Dr. Timmons’ research focuses on developing just-in-time adaptive mobile health interventions using machine learning and wearables, with the goal of improving mental health outcomes for children, couples, and families. As the CEO of Colliga Apps, Dr. Timmons aims to promote technological innovation and accelerated dissemination in the field of digital mental health.
Our Team
We are a team of scientists, engineers, and developers working to harness technology to accelerate behavioral health research
Colliga Team
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Matthew Ahle
Applications Developer and Data Scientist
Vice President and CTO
Colliga Apps
Matthew Ahle is a software developer and data scientist specializing in integrating data science algorithms with web and mobile applications. He has developed research applications for data collection on projects applying machine learning processes to ambulatory big data. He oversees the technical development of Colliga Apps AI-based software.
Adela Timmons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Florida International University
President and CEO
Colliga Apps
Dr. Timmons’ research focuses on developing just-in-time adaptive mobile health interventions using machine learning and wearables, with the goal of improving mental health outcomes for children, couples, and families. As the CEO of Colliga Apps, Dr. Timmons aims to promote technological innovation and accelerated dissemination in the field of digital mental health.
Matthew Ahle
Applications Developer and Data Scientist
Vice President and CTO
Colliga Apps
Matthew Ahle is a software developer and data scientist specializing in integrating data science algorithms with web and mobile applications. He has developed research applications for data collection on projects applying machine learning processes to ambulatory big data. He oversees the technical development of Colliga Apps AI-based software.
Academic Partners
Shri Narayanan, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringÂ
University of Southern California
Dr. Narayanan is an interdisciplinary engineer-scientist with a focus on human-centered signal processing and machine intelligence with speech and spoken language processing. He directs the Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory (SAIL) at USC.
Theodora Chaspari, Ph.D.Â
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Dr. Chaspari is the director of the HUman Bio-Behavioral Signals (HUBBS) Lab. She is a research scientist focusing on biomedical signal processing and affective computing. Her goal is to integrate data-scientific approaches towards novel individualized health applications.
Scientific Advisory Board
Jonathan Comer, Ph.D.Â
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Florida International University
Dr. Comer is the director of the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Lab, an interdisciplinary clinical research laboratory devoted to using teleservices and digital therapeutics to expand the quality, scope, and accessibility of mental health care for youth.
Gayla Margolin, Ph.D.Â
Professor of Psychology and PediatricsÂ
University of Southern California
Dr. Margolin uses mobile behavioral research methods to examine marital conflict and violence and resilience versus vulnerability in children. Her goal is to pinpoint factors that protect against romantic partner aggression and family violence. She directs the Family Studies Project.
Deborah Jones, Ph.D.Â
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of California, Chapel HillÂ
Dr. Jones’ research focuses on mobile apps and technology-enhanced service models to increase engagement of low-income families of young children with disruptive behavior disorders. She aims to improve service delivery options for families that are vulnerable yet underserved.
Data and Safety Monitoring Board
Nastassia Hajal, Ph.D.Â
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Hajal is a child clinical psychologist whose primary interests are parenting and young children’s emotional development in the context of family stress and trauma, with a focus on using intensive and ecologically valid research techniques and experience sampling methodologies.
Wensong Wu, Ph.D.Â
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Florida International University
Dr. Wu’s research interests include statistical learning theory and model selection and averaging for high-dimensional data. Her work also focuses on Bayesian methodologies in multiple hypothesis testing and classification.
Kaya de Barbaro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. de Barbarbo’s work centers on computational behavioral science and integrates insights from clinical science, computer science, and electrical engineering. She uses mobile and wearable sensors to gain access into the daily experiences of mothers and their infants.