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Caroline Figueroa

0000-0003-0692-2244

mHealthdepressiondigital healthTelemedicineCOVID-19eHealthHealth EquityMajor Depressive DisorderMobile Applicationscognitive behavioral therapy

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published · living versions

SAFE-Teen: Evaluating Chatbot Safety Across Adolescent Mental Health Conversations

with Andrea Mock, Valerie Chen, Eric Lin, Rayan Krishnan +1

1 version

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Training language models in simulation for psychiatric intake

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Preprints & journals

70 papers in the corpus · 2013–2026

Personalizing digital mental health: a micro-randomized trial analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy/dialectical behavioral therapy text messages to improve mood.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Xu, Jing, Arévalo Avalos, Marvyn R et al.

0 citations

428715722026JAMIA open. 2026;9(5):ooag156

Right Words, Wrong Moment: A Clinician-Grounded Analysis of Distress in 19,930 Conversations between Young People and ChatGPT

Marx Wang, Ella Zhang, Cameron Tan et al.

0 citations

2609.35953v12026arXiv

Making medical AI benchmarks clinically interpretable: the case of mental health.

McBain, Ryan K, Huang, Ellice, Figueroa, Caroline et al.

0 citations

428057692026BMJ mental health. 2026;29(1)

Generative AI Chatbots Could Take Over Our Emotional Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Generative AI for Health Globally.

Bockting, Claudi, Vasilakos, Athanasios V, Figueroa, Caroline

1 citation

427875142026Clinical psychology in Europe. 2026;8(3):e21467

Human-AI Interaction and Student Well-being: A Study Protocol Examining AI Companion Usage, Academic Stress, and Sleep Quality Among Post-Secondary Students

Haley Matthews, Edward Pace-Schott, Christina Baker et al.

0 citations

jdbes_v12026PsyArXiv

Designing for all: A scoping review and critical analysis on how digital mental health interventions serve (or fail) diverse women.

Zhang, Ruixuan, de Reuver, Mark, Smith, Angela D R et al.

0 citations

425691072026Internet interventions. 2026;45:100981

Adoption of Telemedicine in Low-Resource Settings Through the Lens of Frugal Innovation: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

Adlung, Christopher, Paridar, Pouria, Figueroa, Caroline et al.

0 citations

423973982026JMIR research protocols. 2026;15:e83311

Toward Participatory Precision Health With Co-Designed Recommendations: Systematic Review of Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions in Adolescents and Young Adults.

Guan, Kathleen W, Amara, Mohammed, Cortiana, Viviana et al.

2 citations

421668012026Journal of medical Internet research. 2026;28:e84422

Further development and (cost-)effectiveness of the Smarter Pregnancy lifestyle program tailored for pregnant women with obesity (HYGEIA trial).

Rousian, Melek, de Bruin, Rianne J, Anker-de Visser, Elizabeth J et al.

1 citation

420928282026BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 2026;26(1)

Towards effective digital lifestyle interventions for pregnant women with obesity: A qualitative study exploring women's and healthcare providers' perspectives.

de Bruin, Rianne J, Figueroa, Caroline A, Ten Broeke, Pam et al.

0 citations

418835442026Digital health. 2026;12:20552076251408518

Skepticism and excitement when co-designing just-in-time mental health apps with minoritized youth.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Guan, Kathleen W, Gupta, Dimpy et al.

2 citations

417831642026Internet interventions. 2026;43:100924

Personalizing a mental health texting intervention using reinforcement learning.

Arévalo Avalos, Marvyn R, Rosales, Karina, Karr, Chris et al.

2 citations

413310952025Npj mental health research. 2025;4(1):64

AI chatbots for promoting healthy habits: Legal, ethical, and societal considerations.

van Kolfschooten, Hannah, Gonçalves, João, Orchard, Nic et al.

10 citations

412299242025Digital health. 2025;11:20552076251390004

Lived Experience in Dialogue: Co-designing Personalization in Large Language Models to Support Youth Mental Well-being

Kathleen W. Guan, Sarthak Giri, Mohammed Amara et al.

0 citations

2511.05769v12025arXiv

Towards Participatory Precision Health With Co-designed Recommendations for Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Guan, K. W., Amara, M., Gurbuz, S. et al.

