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One of the meetings I am most excited about this spring is the first-ever academic conference on intervention optimization, "Intervention Optimization: Science and Practice, Present and Future," in Bethesda, Maryland from May 18-20, 2026.

A presenter gestures toward a research poster on co-designing personalized mHealth feedback for expectant parents while speaking with an attendee during a poster session.

Poster highlight from MeTRIC: Tiffany Sudijono sharing mixed-methods work on co-designing mHealth feedback with expectant parents: with a clear takeaway that users want feedback that’s trustworthy, actionable, and grounded in wearable data.

#MeTRIC #mHealth #DigitalHealth #UserCenteredDesign

🥇 First up: d3center communicator Ian Burnette with a quick pitch at APP-Solutely Supported LIVE!

A fast-paced resource showcase where campus units share tools and support for mobile health research. 2 minutes, 1 slide, lots of ideas!

At the MeTRIC Symposium today: a full day on mobile health, sensing, and adaptive interventions.

Excited to hear how researchers across campus are pushing mHealth from theory into real-world use.

#MeTRIC #DigitalHealth #mHealth

Promotional graphic for a PDHP workshop titled “Adaptive Interventions,” featuring d3center faculty Walter Dempsey, Shiyu Zhang, and Lizbeth Benson, December 12, 1–5 pm ET, ISR/Zoom.

Today, 1–5 pm ET: d3center faculty @leb112358.bsky.social, Shiyu Zhang, and Walter Dempsey present on Adaptive Interventions in the PDHP Workshop Series at ISR.

Topics include adaptive intervention & JITAI foundations, SMARTs, MRTs, and Q&A.
📍 6050 ISR-Thompson + Zoom
🔗 pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops

Thanks to our collaborator @sgoldbergphd.bsky.social for joining us today to discuss optimizing the integration between human and digital support in a meditation app for depression and anxiety! #InterventionOptimization

We're excited, too!

Four conference presenters stand side by side and smile at the camera in front of a screen with headshots and a QR code. From left to right: Noah French, a tall person with light wavy hair, glasses, a tan checkered shirt, and dark pants; Stefanie Sequeira, a person with long dark hair wearing a black sleeveless top and a knee-length striped skirt; Billie Nahum-Shani, a person with wavy brown hair and glasses wearing a light blazer over a maroon top and black pants; and Bethany Teachman, a person with dark hair pulled back, wearing a long-sleeved blue dress with small polka dots. All are wearing conference name badges.

At #ABCT2025 in New Orleans, our director Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani joined Bethany Teachman (chair), Noah French and @stef-l-sequeira.bsky.social for the panel “Using Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions to Better Meet Patients’ Needs and Increase Access to Care.” Grateful for the rich discussion. 📸

📣 General registration is now open for the 2026 Conference on Intervention Optimization! #IOptimize26

Join us in the D.C. area May 18–20, 2026 for three days of plenaries, posters, and networking on the science and practice of intervention optimization. Learn more and register: bit.ly/4a0sZhL

🍩 ☕ @umisr.bsky.social Survey Research Center director Pam Davis-Kean discusses the d3center's mission with center director Billie Nahum-Shani and investigator Shiyu Zhang during this morning's Director's Donuts and Coffee Event.

@um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions

Only 3 days left to apply! MAPCI is a free, comprehensive training program (Feb 24–27, 2026 • Ann Arbor) for cancer control researchers developing adaptive interventions (including JITAIs in mobile health). Significant travel & lodging support. Apply by Nov 14, 2025 → mapci.space

Achieving cardiovascular health equity in community mental health: study protocol for a cluster-randomized hybrid Type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial - Implementation Science Background People with serious mental illness die 10–20 years earlier than the overall population, mainly from cardiovascular disease. Although effective interventions to manage cardiovascular disease...

Daniel Almirall (@d3center.bsky.social) et al. use Replicating Effective Programs as the foundational implementation strategy to test the effects of two additional strategies on improving the number of IDEAL Goals sessions for clients in Maryland & Michigan mental health orgs myumi.ch/w9Jjp

A Just-In-Time Adaptive Mobile Application Intervention to Reduce Sodium Intake and Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: Rationale and Design of the LowSalt4Life 2 Trial Excess dietary sodium intake is a major contributor to hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease in the U.S., yet most Americans exceed recommende…

Walter Dempsey of @d3center.bsky.social is part of LowSalt4Life 2 which is testing a scalable, context-aware digital intervention designed to reduce dietary sodium and improve blood pressure management. myumi.ch/g3PeR

We're pleased to have the leadership of cancer control scientist, RN, and University of Michigan Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs @chrisfriesern.bsky.social as we launch our new NCI-funded training program! Learn more: mapci.space

Social banner for MAPCI, an NCI-funded skills development course: Methods for Adapting and Personalizing Cancer Control Interventions. Feb 24–27, 2026, Ann Arbor, MI. Call to action: Apply now at mapci.space.

