Past Presentations

Dedicated to disseminating cutting edge, evidence-based research to educate others and advance the behavioral health technologies field

April - May 2013
January - March 2013
October - December 2012
July - September 2012
April - June 2012
January - March 2012
October - December 2011
July - September 2011

April - May 2013

Leveraging technology to enhance addiction treatment and recovery.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. 6th Annual Addiction and Mental Health Day Conference. University of Calgary. Calgary, Alberta.

Taking a pulse on tech: readiness to integrate technology into community behavioral healthcare delivery. Invited symposium presentation: The future is in the palm of your hand.
Sarah E. Lord, PhD. Annual Conference of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Las Vegas, NV.

Technology-delivered assessment, prevention, and behavioral intervention tools in substance abuse, HIV, and sexual health.
Sarah E. Lord, PhD. Northern New England HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis Conference, Concord, NH.

A close examination of increased HIV testing following a computer-based video intervention in the ED.
Ian Aronson, PhD, Sonali Rajan, EdD, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD, Theodore C. Bania, MD. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Atlanta.

Symposium: The intersection of mHealth and behavioral health.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. and Andrew Campbell, PhD. Co-Chairs. Securing Information Technology in Healthcare: Part III (SITH3) Conference, Hanover, NH.

Perceptions of privacy and security as barriers to adoption of mHealth care delivery approaches in community behavioral health settings.
Sarah E. Lord, PhD. In Symposium (Marsch, L.A. & Campbell, A., Co-Chairs) on “The intersection of mHealth and Behavioral Health.” Securing Information Technology in Healthcare: Part III (SITH3) Conference, Hanover, NH.

Web-based decision support for smokers with schizophrenia.
Brunette, MF. Improving smoking cessation treatment for people with schizophrenia conference, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD. April, 2013

The State Construction of Madness: “Bad” Mothers and the Loss of Children in the Context of Homelessness.
Carpenter-Song, E. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, San Diego, CA, April 5, 2013.

Information technology and behavior change.
Dallery, J. Association for Behavior Analysis, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2013.

January - March 2013

Dissemination of contingency management by using the Internet and videogame-based incentives.
Bethany R. Raiff, PhD. BACB Continuing Education Workshop. Glassboro, NJ.

Information and behavioral technology to promote drug abstinence.
Jesse Dallery, PhD. Performance Management Conference. Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL.

Harnessing the potential of mobile technologies for delivery of evidence-based behavioral health care.
Sarah E. Lord, PhD. Invited Grand Rounds, New London Hospital, New London, NH. February 19, 2013.

Web-based CBT for Opioid-treated Pain Patients with Aberrant Drug-related Behavior.
Andrew Rosenblum, PhD and Honoria Guarino, PhD. Columbia University’s Drugs and Society Seminar, New York, NY, January, 2013.

Computer-based video to increase HIV testing among patients who initially decline.
Ian D. Aronson, PhD, Lisa Marsch, PhD, Juline Koken, PhD, Sonali Rajan, EdD, Madia Tariq, BA, Kate Haley, BA, Theodore C. Bania, MD. Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.

Young African American women’s perceptions of the risks and benefits of participating in a text message-delivered sexual communication intervention.
Michelle Broaddus, PhD, and Lisa Marsch, PhD. Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.

Transforming behavioral health care with technology.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. New Hampshire Hospital Professional Grand Rounds. Concord, NH.

Harnessing technology in addiction treatment.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Keynote address in meeting on “Brave New World: Using Technology to Enhance Behavioral Health”. Mid-Atlantic Node, NIDA Clinical Trials Network/Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD.

Workshop on the Therapeutic Education System: A web-based psychosocial support tool for substance use disorders.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Workshop presentation in meeting on “Brave New World: Using Technology to Enhance Behavioral Health”. Mid-Atlantic Node, NIDA Clinical Trials Network/Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD.

Using Mobile Technologies in the Assessment and Treatment of Serious Mental Illness.
Ben-Zeev, D. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, March, 2013.

