Training the Next Generation

2023 mHealth
Institute Program

Welcome e-Reception

8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Welcome
Scholar eIntros
Overview and Structure for mHTI/Team Activities
Vivek Shetty – UCLA
 

Prerecorded Core Lectures

Asynchronous Learning
Understanding Health Behaviors
Changing Health Behaviors
Sensing
Sensed Data to Digital Biomarkers
Machine Learning & Personalized Behavioral Interventions
Asynchronous Learning
Behavioral Economics to Personalize Behavioral Interventions
Design Thinking to Personalize Behavioral Interventions
Machine Learning, AI & Digital Health
Ethical & Regulatory Issues Related to Digital Research
ePlatforms for Implementing mHealth Studies
Asynchronous Learning
CERES Webinar - Open Science
Amy OrbenUniversity of Cambridge
 
CERES Webinar - Basics of Early Childhood Development
Candice Odgers – UC Irvine
 
CERES Webinar - Accessibility and Assistive Technology
Gillian Hayes – UC Irvine
 
CERES Webinar - Design Thinking and Co-Design
Julie Kientz – University of Washington
 
CERES Webinar - Open Science
Anamara Ritt-Olson – UC Irvine
 

Webinars

8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Understanding Engagement Strategies in Digital Behavioral Interventions
Angela Pfammatter – Northwestern
 
Maintaining Behavior Change in Digital Interventions
Bonnie Spring – Northwestern
 
10:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Deep Learning Approaches in mHealth
Jim Rehg – Georgia Tech
 
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Passive Monitoring and Relapse Risk Prediction in Behavioral Health
Santosh Kumar – University of Memphis
 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Developing and Adopting Digital Biomarkers in mHealth Research
Nabil Alshurafa – Northwestern
 
8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Experimental Design and Analytic Strategies for Adaptive Behavioral Interventions
Walter Dempsey – University of Michigan
 
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Design Considerations for Preparation, Optimization, and Evaluation of Digital Therapeutics
Pedja Klasnja – University of Michigan
 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Learning Algorithms to Personalize Digital Interventions in Real Time
Susan Murphy – Harvard University
 

Mentored Sandboxes

8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #1 (all 5 team meetings conducted concurrently)
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #2 (all 5 team meetings conducted concurrently)

mHealth Training Institute

2023 mHealth Training Institute - Registration / Reception
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PT
Registration / Check-in
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Dinner Reception
2023 mHealth Training Institute - Day 1
8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Methodology Session
Angela Phammatter – Northwestern University 
 
Walter Dempsey – University of Michigan
 
10:15 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Science Session (mentored)
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm PT
Team Reports: Capstone Project Summaries (5 mins each)
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Team Science Session
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm PT
Social Dinner
2023 mHealth Training Institute - Day 2
8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Patient Engagement
Julie Kientz – University of Washington
 
Gillian Hayes – UC-Irvine
 
10:15 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Science Session (mentored)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Team Science Session
2023 mHealth Training Institute - Day 3
8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Sustaining Health Behaviors with Behavioral Science Insights
Craig Fox – UCLA
 
10:15 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Science Session (mentored)
2023 mHealth Training Institute - Day 4
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
CAPSTONE Presentations by Teams
9:45am - 10:30 am PT
Navigating an Academic Career
Vivek Shetty – UCLA
 
10:30 am - 11:30 am PT
Securing NIH funding for mHealth Research
Richard Conroy – NIH, Office of Strategic Coordination
 
Adam Haim – NIH, National Institute of Mental Health
 
Audie Atienza – NIH, National Center for Advancing Translational Science
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm PT
Graduation
12:00 pm PT
Deadline for Submitting Capstone Proposals
12:00 pm PT
Capstone Reviews Released to Teams
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