Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in development and evaluation of technology-based approaches in the study, assessment, and treatment of mental illnesses. He serves as the Director of UW’s Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center (http://www.brite.uw.edu) and Director of the mHealth for Mental Health Program (https://www.mh4mh.org) a research collaborative focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of mobile technologies designed to improve the outcomes of people with mental health conditions.

Ben-Zeev's work includes development and testing of illness self-management apps for people with serious mental illness, texting interventions, behavioral sensing/digital phenotyping technology, computational psychiatry/predictive modelling, applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP) in mental healthcare, and development of culturally-relevant digital mental health resources for communities in low-and-middle-income countries. His research has been supported by grants and awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and several foundations. Ben-Zeev publishes extensively in scientific journals and is a regular speaker at national and international scientific meetings including invited presentations at the National Academies, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the White House. He has written editorials and commentaries on the use of technology-based interventions for Psychiatric Services, the BMJ, and the New York Times, and his research has been covered by National Public Radio, the Washington Post, Wired Magazine, Slate, and The Economist. He served on the Editorial Board of Schizophrenia Bulletin and is the Inaugural Editor of the “Technology in Mental Health” Column for Psychiatric Services (APA journal).