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Harnessing Human-Centered Design for Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions and Implementation Strategies in Community Settings: Protocol for Redesign to Improve Usability, Engagement, and Appropriateness

JMIR Research Protocols 14; 2025 · Pubmed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Sean A Munson, Michael D Pullmann, Brittany Mosser, Tricia Aung, John Fortney, Alex Dopp, Katie P Osterhage, Helen G Haile, Kathryn E Bruzios, Brittany E Blanchard, Ryan Allred, Macey R Fuller, Patrick J Raue, Ian Bennett, Jill Locke, Karen Bearss, Denise Walker, Elizabeth Connors, Eric Bruns, Jenna Van Draanen, Doyanne Darnell, Patricia A Areán

Human-Centered Design to Enhance Implementation and Impact in Health

Annual Review of Public Health 46; 2025 · Publisher

Aaron R. Lyon, Tricia Aung, Kathryn E. Bruzios, Sean A. Munson

Usability Issues in Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions and Implementation Strategies: Cross-project Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research 24(6); 2022 · Pubmed · Publisher

Sean A Munson, Emily C Friedman, Katie Osterhage, Ryan Allred, Michael D Pullmann, Patricia A Areán, Aaron R Lyon, UW ALACRITY Center Researchers

HCI Contributions in Mental Health: A Modular Framework to Guide Psychosocial Intervention Design

CHI ’24: Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · Pubmed · Publisher · Video (14:52)

Petr Slovak, Sean A. Munson

Making Psychotherapy Available in the United States: Implementation Challenges and Solutions

Psychiatric Services 72(2); 2021 · Pubmed · Publisher

Patricia A Areán, Brenna N Renn, Anna Ratzliff

Leveraging human-centered design to implement modern psychological science: Return on an early investment

American Psychologist 75(8); 2020 · Pubmed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Stephanie K Brewer, Patricia A Areán

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Empirical evaluation of three 21st century suicide theories: interpersonal theory of suicide, cultural model of suicide, and the integrated motivational-volitional model

Journal of Affective Disorders 388; 2025 · Pubmed · Publisher

Katherine Anne Comtois, Andrew H Rogers, Payton Smythe, Brittany Mosser

What’s In Your Kit? Mental Health Technology Kits for Depression Self-Management

CHI ’25: Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · Pubmed · Publisher · Video (9:36)

Eleanor R. Burgess, Sean A. Munson, David C. Mohr, Madhu C. Reddy

Micro-narratives: A Scalable Method for Eliciting Stories of People’s Lived Experience

CHI ’25: Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · Pubmed · Publisher · Video (9:38)

Amira Skeggs, Ashish Mehta, Valerie Yap, Seray B Ibrahim, Charla Rhodes, James J Gross, Sean A Munson, Predrag Klasnja, Amy Orben, Petr Slovak

SCOPE: Examining Technology-Enhanced Collaborative Care Management of Depression in the Cancer Setting

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 9(2); 2025 · PubMed · Publisher

Anant Mittal, Tae Jones, Ravi Karkar, Jina Suh, Spencer Williams, Yihao Zheng, Lydia M. Andris, Nicole Bates, Amy M. Bauer, Ty W. Lostuter, Jesse R. Fann, James Fogarty, Gary Hsieh

Applications in human-centered design: Shared-Decision Making for mental health treatment in primary care

Patient Education and Counseling 13; 2025 · PubMed · Publisher

Katie Tirtanadi, Kathryn A. Johnson, Amee J. Epler, Jessica A. Chen

2024

Development of a method for Making Optimal Decisions for Intervention Flexibility during Implementation (MODIFI): A modified Delphi study

Implementation Science Communications 5; 2024 · PubMed · Publisher

Stephanie K Brewer, Catherine M Corbin, Ana A Baumann, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Janine M Jones, Michael D Pullmann, Aaron R Lyon