Use of community based treatment and abstinence after a motivational intervention for smoking cessation among adults with serious mental illness.
Joelle C. Ferron (presenter) & Mary F. Brunette. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Boston, MA. March, 2013.

Mobile assessment and treatment of schizophrenia: A mobile intervention for medication adherence, hallucinations, and socialization.
Granholm, E., Ben-Zeev, D., Link, P.C., Bradshaw, K., Holden, J. Symposium at the 14th annual International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR), Orlando. April, 2013.

Automatic Movement-based Smoking Detection: First Real-World Pilot Results.
Walls, T.A. , McClure, E., Raiff, B.R., Karatas, C., Pompili, D. Society of Behavioral Medicine: Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA. March, 2013.

October - December 2012

Technology-based psychosocial treatments for substance use disorders: research findings and opportunities.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Symposium on exciting strategies for substance use treatment. 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. December 2012.

Potential for e-behavioral health: examples from the field.
Sarah Lord, PhD. eMental Health Conference. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. December 12, 2012.

Harnessing the potential of mobile technologies for delivery of evidence-based behavioral health care.
Sarah Lord, PhD. mHealth and Mental Health: An Enormous Untouched Opportunity. mHealth Summit. December 5, 2012. Washington DC.

Computer-based treatment for people with cognitive impairments.
Mary Brunette, MD. Symposium on exciting strategies for substance use treatment. 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. December 2012.

Technology-based screening, assessment and brief intervention approaches for substance use among youth populations.
Sarah Lord, PhD. Symposium on exciting strategies for substance use treatment. 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. December 2012.

Leveraging mobile technology in the delivery of behavioral interventions targeting substance abuse disorders.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Wireless Health, October 2012.

Development of a mobile-based psychosocial intervention for substance abuse disorders.
Michelle Acosta, PhD, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD, Honaria Guarino, PhD, Michael Grabinski, MCSD. Addiction Health Services Research Conference, October 2012.

Preferences for weight management strategies in a general population sample.
Vaughn W. Barry, PhD, Bethany R. Raiff, PhD. Addiction Health Services Research Conference, October 2012.

Overcoming obstacles to contingency management for smoking cessation via videogame-based incentives.
Bethany R. Raiff, PhD, Jesse Dallery, PhD, Darion Rapoza, PhD. Addiction Health Services Research Conference, October 2012.

Using target audience feedback to inform a technology-delivered intervention: the development of a web-based tool for chronic pain patients.
Honoria Guarino, PhD, Sarah K. Moore, Michelle C. Acosta, PhD, Ian Aronson, PhD, Andrew Rosenblum, PhD. Addiction Health Services Research Conference. October 2012.

An overview of multimedia learning: findings for developers of behavioral health interventions.
Ian David Aronson, PhD. Addiction Health Services Research Conference. October 2012.

Engaging disadvantaged smokers into cessation treatment.
Mary F. Brunette, MD. New Hampshire Public Health Association. Fall Forum 2012.

Helping smokers with mental illness quit.
Mary F. Brunette, MD. Grand Rounds. New Hampshire Hospital. Fall 2012.

July - September 2012

Harnessing Group Contingencies via Information Technology to Promote Smoking Cessation.
Jesse Dallery, PhD, Steven Meredith, MS, Bethany Raiff, PhD, Michael Grabinski, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. In Symposium (Chair: M. Smith) on Contingency Management Interventions in Substance Abuse and Health. American Psychological Association (APA). Orlando, FL. August 2012.

Technology-based Treatments for Addiction: Models for Implementation with Various Populations Within and Outside Formal Systems of Care.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. In Symposium on Increasing Implementability by Computerizing Treatments: Where, When and for Whom? (L. Onken and W. Aklin, Co-Chairs). American Psychological Association (APA). Orlando, FL. August 2012.

The Application of Technology to the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Research Findings, Opportunities, and Future Directions.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Fellows Address. Division 28, American Psychological Association (APA). Orlando, FL. August 2012.

Culturally-specific Barriers to Utilization of and Engagement in Drug Treatment: An Exploratory Study of Opioid-using Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union.
Honoria Guarino, PhD, Sarah Moore, PhD, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems 2012 Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. August 2012.

