Because the conference brings everyone into the same session rather than splitting people across tracks, #IOptimize26 is designed for conversation as much as presentation. Poster discussion and time for exchange are built in. bit.ly/ioptimize26

Thanks for an inspiring visit, Nicolas. We look forward to it, too!

The Wednesday program at #IOptimize26 @ioptimize.bsky.social includes a funding-focused panel with NIH program staff, followed by roundtable discussions. It is one part of a broader program on intervention optimization, implementation, digital health, and methods. Register: bit.ly/ioptimize26

Walter Dempsey and Devin Tomlinson on new experimental designs for intervention optimization. One of the most methods-forward sessions on the program. #IOptimize26 bit.ly/ioptimize26

How and when should a mobile intervention prompt action during a quit attempt? Lindsey Potter presents results from the MARS micro-randomized trial at #IOptimize26. bit.ly/ioptimize26

So excited to hear from @devtomlinson.bsky.social & co at @ioptimize.bsky.social. #IOptimize26 Learn more and register: bit.ly/ioptimize26

Our members who study substance use disorder treatment have led multiple studies evaluating the impact of an approach called contingency management. Hear @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss this work on the American Psychological Assn's podcast: www.apa.org/news/podcast... #psychsky #addiction

The first Conference on Intervention Optimization kicks off May 18 with a look back at how intervention optimization grew from a single journal article 20 years ago into an active field. For program updates and speaker spotlights, follow @ioptimize.bsky.social #IOptimize26

One of the meetings I am most excited about this spring is the first-ever academic conference on intervention optimization, "Intervention Optimization: Science and Practice, Present and Future," in Bethesda, Maryland from May 18-20, 2026.

Poster highlight from MeTRIC: Tiffany Sudijono sharing mixed-methods work on co-designing mHealth feedback with expectant parents: with a clear takeaway that users want feedback that’s trustworthy, actionable, and grounded in wearable data. #MeTRIC #mHealth #DigitalHealth #UserCenteredDesign

🥇 First up: d3center communicator Ian Burnette with a quick pitch at APP-Solutely Supported LIVE! A fast-paced resource showcase where campus units share tools and support for mobile health research. 2 minutes, 1 slide, lots of ideas!

At the MeTRIC Symposium today: a full day on mobile health, sensing, and adaptive interventions. Excited to hear how researchers across campus are pushing mHealth from theory into real-world use. #MeTRIC #DigitalHealth #mHealth

Today, 1–5 pm ET: d3center faculty @leb112358.bsky.social, Shiyu Zhang, and Walter Dempsey present on Adaptive Interventions in the PDHP Workshop Series at ISR. Topics include adaptive intervention & JITAI foundations, SMARTs, MRTs, and Q&A. 📍 6050 ISR-Thompson + Zoom 🔗 pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops

Thanks to our collaborator @sgoldbergphd.bsky.social for joining us today to discuss optimizing the integration between human and digital support in a meditation app for depression and anxiety! #InterventionOptimization

We're excited, too!

At #ABCT2025 in New Orleans, our director Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani joined Bethany Teachman (chair), Noah French and @stef-l-sequeira.bsky.social for the panel “Using Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions to Better Meet Patients’ Needs and Increase Access to Care.” Grateful for the rich discussion. 📸

📣 General registration is now open for the 2026 Conference on Intervention Optimization! #IOptimize26 Join us in the D.C. area May 18–20, 2026 for three days of plenaries, posters, and networking on the science and practice of intervention optimization. Learn more and register: bit.ly/4a0sZhL

🍩 ☕ @umisr.bsky.social Survey Research Center director Pam Davis-Kean discusses the d3center's mission with center director Billie Nahum-Shani and investigator Shiyu Zhang during this morning's Director's Donuts and Coffee Event. @um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions

Only 3 days left to apply! MAPCI is a free, comprehensive training program (Feb 24–27, 2026 • Ann Arbor) for cancer control researchers developing adaptive interventions (including JITAIs in mobile health). Significant travel & lodging support. Apply by Nov 14, 2025 → mapci.space

Daniel Almirall (@d3center.bsky.social) et al. use Replicating Effective Programs as the foundational implementation strategy to test the effects of two additional strategies on improving the number of IDEAL Goals sessions for clients in Maryland & Michigan mental health orgs myumi.ch/w9Jjp

Walter Dempsey of @d3center.bsky.social is part of LowSalt4Life 2 which is testing a scalable, context-aware digital intervention designed to reduce dietary sodium and improve blood pressure management. myumi.ch/g3PeR

We're pleased to have the leadership of cancer control scientist, RN, and University of Michigan Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs @chrisfriesern.bsky.social as we launch our new NCI-funded training program! Learn more: mapci.space

From idea to adaptive intervention across the cancer continuum. MAPCI blends online prep, a 4-day institute, and mentorship focused on the methods necessary to develop adaptive interventions for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. Apply by Nov 14. mapci.space

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET. ✅ All submissions are posters ⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD. 🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26

@devtomlinson.bsky.social & @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss the Incentives to Quit program—a hybrid human+digital contingency management approach using CO breath sensors, app check-ins + coaching to support quitting. Pilot results: 61% quit by 4 wks; 55% maintained at 1-mo. #SmokingCessation

