Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies

Welcoming to CBITs our newest '25-'26 Postdoctoral Fellows, Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD @dylantdoyle.bsky.social, and Maya Hareli, PhD 👏
📖 Read the news story and learn all about our newest fellows and their fascinating research: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...

Virtual Conference Opportunity! 📣

Check out this free, fully virtual, grad student–planned conference bringing together interdisciplinary scholars focused on underrepresented populations.

Date: April 10, 2026 (virtual)
Abstracts close: February 27, 2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨

Rising Star Award nominations close TODAY at 5PM CT ⏳

If you or someone you know is doing exciting work in digital mental health, submit a nomination! Award includes a featured webinar, certificate, and $250 🎉

Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

1 DAY LEFT! ⏰

Rising Star Award nominations close tomorrow (Jan 30) at 5pm CT.

Early-career researchers in digital mental health: this is your moment ✨

Present at a CBITs webinar + certificate + $250 🤩

Apply today:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We noticed only 32 of you are following us on Instagram 👀

Don’t miss out! We promise we are going to post THE FUN STUFF you won’t see anywhere else.

Check us out on Instagram @cbits_nu - there may even be a secret post waiting for you to see 🔍✨

Symposium Highlight: Advancing the Science of Engagement in Digital Safety Research 📣✨

Earlier this month, the symposium brought together experts in research, design, public health, tech, and advocacy to explore ways to ensure tech protects and empowers marginalized users 💫

Deadline approaching - applications due THIS Friday! 🚨

Are you an early career research who wants to share your research with a multidisciplinary audience and earn $250?

Apply for the Rising Star Award by this Friday, Jan 30 at 5pm CT.

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🚨 1 week left to nominate/apply for the Rising Star Award! 🚨

Early-career researchers in digital mental health: apply by Jan 30.

Winner presents at CBITs’ Future of Webinar + earns a certificate & $250 🎉

Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Publication spotlight! 🌟

Congrats to CBITs alumni Tanvi Lakhtakia & Shannon Smith! Their new paper with @jonahjmeyerhoff.bsky.social and Dr. David Mohr explores how everyday digital signals relate to depression, opening the door for smarter mental health tools.

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Less than 2 weeks to apply for the Rising Star Award! 🚨

Tired of applying without knowing how you’ll be evaluated? We wouldn’t do that to you.

Our official scoring rubric is public.

Apply by Jan 30 at 5pm CT ⏰

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Bittersweet but HUGE congrats to CBITs' stellar Senior Research Coordinator Shannon Smith who will be moving on to Trinity Life Sciences to assist with their marketing research team! 🎉

We’re so proud of you, Shannon! Wishing you the best as you take this exciting next step 💜

Early career investigators!👋

Feeling overwhelmed by application requirements? We got you.

Apply for The Future of Digital Mental Health Rising Star Award by Jan 30 with just 3 items and share your research with academic, industry & nonprofit leaders.

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January is Mental Wellness Month 💜

This time of year can be isolating. While devices can sometimes add to that, technology can also help us stay connected and remind us that support is still there.

Check out a few ways to remind yourself you’re not alone 💕

Things CBITs is leaving behind in 2025:
📱App glitches
💜 Not making time for our mental health

Things CBITs is carrying forward into 2026:
🤝 Partnerships
💻 "The Future of" Webinars
👀 New Director of CBITs
📚 Educational Initiatives

We’re excited for what’s ahead, are you?

Notre Dame, Northwestern team up to expand mental health support for local youth through Valinhos Foundation grant Quick and effective access to mental health resources for St. Joseph County youth will expand significantly through a dynamic new partnership between ps...

New article 🚨 The St. Joseph County Universal Wellness Project is a Valinhos Foundation funded Notre Dame + Northwestern collaboration expanding mental health support for local youth.

