ALACRITY Projects
Current Projects
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R03 – Designing a Mental Health Chatbot for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Learn More: R03 – Designing a Mental Health Chatbot for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer SurvivorsPrincipal Investigators: Nancy Lau & Gary Hsieh. Development of a chatbot grounded in Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory to support adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Read More →
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R03 – Redesign of a Modular Intervention Package for Autistic Middle and High School Students
Learn More: R03 – Redesign of a Modular Intervention Package for Autistic Middle and High School StudentsPrincipal Investigators: Daina Tagavi & Alice Bravo. Using the DDBT framework to redesign Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) for use in middle and high schools. Read More →
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R03 – User-Centered Design of a Single-Module Digital Mental Health Intervention for College Students at Risk for Psychosis
Learn More: R03 – User-Centered Design of a Single-Module Digital Mental Health Intervention for College Students at Risk for PsychosisPrincipal Investigators: Ben Buck and Jaime Snyder. Optimizing cognitive behavior therapy as a digitally-enabled brief intervention designed for youth at high risk for psychosis. Read More →
Past Projects
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R03 – Community Codesign to Integrate Low-Barrier, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Mental Health Care into Community-Based Social Services
Learn More: R03 – Community Codesign to Integrate Low-Barrier, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Mental Health Care into Community-Based Social ServicesPrincipal Investigators: Lesley Steinman & Najma Mohamed. A co-design project led by Somali community leaders and Neighborhood House staff to adapt Problem Management Plus (PM+). The adapted PM+ incorporates Somali… Read More →
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R03 – Iterative (Re)Design of a Virtual Postpartum Depression Intervention with Latina Mothers
Learn More: R03 – Iterative (Re)Design of a Virtual Postpartum Depression Intervention with Latina MothersPrincipal Investigators: Carmen Gonzalez & Maggie Ramirez. This project studied the challenges in using virtual mental health platforms to treat PPD among Latinas and designed a prototype to support virtual… Read More →
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R03 – Improving Usability of a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention to Address Anxiety and Depression Among Persons with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Learn More: R03 – Improving Usability of a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention to Address Anxiety and Depression Among Persons with Irritable Bowel SyndromeR03 – Improving Usability of a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention to Address Anxiety and Depression Among Persons with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Principal Investigators Kendra Kamp, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology … Read More →
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R03 – mHealth in West Africa: Developing An Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention Toolkit
Learn More: R03 – mHealth in West Africa: Developing An Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention ToolkitR03 – mHealth in West Africa: Developing An Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention Toolkit Principal Investigators Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Jaime Snyder, PhD, Assistant Professor, Information School and Human-Centered… Read More →
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R03 – Supporting Iterative Design of Homework in Problem Solving Therapy
Learn More: R03 – Supporting Iterative Design of Homework in Problem Solving TherapyPrincipal Investigators: Elena Agapie, Pat Arean. This project focused on understanding barriers and facilitators to completing homework in Problem Solving Therapy, identifying opportunities for design to support effective completion of… Read More →
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R03 – Modification of a Parenting Intervention for Primary Care Based Delivery to Women with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Promoting First Relationships
Learn More: R03 – Modification of a Parenting Intervention for Primary Care Based Delivery to Women with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Promoting First RelationshipsR03 – Modification of a Parenting Intervention for Primary Care Based Delivery to Women with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Promoting First Relationships Principal Investigators Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH, Acting Assistant Professor,… Read More →
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R03 – Improving the Usability of Decision Support for PTSD in Primary Care
Learn More: R03 – Improving the Usability of Decision Support for PTSD in Primary CareR03 – Improving the Usability of Decision Support for PTSD in Primary Care Principal Investigators Jessica Chen, PhD, Acting Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emily Williams, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor,… Read More →
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R03 – Design, Development, and Testing of a Virtual Relaxation Environment to Reduce Stress in Teens (RESeT)
Learn More: R03 – Design, Development, and Testing of a Virtual Relaxation Environment to Reduce Stress in Teens (RESeT)R03 – Design, Development, and Testing of a Virtual Relaxation Environment to Reduce Stress in Teens (RESeT) Principal Investigators Elin Björling, PhD, Research Scientist/Lecturer, Human Centered Design and Engineering Jennifer Sonney,… Read More →
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R03 – Iterative Redesign of a Behavioral Skills Training Program for Use in Educational Settings
Learn More: R03 – Iterative Redesign of a Behavioral Skills Training Program for Use in Educational SettingsR03 – Iterative Redesign of a Behavioral Skills Training Program for Use in Educational Settings Principal Investigators Karen Bearss, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Jill Locke, PhD, Research Assistant Professor,… Read More →
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R03 – Discovering the Capacity of Primary Care Frontline Staff to Deliver a Low-Intensity, Technology-Enhanced Intervention to Treat Geriatric Depression
Learn More: R03 – Discovering the Capacity of Primary Care Frontline Staff to Deliver a Low-Intensity, Technology-Enhanced Intervention to Treat Geriatric DepressionR03 – Discovering the Capacity of Primary Care Frontline Staff to Deliver a Low-Intensity, Technology-Enhanced Intervention to Treat Geriatric Depression Principal Investigators Brenna Renn, PhD, Acting Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and… Read More →
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R03 – Using Human Centered Design for Technology-Enabled Behavioral Treatment of Depression in Urban and Rural Cancer Centers
Learn More: R03 – Using Human Centered Design for Technology-Enabled Behavioral Treatment of Depression in Urban and Rural Cancer CentersR03 – Using Human Centered Design for Technology-Enabled Behavioral Treatment of Depression in Urban and Rural Cancer Centers Principal Investigators Gary Hsieh, PhD, Associate Professor, Human Centered Design and Engineering Amy… Read More →
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R03 – Increasing the Usability and Cultural Relevance of an EBPI for Suicidality in Schools
Learn More: R03 – Increasing the Usability and Cultural Relevance of an EBPI for Suicidality in SchoolsR03 – Increasing the Usability and Cultural Relevance of an EBPI for Suicidality in Schools Principal Investigators Stephanie Brewer, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Janine Jones, PhD,… Read More →
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R03 – Designing and Evaluating an Asynchronous Remote Communication Approach to Behavioral Activation with Clinicians and Adolescents at Risk for Depression
Learn More: R03 – Designing and Evaluating an Asynchronous Remote Communication Approach to Behavioral Activation with Clinicians and Adolescents at Risk for DepressionPrincipal Investigators: Julie Kientz & Jessica Jenness. This project adapted Behavioral Activation (BA) to a novel technology platform that uses asynchronous remote communities (ARC) to optimize patient engagement, improve access… Read More →