Multidisciplinary Training Program in Digital Mental Health

摘要 本申请提出建立创新型、多学科的博士后科研人才培养体系 专注于数字心理健康的计划)和技术 医学院、传播学院和麦考密克工程学院。这样做的长期目标是 该计划是通过提供第一个由NIMH支持的博士后来发展数字心理健康领域 将心理健康(心理学、精神病学和行为科学)和人类- 计算机交互(人机界面；计算机科学、通信、工程、设计和人为因素) 在培养成功的、独立的调查人员方面，他们将成为这一新兴领域的领导者。数位 作为一个领域，精神卫生并没有发挥其向大范围提供具有成本效益的精神卫生保健的潜力 人数之多。这一失败的部分原因是在很大程度上孤立地进行研究和培训。这 该计划将招募临床研究和人机界面方面的混合研究员。研究员将在以下方面发展核心能力 数字心理健康、团队科学、研究伦理、领导力以及其他需要的主题，如 实施科学或计算机科学。研究员还将发展对工作的理解 研究员正在学习的领域中的方法和原则(例如，人机界面研究员的行为科学 心理健康专家的设计方法)。每名实习生将由一名教职员工共同指导 专攻临床心理健康研究，一名专攻人机界面。他至少有75%的时间会 花在有指导的研究上。这些研究经验将由每周研讨会补充， 专业发展活动、以问题为基础的学习、研讨会和其他教学经验 涵盖基本知识。研究人员还将有机会获得由 西北大学，包括赠款撰写讲习班、论文撰写研讨会、团队科学培训、 以及其他致力于职业发展的资源。我们参与的教师导师和顾问是 来自各自领域的领导者，来自3所学校的9个部门。我们将每人招收3名研究员 一年可获得两年奖学金。该项目将是全国首个联合培养心理健康和 技术专家，并将成为新兴数字心理健康领域的典范。

Abstract This application proposes to establish an innovative, multi-disciplinary postdoctoral research training program focused on digital mental health) and technology across Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, School of Communication, and McCormick School of Engineering. The long-term goal of this program is to develop the field of digital mental health by providing the first NIMH-supported postdoctoral training program that integrates mental health (psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral science) and human- computer interaction (HCI; computer science, communication, engineering, design, and human factors) aimed at producing successful, independent investigators who will become leaders in this emerging field. Digital mental health as a field has not lived up to its potential to deliver mental health care cost-effectively to large numbers of people. Part of this failure is due to the largely siloed approach to research and training. This program will recruit a mix of fellows in clinical research and HCI. Fellows will develop core competencies in digital mental health, team science, research ethics, leadership, as well as other topics as needed such as implementation science or computer science. Fellows will also develop a working understanding of the methods and principles in the domain that the fellow is learning (e.g. behavioral science for HCI Fellows, HCI design methods for mental health specialists). Each trainee will be co-mentored by a faculty member who specializes in clinical mental health research and one specializing in HCI. At least 75% of the fellow's time will be spent in mentored research. These research experiences will be complemented by a weekly seminar, professional development activities, problem based learning, and workshops and other didactic experiences to cover basic knowledge. Fellows will also have access to the rich educational resources made available by Northwestern, including training in grant writing workshops, paper writing seminars, team science training, and other resources dedicated to career development. Our participating faculty mentors and advisors are leaders in their respective fields and come from 9 departments across 3 schools. We will admit 3 fellows each year for a two year fellowship. This program will be the first in the nation to jointly train mental health and technology specialists, and will serve as a model for the emerging field of digital mental health.