2016
SimCoach Evaluation: A Virtual Human Intervention to Encourage Service-Member Help-Seeking for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression.
Meeker D, Cerully J, Johnson M, Iyer N, Kurz J, Scharf D. SimCoach Evaluation: A Virtual Human Intervention to Encourage Service-Member Help-Seeking for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression. Rand Health Quarterly 2016, 5: 13. PMID: 28083410, PMCID: PMC5158215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychological healthStress disorderService membersGame-like interfaceUser experience surveyVirtual humansSoftware engineeringControl usersHuman interventionExperiences SurveyImplementation approachDevelopment processSummative componentsContent developmentDepressionUsersBest practicesEvaluation processComputer programDisordersInterventionFormative evaluationIntended impactClinical processes
2015
Simplified Novel Application (SNApp) framework: a guide to developing and implementing second-generation mobile applications for behavioral health research
Fillo J, Staplefoote-Boynton B, Martinez A, Sontag-Padilla L, Shadel W, Martino S, Setodji C, Meeker D, Scharf D. Simplified Novel Application (SNApp) framework: a guide to developing and implementing second-generation mobile applications for behavioral health research. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2015, 6: 587-595. PMID: 27848211, PMCID: PMC5110486, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-015-0363-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel application frameworkApplication frameworkMobile applicationsApp developmentApp development processSoftware developmentHardware decisionsMobile appsMobile technologyProject resource constraintsMultiple streamsResource constraintsHuman subjects issuesReal timeResource gatheringDevelopment processAppsBehavioral health researchersTechnical decisionsText messagesBehavioral health researchFrameworkCommon challengesResearchersSoftware