Technology’s Role in Fostering Therapist-Client Collaboration and Engagement with Goals

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 8(CSCW2); 2024 · Publisher

Bruna Oewel, Nadia Azizan, Patricia A. Aréan, Elena Agapie

Approaches for tailoring between-session mental health therapy activities

CHI ’24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System · PubMed · Publisher

Bruna Oewel, Patricia A. Aréan, Elena Agapie

Conducting Research at the Intersection of HCI and Health: Building and Supporting Teams with Diverse Expertise to Increase Public Health Impact

CHI ’24: Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System · PubMed · Publisher

Elena Agapie, Ravi Karkar, Tricia Aung, Eleanor Burgess, Munya Joel Chinguwa, Andrea Graham, Pedja Klasnja, Aaron Lyon, Terika McCall, Sean A. Munson, Francisco Nunes, Katie Osterhage

Similarities and Differences Between Pragmatic Trials and Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials

Journal of General Internal Medicine 39(9); 2024 · PubMed · Publisher

John C Fortney, Geoffrey M Curran, Aaron R Lyon, Devon K Check, David R Flum

Implementation Science in School Mental Health: A 10-Year Progress Update and Development of a New Research Agenda

School Mental Health 16(3); 2024 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Elizabeth H Connors, Gwendolyn M Lawson, Erum Nadeem, Julie Sarno Owens

Centering School Leaders’ Expertise: Usability Evaluation of a Leadership-Focused Implementation Strategy to Support Tier 1 Programs in Schools

School Mental Health 16(3); 2024 · PubMed · Publisher

Vaughan K Collins, Catherine M Corbin, Jill J Locke, Clayton R Cook, Mark G Ehrhart, Kurt D Hatch, Aaron R Lyon

Promoting Partnership and Impact through Implementation Science and Human-Centered Design: A Commentary on the Special Issue

School Mental Health 16(3); 2024 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon

Using Virtual Reality to Reduce Stress in Adolescents: Mixed Methods Usability Study

JMIR XR and Spatial Computing 1; 2024 · Publisher

Elin A Björling, Jennifer Sonney, Himanshu Zade, Sofia Rodriguez, Michael D Pullmann, Soo Hyun Moon

Formative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Comorbid Anxiety, and Depression: Mixed Methods Study

JMIR Formative Research 2024;8 · PubMed · Publisher

Kendra Kamp , Pei-Lin Yang , Emily C. Friedman, Alejandra Lopez, Sarah Iribarren, Pamela Barney , Sean A Munson, Margaret Heitkemper, Rona Levy

2023

Symptom management needs of patients with irritable bowel syndrome and concurrent anxiety and/or depression: A qualitative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing 79(2); 2023 · PubMed · Publisher

Kendra J Kamp, Hailey Morgan, Linda Yoo, Sean A Munson, Margaret M Heitkemper, Rona L Levy

Conducting Research at the Intersection of HCI and Health: Building and Supporting Teams with Diverse Expertise to Increase Public Health Impact

CHI ’23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron Lyon, Sean A Munson, Madhu Reddy, Stephen M Schueller, Elena Agapie, Svetlana Yarosh, Alex R Dopp, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Gavin Doherty, Andrea K Graham, Kaylee Kruzan, Rachel Kornfeld

Course of Subtypes of Late-Life Depression Identified by Bipartite Network Analysis During Psychosocial Interventions

JAMA Psychiatry 2023 · PubMed · Publisher

Nili Solomonov, Jihui Lee, Samprit Banerjee, Serena Z Chen, Jo Anne Sirey, Faith M Gunning, Connor Liston, Patrick J Raue, Patricia A Areán, George S Alexopoulos

A Low-Intensity Behavioral Intervention for Depression in Older Adults Delivered by Lay Coaches: Proof-of-Concept Trial

