Seminar Series 2022 - Heather Nuske

Connected and motivated: Developing and testing digital mental health solutions with community partners with Heather Nuske

Dr Nuske's research on utilizing digital mental health technology to support the implementation of evidence-based practices for individuals with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. A particular area of research focus of hers is on measuring and supporting emotion regulation in children on the autism spectrum, using digital mental health platforms combined with psychophysiological indices and treatment approaches such as social and emotional learning programs, mindfulness-based approaches and emotion regulation training. Dr. Nuske uses community-partnered participatory research and user-centered design methods and conducts mixed-method randomized controlled trials to answer implementation- and efficacy/effectiveness-related questions about digital mental health technologies and interventions.