Current Research
Cope Notes
The STAR Lab has partnered with Mr. Johnny Crowder, Founder and CEO of , a mental health text messaging intervention, on program evaluation.
The STAR Lab team, in collaboration with USF's College of Engineering (, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; , CES Doctoral Student) and 国产短视频Morasani College of Medicine (, Director of Wellness) conducted a mixed methods study to understand user experiences with Cope Notes. This work was led by Ms. King and Ms. Jana LeBert, a member of the Summer funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
King, S., Lebert, J., Tucker, L., Neal, T. Phillips, A., & Kosyluk, K. (2022). . JMIR Formative Research, 6 (5).
The STAR Lab also conducted a preliminary effectiveness trial of the Cope Notes program, documenting the impact of Cope Notes on symptoms, perceived stress,emotional intelligence, and coping.
Kosyluk, K., Tran, J.T., King, S., Torres, K., & Neal, T. (2023). . Journal of Mental Health.
An accessible, one-page summary of this research can be found .
- You can view a Now This Daily segment featuring Mr. Crowder and Cope Notes with a piece by Dr. Kosyluk .
- You can view a piece talking about the intersection of engineering and behavioral health research featuring Dr. Neal (pages 48-49) .
Ms. Jana LeBert and Dr. Kristin Kosyluk celebrating the culmination of the SRI experience
with Ms. LeBert's presentation of the preliminary findings of a mixed methods study
of user experiences with Cope Notes.