Research Interests

Research Interests: My research focuses on using behavioral theory and novel methodologies to develop adaptive interventions, namely interventions that use ongoing information about the individual to modify the type/intensity/delivery-mode of support.

Key words: Adaptive Interventions, Just In Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs), Multimodality Adaptive Interventions, Intervention Engagement.

Selected Publications

  • Nahum-Shani, I., Yoon, C. (in press). Towards the science of engagement with digital interventions.Current Directions in Psychological Science.
  • Nahum-Shani, I., Greer, Z.M., Trella, A.L., Zhang, K.W., Carpenter, S.M., Ruenger, D., Elashoff, D., Murphy, S.A., Shetty, V. (2024). Optimizing an adaptive digital oral health intervention for promoting oral self-care behaviors: Micro-randomized trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1551714424000387
  • Nahum-Shani, I., & Naar, S. (2023). Digital adaptive behavioral interventions to improve HIV prevention and care: Innovations in intervention approach and experimental design. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-023-00671-z
  • Nahum-Shani, I., Dziak. J.J., Venera., H., Pfammatte, A.F., Spring, B., & Dempsey, W. (2023). Design of experiments with sequential randomizations on multiple timescales: The hybrid experimental design. Behavior Research Methods, https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.09046
  • Nahum-Shani, I., Dziak, J.J., Walton, M.A., Dempsey, W. (2022). Hybrid experimental designs for intervention development: What, why and how. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459221114279
  • Nahum-Shani, I., Shaw, S., Carpenter, S., M., Murphy, S. A., & Yoon C. (2022). Engagement in digital interventions. American Psychologist.https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000983

Recent talks

On Different Kinds of Adaptive Interventions: And Experimental Designs to Optimize Them.
Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization
School of Global Public Health, New York University
New York University
April, 2024

On Different Kinds of Adaptive Interventions: And Experimental Designs to Optimize Them.
World Bank: Poverty and Equity Global Practice
April, 2024

Optimizing the Integration Between Digital and Human-Delivered Components: The Hybrid Experimental Design.
Stanford Mental Health Technology and Innovation Hub
Stanford University
January, 2024

Optimizing the Integration Between Digital and Human-Delivered Components: The Hybrid Experimental Design.
InCHIP Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
January 2024

Optimizing the Integration Between Digital and Human-Delivered Components: The Hybrid Experimental Design.
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
January 2024

Optimizing the Integration Between Digital and Human-Delivered Components: Novel Experimental Approaches.
Seminar at the College of Medicine
Florida State University
December, 2023