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Dr. Adela Timmons is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Psychology. She directs the Technological Interventions for Ecological Systems (TIES) Lab, which focuses on integrating data science, technology development, and mental health research. Her work addresses disparities in mental healthcare by leveraging AI, pervasive computing, and mobile sensing to create equitable interventions for children, couples, and families.
Dr. Timmons earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Southern California. Her research explores how stress, trauma, and adversity biologically impact interpersonal relationships, particularly through coregulation—shared physiological and emotional states between individuals. She develops just-in-time adaptive mobile health interventions using machine learning and wearable devices. Additionally, she co-founded Colliga, a digital mental health startup, and created the Colliga IO research app to engage diverse, under-resourced populations through a collaborative 'co-creation' model.
Her interdisciplinary approach spans clinical psychology, quantitative methods, and engineering. The TIES Lab investigates AI bias in mental health applications and advocates for 'fair-aware' algorithms to protect marginalized groups. Courses taught include Childhood Trauma/Adversity and Applied Data Science, reflecting her dual focus on clinical and technical domains.
- Lab Affiliations: TIES Lab, Colliga
- Key Projects: Fair-aware AI models, mobile health interventions, physiological synchrony analysis
- Software Development: Colliga IO app, co-creation frameworks for mental health tech
Dr. Timmons' work emphasizes leveraging technology to democratize mental healthcare access and improve outcomes while addressing systemic biases in AI-driven solutions.
