Mobile Technologies Core

Our Mobile Technologies Core provides University of Michigan investigators with the guidance and resources needed to utilize mobile technologies and digital mental health measures in their health studies. Our experienced faculty and staff offer hands-on consultative services to U-M investigators, regardless of research focus. 

Developed in collaboration with partners across the university, our goal is to leverage the capabilities of mobile technologies to facilitate high-impact health research that incorporates mental health parameters, accelerating the discovery of whole-person treatments and prevention strategies. 

Mobile technology & health research

Mobile technology has the potential to facilitate high-impact advances in understanding the connection between mental and physical health. Combining objective data from mobile/wearable technologies with traditional research tools and health and behavioral data allows for:

• Longitudinal timescale
• Inclusion of diverse populations
• Reduced burden on research participants
• Scalable research
• Improved research efficiency

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Our services

Our dedicated faculty and staff provide consultations, knowledge and resources to help investigators overcome the barriers to incorporating mobile technologies and digital mental health measures into human subjects’ research.

Our experts can guide you in the following areas:

• Automation
• Code publishing
• Data flow diagrams & data pipeline development
• Data cleaning guidance
• Data management & reproducibility plan guidance
• Data management strategies
• Device and technology selection
• Mobile data domain alignment with research objectives
• Referrals to other U-M units
• Regulatory and compliance guidance
• Research methodologies for mobile studies
• Sample protocols, consent language, and other study documentation 

Meet our team