From Dollars to Data: Budgeting for Digital Phenotyping Research

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“*This session will be live interpreted from English to French.”

As smartphones, wearables, and social media become integral to our daily lives, digital phenotyping offers new opportunities for research – but managing the budget can be a challenge. Join Dr. Alexia Polillo and Dr. Marta Maslej, Staff Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), as they explore various aspects of budgeting for digital phenotyping studies, including staffing, data management and processing, participant engagement and compensation, and knowledge translation. They will dive into unexpected costs and share tips for collaborating with third-party vendors. Whether you’re planning your first study or refining your approach, this session will equip you with practical tools to make every dollar count in this cutting-edge research space.

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  Dr. Alexia Polillo is a Staff Scientist at the Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition at CAMH and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Her research leverages digital tools and participatory methods to understand the relationship between social media use and youth mental illness.
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  Dr. Marta Maslej is a Staff Scientist and co-lead of the Predictive Care Team at CAMH, and Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Toronto. Her team uses interdisciplinary methods to study AI applications in mental health care, with a focus on responsible integration and health equity.