Workshop: Developing JITAIs
Friday, December 12, 2025, 1-5 pm
ISR Population Dynamics and Health Program
Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Zoom (with in-person option at ISR, room TBD)
The Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision-Making Center (d3center) and the ISR Population Dynamics and Health Program are co-hosting a half-day workshop introducing researchers to Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) and Micro-Randomized Trials (MRTs).
The workshop is designed to provide researchers with a strong conceptual foundation and practical entry point for using MRTs, while highlighting online resources for further independent learning.
1-2:05 – Libby: Adaptive Intervention and SMART (theory, examples, statistics, and code)
2:05 – 2:15 break
2:15- 3:20 Shiyu: JITAIs and MRTs (theory, examples, statistics, and code)
3:20 – 3:30 break
3:30 – 4:40 Walter: Advanced topics, practical recommendations, etc.
4:40 – 5: Q&A
Instructors: Walter Dempsey, Lizbeth (Libby) Benson, and Shiyu Zhang
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