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Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center. Improving outcomes with methods for adapting and personalizing interventions.
🍩 ☕ @umisr.bsky.social Survey Research Center director Pam Davis-Kean discusses the d3center's mission with center director Billie Nahum-Shani and investigator Shiyu Zhang during this morning's Director's Donuts and Coffee Event.
@um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions
@um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🍩 ☕ @umisr.bsky.social Survey Research Center director Pam Davis-Kean discusses the d3center's mission with center director Billie Nahum-Shani and investigator Shiyu Zhang during this morning's Director's Donuts and Coffee Event.
@um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions
@um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions
Only 3 days left to apply! MAPCI is a free, comprehensive training program (Feb 24–27, 2026 • Ann Arbor) for cancer control researchers developing adaptive interventions (including JITAIs in mobile health). Significant travel & lodging support. Apply by Nov 14, 2025 → mapci.space
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Only 3 days left to apply! MAPCI is a free, comprehensive training program (Feb 24–27, 2026 • Ann Arbor) for cancer control researchers developing adaptive interventions (including JITAIs in mobile health). Significant travel & lodging support. Apply by Nov 14, 2025 → mapci.space
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Daniel Almirall (@d3center.bsky.social) et al. use Replicating Effective Programs as the foundational implementation strategy to test the effects of two additional strategies on improving the number of IDEAL Goals sessions for clients in Maryland & Michigan mental health orgs myumi.ch/w9Jjp
Achieving cardiovascular health equity in community mental health: study protocol for a cluster-randomized hybrid Type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial - Implementation Science
Background People with serious mental illness die 10–20 years earlier than the overall population, mainly from cardiovascular disease. Although effective interventions to manage cardiovascular disease...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Daniel Almirall (@d3center.bsky.social) et al. use Replicating Effective Programs as the foundational implementation strategy to test the effects of two additional strategies on improving the number of IDEAL Goals sessions for clients in Maryland & Michigan mental health orgs myumi.ch/w9Jjp
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Walter Dempsey of @d3center.bsky.social is part of LowSalt4Life 2 which is testing a scalable, context-aware digital intervention designed to reduce dietary sodium and improve blood pressure management. myumi.ch/g3PeR
A Just-In-Time Adaptive Mobile Application Intervention to Reduce Sodium Intake and Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: Rationale and Design of the LowSalt4Life 2 Trial
Excess dietary sodium intake is a major contributor to hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease in the U.S., yet most Americans exceed recommende…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Walter Dempsey of @d3center.bsky.social is part of LowSalt4Life 2 which is testing a scalable, context-aware digital intervention designed to reduce dietary sodium and improve blood pressure management. myumi.ch/g3PeR
We're pleased to have the leadership of cancer control scientist, RN, and University of Michigan Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs @chrisfriesern.bsky.social as we launch our new NCI-funded training program! Learn more: mapci.space
Thrilled to partner with my colleagues at @d3center.bsky.social: please share this opportunity with cancer control scientists interested in adaptive interventions.
From idea to adaptive intervention across the cancer continuum. MAPCI blends online prep, a 4-day institute, and mentorship focused on the methods necessary to develop adaptive interventions for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. Apply by Nov 14. mapci.space
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We're pleased to have the leadership of cancer control scientist, RN, and University of Michigan Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs @chrisfriesern.bsky.social as we launch our new NCI-funded training program! Learn more: mapci.space
From idea to adaptive intervention across the cancer continuum. MAPCI blends online prep, a 4-day institute, and mentorship focused on the methods necessary to develop adaptive interventions for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. Apply by Nov 14. mapci.space
October 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
From idea to adaptive intervention across the cancer continuum. MAPCI blends online prep, a 4-day institute, and mentorship focused on the methods necessary to develop adaptive interventions for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. Apply by Nov 14. mapci.space
🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨
Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET.
✅ All submissions are posters
⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work
Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD.
🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26
Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET.
✅ All submissions are posters
⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work
Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD.
🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨
Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET.
✅ All submissions are posters
⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work
Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD.
🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26
Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET.
✅ All submissions are posters
⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work
Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD.
🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26
@devtomlinson.bsky.social & @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss the Incentives to Quit program—a hybrid human+digital contingency management approach using CO breath sensors, app check-ins + coaching to support quitting. Pilot results: 61% quit by 4 wks; 55% maintained at 1-mo. #SmokingCessation
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@devtomlinson.bsky.social & @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss the Incentives to Quit program—a hybrid human+digital contingency management approach using CO breath sensors, app check-ins + coaching to support quitting. Pilot results: 61% quit by 4 wks; 55% maintained at 1-mo. #SmokingCessation
The d3center is thrilled to co-host the first-ever Conference on Intervention Optimization! We're bringing together brilliant minds from health, education, engineering & beyond. May 18-20 in the DC area. Registration opens soon: bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26
September 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The d3center is thrilled to co-host the first-ever Conference on Intervention Optimization! We're bringing together brilliant minds from health, education, engineering & beyond. May 18-20 in the DC area. Registration opens soon: bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26
📢 Call for poster abstracts! The d3center invites submissions for the Conference on Intervention Optimization, May 18-20 in Bethesda, MD. Share your research in intervention optimization across health, education, engineering & more. Deadline: Oct 9. bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26
September 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
📢 Call for poster abstracts! The d3center invites submissions for the Conference on Intervention Optimization, May 18-20 in Bethesda, MD. Share your research in intervention optimization across health, education, engineering & more. Deadline: Oct 9. bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26
Join us this afternoon at 2 ET for our AHSR webinar series event: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment.
Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
August 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Join us this afternoon at 2 ET for our AHSR webinar series event: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment.
Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
Congratulations, Dr. Sripada! 🌟
Very excited to announce a new project funded by VA HSR: SMART Therapist Training: A Hybrid Factorial-SMART design
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Sripada! 🌟
📢 Join us Th, Aug 14 for our webinar in the Addiction Health Services Research series: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment.
w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
Advancing AHSR: 2025–2026 Webinar Series
While AHSR 2025 may be on pause, our community isn’t! Join us for a special six-part webinar series running through Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 as we stay connected and dive into the most pressing topic...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 Join us Th, Aug 14 for our webinar in the Addiction Health Services Research series: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment.
w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.
Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9
Pilot Grant Spotlight 4/4: @devtomlinson.bsky.social will establish a patient advisory board of people interested in quitting smoking and work with them to develop content for a contingency management-based intervention. Results will inform a future hybrid optimization trial. More: myumi.ch/xw9wb
Establishing a Patient Advisory Board toward a Hybrid Experimental Design Combining Coaching and Digital Contingency Management to Promote Smoking Cessation
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August 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Pilot Grant Spotlight 4/4: @devtomlinson.bsky.social will establish a patient advisory board of people interested in quitting smoking and work with them to develop content for a contingency management-based intervention. Results will inform a future hybrid optimization trial. More: myumi.ch/xw9wb
Pilot Grant Spotlight 3/4: In preparation for a future hybrid SMART-MRT, @phdgrau.bsky.social will develop and refine a stepped-care intervention combining therapist-delivered and digital support, specifically tailored for patients with PTSD and co-occurring risky substance use (RSU). myumi.ch/mRXw1
Developing a Stepped Care Intervention Integrating Daily Symptom Monitoring for Individuals with PTSD and Risky Substance Use in Federally Qualified Health Centers
myumi.ch
August 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pilot Grant Spotlight 3/4: In preparation for a future hybrid SMART-MRT, @phdgrau.bsky.social will develop and refine a stepped-care intervention combining therapist-delivered and digital support, specifically tailored for patients with PTSD and co-occurring risky substance use (RSU). myumi.ch/mRXw1
Pilot Grant Spotlight 2/4: Shiyu Zhang's pilot project will address systematic nonadherence in ecological momentary assessments (EMAs), paving the way for more accurate and representative assessments that enhance the effectiveness of nicotine reduction interventions. More: myumi.ch/pVMJ1
Towards Reducing Missing Information in Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Use of Non-Combustible Nicotine Products
myumi.ch
July 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Pilot Grant Spotlight 2/4: Shiyu Zhang's pilot project will address systematic nonadherence in ecological momentary assessments (EMAs), paving the way for more accurate and representative assessments that enhance the effectiveness of nicotine reduction interventions. More: myumi.ch/pVMJ1
Pilot Grant Spotlight 1/4: Led by @leb112358.bsky.social, this new pilot project aims to boost user engagement with mobile smoking cessation apps. Her team will develop personalized feedback visualizations designed with user input. Learn more: myumi.ch/79649
Personalized Feedback Visualizations for Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions
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July 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pilot Grant Spotlight 1/4: Led by @leb112358.bsky.social, this new pilot project aims to boost user engagement with mobile smoking cessation apps. Her team will develop personalized feedback visualizations designed with user input. Learn more: myumi.ch/79649
🚨 We just awarded four new pilot grants to early-career researchers through the d3center’s Pilot Grant Program! Backed by our NIDA P50, these projects apply our methods to urgent challenges in substance use.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one project per day. Stay tuned.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one project per day. Stay tuned.
July 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🚨 We just awarded four new pilot grants to early-career researchers through the d3center’s Pilot Grant Program! Backed by our NIDA P50, these projects apply our methods to urgent challenges in substance use.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one project per day. Stay tuned.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one project per day. Stay tuned.
