Active Research Projects

Caregivers Need Care Too!

Project EMPOWER is a free, evidence-based, 1-session online program for caretakers (e.g., parents, teachers, etc.) to equip them with skills to build bravery and reduce anxiety-driven avoidance in children.

Intervention

Adaptations:

While accommodation has been primarily investigated within the context of child anxiety, it involves caretaking behaviors that may also play a significant role in maintaining other areas of psychopathology; adjusting daily routines to aid avoid triggers and/or directly participating in strategies to reduce child’s distress in the moment is a common parent behavior when caretaking for children.

EMPOWER-OCD

Evaluation of the OCD adapted program at the Center for OCD and Related Disorders among caregivers of diverse socioeconomic status

EMPOWER-Eating Disorders

Evaluation of the adapted for caregivers of patients medically admitted due to an eating disorder who have not yet started FBT. Includes both privately insured families and medicaid-insured families who are either Spanish or English speaking.

EMPOWER-Developmental Disorders

Evaluation of the adapted program for caregivers of developmental disorders, a population often excluded from RCTs.

EMPOWER-Korean x AI

We are integrating generative AI with Project EMPOWER that is translated in Korean and culturally adapted for Korean families.

Single Session Consultation

With the Affective Science and Psychophysiology Lab at Miami University, we are testing whether a Single Session Consultation and Open-Label Placebos can help treatment seeking individuals on a waitlist for longer-term therapy

AI Mental Health

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we do therapy. So we want to better understand (1) how people use AI tools in managing their mental health and (2) what evidence exist in calibrating AI to respond to users