Digital Mental Health

Most people in the world do not have access to therapy. Advances in technology have the potential to dramatically expand access to evidence-based services. Understanding, evaluating, and developing technology-based interventions could be a major way to expand access to mental health care-- especially for individuals who have traditionally lacked access.

 

With this in mind, here are some questions that motivate my work:

 

• Do online and smartphone-based interventions work? If so, for whom, and under what contexts? 

• Which intervention components or active ingredients are best suited for digital interventions?

• What are the mechanisms of change of digital mental health interventions?

• How can we improve engagement and user retention for digital interventions?

• How should we examine and evaluate popular commercial apps like Headspace and Calm? How do these apps compare to apps developed by academic researchers?