
The mission of the Mobile Health Technology (mHealth) Shared Resource at the Stephenson Cancer Center is to support researchers who use technology to study and intervene upon cancer-related health risk factors and behaviors.
Director, mHealth
Michael Businelle, PhD
Program Manager
Michela Aguirre
Email: michela-aguirre@ouhsc.edu
The mHealth core provides a wide range of services including:
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Support clinical trials and micro-randomized trials
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UX/UI design for mobile applications
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Smartphone applications design and development (i.e. Android, Apple, Microsoft)
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Web-based content management system (CMS) to manage research studies and enroll study participants
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Create various types of ecological momentary assessments (EMAs): Random, daily, participant initiated, geo-fence initiated, sensor initiated
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Machine learning models and analysis
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GPS tracking and analysis
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Geo-Fencing and analysis
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Governance and risk assessment support
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Application maintenance and support
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Application and device training
The mHealth core uses the Insight Platform to build, test, and launch technology-based mobile health assessments and intervention tools. The versatile Insight platform enables researchers to track momentary changes in key variables from multiple data sources (i.e. phone-based surveys, sensor data, geolocation data) in near real-time and use this information to intitiate interventions.
The mHealth Shared Resource has worked with many institutions including:
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American Cancer Society
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Battelle
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Louisiana State University
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Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center
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Optum Center for Wellbeing
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Rice University
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Stephenson Cancer Center
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University of Alabama - School of Public Health
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University of Houston
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University of North Texas Health Science Center
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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University of Texas Health Science Center - School of Public Health
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Yale School of Medicine