Psychological Health

ORI scientists study emotional and behavioral health to understand factors that make people vulnerable to serious mental health disorders. Researchers also examine the factors that increase people’s ability to cope with daily challenges.

Active Projects
Automatic Multimodal Affect Detection for Research and Clinical Use

Automatic Multimodal Affect Detection for Research and Clinical Use

Communication and Emotional Well-Being in Adolescent Best Friend Dyads: An Experience Sampling Method Study

Communication and Emotional Well-Being in Adolescent Best Friend Dyads: An Experience Sampling Method Study

Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Aim to Play, a User-Friendly Digital Application for Teacher Skills Training and Physical Education Activities for K-2 Elementary Students.

Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Aim to Play, a User-Friendly Digital Application for Teacher Skills Training and Physical Education Activities for K-2 Elementary Students.

Effects of Processed Foods on Brain Reward Circuitry and Food Cue Learning

Effects of Processed Foods on Brain Reward Circuitry and Food Cue Learning

EmpowerU: Promoting Health-Related SEL Skills Development in High-Needs Populations

EmpowerU: Promoting Health-Related SEL Skills Development in High-Needs Populations

Enhancing Effectiveness of a Dissonance-Based Obesity Prevention Program

Enhancing Effectiveness of a Dissonance-Based Obesity Prevention Program

ICBT for Maternal Depression: Community Implementation in Head Start

ICBT for Maternal Depression: Community Implementation in Head Start

Implementation Support for Prevention Program Delivery by College Peer Educators

Implementation Support for Prevention Program Delivery by College Peer Educators

Long-Term Effects of the Family Check-Up on Depression and Suicide Across Trials and Development

Long-Term Effects of the Family Check-Up on Depression and Suicide Across Trials and Development

Mechanisms of Depression and Anhedonia in Adolescents: Linking Sleep Duration and Timing to Reward- and Stress- Related Brain Function

Mechanisms of Depression and Anhedonia in Adolescents: Linking Sleep Duration and Timing to Reward- and Stress- Related Brain Function

MomNet: Development of a Coach-Training Program for an Empirically Supported, Guided eHealth Intervention for Depressed Mothers

MomNet: Development of a Coach-Training Program for an Empirically Supported, Guided eHealth Intervention for Depressed Mothers

Smokers’ Decision-Making about Tobacco Use: The Interplay of Affective and Cognitive Factors with Product Characteristics

Smokers’ Decision-Making about Tobacco Use: The Interplay of Affective and Cognitive Factors with Product Characteristics

Target Engagement of a Novel Dissonance-Based Treatment for DSM-5 Eating Disorders

Target Engagement of a Novel Dissonance-Based Treatment for DSM-5 Eating Disorders

Transforming Adolescent Mental Health through Accessible, Scalable, Technology-Supported Small-Group Instruction

Transforming Adolescent Mental Health through Accessible, Scalable, Technology-Supported Small-Group Instruction

Completed Projects
Brief Precision Behavioral Health Screening and Early Intervention for Rural Youth

Brief Precision Behavioral Health Screening and Early Intervention for Rural Youth

Intervention in Small Primary Care Practices to Implement Reduction in Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Intervention in Small Primary Care Practices to Implement Reduction in Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Personality and Health – A Longitudinal Study

Personality and Health – A Longitudinal Study

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use, Mental Health, and Service Utilization in the Early Steps Multisite Longitudinal Sample

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use, Mental Health, and Service Utilization in the Early Steps Multisite Longitudinal Sample

Translational Neuroscience: Responsivity Training for Obesity Treatment

Translational Neuroscience: Responsivity Training for Obesity Treatment