International research team members at YINC 2026
Professor Chien Wai Tong presenting
at YINC 2026
Professor Tzu Tsun Luk delivering a colloquium at the College of Nursing
Our international research team members visited Yonsei University for the Yonsei International Nursing Conference (YINC) 2026.
Professor Chien Wai Tong delivered a symposium presentation titled “Effectiveness of a Peer-Facilitated, Acceptance-Based Illness Self-Management Program for Recent-Onset Psychosis: A Pilot RCT.”
Professor Tzu Tsun Luk also delivered a colloquium at the College of Nursing on “AI-Driven Nursing Research: Leveraging Chat-Based Interventions: From Tobacco Cessation to Beyond,” for faculty members and graduate students.
Professor Heejung Kim Leads KAST Expert Roundtable on AI, Science, and Humanity
Professor Heejung Kim led an expert roundtable organized by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) under the theme “Co-evolution of AI, Science, and Humanity.” The discussion brought together experts from diverse fields to explore how AI is reshaping scientific research, with a focus on AI evaluation, verification, research ecosystems, and the evolving role of researchers in the AI era.
Read the full interview in the PDF above.
eRAPPORT Team at INRC 2026
Our research team participated in the INRC 2026 conference held in Toronto, Canada, from July 16 to 18, 2026.
We presented a poster entitled “Unmet Needs and Structural Implementation Gaps in Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services for Families Bereaved by Man-made Disasters: A Qualitative Study Integrating Trauma-Informed Care Principles and the SAMHSA 4Rs Framework.” This study identifies system-level implementation gaps in disaster mental health services and proposes sustained recovery pathways for disaster-bereaved families.
New Publication from the eRAPPORT Team
Our research team’s paper, “Conceptualization From the Sensors to Suicide-Related Outcomes: Scoping Review Based on Layered Hierarchical Sensemaking Framework,” has been published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
This scoping review applies the Layered Hierarchical Sensemaking Framework (LHSF) to summarize how passive sensing data collected from smartphones and wearable devices are associated with suicide-related outcomes.
eRAPPORT Team at the 2026 Mind Marathon
The eRAPPORT research team participated in the 2026 Mind Marathon, held on June 7 at Seoul Plaza, to support child and adolescent mental health.
Our research team joined the race and promoted the eRAPPORT app, a digital tool designed to support youth mental health and accessible psychosocial care.
Through this event, the team contributed to raising public awareness of youth mental health and shared its ongoing efforts to advance digital mental health interventions for children and adolescents.
eRAPPORT Team Presents at EAFONS 2026
Our research team attended the 29th EAFONS 2026 in Singapore (February 26-28, 2026), where we presented an e-poster titled, “A Scoping Review to Synthesize Digital Behaviors, Markers, and Phenotypes in Suicide Research.”
During the conference, eRAPPORT Lab also had the opportunity to meet with our collaborators from Hong Kong and Singapore, engaging in in-person discussions and networking.