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Keynote: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis with Technology and AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ethical
Vaile Wright, Ph.D. is the Senior Director for the Office of Health Care Innovation at the American Psychological Association. She is a licensed psychologist, and researcher focusing on developing strategies to leverage technology and data to address issues within health care including increasing access, measuring care, improving efficiencies and optimizing treatment delivery at both the individual and system levels. Dr. Wright has maintained an active line of research with peer-reviewed articles in multiple journals including Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. As a spokesperson for APA, she has been interviewed by television, radio, print and online media including CNN, NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR on a range of topics including stress, politics, discrimination and harassment, COVID, serious mental illness, telehealth and technology, and access to mental health care. Dr. Wright received her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and is licensed in the District of Columbia.
Digital Doctors and Doomscrolling: Strategies for Using Digital Tools in the Treatment of PTSD
Dr. Matthew Price
Scaling Single-Session Interventions to Bridge Gaps in Mental Health Ecosystems
Dr. Jessica L. Schleider (she/her) is the Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health and Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology at Northwestern University. She also serves as Director of Digital Services at Northwestern's Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies.
Balancing innovation and evidence-based practice: The case of massed delivery approaches for PTSD treatment
Dr. Cynthia Yamokoski
Lunchtime Discovery Session: Unlocking New Ideas and Insights
Take a break from the conference hustle and join us for an engaging Lunchtime Discovery Session! This interactive, informal session invites you to step away from the traditional lecture format and dive into dynamic discussions with conference attendees and presenters. Whether you're looking to present a new idea, discuss work in progress, or summarize lessons learned, this session offers a collaborative space to spark new insights and make valuable connections.