2021 mHealth Institute Program
Welcome Reception
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Welcome Reception
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Overview of mHTI Activities
Vivek Shetty - UCLA
Scholar Introductions
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Review of the Team Science Process
Bonnie Spring - Northwestern
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Developing Impactful mHealth Solutions
Zen Chu - MIT Sloan
Didactic Core
- M - May 17, 2021
- W - May 19, 2021
- M - May 24, 2021
- W - May 26, 2021
- W - June 2, 2021
- M - June 7, 2021
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Didactic Core
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
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Understanding Health Behaviors
Donna Spruijt-Metz - USC
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
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Changing Health Behaviors
Bonnie Spring - Northwestern
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Didactic Core
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
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Sensing the Human Condition
Vivek Shetty - UCLA
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
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Sensing the Human Condition: An Engineers Perspective
Deepak Ganesan - The University of Massachusetts Amherst
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Didactic Core
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Machine Learning Approaches in mHealth
Ben Marlin - The University of Massachusetts Amherst
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
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From Sensed Data to Digital Biomarkers
Santosh Kumar - The University of Memphis
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Didactic Core
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
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Experimental Designs for Personalized Interventions
Inbal Nahum-Shani - The University of Michigan
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
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Promises and Pitfalls of Platforms for mHealth Studies
Pedja Klasnja - The University of Michigan
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Didactic Core
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
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mHealth Interventions in Vulnerable Populations
Antwi Akom - Streetwyze
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mHealth Interventions in Vulnerable Populations
Eric Hekler - UCSD
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
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An Ethics Framework for mHealth Studies
Tilda Cvrkel - UCLA
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Didactic Core
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
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Behavioral Economics to Personalize Behavioral Interventions
Craig Fox - UCLA
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
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User-Centered Design for mHealth Interventions
Mark Newman - The University of Michigan
Sandboxes
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
Virtual Coffee
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #1
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #2
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #3
mHealth Training Institute
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2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 1
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
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Ask the Experts: Changing Health Behaviors
Bonnie Spring - Northwestern
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Ask the Experts: Changing Health Behaviors
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT
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Ask the Experts: Sensors/Sensing for mHealth Studies
David Kotz - Dartmouth
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Ask the Experts: Sensors/Sensing for mHealth Studies
Deepak Ganesan - The University of Massachusetts Amherst
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm PT
Sandboxes
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Team Report-Backs
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2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 2
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
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Ask the Experts: Research Frameworks and Methods for Personalized Digital Behavioral Interventions
Inbal Nahum-Shani - The University of Michigan
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Ask the Experts: Research Frameworks and Methods for Personalized Digital Behavioral Interventions
Walter Dempsey - The University of Michigan
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT
Ask the Experts: AI/Machine Learning for mHealth Interventions
Benjamin Marlin - The University of Massachusetts Amherst
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Sandboxes
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2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 3
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
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Ask the Experts: U/X Approaches to Enhance Subject Engagement
Mark Newman - The University of Michigan
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Ask the Experts: U/X Approaches to Enhance Subject Engagement
Pedja Klasnja - The University of Michigan
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT
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Ask the Experts: Engaging Vulnerable Populations in mHealth Studies
Vickie Mays - UCLA
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Sandboxes
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2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 4
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
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Ask the Experts: IRB Approvals for mHealth Studies
Camille Nebeker - UCSD
8:30 am - 9:00 am PT
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Ask the Experts: Tech Transfer and Productizing Your mHealth Innovation
Zen Chu - MIT Sloan
8:30 am - 9:00 am PT
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Ask the Experts: Tech Transfer and Productizing Your mHealth Innovation
Scott Kamholz - Tessera Therapeutics
9:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
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2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 5
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
CAPSTONE Presentations by Teams
9:45 am - 12:00 pm PT
Talks
9:45 am - 10:30 am PT
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How to Engage a Technologist or Health Professional in mHealth Research
Santosh Kumar - The University of Memphis
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How to Engage a Technologist or Health Professional in mHealth Research
Donna Spruijt-Metz - USC
10:30 am - 11:15 am PT
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Practical Strategies for Navigating an Academic Career
Vivek Shetty - UCLA
11:15 am - 12:00 pm PT
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NIH Funding Opportunities for mHealth Research
Kay Wanke - NIH / TRSP
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NIH Funding Opportunities for mHealth Research
Richard Conroy - NIH
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NIH Funding Opportunities for mHealth Research
Dave Clark - NIH / NCCIH