MARCH 7, 2025
Zachary Cohen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Clinical Director, Personalized Treatment Lab
The University of Arizona
About the Presentation: I will present work across three areas: The RainFrog Digital Therapy Ecosystem, Passive Sensing or Digital Phenotyping, and Data-Driven Precision Treatment Approaches. I will highlight ways in which these three areas of research can work synergistically to advance our understanding of mental illness and treatment response, and to expand access to care for underserved populations, thus improving outcomes.
About the Presenter: Dr. Zachary Cohen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology (Clinical Area) at the University of Arizona, where he directs the Personalized Treatment Lab. His research focuses on precision mental health treatments, aiming to answer the questions “How and For Whom do Treatments Work?” through data-driven approaches. His work integrates advanced quantitative methods, including machine learning, to develop clinical prediction models and decision support tools that personalize treatment. Some of Dr. Cohen‘s key contributions include the development of the Personalized Advantage Index (PAI), co-creating the RainFrog Digital Therapy ecosystem (a platform designed for scalable, evidence-based psychological interventions) with his mentor Dr. Michelle Craske at the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge, and designing and launching several mental health digital phenotyping studies. His work seeks to improve mental health treatment accessibility and improve outcomes, particularly for underserved populations.