Training the Next Generation

2021 mHealth
Institute Program

Welcome e-Reception

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Welcome Reception
Overview of mHTI Activities
Vivek Shetty – UCLA
 
Scholar Introductions
Review of the Team Science Process
Bonnie Spring – Northwestern
 
Developing Impactful mHealth Solutions
Zen Chu – MIT Sloan
 

Didactic Core

8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Understanding Health Behaviors
Donna Spruijt-MetzUSC
 
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
Changing Health Behaviors
Bonnie Spring – Northwestern
 
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Sensing the Human Condition
Vivek ShettyUCLA
 
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
Sensing the Human Condition: An Engineers Perspective
Deepak Ganesan – UMass Amherst
 
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Machine Learning Approaches in mHealth
Ben MarlinUMass Amherst
 
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
From Sensed Data to Digital Biomarkers
Santosh Kumar University of Memphis
 
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Experimental Designs for Personalized Interventions
Inbal Nahum-ShaniUniversity of Michigan
 
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
Promises and Pitfalls of Platforms for mHealth Studies
Pedja Klasnja University of Michigan
 
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
mHealth Interventions in Vulnerable Populations
Antwi Akom – Streetwyze
 
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
mHealth Interventions in Vulnerable Populations
Eric Hekler UCSD
 
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Behavioral Economics to Personalize Behavioral Interventions
Craig Fox – UCLA
 
8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
User-Centered Design for mHealth Interventions
Mark Newman 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
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #2
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #3

mHealth Training Institute

2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 1
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
Ask the Experts: Changing Health Behaviors
Bonnie Spring – Northwestern
 
Donna Spruijt-Metz – USC
 
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT
Ask the Experts: Sensors/Sensing for mHealth Studies
David Kotz – Dartmouth
 
Deepak Ganesan – UMass Amherst
 
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm PT
Sandboxes
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Team Report-Backs
2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 2
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
Ask the Experts: Research Frameworks and Methods for Personalized Digital Behavioral Interventions
Inbal Nahum-Shani – University of Michigan
 
Walter Dempsey – 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 – UMass Amherst
 
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Sandboxes
2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 3
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
Ask the Experts: U/X Approaches to Enhance Subject Engagement
Mark Newman – University of Michigan
 
Pedja Klasnja – University of Michigan
 
8:30 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT
Ask the Experts: Engaging Vulnerable Populations in mHealth Studies
Vickie Mays – UCLA
 
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Sandboxes
2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 4
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
Ask the Experts: IRB Approvals for mHealth Studies
Camille NebekerUCSD
 
8:30 am - 9:00 am PT
Ask the Experts: Tech Transfer and Productizing Your mHealth Innovation
Zen ChuMIT Sloan
 
Scott Kamholz – Tessera Therapeutics
 
9:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Sandboxes
2021 mHealth Training Institute - Day 5
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
CAPSTONE Presentations by Teams
9:45 am - 12:00 pm PT
Soft Skills / NIH Funding Talks
9:45 am - 10:30 am PT
How to Engage a Technologist or Health Professional in mHealth Research
Santosh Kumar – University of Memphis
 
Donna Spruijt-Metz – USC
 
10:30 am - 11:15 am PT
Practical Strategies for Navigating an Academic Career
Vivek Shetty – UCLA
 
11:15 am - 12:00 pm PT
NIH Funding Opportunities for mHealth Research
Kay Wanke – NIH, Office of Disease Prevention / Tobacco Regulatory Science Program
 
Richard Conroy – NIH, Office of Strategic Coordination
 
Dave Clark – NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PT
Virtual Graduation
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