Only 1% of Veterans with stimulant use disorder received contingency management (CM). Factors like age, race, and housing status influenced CM receipt, indicating areas for improved access. 📘 Full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.jo...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Only 1% of Veterans with stimulant use disorder received contingency management (CM). Factors like age, race, and housing status influenced CM receipt, indicating areas for improved access. 📘 Full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.jo...
New in Biometrics: A Bayesian joint longitudinal-survival model tailored for intensive longitudinal data using latent stochastic processes—particularly suited for mHealth applications! 📈📱
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/biom...
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/biom...
A Bayesian joint longitudinal-survival model with a latent stochastic process for intensive longitudinal data
ABSTRACT. The availability of mobile health (mHealth) technology has enabled increased collection of intensive longitudinal data (ILD). ILD have potential
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July 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New in Biometrics: A Bayesian joint longitudinal-survival model tailored for intensive longitudinal data using latent stochastic processes—particularly suited for mHealth applications! 📈📱
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/biom...
Read more: doi.org/10.1093/biom...
New research by Alex Psihogios and d3center’s Susan Murphy highlights patient participation in designing just-in-time adaptive interventions. Their human-centered approach aims to improve oral chemo adherence in adolescents and young adults with blood cancers (Pediatr Blood Cancer): myumi.ch/pVd21
Human‐Centered Design of a Personalized Digital Health Intervention to Improve Oral Chemotherapy Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults With Hematologic Cancers
Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma therapy includes a maintenance phase involving daily administration of an oral chemotherapy called 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). Adolescents and young adu...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New research by Alex Psihogios and d3center’s Susan Murphy highlights patient participation in designing just-in-time adaptive interventions. Their human-centered approach aims to improve oral chemo adherence in adolescents and young adults with blood cancers (Pediatr Blood Cancer): myumi.ch/pVd21
Excited to share new work in @natmed.nature.com! 🌟 A global collaboration between Kyoto University and d3center director Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani explores smartphone-based CBT for subthreshold depression using an innovative factorial design. myumi.ch/z9ZzZ #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth #CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy skills via a smartphone app for subthreshold depression among adults in the community: the RESiLIENT randomized controlled trial - Nature Medicine
A trial that used a master randomized design found that the skills commonly found in smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy, when tested alone or in combination with behavioral activation, were...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Excited to share new work in @natmed.nature.com! 🌟 A global collaboration between Kyoto University and d3center director Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani explores smartphone-based CBT for subthreshold depression using an innovative factorial design. myumi.ch/z9ZzZ #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth #CBT
This week at the Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor, d3center affiliate @jillianstrayhorn.bsky.social presented on using Bayesian methods to optimize multicomponent interventions, highlighting the value of considering multiple outcomes: myumi.ch/P3mQP #SMDM25
Decision-making in the multiphase optimization strategy: Applying decision analysis for intervention value efficiency to optimize an information leaflet to promote key antecedents of medication adhere...
The recently proposed decision-making framework for use in intervention optimization, DAIVE, was applied to select a new optimized information leaflet to s
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June 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This week at the Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor, d3center affiliate @jillianstrayhorn.bsky.social presented on using Bayesian methods to optimize multicomponent interventions, highlighting the value of considering multiple outcomes: myumi.ch/P3mQP #SMDM25
Congrats to our director, Billie Nahum-Shani, and d3center collaborator @meganepatrick.bsky.social on receiving this well-deserved honor! 🎉
The Office of the Vice President for Research will award Inbal Nahum-Shani & @meganepatrick.bsky.social with Collegiate Research Professorships for their exceptional scholarly achievements and advanced knowledge in their field myumi.ch/3RME9 @mtfstudy.bsky.social @d3center.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Congrats to our director, Billie Nahum-Shani, and d3center collaborator @meganepatrick.bsky.social on receiving this well-deserved honor! 🎉
Today at #CPDD2025, Yale’s Dr. Jennifer Edelman shared findings from a d3c supported SMART study. Pharmacist-delivered meds plus contingency management significantly improve smoking cessation among people with HIV.
#SMARTdesign #AdaptiveInterventions #SmokingCessation #HIVCare #ResearchCollaboration
#SMARTdesign #AdaptiveInterventions #SmokingCessation #HIVCare #ResearchCollaboration
June 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Today at #CPDD2025, Yale’s Dr. Jennifer Edelman shared findings from a d3c supported SMART study. Pharmacist-delivered meds plus contingency management significantly improve smoking cessation among people with HIV.
#SMARTdesign #AdaptiveInterventions #SmokingCessation #HIVCare #ResearchCollaboration
#SMARTdesign #AdaptiveInterventions #SmokingCessation #HIVCare #ResearchCollaboration