| Week | Date | Topics (Pre-Break) | Topics (Post-Break) |
| 1 | 1/18 | Translational Research & Need for “Agile Science” | Where Theory Meets UX: Behavior Change Principles |
| Contopoulos-Ioannidis et al (2008) – Life cycle of translational research for medical interventions | Riley et al (2011) – Health behavior models in the age of mobile interventions: are our theories up to the task? | ||
| 2 | 1/25 | mHealth: The Excitement vs. The Evidence | mHealth Interventions: What’s Working, What’s Not? |
| Kaplan & Stone (2013) – Bringing the laboratory and clinic to the community: Mobile technologies for health promotion and disease prevention; Boudreaux et al (2014) – Evaluating and selecting mobile health apps: strategies for healthcare providers and healthcare organizations | Yang et al (2014) – Implementation of behavior change techniques in mobile applications for physical activity; Shah et al (2017) – Enhancing cognitive functioning in healthy older adults: a systematic review of the clinical significance of commercially available computerized cognitive training in preventing cognitive decline; | ||
| 3 | 2/1 | Video-based Tools for Delivery & Assessment | Computer-based Delivery |
| Rejeski et al (2010) – Development and validation of a video-animated tool for assessing mobility; McAuley et al (2013) – Effects of a DVD-delivered exercise intervention on physical function in Older Adults | Lee et al (2011) – A randomized trial of computer-based communications using imagery and text information to alter representations of heart disease risk and motivate protective behavior ; Williams et al (2013) – Men’s experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing sun protection intervention: A qualitative study | ||
| 4 | 2/8 | Wayfinding Technology & Assistive Devices | Wearable Devices* |
| Mullen, Palac, and Bryant (2016); Change et al (2010)?
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Case et al (2015) – Research Letter: Accuracy of Smartphone applications and wearable devices for tracking physical activity data; Heckler et al (2016); Murray et al (2016)
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| 5 | 2/15 | Internet-based Health Behavior Interventions | Mobile Phone Interventions* |
| Bennett & Glasgow (2009) – The Delivery of Public Health Interventions via the Internet: Actualizing Their Potential
Webb et al (2010) – Using the internet to promote health behavior change: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of theoretical basis, use of behavior change techniques, and mode of delivery on efficacy |
*Fanning et al (2013) – Increasing physical activity with mobile devices: a meta-analysis;
*Liang et al (2011) – Effect of mobile phone intervention for diabetes on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis |
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| 6 | 2/22 | Virtual Technology, Part I: Safety Training | Virtual Tech, Part II: Exergaming* |
| Schwebel & McClure (2010) – Using virtual reality to train children in safe street-crossing skills | *Anderson-Hanley et al (2012) – Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial | ||
| 7 | 3/1 | Midterm | |
| 8 | 3/8 | Preview of Part II | |
| 9 | 3/15 | Paper & Presentation Preparation | |
| 10 | 3/22 | ***No Class – Spring Break*** | |
| 11 | 3/29 | Paper & Presentation Preparation | |
| 12 | 4/5 | Leveraging Electronic Medical Records for Health Enhancement | Intervention Dissemination via Social Networks* |
| 13 | 4/12 | Technology-driven Disease Management | Technology-driven Mental Health Therapy* |
| 14 | 4/19 | Prevention Technology, Part I:
Promotion of Health Screening Behavior |
Prevention Tech, Part II:
Risk Behavior Reduction* |
| 15 | 4/26 | Expert Communication Systems: Telemedicine and Remote Coaching | What the Future Holds…Bionics & Body Sensors |
| 16 | 5/3 | Class Presentations | |
| 17 | 5/5 | 8:30am Final Exam (non-cumulative) | |