The mDOT Center
Transforming health and wellness via temporally-precise mHealth interventions
mDOT@MD2K.org
901.678.1526
901.678.1526
Monday, October 14, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
The mDOT Center’s 2024 Annual Meeting is structured as a highly interactive and collaborative event, bringing together the Center’s investigators, research students, and members of the Executive Advisory Committee. The meeting combines presentations, lightning talks, discussions, poster showcases, and feedback sessions to foster meaningful dialogues and strategize the future course of action.
The meeting serves as a platform for in-depth discussions, strategic planning, interactive learning, and collaborative decision-making. By combining retrospection, student engagement, expert feedback, and future planning, the meeting aims to propel the mDOT Center’s research initiatives into a cohesive and impactful second term, driving advancements in the field of mobile health interventions.
The primary goal of the meeting is to establish a well-defined roadmap for the Center’s second term (2025-2030). Participants engage in comprehensive discussions focused on refining the Center’s direction, identifying key areas for improvement, and deciding on the focus of Technical Research and Development (TR&D) projects. This roadmap is crucial for securing funding and achieving tangible outcomes.
Lessons Learned sessions allow participants to reflect on the successes and challenges of the Center’s first term. Evaluating what has worked, what hasn’t, and what needs modification provides valuable insights. This retrospective analysis guides decision-making for the future, ensuring the Center builds upon its strengths and addresses any shortcomings.
The inclusion of Student Lightning Talks and Poster Showcases adds an interactive dimension to the meeting. It provides students with opportunities to present their research, encouraging engagement and feedback from attendees. This interactive session promotes knowledge exchange and networking among students and established researchers.
The meeting dedicates significant time to identify 3-4 specific TR&D projects for the second term. Participants evaluate each project’s potential impact, outline specific aims, and discuss tangible results (milestones). The push-pull relationship between Core Projects (CPs) and Special Projects (SPs) is explored, ensuring a cohesive and productive collaboration.
The Executive Advisory Committee Feedback Session allows the Center to benefit from the insights and expertise of external advisors. Seeking feedback and suggestions strengthens the Center’s impact and fosters collaborations. Discussions revolve around strategies to enhance the Center’s influence in the field.
The meeting concludes with a session dedicated to summarizing the day’s discussions, outlining action items, and specifying responsibilities for follow-up. This session ensures that the outcomes of the meeting are translated into actionable plans, guiding the Center’s activities in the immediate future.
4028 Parkway Blvd
West Valley City, UT 84120
Phone: 801-679-8222
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The workshop will take place in the Franklin Covey Global Headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT. The meeting will be held in world renowned Training Center on campus at the Hyrum Smith Auditorium.
Franklin Covey Co., trading as Franklin Covey and based in Salt Lake City, is a coaching company which provides training and assessment services in the areas of leadership, individual effectiveness, and business execution for organizations and individuals.
Franklin Covey Global HQ & Training Center
Hyrum Smith Auditorium
2200 W Parkway Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
There will be both morning and afternoon poster sessions featuring a total of 12 presentations. These sessions will highlight the research efforts of students from the following prestigious institutes:
These sessions will not only provide a platform for research students to showcase their work but also encourage attendees to engage with the presentations and offer valuable feedback to these emerging researchers.
TBD: Student Poster Showcase I (Group A posters presented) – Breakout Room 1
TBA: Student Poster Showcase II (Group B posters presented) – Breakout Room 1
The majority of workshop attendees will be staying at the Home2 Suites by Hilton in West Valley City, UT.
The hotel is conveniently located 2 miles from the Franklin Covey Training Center (6 minute drive) and only 11 minutes to Salt Lake City International Airport.
Home2 Suites by Hilton (West Valley, UT)
4028 Parkway Blvd
West Valley City, UT 84120
Phone: 801-679-8222
Continental breakfast, freshly brewed coffee, and hot tea will be available from 8:00 am onwards just outside the meeting room in the Hyrum Smith Auditorium. Attendees are encouraged to join between 8:00 am and 8:30 am, allowing ample time for networking and catching up before the workshop begins.
For attendees staying at the Home2 by Hilton, a shuttle that runs to the conference venue on the Franklin Covey Campus will run each morning. A shuttle will also run back to the Home2 Hotel from the conference venue on Day 1 only. The shuttle schedule is as follows:
DAY 1: MONDAY, OCT 14 – SHUTTLE DEPARTS HOME2 HILTON HOTEL @ 7:45 am MT
DAY 1: MONDAY, OCT 14 – SHUTTLE DEPARTS FRANKLIN COVEY CAMPUS @ 5:00 pm MT
Nestled on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and overlooking the largest inland lake in the western US, Salt Lake City, UT is home to a pioneering past, and an exciting future.
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state.
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by early pioneer settlers led by Brigham Young who were seeking to escape persecution they had experienced while living farther east. The Mormon pioneers, as they would come to be known, entered a semi-arid valley and immediately began planning and building an extensive irrigation network which could feed the population and foster future growth. Salt Lake City’s street grid system is based on a standard compass grid plan, with the southeast corner of Temple Square (the area containing the Salt Lake Temple in downtown Salt Lake City) serving as the origin of the Salt Lake meridian. Owing to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the city was originally named Great Salt Lake City. In 1868, the word “Great” was dropped from the city’s name. Immigration of international members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), mining booms, and the construction of the first transcontinental railroad brought economic growth, and the city was nicknamed “The Crossroads of the West”. It was traversed by the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, in 1913. Two major cross-country freeways, I-15 and I-80, now intersect in the city. The city also has a belt route, I-215.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia).
Jason Hong, PhD | Professor in the Human Computer Interaction Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
David Kennedy, PhD | Professor of Psychiatry | University of Massachusetts Medical School
Veena Misra, PhD | MC Dean Distinguished University Professor | NC State University
Jimeng Sun, PhD | Health Innovation Professor | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Santosh Kumar, PhD | Lillian & Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Professor | University of Memphis – Center Director, Lead PI, TR&D1, TR&D2, TR&D3
Jim Rehg, PhD | Founder Professor of Computer Science | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Center Deputy Director, TR&D1 Lead
Susan Murphy, PhD | Professor of Statistics & Computer Science | Harvard University – TR&D2 Lead
Benjamin Marlin, PhD | Associate Professor | University of Massachusetts Amherst – Co-I, TR&D1, TR&D2
Emre Ertin, PhD | Associate Professor | The Ohio State University – TR&D3 Lead
Mani Srivastava, PhD | Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | University of California, Los Angeles – Co-I, TR&D3
Vivek Shetty, DDS, MD | Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Biomedical Engineering | University of California, Los Angeles – Training & Dissemination Lead
Sameer Neupane | Doctoral Student | University of Memphis – TR&D1, Poster Presenter
Max Xu | Doctoral Student | Georgia Institute of Technology – TR&D1, Poster Presenter
