We will be wrapping up this academic year with a series of short presentations by current and recent trainees as well as early-career investigators from Stanford (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences), the VA, and PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium. Each person will be invited to present on their work and interests involving the development, testing, and implementation of novel technology-based mental health interventions. Each presentation will be followed by an opportunity for Q&A with the group. This is intended to be an informal opportunity to increase trainee and early-career visibility, provide an opportunity for input/feedback, and facilitate networking.
Betsy Stade, MA will discuss applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (e.g., ChatGPT) to psychodiagnostic assessment and psychotherapy. She will present recommendations for the development and evaluation of these applications, discuss why mental health is an uncommonly high-stakes domain in the AI space, and outline a proposal for safe and responsible integration of AI into psychotherapy.
Niki Gumport, PhD will discuss her recently funded study investigating a therapist training program to integrate digital cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia alongside routine psychotherapy for depression anxiety. The background and design of this study will be presented.
Shane Adams, MA will discuss the innovative application of the Middle-Out Approach to evaluating transdiagnostic and multidimensional indicators of health following traumatic stress. Findings from a current study, which examined the efficacy of CS-PTSD Coach for the treatment of PTSD in primary care, will be used to illustrate the utility of this advance as well as clinical implications for triaging patients who may or may not be suitable candidates for brief interdisciplinary care supported by mobile applications.
Cody Boland, MS will discuss an ongoing project that examines and compares user engagement across the portfolio of VA mHealth apps using key performance indicators found in industry research. This project will also explore patterns of use by app type (eg. treatment companion, self-help) and condition (eg. sleep, PTSD) and will provide an overview of lessons learned and future directions within mHealth app development and dissemination.
Joseph Wielgosz, PhD will discuss innovative approaches to studying engagement in hybrid digital interventions. To achieve effective engagement, many digital interventions incorporate human support from clinical providers or coaches. Understanding how and when support from clinical providers and coaches is most effective requires parsing complex interactions between human support, digital tools, and participant experiences. Recent analyses on trials of peer- and clinician-supported mobile health interventions for Veterans, as well as web-SUCCEED, a coached online skills intervention for Veteran-caregiver dyads, demonstrate ways to gain insights into these interactions.
Eve Rosenfeld, PhD [Topic TBC]
Zoom link: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/97904052120?pwd=QitGVXRQdUJ5M1pYK3h3NWVaaE5QUT09