0 citations

10.1101/2025.09.01.25334834v32025medRxiv

Signs of Struggle: Spotting Cognitive Distortions across Language and Register

Abhishek Kuber, Enrico Liscio, Ruixuan Zhang et al.

1 citation

2508.20771v12025arXiv

Reading Between the Signs: Predicting Future Suicidal Ideation from Adolescent Social Media Texts

Paul Blum, Enrico Liscio, Ruixuan Zhang et al.

0 citations

6s9jp_v12025PsyArXiv

Reading Between the Signs: Predicting Future Suicidal Ideation from Adolescent Social Media Texts

Paul Blum, Enrico Liscio, Ruixuan Zhang et al.

0 citations

2509.03530v22025arXiv

Advancing youth co-design of ethical guidelines for AI-powered digital mental health tools.

Figueroa, C A, Ramos, G, Psihogios, A M et al.

12 citations

428283302026Nature. Mental health. 2025;3(8):870-878

Exploring the interdependence between telemedicine and frugal innovation in the context of adoption and diffusion in low-resource settings: a systematic review protocol

Adlung, C., Paridar, P., Figueroa, C. et al.

0 citations

10.1101/2025.07.01.25330611v12025medRxiv

Aberrant Aversive Learning Signals in the Habenula in Remitted Patients With Recurrent Depression.

de Klerk-Sluis, Jessica M, Geugies, Hanneke, Mocking, Roel J T et al.

0 citations

402742332025Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. 2025;10(9):978-987

A human-centered perspective on research challenges for hybrid human artificial intelligence in lifestyle and behavior change support.

Hao, Chenxu, Uusitalo, Susanne, Figueroa, Caroline et al.

5 citations

401825852025Frontiers in digital health. 2025;7:1544185

Designing Health Recommender Systems to Promote Health Equity: A Socioecological Perspective.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Torkamaan, Helma, Bhattacharjee, Ananya et al.

7 citations

398839342025Journal of medical Internet research. 2025;27:e60138

Effectiveness of a Digital Health Intervention Leveraging Reinforcement Learning: Results From the Diabetes and Mental Health Adaptive Notification Tracking and Evaluation (DIAMANTE) Randomized Clinical Trial.

Aguilera, Adrian, Arévalo Avalos, Marvyn, Xu, Jing et al.

34 citations

393780802024Journal of medical Internet research. 2024;26:e60834

A Healthy Start: Een mentaal gezonde basis voor de huidige generatie jongeren

Yara Toenders, Eveline Crone, Ryan Muetzel et al.

0 citations

v6ywf_v12024PsyArXiv

Just-in-time adaptive interventions for adolescent and young adult health and well-being: protocol for a systematic review.

Guan, Kathleen W, Adlung, Christopher, Keijsers, Loes et al.

13 citations

389553652024BMJ open. 2024;14(7):e083870

Diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in mental health apps for young people: protocol for a scoping review.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Pérez-Flores, Nancy J, Guan, Kathleen W et al.

4 citations

387193222024BMJ open. 2024;14(5):e081673

The Relationship Between Barriers to Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Women.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Aguilera, Adrian, Hoffmann, Thomas J et al.

12 citations

385166532024Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.). 2024;5(1):242-249

Correction: The stories about racism and health: the development of a framework for racism narratives in medical literature using a computational grounded theory approach.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Manalo-Pedro, Erin, Pola, Swetha et al.

1 citation

384489292025International journal for equity in health. 2024;23(1):47

The effect of cognitive behavioral therapy text messages on mood: A micro-randomized trial.

Arévalo Avalos, Marvyn R, Xu, Jing, Figueroa, Caroline Astrid et al.

7 citations

383817472024PLOS digital health. 2024;3(2):e0000449

The stories about racism and health: the development of a framework for racism narratives in medical literature using a computational grounded theory approach.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Manalo-Pedro, Erin, Pola, Swetha et al.

8 citations

381299092023International journal for equity in health. 2023;22(1):265

Depression recurrence is accompanied by longer periods in default mode and more frequent attentional and reward processing dynamic brain-states during resting-state activity.

Alonso, Sonsoles, Tyborowska, Anna, Ikani, Nessa et al.

22 citations

376725932023Human brain mapping. 2023;44(17):5770-5783

A flexible micro-randomized trial design and sample size considerations.

Xu, Jing, Yan, Xiaoxi, Figueroa, Caroline et al.

