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Dr. Nicholas C. Jacobson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College.
Digital Phenotyping; Digital Mental Health; Anxiety and Depression
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Nick Jacobson is an assistant professor in the departments of Biomedical Data Science and Psychiatry within the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. He directs the AI and Mental Health: Innovation in Technology Guided Healthcare (AIM HIGH) Laboratory.
Dr. Jacobson researches the use of technology to enhance both the assessment and treatment of anxiety and depression. His work has focused on (1) enhancing precision assessment of anxiety and depression using intensive longitudinal data, (2) conducting multimethod assessment utilizing passive sensor data from smartphones and wearable devices, and (3) providing scalable, personalized technology-based treatments utilizing smartphones. He has a strong interest in creating personalized just-in-time adaptive interventions and the quantitative tools that make this work possible. To date, Dr. Jacobson’s smartphone applications which assess and treat anxiety and depression have been downloaded and installed by more than 50,000 people in over 100 countries. Dr. Jacobson is the principal investigator of an R01 Awarded from the National Institute of Mental Health studying the use of personalized deep learning models to predict rapid changes in major depressive disorder symptoms using passive sensor data from smartphones and wearable devices.
Additionally, Dr. Jacobson has a strong quantitative background in analyzing intensive longitudinal data. In his work, he employs many different types of analyses including structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, time-series techniques, dynamical systems modeling, and machine learning. He created a novel modeling technique, entitled the Differential Time-Varying Effect Model (DTVEM), which allows researchers to discover and model optimal lag times in intensive longitudinal data. He recently developed an anxiety and depression monitoring application entitled Mood Triggers which helps users to learn the triggers of their anxiety and depression in their daily lives. He also created an statistical package (written in R) called the Differential Time-Varying Effect Model (DTVEM) which is used to explore optimal time lags in intensive longitudinal data.
Dr. Amanda Collins is a T32 postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth College. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University and completed her predoctoral clinical internship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Anna Langener is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biomedical Data Science at Dartmouth. She received her PhD from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, under the supervision of Dr. Laura Bringmann, Dr. Gert Stulp, and Prof. Martien Kas. She is currently working with Dr. Jacobson on developing deep learning models to predict symptom changes in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Dr. Daniel Mackin is a postdoctoral fellow at the Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health Lab at Dartmouth College in the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health. He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Stony Brook University, where he worked with Dr. Dan Klein to examine the role of reward processing and reinforcement learning deficits in depressive disorders across development.
Dr. Amanda Collins, PhD
Dr. Anna Langener, PhD
Dr. Daniel Mackin, PhD
Lisa Oh is a Research Scientist at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH). She received her MS in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
Lisa Oh, MS
RESEARCH COORDINATOR & ASSISTANTS
Ahhyun is a research assistant for the Sensing Schizophrenia Study in the Jacobson Lab. She received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Data Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Tess is a research coordinator for the Tracking Depression Study in the Jacobson Lab. She received her PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Georgia (UGA).
Ahhyun Lee
Dr. Tess Z Griffin, PhD, MEd
PHD STUDENTS Damien is a data scientist in training with a formal education in anthropology, biology, and bioinformatics, working on his PhD in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences at Dartmouth. Elizabeth Lampe is currently completing her psychology internship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and is in the final year of her PhD in clinical psychology at Drexel University. Hannah Dorris is a PhD student in the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Program at Dartmouth College. Hannah hails from Colorado and received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at Pomona College. Sukriti Ghosh is a PhD student in the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (QBS) program. Sukriti graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) with a Bachelors in Bioengineering and a minor in Neuroscience in 2018.
Damien Lekkas, MS
Elizabeth Lampe
Hannah Dorris
Sukriti Ghosh
MASTERS STUDENTS Antara is a Master's student in Health Data Science within the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences program and is interested in the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and data science, and the application of machine learning methods on neurological data to learn more regarding neurological and psychiatric disorders. Ruby Nash is a Master of Science student in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Plymouth State University, and is interested in the application of technology in serving large-scale mental health needs.
Antara Sengupta
Ruby Nash, MBA
VISITING SCHOLARS & ROTATION STUDENTS Dr. Hwoyeon Seo is a visiting scholar and is currently pursuing his PhD at the Computational Social Science and Future Strategy Lab at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Oluwafunke Kolawole is a Doctor of Medicine candidate at the City University of New York School of Medicine in New York. Yinzhou is a QBS master student at Dartmouth. His research interests is in health dialogue, cultural adaptation for digital interventions, and multimodal chatbots.
