Crystal Nuñez, MA
Research Coordinator, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Crystal Nuñez is a research coordinator at CTBH, where she helps support research and implementation for an innovative digital mental health platform that integrates an AI-driven chatbot with passive behavioral sensing technology. Co-created with Dartmouth students, the platform is designed to strengthen university-based mental health interventions.
Crystal holds a BA in Psychology from Brooklyn College and an MA in Developmental Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Before joining CTBH, she worked with the non-profit AHRC, facilitating operations-based projects focused on supporting populations with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York City. She also served as a research analyst at MDRC, where she led qualitative efforts across a range of evaluative and research projects, including K-12, postsecondary, and rural education. She is interested in applying her skills and experience to advance inclusive, community-centered behavioral health interventions.
When she’s not working, Crystal loves to read, hike with her Golden doodle, and bake.
Selected Publications
- Salimi S, Rappaport R, Nuñez C. A case study of technology-assisted advising tools in five high schools. MDRC. 2025 June.