Aging & Mental Health 2023 · PubMed · Publisher

Brenna N Renn, Nichole Sams, Patricia A Areán, Patrick J Raue

2022

How low can you go? Examining the effects of brief online training and post-training consultation dose on implementation mechanisms and outcomes for measurement-based care

Implementation Science Communications 3; 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Freda F Liu, Elizabeth H Connors, Kevin M King, Jessica I Coifman, Heather Cook, Erin McRee, Kristy Ludwig, Amy Law, Shannon Dorsey, Elizabeth McCauley

Evaluating changes in negative posttrauma cognition as a mechanism of PTSD severity changes in two separate intensive treatment programs for veterans

BMC Psychiatry 22(1); 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Philip Held, Debra L Kaysen, Dale L Smith

Task Sharing to Expand Access to Care: Development of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist

Psychiatric Services 74(1); 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Brenna N Renn, Cameron Casey, Patrick J Raue, Patricia A Areán, Anna Ratzliff

Patient Digital Health Technologies to Support Primary Care Across Clinical Contexts: Survey of Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Consultants, and Nurses

JMIR Formative Research 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Oleg Zaslavsky, Frances Chu, Brenna N Renn

A Brief Online Implicit Bias Intervention for School Mental Health Clinicians

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(2); 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Freda F Liu, Jessica Coifman, Erin McRee, Jeff Stone, Amy Law, Larissa Gaias, Rosemary Reyes, Calvin K Lai, Irene V Blair, Chia-li Yu, Heather Cook, Aaron R Lyon

Iterative Redesign of a Caregiver Mediated Intervention for Use in Educational Settings

Autism 26(3); 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Karen Bearss, Daina Tagavi, Aaron R Lyon, Jill Locke

A Longitudinal Goal Setting Model for Addressing Complex Personal Problems in Mental Health

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6(CSCW2); 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Elena Agapie, Patricia A Areán, Gary Hsieh, Sean A Munson

Lessons learned from designing an asynchronous remote community approach for behavioral activation intervention for teens

Behaviour Research and Therapy 151(April 2022) · PubMed · Publisher

Jessica L. Jenness, Arpita B, Julie A. Kientz, Sean A. Munson, Ria R. Nagar

Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Comorbid Anxiety and/or Depression

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 56(2); 2022 · PubMed · Publisher

Kendra J Kamp, Rona L Levy, Sean A Munson, Margaret M Heitkemper

2021

Artificial Intelligence: An Interprofessional Perspective on Implications for Geriatric Mental Health Research and Care

Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Brenna N Renn, Matthew Schurr, Oleg Zaslavsky, Abhishek Pratap

Modifiable predictors of suicidal ideation during psychotherapy for late-life major depression. A machine learning approach

Translational Psychiatry 11; 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

George S. Alexopoulos, Patrick J. Raue, Samprit Banerjee, Elizabeth Mauer, Patricia Marino, Mohamed Soliman, Dora Kanellopoulos, Nili Solomonov, Adenike Adeagbo, Jo Anne Sirey, Thomas D. Hull, Dimitris N. Kiosses, Patricia A. Areán

Protocol for a sequential, multiple assignment, randomised trial to test the effectiveness of message-based psychotherapy for depression compared with telepsychotherapy

BMJ Open 11(11); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Patricia A Areán, Derrick Hull, Michael D Pullmann, Patrick J Heagerty

Mental Health and the Perceived Usability of Digital Mental Health Tools Among Essential Workers and People Unemployed Due to COVID-19: Cross-sectional Survey Study

JMIR Mental Health 8(8); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Felicia Mata-Greve, Morgan Johnson, Michael D Pullmann, Emily C Friedman, Isabell Griffith Fillipo, Katherine A Comtois, Patricia A. Areán

Telemental Health After COVID-19: Understanding Effectiveness and Implementation across Patient Populations while Building Provider Acceptance are the Next Steps

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 82(5); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Brenna N Renn, Frances Chu, Oleg Zaslavsky

