Past Research
Cope Notes Digital Mental Health Program
The STAR Lab 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 (Dr. Tempestt Neal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Ms. Sayde King, CES Doctoral Student) and USF Morasani College of Medicine (Amy Phillips, 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 2019 USF Summer Research Institute funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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.
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 .
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.