The Society of Digital Psychiatry in collaboration with JMIR Mental Health, an open access, peer-reviewed journal published by JMIR Publications, invites you to a webinar titled 'Smart Apps, Smarter Matches: Using Sensor Data to Improve Mental Health Support'
Despite significant innovation in the mental health app space, low app usage has constrained their impact. In this webinar, Jane Mikkelson, Bridget Dwyer, and Dr. John Torous will discuss how digital phenotyping can personalize mobile app recommendations to improve user engagement (study linked here). They will also talk about the crucial role of habit formation in sustaining app use and how the real-world applications of this research can enhance mental health support.
This webinar is part of our spotlight series showcasing rising talent in Digital Mental Health!
The webinar will be held on February 28, 2025, at 12 PM EST/9 AM PST. To register, please use this link:
Guests:
Bridget Dwyer
Bridget joined the Division of Digital Psychiatry as a Clinical Research Coordinator under Dr. John Torous in June of 2023, shortly after graduating Northeastern University. At Northeastern, she studied Psychology with a double minor in Neuroscience and Business. At Digital Psych, her research interests/efforts surround increasing digital health access and literacy through sustainable digital interventions. She hopes to pursue a career in Clinical Psychology.
Jane Mikkelson
Jane Mikkelson is a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Division of Digital Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She holds a BA in Psychology and Communication Studies and a minor in Studio Art from American University in Washington, DC. Her primary research interests surround how digital devices mediate social interactions and the development of social emotional skills, and the clinical utility of digital tools to develop precision mental health care treatments. Jane plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology with emphasis in child development.
Moderator:
John Torous, MD, MBI; Cofounder, Society of Digital Psychiatry
Dr Torous is the director of the Digital Psychiatry division in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliated teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where he also serves as a staff psychiatrist and member of the academic faculty. He has a background in electrical engineering and computer sciences; he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, before pursuing medical school at the University of California, San Diego. Dr Torous completed his psychiatry residency, fellowship in clinical informatics, and master’s degree in biomedical informatics at Harvard. He actively investigates the potential of mobile mental health technologies for psychiatry and has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters on the subject. Dr Torous serves as the editor-in-chief of JMIR Mental Health.