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Overview

Misha Pavel is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and technology, especially as it relates to health and behavioral interventions. Pavel's work spans several main fields of study including Psychology, Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, Biomedical Engineering, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics and venues. These include:

  • "Improving the study of brain-behavior relationships by revisiting basic assumptions" (2023), published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "Advancing Behavioral Intervention and Theory Development for Mobile Health: The HeartSteps II Protocol" (2022), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Blinding efficacy and adverse events following repeated transcranial alternating current, direct current, and random noise stimulation" (2022), published in Cortex
  • "Technology Acceptance Among Low-Income Asian American Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis" (2024), published in Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Exploiting telerobotics for sensorimotor rehabilitation: a locomotor embodiment" (2021), published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Their work frequently appears in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society Annual International Conference, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

Frequent collaborators include Daniel E. Rivera, Holly Jimison, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Benjamin M. Marlin, and Steven De La Torre, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

The scientist's research topics concentrate on:

  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

This profile reflects a body of work bridging psychology and technology, addressing behavioral and mental health challenges through innovative technological approaches and interventions. The scientist's contributions encompass experimental research, clinical applications, and theoretical development across multiple interdisciplinary domains.

Best Publications

  • Mobile health technology evaluation: The mHealth evidence workshop

    Santosh Kumar;Wendy J. Nilsen;Amy Abernethy;Audie Atienza

  • The psychophysics of visual search.

    John Palmer;Preeti Verghese;Misha Pavel

  • Adjustment Learning and Relevant Component Analysis

    Noam Shental;Tomer Hertz;Daphna Weinshall;Misha Pavel

  • A Typology for Visualizing Uncertainty

    Judi R. Thomson;Elizabeth G. Hetzler;Alan MacEachren;Mark N. Gahegan

  • Mobile Health: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Transdisciplinary Research

    S. Kumar;W. Nilsen;M. Pavel;M. Srivastava

  • Advancing the Science of mHealth

    Wendy Nilsen;Santosh Kumar;Albert Shar;Carrie Varoquiers

  • Towards ASR on partially corrupted speech

    H. Hennansky;S. Tibrewala;M. Pavel

  • Unobtrusive assessment of activity patterns associated with mild cognitive impairment

    Tamara L. Hayes;Francena Abendroth;Andre Adami;Misha Pavel

  • The effect of expectations on slow oculomotor control—IV. Anticipatory smooth eye movements depend on prior target motions

    Eileen Kowler;Albert J. Martins;M. Pavel

  • Unobtrusive and Ubiquitous In-Home Monitoring: A Methodology for Continuous Assessment of Gait Velocity in Elders

    S. Hagler;D. Austin;T.L. Hayes;J. Kaye

  • Advancing Models and Theories for Digital Behavior Change Interventions

    Eric B. Hekler;Susan Michie;Misha Pavel;Daniel E. Rivera

  • Building new computational models to support health behavior change and maintenance: new opportunities in behavioral research.

    Donna Spruijt-Metz;Eric Hekler;Niilo Saranummi;Stephen Intille

  • Designing and Evaluating mHealth Interventions for Vulnerable Populations: A Systematic Review

    Elizabeth Stowell;Mercedes C. Lyson;Herman Saksono;Reneé C. Wurth

  • On the relative importance of various components of the modulation spectrum for automatic speech recognition

    Noboru Kanedera;Takayuki Arai;Hynek Hermansky;Hynek Hermansky;Misha Pavel;Misha Pavel

  • Eye movements during visual search: the costs of choosing the optimal path

    Christian Araujo;Eileen Kowler;Misha Pavel

  • Unobtrusive monitoring of computer interactions to detect cognitive status in elders

    H. Jimison;M. Pavel;J. McKanna;J. Pavel

  • On the importance of various modulation frequencies for speech recognition.

    Noboru Kanedera;Takayuki Arai;Hynek Hermansky;Misha Pavel

  • Intelligibility of speech with filtered time trajectories of spectral envelopes

    T. Arai;M. Pavel;H. Hermansky;C. Avendano

  • Design and Evaluation of an Interactive Exercise Coaching System for Older Adults: Lessons Learned

    Ferda Ofli;Gregorij Kurillo;Stepan Obdrzalek;Ruzena Bajcsy

  • Detection of Movement in Bed Using Unobtrusive Load Cell Sensors

    A.M. Adami;M. Pavel;T.L. Hayes;C.M. Singer

  • Window-based computer dialogues

    S. K. Card;M. Pavel;J. E. Farrell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Deniz Erdogmus
Deniz Erdogmus Northeastern University
Hynek Hermansky
Hynek Hermansky Johns Hopkins University
Donna Spruijt-Metz
Donna Spruijt-Metz University of Southern California
Michael S. Landy
Michael S. Landy New York University
George Sperling
George Sperling University of California, Irvine
Albert J. Ahumada
Albert J. Ahumada Ames Research Center
Eric B. Hekler
Eric B. Hekler University of California, San Diego
Daphna Weinshall
Daphna Weinshall Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Daniel E. Rivera
Daniel E. Rivera Arizona State University

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