Nick Allen
@prof-nick-allen.bsky.social
Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Oregon, Co-founder and CEO at Ksana Health. Youth mental health, digital mental health, using science and technology to make behavioral healthcare work better for everyone.
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Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors: @prof-nick-allen.bsky.social, John Torous, MD MBI, Ari Winbush, Steven Siddals, Matthew Flathers! Grateful for the opportunity to lead this project as part of my Adjunct Faculty position at Harvard Medical School and BIDMC.
April 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors: @prof-nick-allen.bsky.social, John Torous, MD MBI, Ari Winbush, Steven Siddals, Matthew Flathers! Grateful for the opportunity to lead this project as part of my Adjunct Faculty position at Harvard Medical School and BIDMC.
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Earlier this year, I published a cool paper with @prof-nick-allen.bsky.social, @milyby.bsky.social, and Sean Devine on facial expressions in selfie videos in the Journal of Trial and Error >>
Smile, You’re on Camera: Investigating the Relationship between Selfie Smiles and Distress
journal.trialanderror.org
February 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Earlier this year, I published a cool paper with @prof-nick-allen.bsky.social, @milyby.bsky.social, and Sean Devine on facial expressions in selfie videos in the Journal of Trial and Error >>
Wanted to share news of the publication of this research paper with @auerbachlab.bsky.social and others. Using the EARS mobile sensing platform, we found that being homebound more than usual was associated with increased risk for suicidal behaviors in high-risk adolescents.
Detecting Risk of Adolescent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors With Smartphone GPS Data
This case series study examines whether an app installed on adolescents’ personal smartphones could identify risk of next-week suicidal events and clinically meaningful suicidal ideation by using geol...
jamanetwork.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Wanted to share news of the publication of this research paper with @auerbachlab.bsky.social and others. Using the EARS mobile sensing platform, we found that being homebound more than usual was associated with increased risk for suicidal behaviors in high-risk adolescents.
We are investing a lot in increasing access to mental health services (and rightly so), but if we dont also focus on quality then it may not make a difference. My piece in Statnews.com outlines why this is a fundamental problem and how technology can help fix it.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/13/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/13/m...
January 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We are investing a lot in increasing access to mental health services (and rightly so), but if we dont also focus on quality then it may not make a difference. My piece in Statnews.com outlines why this is a fundamental problem and how technology can help fix it.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/13/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/13/m...