Mobile & Electronic Health Affinity Research Collaborative

The mission of the Mobile and Electronic Health-ARC (ME-ARC) is to conduct state-of-the-art research and training in mobile and electronic health to improve health and well-being, with a focus on underserved populations, across the lifespan. The ARC is transdisciplinary, consisting of a steering committee, external advisory board, trainees, and over 175 member affiliates across numerous schools at Boston University.  Steering committee members have expertise in: implementation science, behavioral science, medicine, informatics/bioinformatics, software development, health literacy, engineering, and global health.

Since January 2016, the ME-ARC has hosted invited speakers at monthly seminars, and has held a yearly ME-Health symposium.  The ME-ARC coalesces mobile health resources and researchers at Boston University and conducts state-of-the-art mobile health pilot projects.

Dr. Belinda Borrelli co-founded the ME-ARC and serves as Director and Principal Investigator. Dr. Lisa Quintiliani is the Co-Director of the ME-ARC. Dr. Daniel Fulford and Dr. Joanne Murabito serve as Core Members of our Leadership Team. 

One goal of the ME-ARC is to advance mHealth and eHealth at Boston University. The following projects are currently supported through ME-ARC funding:

Research Project: Nudging Smokers with Schizophrenia to Quit through Engagement in Daily Activities: Testing the Feasibility of a Smartphone-based Behavioral Activation Intervention. Daniel Fulford (Co-PI and lead), Belinda Borrelli (Co-PI), & Kim Mueser (Co-I)

Digital Health Disparities Initiative: Development of a disparities framework and guidelines for developing and testing digital health solutions. Belinda Borrelli (PI and lead), Lisa Quintiliani, Swathi Kiran, Rebecca Mishuris, & Deborah Carr (Co-I’s)

ME-ARC Monthly Seminars

Stay tuned for our next upcoming monthly seminar and keep up to date with our past series on our monthly seminars page.

ME-ARC Symposium

The ME-ARC’s 5th Annual Symposium was held on Thursday, April 28, 2022. For more information, please navigate to our symposium page.