Because the conference brings everyone into the same session rather than splitting people across tracks, #IOptimize26 is designed for conversation as much as presentation. Poster discussion and time for exchange are built in. bit.ly/ioptimize26

Thanks for an inspiring visit, Nicolas. We look forward to it, too!

Nicolas Leenaerts@nicolasleenaerts.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Had the pleasure to visit the @d3center.bsky.social at UMich yesterday! Everybody there is amazing. It was great talking and brain storming with you all. I am looking forward to seeing each other again soon.

The Wednesday program at #IOptimize26 @ioptimize.bsky.social includes a funding-focused panel with NIH program staff, followed by roundtable discussions. It is one part of a broader program on intervention optimization, implementation, digital health, and methods. Register: bit.ly/ioptimize26

Walter Dempsey and Devin Tomlinson on new experimental designs for intervention optimization. One of the most methods-forward sessions on the program. #IOptimize26 bit.ly/ioptimize26

How and when should a mobile intervention prompt action during a quit attempt? Lindsey Potter presents results from the MARS micro-randomized trial at #IOptimize26. bit.ly/ioptimize26

So excited to hear from @devtomlinson.bsky.social & co at @ioptimize.bsky.social. #IOptimize26 Learn more and register: bit.ly/ioptimize26

Conference on Intervention Optimization@ioptimize.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Where are optimization methods headed next? At the 2026 Conference on Intervention Optimization, Tianchen Qian, Devin Tomlinson, and Walter Dempsey will explore new experimental designs for intervention optimization. May 18 to 20, 2026 • Bethesda, MD Register: bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

Our members who study substance use disorder treatment have led multiple studies evaluating the impact of an approach called contingency management. Hear @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss this work on the American Psychological Assn's podcast: www.apa.org/news/podcast... #psychsky #addiction

The first Conference on Intervention Optimization kicks off May 18 with a look back at how intervention optimization grew from a single journal article 20 years ago into an active field. For program updates and speaker spotlights, follow @ioptimize.bsky.social #IOptimize26

One of the meetings I am most excited about this spring is the first-ever academic conference on intervention optimization, "Intervention Optimization: Science and Practice, Present and Future," in Bethesda, Maryland from May 18-20, 2026.

Poster highlight from MeTRIC: Tiffany Sudijono sharing mixed-methods work on co-designing mHealth feedback with expectant parents: with a clear takeaway that users want feedback that’s trustworthy, actionable, and grounded in wearable data. #MeTRIC #mHealth #DigitalHealth #UserCenteredDesign

🥇 First up: d3center communicator Ian Burnette with a quick pitch at APP-Solutely Supported LIVE! A fast-paced resource showcase where campus units share tools and support for mobile health research. 2 minutes, 1 slide, lots of ideas!

At the MeTRIC Symposium today: a full day on mobile health, sensing, and adaptive interventions. Excited to hear how researchers across campus are pushing mHealth from theory into real-world use. #MeTRIC #DigitalHealth #mHealth

Today, 1–5 pm ET: d3center faculty @leb112358.bsky.social, Shiyu Zhang, and Walter Dempsey present on Adaptive Interventions in the PDHP Workshop Series at ISR. Topics include adaptive intervention & JITAI foundations, SMARTs, MRTs, and Q&A. 📍 6050 ISR-Thompson + Zoom 🔗 pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops

Thanks to our collaborator @sgoldbergphd.bsky.social for joining us today to discuss optimizing the integration between human and digital support in a meditation app for depression and anxiety! #InterventionOptimization

We're excited, too!

Nicolas Leenaerts@nicolasleenaerts.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Got selected as a MAPCI 2026 fellow! Really excited to learn how to develop JITAIs for cancer survivors struggling with substance use!