The d3center is thrilled to co-host the first-ever Conference on Intervention Optimization! We're bringing together brilliant minds from health, education, engineering & beyond. May 18-20 in the DC area. Registration opens soon: bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

📢 Call for poster abstracts! The d3center invites submissions for the Conference on Intervention Optimization, May 18-20 in Bethesda, MD. Share your research in intervention optimization across health, education, engineering & more. Deadline: Oct 9. bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

Join us this afternoon at 2 ET for our AHSR webinar series event: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment. Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton. Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9

Congratulations, Dr. Sripada! 🌟

📢 Join us Th, Aug 14 for our webinar in the Addiction Health Services Research series: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment. w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton. Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9

Pilot Grant Spotlight 4/4: ‪@devtomlinson.bsky.social‬ will establish a patient advisory board of people interested in quitting smoking and work with them to develop content for a contingency management-based intervention. Results will inform a future hybrid optimization trial. More: myumi.ch/xw9wb

Pilot Grant Spotlight 3/4: In preparation for a future hybrid SMART-MRT, @phdgrau.bsky.social will develop and refine a stepped-care intervention combining therapist-delivered and digital support, specifically tailored for patients with PTSD and co-occurring risky substance use (RSU). myumi.ch/mRXw1

Pilot Grant Spotlight 2/4: Shiyu Zhang's pilot project will address systematic nonadherence in ecological momentary assessments (EMAs), paving the way for more accurate and representative assessments that enhance the effectiveness of nicotine reduction interventions. More: myumi.ch/pVMJ1

Pilot Grant Spotlight 1/4: Led by @leb112358.bsky.social, this new pilot project aims to boost user engagement with mobile smoking cessation apps. Her team will develop personalized feedback visualizations designed with user input. Learn more: myumi.ch/79649

🚨 We just awarded four new pilot grants to early-career researchers through the d3center’s Pilot Grant Program! Backed by our NIDA P50, these projects apply our methods to urgent challenges in substance use. Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one project per day. Stay tuned.

Only 1% of Veterans with stimulant use disorder received contingency management (CM). Factors like age, race, and housing status influenced CM receipt, indicating areas for improved access. 📘 Full study: doi.org/10.1016/j.jo...

New in Biometrics: A Bayesian joint longitudinal-survival model tailored for intensive longitudinal data using latent stochastic processes—particularly suited for mHealth applications! 📈📱 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/biom...

New research by Alex Psihogios and d3center’s Susan Murphy highlights patient participation in designing just-in-time adaptive interventions. Their human-centered approach aims to improve oral chemo adherence in adolescents and young adults with blood cancers (Pediatr Blood Cancer): myumi.ch/pVd21

Excited to share new work in @natmed.nature.com! 🌟 A global collaboration between Kyoto University and d3center director Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani explores smartphone-based CBT for subthreshold depression using an innovative factorial design. myumi.ch/z9ZzZ #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth #CBT

This week at the Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor, d3center affiliate @jillianstrayhorn.bsky.social presented on using Bayesian methods to optimize multicomponent interventions, highlighting the value of considering multiple outcomes: myumi.ch/P3mQP #SMDM25

Congrats to our director, Billie Nahum-Shani, and d3center collaborator @meganepatrick.bsky.social on receiving this well-deserved honor! 🎉

Today at #CPDD2025, Yale’s Dr. Jennifer Edelman shared findings from a d3c supported SMART study. Pharmacist-delivered meds plus contingency management significantly improve smoking cessation among people with HIV. #SMARTdesign #AdaptiveInterventions #SmokingCessation #HIVCare #ResearchCollaboration

A look at Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health's Annual Research Retreat, themed "The Science of Co-Occurring Disorders." Visiting d3c researcher Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani engaged in discussions focused on innovative digital treatments for substance use and mental health disorders.

Thanks to Pei-Yao Hung @peiyaoh.bsky.social, d3c Software Developer, and Jamie Yap, d3c Data Scientist, for representing us so well at the University of Michigan AI in Science and Engineering Symposium!

We had such an amazing group of Fellows at CATIE 2025. Thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm, ideas, and passion for research!

Inbal Nahum-Shani, Jamie Yap & coauthors (@d3center.bsky.social) examine how & when work stressors & peer norms impact career entrants’ alcohol-related behavior and its consequences myumi.ch/zXRNG

📢 Upcoming Seminar: Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Health. Join us as Ziping Xu presents on RL for mobile health at @UMich Biostatistics! 📅 Thursday, Feb 6 🕞 3:30-4:30 PM 📍 SPH I, Room 1690 #mHealth #ReinforcementLearning

🔎 Hybrid Designs Research Spotlight Missed our latest newsletter? Read about Hybrid Experimental Designs (HEDs) and how they’re shaping the future of adaptive interventions: myumi.ch/qVX2N #HybridDesigns #InterventionOptimization

📢 New Interactive Course Module! Our latest online course, Introduction to Micro-Randomized Trials (MRTs), is now live! Explore how MRTs help optimize just-in-time adaptive interventions. Start learning today: myumi.ch/ypejb #MRTs #InterventionOptimization

Celebrating 20 years of progress in intervention optimization! 🎉 In this new commentary, Dr. Collins reflects on the journey from the introduction of the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to today's advancements—and the promising future ahead! #InterventionOptimization doi.org/10.1093/abm/...