ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
A web- and mobile-compatible intervention for violence and early substance use prevention among young Black males using life skills coaching, safety planning tools, and an AI-facilitated chatbot
A trauma-informed father-son dyadic in-person and online program to improve the safety and well-being of mothers and children exposed to intimate partner violence by enhancing healthy father-child connections, lessening the devastating impact of partner violence on mothers and children.
A trauma-informed father-son dyadic in-person and online program to improve the safety and well-being of mothers and children exposed to intimate partner violence by enhancing healthy father-child connections, lessening the devastating impact of partner violence on mothers and children.
FUNDERS
Chicago Chronic Conditions Equity Network (Pilot & Mini-Grant; NIMHD; 5P50MD017349-02)
Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) - NIH/NCATS-funded Pilot Translational and Clinical and Translational Science Awards (through Grant Numbers UL1TR002389, KL2TR002387, and TL1TR00238).
Rush-BMO Institute for Health Equity
Cohn Fellowship (Cohn Family Foundation and Rush Research Mentoring Program)
Mental Health: We explore the promise and drawbacks of digital therapeutics to provide personalized and accessible mental health care that resonates with modern challenges.
Early Substance Use: We investigate how immersive technologies and biofeedback can revolutionize substance use prevention at critical developmental stages, using harm reduction, relapse prevention, and recovery support, paving the way for a healthier, addiction-free future.
Trauma & Interpersonal Violence: We leverage how we can combine technology and neuroscience to develop evidence-based trauma therapies that promote resilience and healing, redefining how we approach trauma treatment and violence prevention.
Our posters showcase the latest findings, methodologies, and technologies developed within the EMERGE Innovations Lab.