
Caitlin A. Stamatis, PhD, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Jonah Meyerhoff, PhD, CBITs, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Yixuan Meng, BS, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; Young Min Cho, MS, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania; Chris J. Karr, MA, CBITs, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Tingting Liu, PhD, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania; Lyle H. Ungar, PhD, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; David C. Mohr, PhD, CBITs, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
7.4. Investigating the Moderating Effect of Self-Regulation between Mindfulness and Affect/Cognition: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.
Abhishek Aggarwal, MS, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina; Huei-Chen Chiu, MEd, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan; Ya-Chun Chang, PhD, Department of Counseling and Applied Psychology, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan; Chih-Hsiang Yang, PhD, Department of Exercise Science and Technology Center, University of South Carolina
7.5 LiveWell, a Smartphone-Based Self-Management Intervention for Bipolar Disorder: Effects on Relapse Risk, Potential Underlying Mechanisms, and Avenues for Improvement.
Goulding EH, MD PhD, Northwestern University; Dopke CA, PhD, Northwestern University; Rossom R, MD MS, HealthPartners Institute; Jonathan G, MS, Northwestern University; Mohr D, PhD, Northwestern University; Kwasny MJ, ScD, Northwestern University
Track 8: User-centered design / Partnerships with people with lived experience
8.1. Development and piloting of a chatbot for teens.
Elsa Friis, PhD, Alongside; Blanca Jaure, PhD, Alongside; Clarke Heyes, PhD, Alongside; Guido Entenberg, PhD, Alongside
8.2. A fully-automated 8-week text messaging intervention to support self-management of depression and anxiety: User engagement and feedback from a field trial.
Rachel, Kornfield, PhD, Northwestern University; Miranda, Beltzer, PhD, Northwestern University; Sarah, Popowski, BA, Northwestern University; Charles, Krause, MPH, Northwestern University; David, Mohr, PhD, Northwestern University
8.3. Co-Design of the RAISE Mobile Health App for and With Caregivers of Youth in Juvenile Hall.
Johanna Folk, PhD, University of California San Francisco; Sloan Nova, PsyD, University of California San Francisco; Yaneth Hurtado, HS, University of California San Francisco; Elizabeth McBride, BA, University of California San Francisco; Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD, University of California San Francisco
8.4. Evaluating Access and Use of a Digital Safety Planning Tool for Suicide Prevention.
Shilpa Hampole, BS, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Katherine Juhasz, MA, National Training Team, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration; Justina Wu, MPH, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System; Margaret-Anne Mackintosh, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Andrea Jamison, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Colleen Becket-Davenport, PsyD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Jeane Bosch, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division; Pearl McGee-Vincent, PsyD, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Veterans Health Administration
8.5. Co-creating, testing, and scaling a digital mental health web-app for LGBTQ+ adolescents.
Emma Bruehlman-Senecal, PhD, Hopelab; Seul Ki Choi, PhD, University of Pennsylvania; Fred Dillon, BA, Hopelab; Joshua Lavra, BS, Hopelab; Deborah S. Levine, MAT, MSW, CenterLink: The Community of LGBTQ Centers; Justin Tindall, MPH, It Gets Better Project; Jose Bauermeister, PhD, University of Pennsylvania