The Whole Communities–Whole Health Research Showcase will highlight projects from the past year including advances to environmental beacons, mobile phone applications, as well as updates from our ongoing community-engaged study on Health and Wellness in Del Valle.
Talk Title
Automated, home-based mental health tools: a new way to reach and help at-risk families
Talk Description
In this talk, I will focus on the potential for mobile and wearable systems to improve the lives of families with young children at risk for mental health problems. I will cover progress (and setbacks) for two active research thrusts: using computer-vision algorithms embedded in smartphone and tablet games to detect early mental health risk, and using wearable devices to forecast significant mental health events in preschool children. Complementary qualitative studies with caregivers and clinicians point to a complicated adoption landscape in which these home-based tools have the potential to reshape the mental health system, if we can solve major ethical and logistical issues first.
Biography
Dr. Grabell's research focuses on emotion regulation and its relation to cross-diagnostic symptoms of psychopathology in early childhood. He is particularly interested in the fine details of how the emerging emotion regulation system works and which parts of this system aren’t functioning well in young children on the cusp of persistent mood and behavior problems. His lab uses a multi-method approach comprising developmentally sensitive neuroimaging techniques, psychophysiological measurement, wearable and mobile devices, and detailed behavioral coding.
The Whole Communities–Whole Health (WCWH) research grand challenge invites UT-Austin faculty and staff with Principal Investigator (PI) status to compete in a flash funding competition that is part of this year’s research showcase. Participants in this program will have three hours to prepare and submit a grant proposal. The purpose of the flash funding competition is to facilitate interdisciplinary connections and support projects that can advance research and practice in collaboration with WCWH researchers. The competition will be held between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm on April 12, 2024. Funding announcements will be made at the end of the day’s symposium at 4:30 pm. Interdisciplinary projects and community partnerships are encouraged to help meet the goals of this program to facilitate new research and community connections. Research proposals that intend to utilize current WCWH data are highly encouraged. Single PI proposals will not be accepted. Research teams will be limited to four Co-PIs/Co-Investigators, and external or community partners are allowed when partnering with a UT PI.
For more detailed information, please click the button below to download the flash funding competition flyer.
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