Increasing PTSD Treatment Seeking Among Returning OEF/OIF Veterans.
Tracy Stecker, PhD. Plenary speaker for the Health Services Research and Development Service Conference sponsored by The Department of Veterans Affairs. July 2012.

April - June 2012

Establishing Preliminary Efficacy: Research design and Internet-delivered contingency management for smoking cessation. Jesse Dallery, PhD. In Workshop on: Technology-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Development, Evaluation and Potential Public Health Impact. College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). Palm Springs, CA. June 2012

Cognitive functioning of methadone maintenance clients engaged in a web-based skills intervention.
Michelle C. Acosta, PhD, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD, Haiyi Xie, PhD, Honoria Guarino, PhD, Yesenia Aponte-Melendez. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the College on Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD) in Palm Springs, CA. June 2012.

Ecological momentary interventions for serious mental illness.
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD. European Psychiatric Association EU GEI Conference, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. June 2012.

The power of participation in development of technology-based tools: examples from the field.
Sarah E. Lord, PhD. Symposium presentation. Prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorders: development, evaluation and potential public health impact. College for Problems with Drug Dependence. June 2012.

Impact of Participation in Dual-focus 12-step Groups for People with Co-occurring Disorders.
Honoria Guarino, PhD, Harlan Matusow, MA , Andrew Rosenblum, PhD, J.T. Burhardt, M. Rini, Stephen Magura, PhD. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the College on Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD) in Palm Springs, CA. June 2012.

Workshop on Technology-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Development, Evaluation and Potential Public Health Impact.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD – Workshop Chair. Annual Meeting of the College on Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD) in Palm Springs, CA. June 2012.

Patient input on a web-based self-management intervention for chronic pain and aberrant opioid-taking behavior.
Sarah Moore, PhD, Honoria Guarino, PhD, Michelle Acosta, PhD, Ian Aronson, PhD, Ricardo Cruciani MD, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD, Andrew Rosenblum, PhD, Dennis Turk, PhD. Oral Presentation at Annual Meeting of the College on Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD) in Palm Springs, CA. June 2012.

How interactions with a computer-based video intervention can affect HIV test rates.
Ian Aronson, PhD, Lisa A. Marsch, PhD, Sonali Rajan EdD, Theodore Bania, MD. Annual Meeting of the College on Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD) in Palm Springs, CA. June 2012.

Technology-based treatments for substance use disorders: an overview of the state of the research.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Presentation in Workshop on Technology-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Development, Evaluation and Potential Public Health Impact at Annual Meeting of the College on Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD) in Palm Springs, CA. June 2012.

Leveraging technology in the behavioral treatment of substance use disorders.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Presentation in Symposium on Randomized Controlled Trials of Web-based Interventions for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders: Results and future Directions (Deborah Brief, PhD., Chair) at Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. San Francisco, CA. June 2012.

Moving forward: update on the development of a web-based cognitive behavioral treatment for OEF/OIF veterans with PTSD symptoms and substance misuse.
Bishop, T. M., Possemato, K., Acosta, M., Lantinga, L. J., Maisto, S., Marsch, L., Moore, S., & Rosenblum, A. Oral presentation at Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). San Francisco, CA. June 2012.

Mobile assessment and treatment of schizophrenia: taking interventions out of the clinic.
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD. Symposium on technology-based treatment approaches for substance use and mental health disorders. Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Chicago, IL. May 2012.

Information and behavioral technology to promote drug abstinence.
Jesse Dallery, PhD. Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA. May, 2012

Computer-delivered therapy for addiction: the state of the science and opportunities for embedding technology-based therapeutic tools in systems of care.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Presentation in symposium on Cutting Edge Advances in Addiction Treatment (John Mariani, MD and Frances Levin, MD, Co-Chairs). Invited Presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Philadelphia, PA. May 2012.

Technology-based treatment approaches for substance use and mental health disorders.
Sarah Lord, PhD. APS Annual Convention. May 2012.