5 citations

374918042023Statistical methods in medical research. 2023;32(9):1766-1783

Ratings and experiences in using a mobile application to increase physical activity among university students: implications for future design.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Gomez-Pathak, Laura, Khan, Imran et al.

9 citations

366248252024Universal access in the information society. 2023:1-10

Segregation of dynamic resting-state reward, default mode and attentional networks after remitted patients transition into a recurrent depressive episode

Martinez, S. A., Tyborowska, A., Ikani, N. et al.

0 citations

10.1101/2022.09.02.22279550v12022medRxiv

Suicidal ideation in remitted major depressive disorder predicts recurrence.

Heuschen, Caroline B B C M, Mocking, Roel J T, Zantvoord, Jasper B et al.

29 citations

354610042022Journal of psychiatric research. 2022;151:65-72

Applying the Digital Health Social Justice Guide.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Murayama, Hikari, Amorim, Priscila Carcamo et al.

34 citations

352956202022Frontiers in digital health. 2022;4:807886

Daily Motivational Text Messages to Promote Physical Activity in University Students: Results From a Microrandomized Trial.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Deliu, Nina, Chakraborty, Bibhas et al.

48 citations

338710152022Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2022;56(2):212-218

A Text Messaging Intervention (StayWell at Home) to Counteract Depression and Anxiety During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Pre-Post Study.

Aguilera, Adrian, Hernandez-Ramos, Rosa, Haro-Ramos, Alein Y et al.

26 citations

345432302021JMIR mental health. 2021;8(11):e25298

Conversational Physical Activity Coaches for Spanish and English Speaking Women: A User Design Study.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Luo, Tiffany C, Jacobo, Andrea et al.

21 citations

347132072023Frontiers in digital health. 2021;3:747153

Promoting Physical Activity Through Conversational Agents: Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Luo, Tiffany Christina, Aguilera, Adrian, Lyles, Courtney Rees et al.

68 citations

345196532021Journal of medical Internet research. 2021;23(9):e25486

The need for feminist intersectionality in digital health.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Luo, Tiffany, Aguilera, Adrian et al.

157 citations

343258552021The Lancet. Digital health. 2021;3(8):e526-e533

Corrigendum to "Psychological interventions to prevent the onset of depressive disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" [Clinical Psychology Review 83 (2021) 101955].

Cuijpers, Pim, Pineda, Blanca S, Quero, Soledad et al.

2 citations

341767072021Clinical psychology review. 2021;88:102062

Adaptive learning algorithms to optimize mobile applications for behavioral health: guidelines for design decisions.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Aguilera, Adrian, Chakraborty, Bibhas et al.

31 citations

336572172021Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. 2021;28(6):1225-1234

Developing Messaging Content for a Physical Activity Smartphone App Tailored to Low-Income Patients: User-Centered Design and Crowdsourcing Approach.

Pathak, Laura Elizabeth, Aguilera, Adrian, Williams, Joseph Jay et al.

28 citations

340091302021JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2021;9(5):e21177

Conducting Internet-Based Visits for Onboarding Populations With Limited Digital Literacy to an mHealth Intervention: Development of a Patient-Centered Approach.

Hernandez-Ramos, Rosa, Aguilera, Adrian, Garcia, Faviola et al.

52 citations

338721842021JMIR formative research. 2021;5(4):e25299

Correction to: Metabolic features of recurrent major depressive disorder in remission, and the risk of future recurrence.

Mocking, Roel J T, Naviaux, Jane C, Li, Kefeng et al.

3 citations

335584682021Translational psychiatry. 2021;11(1):115

Differences in objectively measured daily physical activity patterns related to depressive symptoms in community dwelling women - mPED trial.

Figueroa, Caroline A, Vittinghoff, Eric, Aguilera, Adrian et al.

4 citations

336591562022Preventive medicine reports. 2021;22:101325

A Text Messaging Intervention for Coping With Social Distancing During COVID-19 (StayWell at Home): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Figueroa, Caroline Astrid, Hernandez-Ramos, Rosa, Boone, Claire Elizabeth et al.

14 citations

333707212024JMIR research protocols. 2021;10(1):e23592

Metabolic features of recurrent major depressive disorder in remission, and the risk of future recurrence.

Mocking, Roel J T, Naviaux, Jane C, Li, Kefeng et al.

40 citations

334318002021Translational psychiatry. 2021;11(1):37

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