Bio
I am a practicing emergency physician and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. I have specific training (K23 AA023284: 2014 to 2020) and expertise (R01 AA023650 co-PI: 2016-2020) in designing and testing digital behavioral interventions, collecting and interpreting in situ digital sensor data (CTSI T1/T2: PI: 2019-2020; R21 AA030153 co-I: 2022-2023); and identifying unique mechanisms of behavior change. My primary programmatic research focus is advancing the effectiveness and reach of brief alcohol interventions with a focus on using phone sensors to infer drinking events and conversational agents to improve alcohol counseling. From 2024-2028, I will serve as the 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. This trial will generate unique and critical information on a national sample of young adults not in college related to how close peer networks and activity spaces change as individuals reduce their alcohol consumption.