Privacy and mhealth.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Securing Information Technology in Healthcare, Institute for Security, Technology and Society Meeting. Dartmouth College. Hanover, NH. May 2012.

Comparing a class of statistical models in analyzing skewed longitudinal count data with many zeros: an application from mental health services and outcome research.
Xie, H., Tao, J., McHugo, G.J. & Drake, R.E. Modern Modeling Methods Conference at University of Connecticut. May 2012.

Use of technology in the delivery of prevention and treatment interventions targeting substance use disorders and related issues.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Plenary Address. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Seattle, WA. May 2012.

Information and Behavioral Technology to Promote Drug Abstinence.
Jesse Dallery, PhD. Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA. May 2012.

Funding and selection by consequences.
Jesse Dallery, PhD. Association for Behavior Analysis International, Seattle, WA. May 2012.

Increasing adherence to blood sugar testing in teens diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes using an Internet-based contingency management intervention.
Bethany R. Raiff, Esperanza Morales, Nattinee Jittarin, Mary Pat Gallagher, Patricia Kringas. Annual Meeting for the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Seattle, WA. May 2012.

Internet-based Group Contingency Management to Promote Smoking Cessation
Steven E. Meredith, Michael Grabinski, Jesse Dallery. Annual Meeting for the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Seattle, WA. May 2012.

Acceptability of an Internet-based contingency management intervention for smoking cessation. Bethany Raiff, PhD with Jarvis, B, Turturici, M., Dallery, J. Annual meeting for the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Seattle, WA. May 2012.

Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools Targeting Substance Use Disorders: Research Findings, Opportunities, and Future Directions.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Presentation at NIDA Intramural Research Center Seminar Series. Baltimore, MD. April 2012.

Technology-based Therapeutic Tools Targeting Substance Use Disorders.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Presentation to CHESS Health Education Consortium. April 2012.

Leveraging Technology to Promote Behavioral Health.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Invited Presentation to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson. April 2012.

Web-based Psychosocial Treatment for Substance Use Disorders.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. In Symposium (Chair: Michael Lardiere) on Next Generation Computer Software and Mobile Solutions: Credible Behavioral Healthcare Software. National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 2012.

January - March 2012

Research update: smoking cessation treatment in people with SMI.
Mary Brunette, MD. Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Seminar Series. Dartmouth College. Hanover, NH. March 2012.

Science-based Prevention and Treatment Interventions for Opioid-dependent Youth.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Seminar Series. Dartmouth College. Hanover, NH. March 2012.

Use of a web based motivational decision support system – how do user characteristics impact outcomes?
Mary Brunette, MD. Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Seminar Series. Dartmouth College. Hanover, NH. February 2012.

Technology-based Interventions for Addiction and Behavioral Health: The State of the Science and Opportunities for Dissemination, Implementation and Sustainability.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Training Workshop, Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. February 2012.

Science-based Prevention and Treatment Interventions for Opioid-dependent Youth: Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions and the Potential Role of Technology.
Lisa A. Marsch, PhD. Grand Rounds Presentation, Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. February 2012.

Research on Smoking Cessation Among People with SMI.
Mary Brunette, MD and Joelle Ferron, PhD. Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Seminar Series. Dartmouth College. Hanover, NH. January 2012.

October – December 2011

The stage model for behavioral therapy development: A case example of integrating technology with an evidence-based behavioral treatment to promote smoking cessation.
Jesse Dallery, PhD. Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth Medical School, December 2011.

Operation breakthrough: Finding recovery and opportunity for veterans with mental health crises.
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD. Discussion panel member at the Pritzker Military Library, Chicago, IL. November 2011.

Contexts of Opioid Use Among Immigrant Youth From the Former Soviet Union: The Social Production of Substance Abuse and Disease Risk.
Honoria Guarino, PhD, Sarah Moore, PhD & Lisa Marsch, PhD. In Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Addiction in Context Symposium. American Anthropological Association Meeting. Montreal, CA. November 2011.

Dissemination Efforts in Behaviorally-Focused HIV Prevention Among High Risk Youth: From Bench to Desktop to Africa and Beyond.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Invited Symposium Discussant (Chair: Dr. Carla Kmett Danielson). Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA. November 2011.

