Ongoing Projects

• Mobile Validation of the PCL
  Mobile devices are increasingly being used to administer self-report surveys designed to assess an individual’s mental health symptoms. However, there are significant differences in the way that information is presented on a mobile device as compared to a traditional paper and pen survey. For example, items are presented individually and cannot be skipped. This presentation may alter the responses. The present study seeks to evaluate if and how responses differ for self-report measures administered across these two methods. 
• Symptom Tracker Usability Study
  A successful mobile intervention is intuitive to use. A key step in the process of application development is usability testing. Usability testing involves having participants use the application to determine if: (1) the application works properly and (2) the application is well designed. The proposed study seeks to evaluate the usability of mobile application that has been developed at UVM in a convenience sample of the undergraduate students. It is necessary to involve human subjects to identify problems in the application and evaluate satisfaction with the application.

Collaborative Projects

These are projects that are being conducted at other institutions in which CREST is an active collaborator.

• Optimal Timing of an Early Intervention to Prevent PTSD
  The overall aim of this project is to determine the optimal dose for the delivery of exposure therapy in the immediate aftermath of trauma for preventing the development of PTSD and depression and related sequelae. This project is being conducted at Emory University.
  
• Targeting Memory Reconsolidation to Prevent the Return of Fear in a Pilot RCT
  The overall aim of this project is to establish if targeting the reconsolidation of fear with a nonpharmacological, noninvasive reminder of the fear is effective for human clinical populations in reducing anxiety and return of fear (relapse). This project is being conducted at Emory University.
• Advancing the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan PTSD Exposure Therapy System for MST
  The aims of this project are to evaluate the use of virtual reality in the treatment of PTSD for combat veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma. This project is being conducted at Emory University.
• Web-based Intervention for Disaster Affected Adolescents and Families
  Primary aims are to develop a mental health-oriented Web intervention for adolescents and parents affected by disasters, and conduct a randomized controlled population-based study with 2,600 disaster-affected families. The Website, Bounce Back Now, has been developed and will be evaluated with families that have been affected by the recent Alabama tornadoes.