In this panel conversation, Jessica Carson, Stephen Schueller, and Nate Tatro will discuss how nonprofits and professional associations are evaluating and working with digital mental health and other technological innovations in the health care industry context.

Stephen Schueller, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on improving the accessibility and availability of mental health resources through technology. In this work, he is strongly interested in issues of design, evaluation, and implementation of such technology-based interventions. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco as part of the Public Service and Minority Cluster at San Francisco General Hospital. At UC Irvine he co-leads the Implementation Evaluation Core for a project funded by California’s Mental Health Service Authority (CalMHSA) focused on using digital apps to improve the impact and efficiency of county mental health services.

Jessica Carson is the Director of Innovation at the American Psychological Association, the largest organization of psychologists in the United States, an Expert in Residence at Georgetown University, and Founder of The Magnum Opus Academy. Jessica is the author of Wired This Way, an exploration of the light and dark of the creative mind, which bears its own TED talk. With a diverse background in psychology, neuroscience, startups, venture capital, and mindfulness, Jessica's work sits at the intersection of psychology and creatorship. She has been featured across a range of institutions including Georgetown University, London School of Economics, Columbia Business School, ScaleTech, The Psychiatric Times, Oxford University Press, Thrive Global, StartUp Fest, Society for Psychologists in Management, and many others.

Nathan Tatro, MA is Deputy Director of Digital Health at APA, within its Division of Programs, Policy, and Partnerships. In this position, Nate staffs APA's Committee on Mental Health Information Technology and Committee on Telepsychiatry, and is responsible for responding to federal regulations around digital health. He works across departments at APA and with APA membership to develop many products related to electronic health records, telemedicine, and now mobile mental health (mHealth) with APA App Advisor. Nate received his BA in psychology from Lycoming College (2003) and his MA in psychology from George Mason University (2010). He has previously worked for the American Psychological Association; AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation; and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.