Hwoyeon Seo, MD, MSc
Oluwafunke Kolawole
Yinzhou Wang
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS Ada is a '23 from Minerva University studying Biochemistry and Computational Science. Alyssia is a '26 at Dartmouth majoring in Engineering modified with Computer Science. Anastasia is a '24 at Dartmouth majoring in Neuroscience on the Pre-Med track. Antonie Tran is a '27 at the University of Massachusetts Boston, majoring in Business Analytics and Information Systems. Anya Ramrakhiani is a '27 at Dartmouth studying Biomedical Engineering on the pre-med track. Atziri Enriquez is a '26 from Tucson, Arizona majoring in Engineering modified with Computer Science. Ceyhun is a '27 at Dartmouth majoring in Biomedical Engineering and on the Pre-Med track. Chae is '26 from South Korea majoring in Quantitative Social Science and Economics on the Pre-Med track. Cherish is a ‘28 at Bowdoin College interested in majoring in Engineering (or Computer Science) and Neuroscience with a minor in Anthropology on the pre-med/PhD track. Daniel is a '26 at Bowdoin College from New London, NH and is majoring in neuroscience and minoring in religion. Dawson is a '25 from Hurricane, WV, majoring in Psychology and Quantitative Social Science. Eda is a '25 from Istanbul, Turkey majoring in Psychology and minoring in English literature and Global Health. Emilio is a '27 student from Amazonas, Peru majoring in Mathematics and specializing in Machine Learning Research. Gabriel is a ‘28 at Bowdoin College and plans to major in East Asian Studies with a minor in Music while pursuing a pre-med track. Jeremy Rodriguez is a Dartmouth '25 from Boston, Massachusetts; he is majoring in Quantitative Psychology with a minor in psychology. Jessica is a ’23 from Norman, OK majoring in Psychology and Native American and Indigenous Studies. Mingyue is a '27 from Shanghai, China majoring in Neuroscience on the Pre-Med track. Nicholas Enbar-Salo is a '27 at Bowdoin College majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science with a minor in Psychology. Ore James is a '25 from Texas majoring in Film & Media Studies and Computer Science. Rina is a ‘23 from Japan and India majoring in Psychology on the Pre-Med track. Stephen is a ’25 from Baton Rouge, LA majoring in Biomedical Engineering on the Pre-Med track. Sukanya is a '24 at Dartmouth interested in helping others lead healthier lives.
Adaobi Amanna
Alyssia Salas
Anastasia Bryan
Antonie Tran
Anya Ramrakhiani
Atziri Enriquez
Ceyhun Olcan
Chae Lee
Cherish Zhao
Daniel Courtine
Dawson Haddox
Eda Naz Gokdemir
Emilio Sebastian Daza Vigo
Gabriel Vasquez-Jaffe
Jeremy Rodriguez
Jessica Meikle
Mingyue Zha
Nicholas Enbar-Salo
Ore James
Rina Matsumura
Stephen Adjei
Sukanya Bhattacharya
ALUMNI: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS Dr. Felix Kortmann is a PostDoc Fellow at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) with a background in Systems Engineering and Information Systems. Dr. Robert J. Klein is an NIH T-32 postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH), and received his PhD in Social and Health Psychology from North Dakota State University. Dr. Michael V. Heinz is a postdoctoral fellow at the Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health Lab at the Dartmouth College Center for Technology and Behavioral Health. Under the primary mentorship of Dr. Nicholas C. Jacobson, Dr. Heinz is interested in the development of scalable, digital technologies toward assessment and treatment of mental health disorders.
Dr. Felix Kortmann, PhD, MSc
Dr. Robert J. Klein, PhD
Dr. Michael V. Heinz, MD
ALUMNI: STAFF Research Scientist Dr. William Haslett is a Research Scientist in the Biomedical Data Science department at Geisel Medical School, and received his PhD in Health Services Research from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Research Assistant Natalie graduated from Bates College with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Chemistry, and is interested in pursuing a career in mental health. 
Dr. Will Hasslett, PhD
Natalie Thomas
ALUMNI: PHD STUDENTS
Emily is a psychology intern in the Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and is in the final year of her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Montclair State University. Matthew Nemesure is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences department at the Geisel School of Medicine. George is a Ph.D. student in the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences program at Dartmouth College.
Dr. Emily Kline, MA, PhD
Dr. Matthew Nemesure, PhD
Dr. George Price, PhD
ALUMNI: RESIDENTS Arnav Pondicherry is currently a fourth-year psychiatry resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and a graduate research scientist at the Jacobson Lab.
Dr. Arnav Pondicherry, MD
ALUMNI: MASTERS STUDENTS Sam Morton is a computer science master's student interested in the applications of computational techniques and machine learning to the medical field. Yong Zhao graduated from UC Santa Barbara with B.S. in Biological Sciences, and is currently a graduate student in the master of science program in Quantitative Biomedical Science with Health Data Science concentration. Jason Kim is a graduate student in the MS Health Data Science program with interests in web-scraping, natural language processing, and computer vision. Joseph (Joe) is a current Master’s student in the Department of Quantitative Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Health Data Science at Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. Oliver Liu has an interest in biomedical data science stemming from a general desire to do public good while applying computational and statistical approaches. Max is an MPH student at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He received his undergraduate degree in Human Development at Cornell University.
Sam Morton
Yong Zhao
Jason Kim
Joseph Gyorda
Lili (Oliver) Liu
Max Portnoy
ALUMNI: VISITING SCHOLARS Emily graduated from Columbia University in 2018 with a B.S. in computer science and has been working as a software engineer for the past two years. Alex completed his BS in Psychology at Iowa State University, and is currently a graduate student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Kejin is currently a master's student in statistics at University of California San Diego (UCSD).