From idea to adaptive intervention across the cancer continuum. MAPCI blends online prep, a 4-day institute, and mentorship focused on the methods necessary to develop adaptive interventions for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. Apply by Nov 14. mapci.space

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨
Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET.

✅ All submissions are posters
⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work

Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD.

🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26

@devtomlinson.bsky.social & @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss the Incentives to Quit program—a hybrid human+digital contingency management approach using CO breath sensors, app check-ins + coaching to support quitting. Pilot results: 61% quit by 4 wks; 55% maintained at 1-mo. #SmokingCessation

The d3center is thrilled to co-host the first-ever Conference on Intervention Optimization! We're bringing together brilliant minds from health, education, engineering & beyond. May 18-20 in the DC area. Registration opens soon: bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

📢 Call for poster abstracts! The d3center invites submissions for the Conference on Intervention Optimization, May 18-20 in Bethesda, MD. Share your research in intervention optimization across health, education, engineering & more. Deadline: Oct 9. bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

Join us this afternoon at 2 ET for our AHSR webinar series event: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment.

Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.

Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9

Congratulations, Dr. Sripada! 🌟

Advancing AHSR: 2025–2026 Webinar Series While AHSR 2025 may be on pause, our community isn’t! Join us for a special six-part webinar series running through Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 as we stay connected and dive into the most pressing topic...

📢 Join us Th, Aug 14 for our webinar in the Addiction Health Services Research series: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment.

w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton.

Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9

Establishing a Patient Advisory Board toward a Hybrid Experimental Design Combining Coaching and Digital Contingency Management to Promote Smoking Cessation

Pilot Grant Spotlight 4/4: ‪@devtomlinson.bsky.social‬ will establish a patient advisory board of people interested in quitting smoking and work with them to develop content for a contingency management-based intervention. Results will inform a future hybrid optimization trial. More: myumi.ch/xw9wb

Developing a Stepped Care Intervention Integrating Daily Symptom Monitoring for Individuals with PTSD and Risky Substance Use in Federally Qualified Health Centers

Pilot Grant Spotlight 3/4: In preparation for a future hybrid SMART-MRT, @phdgrau.bsky.social will develop and refine a stepped-care intervention combining therapist-delivered and digital support, specifically tailored for patients with PTSD and co-occurring risky substance use (RSU). myumi.ch/mRXw1

Towards Reducing Missing Information in Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Use of Non-Combustible Nicotine Products

Pilot Grant Spotlight 2/4: Shiyu Zhang's pilot project will address systematic nonadherence in ecological momentary assessments (EMAs), paving the way for more accurate and representative assessments that enhance the effectiveness of nicotine reduction interventions. More: myumi.ch/pVMJ1

Personalized Feedback Visualizations for Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions

Pilot Grant Spotlight 1/4: Led by @leb112358.bsky.social, this new pilot project aims to boost user engagement with mobile smoking cessation apps. Her team will develop personalized feedback visualizations designed with user input. Learn more: myumi.ch/79649

🚨 We just awarded four new pilot grants to early-career researchers through the d3center’s Pilot Grant Program! Backed by our NIDA P50, these projects apply our methods to urgent challenges in substance use.

Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one project per day. Stay tuned.

Only 1% of Veterans with stimulant use disorder received contingency management (CM). Factors like age, race, and housing status influenced CM receipt, indicating areas for improved access. 📘 Full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.jo...

A Bayesian joint longitudinal-survival model with a latent stochastic process for intensive longitudinal data ABSTRACT. The availability of mobile health (mHealth) technology has enabled increased collection of intensive longitudinal data (ILD). ILD have potential

New in Biometrics: A Bayesian joint longitudinal-survival model tailored for intensive longitudinal data using latent stochastic processes—particularly suited for mHealth applications! 📈📱

Read more: doi.org/10.1093/biom...

Human‐Centered Design of a Personalized Digital Health Intervention to Improve Oral Chemotherapy Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults With Hematologic Cancers Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma therapy includes a maintenance phase involving daily administration of an oral chemotherapy called 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). Adolescents and young adu...

New research by Alex Psihogios and d3center’s Susan Murphy highlights patient participation in designing just-in-time adaptive interventions. Their human-centered approach aims to improve oral chemo adherence in adolescents and young adults with blood cancers (Pediatr Blood Cancer): myumi.ch/pVd21