Better health through
people & technology.

CWPHS (pronounced “Sea Whiffs”) is a center of excellence with the mission to connect, translate, and synthesize efforts in human-centered digital health.

Our Approach.

S Systems over reduction

We embrace the complexity of systems and manage via modeling and modularity.

P Person over patient

We honor the many roles, assets, strengths, and agency of each person.

A Agile over linear

We manage uncertainty through iteration, triangulation, and efficient use of methods.

N Network over hierarchy

We make progress via working with others & embracing diversity and equity.

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Our Expertise.

Behavior Change

Ethics & Equity

Public Health

Technology

Phenotyping /
Measurement

Aging & Longevity

Advanced Methods

Our Work.

Examples of Current Projects

Health Data Exploration Project

A variety of health-relevant parameters can now be easily captured…

VCP-DOT: Video Cell Phone

The VCP-DOT program is a collaborative effort between the UCSD Division of…

Spatial Analyses of GPS Data

The NCI-funded R21 grant will develop and validate novel GIS-based…

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the objective of this…

This NCI-funded R01 grant will validate machine-learned algorithms to classify…

Shared Decision Making

When an Interpreter Is Needed: A Case Study With Latino…

Our Network.

CWPHS People.

Eric Hekler, Ph.D

Associate Professor Director, Center for Wireless & Population Health Systems

Kevin Patrick, MD, MS

Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Chaitan Baru, PhD

Director, Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Development, UCSD

Cinnamon S. Bloss, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Emilia Farcas, PhD

Project Scientist, Qualcomm Institute, Calit2

James Fowler, PhD

Professor, Medical Genetics and Political Science, UCSD

Job Godino, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health

William Griswold, PhD

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD

Linda Hill, MD, MPH

Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD

Jeannie Huang, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Director

Jacqueline Kerr, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, UCSD

Ingolf Krueger, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Simon Marshall, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD

Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS

Chief Exercise Physiologist

Jeanne Nichols, PhD, FACSM

Chief Exercise Physiologist

Fred Raab, Systems Consultant

Lead systems engineer for the PACE

Tajana Rosing, PhD

Researcher at Hewlett-Packard Labs

Sameer Tilak, PhD

Associate Research Scientist in the Qualcomm Institute

Nadir Weibel, PhD

Research Scientist and Lecturer, Department of Computer Science

Jordan Carlson, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD

Marta Jankowska, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD

Katherine Ellis

PhD Candidate Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSD

Gina Merchant, MA Experimental Psychology

PhD Candidate Public Health
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD

Mohammed Moghimi, MSc

PhD Candidate of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD

Work With Us.

San Diegans

We love to work with and serve
our local community.

We’d love to hear from you about:
Ways we can better serve you
Partnership ideas and projects
Interest in taking part in our work.

Researchers, Educators and Industry

We are committed to working with others to create a healthier future.

Collaborate with us related to:
research, education, or
translation & implementation.

Donors &
Philanthropists

Support enables us to make health science work better for people.

Please support our work.

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