Assessing the usability of complex psychosocial interventions: The Intervention Usability Scale

Implementation Research and Practice 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Michael D Pullmann, Jedediah Jacobson, Katie Osterhage, Morhaf Al Achkar, Brenna N Renn, Sean A Munson, Patricia A Areán

Behavioral Activation and Depression Symptomatology: Longitudinal Assessment of Linguistic Indicators in Text-Based Therapy Sessions

Journal of Medical Internet Research 23(7); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Hannah A Burkhardt, George S Alexopoulos, Michael D Pullmann, Thomas D Hull, Patricia A Areán, Trevor Cohen

The Cognitive Walkthrough for Implementation Strategies (CWIS): a pragmatic method for assessing implementation strategy usability

Implementation Science Communications 2(1); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R. Lyon, Jessica Coifman, Heather Cook, Erin McRee, Freda F. Liu, Kristy Ludwig, Shannon Dorsey, Kelly Koerner, Sean A. Munson, Elizabeth McCauley

Designing Asynchronous Remote Support for Behavioral Activation in Teenagers With Depression: Formative Study

JMIR Formative Research 2021;5(7) · PubMed · Publisher

Arpita B, Ria Nagar, Jessica Jenness, Sean A. Munson, Julie A Kientz

Pivoting to “No Contact”: A Protocol for Conducting a Virtual Reality Relaxation Home Study for Teens Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Pediatric Health Care 35(5): 2021 · Pubmed · Publisher

Jennifer Sonney, Elin A Björling, Sofia Rodriguez, Nora Carr

How Mental Health Apps Do (or Don’t) Support Some of COVID-19’s Most Vulnerable Populations

User Experience Magazine · Publisher

Emily Friedman

Integrating User-Centered Design and Behavioral Science to Design a Mobile Intervention for Obesity and Binge Eating: Mixed Methods Analysis

JMIR Formative Research 5(5); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Andrea K Graham, Sean A Munson, Madhu Reddy Sarah W Neubert, Emilie A Green, Angela Chang, Bonnie Spring, David C Mohr, Jennifer E Wildes

Perceived Utility and Characterization of Personal Google Search Histories to Detect Data Patterns Proximal to a Suicide Attempt in Individuals Who Previously Attempted Suicide: Pilot Cohort Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research 23(5); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Patricia A Areán, Abhishek Pratap , Honor Hsin , Tierney K Huppert, Karin E Hendricks, Patrick J Heagerty, Trevor Cohen, Courtney Bagge, Katherine Anne Comtois

Understanding Psychological Distress and Protective Factors Amongst Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 29(9); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Nichole Sams, Dylan M Fisher, Felicia Mata-Greve, Morgan Johnson, Michael D Pullmann, Patrick J Raue, Brenna N Renn, Jaden Duffy, Doyanne Darnell, Isabell Griffith Fillipo, Ryan Allred, Kathy Huynh, Emily Friedman, Patricia A Areán

Using Real-world Data for Decision Support: Recommendations from a Primary Care Provider Survey

The Permanente Journal 25(2); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Patricia A Areán, Emily C Friedman, Abhishek Pratap, Ryan Allred, Jaden Duffy, Sara Gille, Shelley Reetz, Erin Keast, Gregory Clarke

Provider Perspectives on Implementing Shared Decision Making for PTSD Treatment in VA Primary Care

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 48; 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Jessica A. Chen, Theresa E. Matson, Keren Lehavot, Patrick J. Raue, Jessica P. Young, Molly C. Silvestrini, John C. Fortney, Emily C. Williams

A Digital Toolkit (M-Healer) to Improve Care and Reduce Human Rights Abuses Against People With Mental Illness in West Africa: User-Centered Design, Development, and Usability Study

JMIR Mental Health 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Dror Ben-Zeev, Suzanne Meller, Jaime Snyder, Dzifa A Attah, Liam Albright, Hoa Le, Seth M Asafo, Pamela Y Collins, Angela Ofori-Atta

