Highlighted current research projects

Personalized podcast playlists to promote mental and physical health among mothers

We have developed an 8-week program in which mothers receive a personalized playlist of episodes from popular podcasts to support and inspire them as they work towards a health-related goal. We will conduct a pilot feasibility trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of this program.

How parents use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to answer their child nutrition questions

We are conducting a secondary analysis of data from a survey in which we asked parents about how they use AI, including to answer their child nutrition questions.

Digital messages to help parents evaluate child nutrition content they see on social media

We developed messages to increase parents’ ability to evaluate child nutrition content they see on social media. We conducted a randomized survey to obtain parents’ feedback and test whether the messages increase parents’ knowledge and skills.

How mothers and perinatal persons engage with digital psychoeducational content to promote their mental health and well-being

We conducted a mixed-methods research study to explore how perinatal persons and mothers engage with digital psychoeducation content related to maternal mental health and parenting, and how engagement with content and other community members is associated with mental health and well-being.