Adrian Aguilera
Dr. Aguilera’s research emphasizes digital health equity, utilizing digital technologies to improve health and mental health in low-income and underserved populations. His most recent work has been the development and testing of an automated text messaging based companion to cognitive behavioral treatment for depression with the goal increasing engagement and improving outcomes. He will be expanding his work to develop a personalized machine learning based, mobile phone intervention to increase physical activity in co-morbid depression and diabetes.
In the News
Text messages - even automated ones - can soothe the disconnected soul
Text messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But a Berkeley social-welfare professor has found an upside to texting, especially for people who feel stressed out, isolated and alone.