Congrats to @jschleiderphd.bsky.social + @kvalentino.bsky.social and their teams! 🎉

news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

It's officially a wrap for 2025, and at CBITs we have so much to celebrate from the last year! 🥳🎉
From collaborating with new and established partners to revamping "The Future of" Webinar, we accomplished a lot!
See a bit of CBITs 2025 now:

CBITs worked with @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social computer science students to partner on an emerging research project coming out of CBITs. The students did an INCREDIBLE job understanding and expanding the capabilities of DRIVEN. 💜

Thank you to Kristian Hammond, PhD for leading the class!

CBITs is NOW accepting applications for The Future of Digital Mental Health Rising Star Award. Nominations are due by Friday, January 30, 2026 at 5pm! 📆🌟

Click below to read the full story and learn more about the Rising Star Award: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...

Congratulations to CBITs Co-Director Andrea Graham, PhD, the trial coordinators, and the ACT Lab Team for wrapping up enrollment on the micro-randomized clinical trial testing FoodSteps, a digital intervention for binge eating disorder treatment! 🤩🎉

This American Girl Doll comes with a never-ending supply of coffee, bleary eyes from reading research papers on #digitalmentalhealth, and a passion for improving lives through technology!
At CBITs, we are proud of our Modern American Girls (boys, NBs, & all the dolls!) 💜

We are so excited to announce, we have LAUNCHED the OFFICIAL CBITs Instagram! At CBITs, we are used to encountering tech challenges…let's just say our last few attempts at Instagram were early prototypes 🫣😂
But we're BACK—follow us now for a look behind-the-scenes ✨
www.instagram.com/cbits_nu/

You could be the recipient of CBITs Inaugural Future of Digital Mental Health Rising Star Award! This award includes the opportunity to present at CBITs' final webinar for the academic year!
Applications are NOW OPEN 🌠: cbits.northwestern.edu/education-an...

CBITs’ 2026 Design for Digital Health Reading Course is open for free registration!
👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 Held by HCD Experts Andrew Berry, PhD & Kaylee Kruzan, PhD
📖 Read expert-chosen articles & conference proceedings
🏅Earn a certificate
1/14 - 4/22 @ 12pm CT on Zoom
cbits.northwestern.edu/education-an...

The Future of Digital Mental Health — Webinar Series Learn about the Digital Mental Health Webinar Series offered by the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Don’t miss out:
3/10: The Future of Implementation Science and AI in Digital Mental Health with Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD
5/19: The Future of Digital Mental Health Investigators with YOU! (Learn more: cbits.northwestern.edu/education-an...)
Register now: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

YouTube video by CBITs Northwestern Clare Purvis, PsyD: “The Future of” Webinar Series 25-26

Thank you to Clare Purvis, PsyD for her incredible presentation, “The Future of Clinician-Led Ventures and Digital Mental Health” for our second webinar of the “The Future of” series! 🎉🤩

Check out the Recording here: youtu.be/_jlMa-25Pe8 ✨

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "The Future of" Webinar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "The Future of" Webinar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

🚨Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2 @ 12:00PM CT CBITs will be hosting our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Clare Purvis, PsyD! 🚨

You won't want to miss this, so register now to gain access to all “The Future of” Webinar Series 2025-26 sessions: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

CBITs is seeking applicants for our NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellowship to begin July 2026!
Check out some of the incredible mentors you can work with and their research interests. Apps will be reviewed early December 2025!
Interested? Learn more and apply: cbits.northwestern.edu/education-an...

🚨 We are officially one week away from our “The Future of Clinician-Led Ventures and Digital Mental Health” Webinar Series with Clare Purvis, PsyD! 🚨 
Check out this video for an exclusive preview!
December 2 @ 12:00PM CT
Join us! | Register now:
northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

CBITs is seeking applicants for our NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellowship to begin July 2026!
Applications will be reviewed starting December 2025! Be on the lookout for our next post highlighting the remaining faculty hoping to recruit a T32 fellow.
Learn more: cbits.northwestern.edu/education-an...

“The Future of” Webinar Series with Clare Purvis, Psy.D. is coming up on December 2 at 12pm CT!

✅ Learn a practical framework for understanding why few behavioral health technologies scale
✅ Apply a hands-on evaluation framework

Excited? Register now: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...