Digital Health Equity & Access Lab (dHEAL)

Using modern technology to better understand mental health.

The Digital Health Equity & Access Lab (dHEAL) develops and disseminates innovative technologies to improve health and mental health in low-income and underserved communities. 

We focus on the development, evaluation and implementation of digital health interventions (e-health, m-health and technology-assisted interventions) to improve the reach of evidence-based interventions.

New in 2024

Effectiveness of a Digital Health Intervention Leveraging Reinforcement Learning: Results From the Diabetes and Mental Health Adaptive Notification Tracking and Evaluation (DIAMANTE) Randomized Clinical Trial

Adrian Aguilera; Marvyn R. Arévalo Avalos; Jing Xu; Bibhas Chakraborty; Caroline A. Figueroa; Faviola Garcia; Karina Rosales; Rosa Hernandez-Ramos; Chris Karr; Joseph Jay Williams; Lisa Ochoa-Frongia; Urmimala Sarkar; Elad Yom-Tov; Courtney R. Lyles
Journal Article, 2024

Effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial of Spanish language, digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (dCBT) intervention for depression and anxiety – protocol for the SUPERA (SUpport from PEeRs to expand Access) study

Adrian Aguilera; Marvyn R. Arévalo Avalos; Karina Rosales; Yazleen Reyes; Rosa Hernandez-Ramos; Giovanni Ramos; Esmeralda Garcia; Tuyen Hoang; Lisa Ochoa-Frongia; Lisa R. Fortuna; Stephen M. Schueller
Journal Article, 2024