Expanding Virtual Postpartum Mental Health Care for Latina Women: A Participatory Research and Policy Agenda

Women’s Health Issues 31(2); 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

Carmen Gonzalez, Magaly Ramirez, Autumn Diaz, Miriana Duran, Patricia Areán

Comparing the streamlined psychotherapy “Engage” with problem-solving therapy in late-life major depression. A randomized clinical trial

Molecular Psychiatry 26; 2021 · PubMed · Publisher

George S Alexopoulos , Patrick J Raue, Samprit Banerjee, Patricia Marino, Brenna N Renn, Nili Solomonov, Adenike Adeagbo, Jo Anne Sirey, Thomas D Hull, Dimitris N Kiosses, Elizabeth Mauer, Patricia A Areán

2020

Modernizing Training in Psychotherapy Competencies With Adaptive Learning Systems: Proof of Concept

Research on Social Work Practice 31(1); 2020 · PubMed · Publisher

Brenna N Renn, Patricia A Areán, Patrick J Raue, Eugene Aisenberg, Emily C Friedman, Zoran Popović

Usability Evaluation for Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions (USE-EBPI): A methodology for assessing complex intervention implementability

Implementation Research and Practice 2020 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Kelly Koerner, Julie Chung

Parallel Journeys of Patients with Cancer and Depression: Challenges and Opportunities for Technology-Enabled Collaborative Care

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 4(CSCW1); 2020 · PubMed · Publisher

Jina Suh, Spencer Williams, Jesse R. Fann, James Fogarty, Amy M. Bauer, Gary Hsieh

Data-Driven Implications for Translating Evidence-Based Psychotherapies into Technology-Delivered Interventions

PervasiveHealth ’20: Proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare · PubMed · Publisher

Jessica Schroeder, Jina Suh, Chelsey Wilks, Mary Czerwinski, Sean A Munson, James Fogarty, Tim Althoff

Understanding Participant Needs for Engagement and Attitudes towards Passive Sensing in Remote Digital Health Studies

PervasiveHealth ’20: Proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare · PubMed · Publisher

Samantha Kolovson, Abhishek Pratap, Jaden Duffy, Ryan Allred, Sean A Munson, Patricia A Areán

Designing the Future of Children’s Mental Health Services

 Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 47; 2020 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Alex R Dopp, Stephanie K Brewer, Julie A Kientz, Sean A Munson

Aligning implementation and user-centered design strategies to enhance the impact of health services: results from a concept mapping study

 Implementation Science Communications 1(17); 2020 · PubMed · Publisher

Alex R Dopp, Kathryn E Parisi, Sean A Munson, Aaron R Lyon

2019

Contemporary views of research participant willingness to participate and share digital data in biomedical research

JAMA Network Open 2(11); 2019· PubMed · Publisher

Abhishek Pratap, Ryan Allred, Jaden Duffy, Donovan Rivera, Heather Sophia Lee, Brenna N Renn, Patricia A Areán

Use of Human-Centered Design to Improve Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies in Low-Resource Communities: Protocol for Studies Applying a Framework to Assess Usability

JMIR Research Protocols 8(10); 2019 · PubMed · Publisher

Aaron R Lyon, Sean A Munson, Brenna N Renn, David C Atkins, Michael D Pullmann, Emily Friedman, Patricia A Areán

Engaging Teenagers in Asynchronous Online Groups to Design for Stress Management

Arpita B, Calvin Liang, Emily Y Zeng, Kanishk Shukla, Miguel E R Wong, Sean A Munson, Julie A Kientz

IDC ’19: Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children · PubMed · Publisher

By the numbers: ratings and utilization of behavioral health mobile applications

Andrew D Carlo, Reza Hosseini Ghomi, Brenna N Renn, Patricia A Areán

npj Digital Medicine 2; 2019 · PubMed · Publisher