Terika McCall, PhD, MPH, MBA
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Assistant Professor of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Professor of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
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Dr. Terika McCall is an Assistant Professor in the Biostatistics Department (Health Informatics Division) at the Yale School of Public Health, secondary faculty at the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science , and Director of the Consumer Health Informatics Lab (CHIL) at Yale. Dr. McCall’s research interests focus on reducing disparities in mental health service access and use through technology. Specifically, she examines the use of telehealth modalities to deliver mental health services and resources to communities that are underserved. Dr. McCall’s expertise is in user-centered design and usability testing of digital health tools. She has experience leading multidisciplinary teams in industry and academia in the development of digital health tools, and currently teaches a course on the topic, BIS 640/SBS 640: User-Centered Design of Digital Health Tools at Yale School of Public Health. As Director of CHIL, Dr. McCall provides guidance to faculty and students in the development of digital health tools, such as clinical decision support tools, mobile apps, and wearables for diverse populations.
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Biostatistics
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale
- Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
- Biostatistics
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Consumer Health Informatics Lab (CHIL) at Yale
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Health Informatics (2020)
- MBA
- Wake Forest University School of Business, Management (2016)
- MPH
- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Health Behavior & Health Education (2010)
- BS
- University of Florida, Health Science Education (2006)
Research
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Consumer Health Informatics; Health Equity; Health Services Research; Healthcare Disparities; Mental Health; Social Media; Telemedicine; Women's Health
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0000-0002-8143-5393- View Lab Website
Consumer Health Informatics Lab (CHIL)
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Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Meredith Campbell Britton, LMSW
Allen Hsiao, MD, FAAP, FAMIA
Dennis Shung, MD, MHS, PhD
Emily Wang, MD, MAS
Karen Wang, MD, MHS
26Publications
177Citations
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Featured Publications
Internet-Based Social Connections of Black American College Students in Pre-COVID-19 and Peri-COVID-19 Pandemic Periods: Network Analysis.
Lee E, Kim H, Esener Y, McCall T. Internet-Based Social Connections of Black American College Students in Pre-COVID-19 and Peri-COVID-19 Pandemic Periods: Network Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e55531. PMID: 39467280, DOI: 10.2196/55531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricDesign of personal health libraries for people returning from incarceration in the United States
McCall T, Levi A, Peng ML, Zhou K, Swaminath M, Harikrishnan V, Workman TE, Fooladi H, Saunders M, Foumakoye M, Campbell Britton M, Teng S, Zeng-Treitler Q, Yin Y, Wang EA, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang KH. Design of personal health libraries for people returning from incarceration in the United States. In Bui TX (Ed.), Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024; 3676-3685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnhancing healthcare accessibility through telehealth for justice impacted individuals
Williams K, Singh M, Elumn J, Threats M, Sha Y, McCall T, Wang K, Massey B, Peng M, Wiley K. Enhancing healthcare accessibility through telehealth for justice impacted individuals. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1401950. PMID: 39175903, PMCID: PMC11340679, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1401950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesJusticeHealth outcomesEnhance healthcare accessSocial considerationsHealthcare accessImprove health outcomesReentryAdverse health outcomesServicesHardshipCOVID-19IndividualsNecessityPolicyHealthcare deliveryTelehealth useAccessTelehealth servicesTelehealthFacilitiesCommunityHealthcarePerspectiveHuman-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System
Rajashekar NC, Shin YE, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan CE, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong AH, Evans LV, Kizilcec RF, Laine L, McCall T, Shung D. Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System. In F. F. Mueller, P. Kyburz, J. R. Williamson, C. Sas, M. L. Wilson, P. T. Dugas, & I. Shklovski (Eds.), Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1–20). Presented at the CHI ’24: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, NY, USA: ACM.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFormative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol
Wong A, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Brinker M, Faustino I, Boyce M, Dziura J, Heckmann R, Yonkers K, Bernstein S, Adapa K, Taylor R, Ovchinnikova P, McCall T, Melnick E. Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082834. PMID: 38373857, PMCID: PMC10882402, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsComputerised clinical decision supportED treatRestraint useExperiences of restraint useMental health-related visitsEmergency departmentPrevent agitationSystems-related factorsImprove patient experienceClinical decision support systemsRegional health systemClinical decision supportDe-escalation techniquesRandomised controlled trialsFormative evaluationPeer-reviewed journalsBest-practice guidanceAt-risk populationsCDS toolsThematic saturationED cliniciansPatient experienceED sitesHealth systemED physiciansBlack American women’s attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology to support the management of anxiety
McCall T, Foster M, Tomlin H, Schwartz T. Black American women’s attitudes toward seeking mental health services and use of mobile technology to support the management of anxiety. JAMIA Open 2023, 6: ooad088. PMID: 37860603, PMCID: PMC10582519, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricToward Community-Based Natural Language Processing (CBNLP): Cocreating With Communities.
Pillai M, Griffin A, Kronk C, McCall T. Toward Community-Based Natural Language Processing (CBNLP): Cocreating With Communities. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e48498. PMID: 37540551, PMCID: PMC10439463, DOI: 10.2196/48498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAttitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
McCall T, Foster M, Schwartz T. Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services and Mobile Technology to Support the Management of Depression Among Black American Women: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e45766. PMID: 37467027, PMCID: PMC10398364, DOI: 10.2196/45766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health servicesManagement of depressionSignificant odds ratioHealth servicesOdds ratioBlack American womenAmerican womenCommon mental health conditionsHealth conditionsBlack womenSelf-administered web-based questionnaireInadequate health insuranceChronic health conditionsMobile health interventionsMental health conditionsCross-sectional survey studyMental health careMistrust of providersHelp-seeking propensityText messagingSMS text messagingDepressive symptomsDepression severityWeb-based questionnaireGreater severityRecommendations for design of a mobile application to support management of anxiety and depression among Black American women
McCall T, Threats M, Pillai M, Lakdawala A, Bolton C. Recommendations for design of a mobile application to support management of anxiety and depression among Black American women. Frontiers In Digital Health 2022, 4: 1028408. PMID: 36620185, PMCID: PMC9816326, DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.1028408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsManagement of anxietyMental health servicesMental health careMental health appsHealth servicesAppropriate mental health careBlack womenHealth careAdverse health outcomesBlack American womenHealth appsAmerican womenDigital health equityContinued disparitiesFocus groupsHealth outcomesDigital health toolsHealth toolsHealth equityMental healthDescriptive qualitative content analysisWomenDepressionCOVID-19 pandemicInterview guideSeeking and Providing Social Support on Twitter for Trauma and Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis
Esener Y, McCall T, Lakdawala A, Kim H. Seeking and Providing Social Support on Twitter for Trauma and Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e46343. PMID: 37651178, PMCID: PMC10502591, DOI: 10.2196/46343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Journal of Medical Internet Research
Journal ServiceAssociate EditorDetails11/04/2022 - Presentactivity International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)
Professional OrganizationsBoard of DirectorsDetails2025 - Presentactivity ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Meeting Planning and ParticipationChairDetails2024 - Presenthonor Extraordinary Contributions to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award
International AwardThe International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)Details06/04/2024Irelandactivity ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Meeting Planning and ParticipationChairDetailsAssociate Chair for CHI 2024 Health Subcommittee2023 - 2024
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- Woman wearing eye tracking glasses testing app on iPhone
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- June 25, 2024
Terika McCall recognized for inclusive digital health tools
- January 10, 2023
Health Informatics Professor Working to Reduce Inequities — one app at a time
- September 07, 2021
New YSPH Faculty: Terika McCall