Emily Bau
Alex DaSilva
Kejin Wu
ALUMNI: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS Abigail is a ’24 from New York City, NY majoring in Psychology and Education. Alexandra is an undergraduate from Westchester County, NY majoring in English on the Pre-Dental track. Aneesh is a ‘25 from the San Francisco Bay Area, CA majoring in Computer Science. Anna is a '25 at Dartmouth majoring in Mathematical Data Science and Psychology. Areej is an undergraduate from the University of Connecticut majoring in Physiology and Neurobiology. Avijit is a ’26 from Atlanta, GA majoring in Anthropology on the Pre-Health track. Brendan is a '23 at Dartmouth majoring in Engineering and Human Centered Design. Brandon is an undergraduate at Dartmouth majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. Brian is a '23 from the San Francisco Bay Area, CA majoring in Computer Science and Philosophy. Bri is a ’23 at Dartmouth majoring in Psychology and Human Centered Design. Caroline York is a '25 from Atlanta, GA, majoring in Classics, minoring in Global Health, and on the Pre-Med track. Cecelia is a '22 from Charlotte, NC majoring in Environmental and Energy Engineering. Darley is an undergraduate at Dartmouth interested in human-centered design. Eliza is a ’23 from New Rochelle, NY. At Dartmouth majoring in Computer Science. Ella Gates is a ’24 from Brooklyn, NY majoring in computer science and minoring in linguistics. Ellie is a '26 at Dartmouth majoring in Neuroscience on the Pre-Med track. Genevieve Schaefer is a '26 from Nashville, TN majoring in Government and Anthropology. Guhui is a ’22 from Shanghai, China majoring in Linguistics and Mathematical Data Science. Haily Nguyen is a '25 from Vietnam majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Human-centered Design. Haley is a '25 at Dartmouth majoring in Psychology, Sociology, and English. Henry Jin is a '23 from Vancouver, Canada majoring in Government on the Pre-Med track. Isabel is a '23 from New York City, NY majoring in Psychology and Studio Art. Ivy is a '25 from Mombasa, Kenya interested in software engineering and psychology. Jason Chen is a ’23 from the Bay Area majoring in Computer Science and Economics. Jason is a '22 from Washington, D.C. majoring in Quantitative Social Science. Jenny is a '23 from South Korea interested in mathematics and human-centered design. Julia is a '24 from Falmouth, ME pursuing a double major in Psychology and Studio Art, with a minor in Music. Kaitlyn is a '24 from the Bronx, NY majoring in Psychology and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies. Kiernan is an undergraduate at Dartmouth majoring in Psychology and Global Health. Lekha is a '25 from Dallas, TX majoring in Computer Science and Human-Centered Design. Lindsey is a '25 from Atlanta, GA majoring in Psychology minoring in Education and English. Lizzie is an undergraduate at Dartmouth majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science. Meredith is a '25 at Dartmouth majoring in Anthropology and Environmental Studies. Nicholas is an undergraduate from San Diego, CA majoring in Biomedical Engineering and English. Olivia is an undergraduate at Dartmouth interested in developing new mental health resources and treatments. Piper is a '23 from San Francisco, CA, majoring in Computer Science modified with Biology. Prathit is a '26 at Bowdoin College majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Mathematics. Rachel is a '22 from Saint Peter, MN interested in the intersection of new media and mental health. Rachita is an undergraduate at McGill University, from Delhi, India, majoring in Psychology. Ravin is a '24 from South Florida majoring in Computer Science and Mathematical Data Science. Sarah is a ’25 from North Brunswick, NJ majoring in Anthropology and Psychology. Sarnika is a ‘26 is from Seattle majoring in Neuroscience and Computer Science. Veronica is an undergraduate from Iowa City, IA interested in pathology, psychiatry, and public health. William is a '22 at Dartmouth majoring in Computer Science and Quantitative Social Science.
Abigail Salzhauer
Alexandra Limb
Aneesh Patnaik
Anna St Jean
Areej Sayeed
Avijit Singh
Brendan Keane
Brendon Feng
Brian Wang
Brianna Trudeau
Caroline York
Cecelia Monnin
Darley Sackitey
Eliza Crocker
Ella Gates
Ellie Rodgers
Genevieve Schaefer
Guhui Zhang
Haily Nguyen
Haley Banta
Henry Jin
Isabel Hillman
Ivy Mayende
Jason Chen
Jason McFadden
Jenny Song
Julia Lee
Kaitlyn Romanger
Kiernan Gunn
Lekha Pattim
Lindsey Geer
Lizzie Hernandez
Meredith Thomas
Nick Sugiaro
Olivia Marquis
Piper Stacey
Prathit Kurup
Rachel Quist
Rachita Batra
Ravin Anderson
Sarah Grace Williams
Sarnika Ali
Veronica Abreu
William Chen
