Study Timeframe: 2025-6
Principal Investigator:
Alissa Davis, PhD
Co-investigator:
Moira Curtain, LCSW
Niall Bolger, PhD
Project director:
Yihang Sun
Project Summary
Researchers at Columbia University are launching Face Forward, a study exploring how an AI-powered mental health app can support adolescents living with facial differences. The study uses a dyadic design, enrolling both young people and their parents or caregivers, and combines surveys, daily diaries, and qualitative interviews to capture participants' experiences. As part of the study, teens will also be evaluating their experiences with an AI conversational agent.
Interested in getting involved? Stay tuned for more information soon, as data collection is slated to begin in April 2026.