At #ABCT2025 in New Orleans, our director Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani joined Bethany Teachman (chair), Noah French and @stef-l-sequeira.bsky.social for the panel “Using Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions to Better Meet Patients’ Needs and Increase Access to Care.” Grateful for the rich discussion. 📸

📣 General registration is now open for the 2026 Conference on Intervention Optimization! #IOptimize26 Join us in the D.C. area May 18–20, 2026 for three days of plenaries, posters, and networking on the science and practice of intervention optimization. Learn more and register: bit.ly/4a0sZhL

🍩 ☕ @umisr.bsky.social Survey Research Center director Pam Davis-Kean discusses the d3center's mission with center director Billie Nahum-Shani and investigator Shiyu Zhang during this morning's Director's Donuts and Coffee Event. @um-src.bsky.social @umpamdk.bsky.social #AdaptiveInterventions

Only 3 days left to apply! MAPCI is a free, comprehensive training program (Feb 24–27, 2026 • Ann Arbor) for cancer control researchers developing adaptive interventions (including JITAIs in mobile health). Significant travel & lodging support. Apply by Nov 14, 2025 → mapci.space

Daniel Almirall (@d3center.bsky.social) et al. use Replicating Effective Programs as the foundational implementation strategy to test the effects of two additional strategies on improving the number of IDEAL Goals sessions for clients in Maryland & Michigan mental health orgs myumi.ch/w9Jjp

Achieving cardiovascular health equity in community mental health: study protocol for a cluster-randomized hybrid Type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial - Implementation Science

Background People with serious mental illness die 10–20 years earlier than the overall population, mainly from cardiovascular disease. Although effective interventions to manage cardiovascular disease...

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Walter Dempsey of @d3center.bsky.social is part of LowSalt4Life 2 which is testing a scalable, context-aware digital intervention designed to reduce dietary sodium and improve blood pressure management. myumi.ch/g3PeR

A Just-In-Time Adaptive Mobile Application Intervention to Reduce Sodium Intake and Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: Rationale and Design of the LowSalt4Life 2 Trial

Excess dietary sodium intake is a major contributor to hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease in the U.S., yet most Americans exceed recommende…

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We're pleased to have the leadership of cancer control scientist, RN, and University of Michigan Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs @chrisfriesern.bsky.social as we launch our new NCI-funded training program! Learn more: mapci.space

Chris Friese, PhD, RN@chrisfriesern.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Thrilled to partner with my colleagues at @d3center.bsky.social: please share this opportunity with cancer control scientists interested in adaptive interventions.

From idea to adaptive intervention across the cancer continuum. MAPCI blends online prep, a 4-day institute, and mentorship focused on the methods necessary to develop adaptive interventions for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. Apply by Nov 14. mapci.space

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 Poster abstracts for @ioptimize.bsky.social conference are now due Oct 13, 11:59 p.m. ET. ✅ All submissions are posters ⚡ New: Option to give a <2-min lightning talk to spotlight your work Join us May 18–20, 2026 in Bethesda, MD. 🔗 Submit your abstract: bit.ly/submit26

@devtomlinson.bsky.social & @laracoughlinphd.bsky.social discuss the Incentives to Quit program—a hybrid human+digital contingency management approach using CO breath sensors, app check-ins + coaching to support quitting. Pilot results: 61% quit by 4 wks; 55% maintained at 1-mo. #SmokingCessation

The d3center is thrilled to co-host the first-ever Conference on Intervention Optimization! We're bringing together brilliant minds from health, education, engineering & beyond. May 18-20 in the DC area. Registration opens soon: bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

📢 Call for poster abstracts! The d3center invites submissions for the Conference on Intervention Optimization, May 18-20 in Bethesda, MD. Share your research in intervention optimization across health, education, engineering & more. Deadline: Oct 9. bit.ly/ioptimize26 #IOptimize26

Join us this afternoon at 2 ET for our AHSR webinar series event: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment. Billie Nahum-Shani, Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton. Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9

Congratulations, Dr. Sripada! 🌟

Rebecca Sripada, PhD, ABPP@rebeccasripada.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Very excited to announce a new project funded by VA HSR: SMART Therapist Training: A Hybrid Factorial-SMART design

📢 Join us Th, Aug 14 for our webinar in the Addiction Health Services Research series: Innovations in Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Substance Use Prevention & Treatment. w/Billie Nahum-Shani, Lindsey Potter, Lara Coughlin, Amy Hughes Lansing, & Maureen Walton. Register 👉 myumi.ch/pV2V9

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