Bio
I am a practicing emergency physician and an clinical investigator with expertise in designing and testing digital behavioral interventions, collecting and interpreting wearable sensor data, and identifying unique mechanisms of behavior change. My primary programmatic research focus is advancing the effectiveness and reach of brief interventions with a focus on conversational agents to improve alcohol and substance use counseling. I currently serve as the PI on an NIH-funded study (1R01AA033027) Advancing Scalable Alcohol Brief Interventions in the ED: A Trial of Conversational AI with Digital Reinforcements (MICA-ED) as well as PI on an NIH-funded study (1R01AA030986) to test the efficacy of a text message intervention, ASPIRE, designed to address cognitive and behavioral elements and modify exposure to peers that influence drinking behaviors. I also collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and mentor on research topics related to emergency medicine broadly with a focus on improving post-discharge outcomes, reducing geriatric falls, and improving advanced care planning.
