Proposed evaluation
PCIT Scorer
Turn completed caregiver measures into scores during a visit.
What to measure Scoring time and agreement with independently scored examples.
Program development portfolio
Research and implementation science
I use implementation science to ask where digital tools can help and how to test them in practice.
How EPIS guides the work
EPIS describes four phases for bringing a practice into routine use. Here’s how a clinic could apply them to the PCIT tools.
Exploration
Find where scoring takes extra time or past scores are hard to locate.
Preparation
Decide who scores measures, when to review trends, and what training staff need.
Implementation
Pilot the scorer and tracker. Check accuracy, time, and use in progress reviews.
Sustainment
Assign someone to monitor routine use and update the workflow as needs change.
What each tool helps us test
Proposed evaluation
PCIT Assessment Tracker
Bring scores across visits into one view for care planning and supervision.
What to measure Share of expected assessments entered and planned reviews that use a trend.
Dissertation pilot
TXT-ERS SMS Companion
Send a text that opens a brief activity on the participant’s phone.
What to measure Message delivery, survey completion, and feedback on clarity and relevance.
Proposed evaluation
QHealth Documentation Assistant
Keep documentation prompts and reference material together while writing a note.
What to measure Required note elements completed, writing time, and how well prompts fit the workflow.
West Chester University · Dissertation research
TXT-ERS feasibility pilot
Can a six-week text program be delivered reliably and feel relevant to immigrant-origin adolescents and emerging adults ages 14–25?
Study at a glance
- Baseline
Enroll and assign
Participants complete a survey, then are randomly assigned to one of two groups.
- Weeks 1–6
Three texts per week
InterventionEthnic-racial socialization + stress managementComparisonStress management only - Weeks 6 and 8
Repeat surveys
Posttest after the final texts, then a follow-up at the start of Week 8.
Pilot targets
- Texts delivered
- ≥95%
- Week 6 survey completion
- ≥80%
- Week 8 survey completion
- ≥75%
- Mean acceptability rating
- ≥4/5
Sample text · Strengthening identity
From text message to activity
A scheduled study text arrives with a link to its companion activity.
01 · Receive a text
TXT-ERS
Week 2 · Message 2
Think of a tradition, value, or memory from your background. What does it teach you about who you are?
Open companion02 · Open the companion
TXT-ERS Companion
Identity Exploration
The text opens a reflection page. In Meaning Thread, connect a tradition, value, or memory to what it teaches you about your identity.
Try Meaning Thread
Study rationale and survey measures
Ethnic-racial socialization can help young people connect with their cultural heritage and make sense of bias. A prior adolescent SMS pilot used participation records and interviews to assess feasibility and acceptability.
The main exploratory measure is ethnic-racial identity (MEIM-R). Surveys also ask about acculturative stress, coping, well-being, and experiences of discrimination.