Technology-based Interventions for Addiction and Behavioral Health: The State of the Science and Opportunities for Dissemination, Implementation and Sustainability.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Invited Lecture, Addiction Research Dissemination and Implementation Sustainability (ARDIS) Addiction Center of Excellence and New York University Division of General Internal Medicine. New York University, NY. November 2011.

Clinical Considerations in the use of Technology-based Therapeutic Tools: Technology-based Interventions for Substance Use Disorders as an Exemplar.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Presentation in symposium on Internet-Based Psychological Services: Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Issues (Chair: Dr. James Herbert). Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA. November 2011.

Computer-Delivered Psychosocial Treatment for Offenders with Substance Use Disorders: 6-Month Outcomes.
Stanley Sacks, PhD, Lisa Marsch, PhD, & M. Chaple, PhD. Oral presentation in Symposium on Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation. American Society of Criminology Meeting. Washington, DC. November 2011.

Computer-delivered psychosocial treatment for offenders with substance use disorders.
M. Chaple, PhD Stanley Sacks, PhD, Lisa Marsch, PhD, & N. Jitnarin, PhD. Addictions Health Services Research Conference. Fairfax, VA. October 2011.

Technology-Based interventions for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Research Findings, Opportunities, and Future Directions.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Invited Plenary, California Society of Addiction Medicine Meeting. Long Beach, CA. October 2011.

July – September 2011

Translational research on choice and cigarette smoking.
Jesse Dallery, PhD. Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida. September 2011.

Social Context and HIV Risk in a New York City Immigrant Community: An Exploratory Study of Opioid-Using Youth from the former Soviet Union.
Honoria Guarino, PhD, Sarah Moore, PhD & Lisa Marsch, PhD. AIDS Impact Conference. Santa Fe, NM. September 2011.

Technology-based Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention for Youth.
Lisa Marsch, PhD Symposium presentation on Innovative Approaches to Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse (Augusto Diana, Ph.D., Chair). National Prevention Network Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. September 2011.

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) on Technology-based Therapeutic Tools Targeting Behavioral Health.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Chair, Administrator Consensus Panel. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Rockville, MD. July 2011.

Development and evaluation of a mobile-based psychosocial intervention for substance use disorders. Michelle Acosta, PhD, Lisa Marsch, PhD & Michael Grabinski, MSCD. Presentation in symposium on Innovation and Opportunities in Mobile Interventions for Addictions. (Co-Chairs Dr. Lisa Onken and Dr. Cecelia Spitznas). American Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. August 2011.

Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools Targeting Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health: Research Findings, Opportunities, and Future Directions.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Invited Presentation to the Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College. New York, NY. August 2011.

Computer-delivered psychosocial treatment for substance use disorders.
Lisa Marsch, PhD Presentation in symposium on Neurobehavioral and Technological Mechanisms to Improve the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment (Co-Chairs Dr. Will M. Aklin & Dr. Lisa Onken). American Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. August 2011.

Internet-based contingency management smoking cessation intervention: Eliminating distance as a barrier to treatment.
Bethany Raiff, PhD & Jesse Dallery, PhD. Annual conference for the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C. August 2011.

Increasing treatment seeking among returning servicemembers with PTSD.
Tracy Stecker, PhD. Presentation to Veterans Health Administration. August 2011.

Using contemporary technologies in assessment and treatment of serious mental illness.
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD. (Chair), Drake, R.E., Corrigan, P. W., Rotondi, A. J., Nilsen, W., Depp, C. Think tank panel at the 21st National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Conference on Mental Health Services Research, Washington, D.C. July 2011.

Research on HIV Research Ethics in Action: The Study and Use of New Technologies in Generating Evidence-based Ethical Practices in HIV Prevention Research.
Lisa Marsch, PhD Fordham University. New York, NY. July 2011.

HIV Prevention Research Ethics: Ethical Issues in HIV and Drug Use Research Involving the New Technologies.
Lisa Marsch, PhD. Fordham University. New York, NY. July 2011.