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Alison O’Daffer, B.A.

Pronouns: Ali, she, her

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Medicine

San Diego

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Ali’s research interests include adolescent mental health, emerging technologies, and behavioral medicine.

Bio

Alison O’Daffer is a doctoral student in the SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.

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Cinnamon Bloss, Ph.D., UC San Diego

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Publications
  1. O’Daffer, A., Liu, W., & Bloss, C. S. (2025). School-Based Online Surveillance of Youth: Systematic Search and Content Analysis of Surveillance Company Websites. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e71998.
  2. O’Daffer, A., Yi-Frazier, J. P., Roberts, A. J., Lowry, S. J., Pihoker, C., Hirsch, I. B., … & Malik, F. S. (2024). The association of resilience with HbA1c and key psychosocial factors in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(12), 866-873.
  3. O’Daffer, A., Bintliff, A. V., & Bloss, C. S. (2024). Getting schooled on social media and adolescent mental health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(2), 211-213.
  4. O’Daffer, A., Comiskey, L., Scott, S. R., Zhou, C., Bradford, M. C., Yi-Frazier, J. P., & Rosenberg, A. R. (2023). Protocol for the promoting resilience in stress management (PRISM) intervention: a multi-site randomized controlled trial for adolescents and young adults with advanced cancer. BMC Palliative Care, 22(1), 1-9.
  5. O’Daffer, A., Colt, S. F., Wasil, A. R., & Lau, N. (2022). Efficacy and conflicts of interest in randomized controlled trials evaluating Headspace and calm apps: systematic review. JMIR Mental Health, 9(9), e40924.
  6. Rosenberg, A. R., Zhou, C., Bradford, M. C., Salsman, J. M., Sexton, K., O’Daffer, A., & Joyce, P. (2021). Assessment of the promoting resilience in stress management intervention for adolescent and young adult survivors of cancer at 2 years: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 4(11), e2136039.
  7. Lau, N., O’Daffer, A., Yi-Frazier, J. P., & Rosenberg, A. R. (2021). Popular evidence-based commercial mental health apps: analysis of engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information quality. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(7), e29689.
  8. Lau, N., O’Daffer, A., Colt, S., Joyce, P., Palermo, T. M., McCauley, E., & Rosenberg, A. R. (2020). Android and iPhone mobile apps for psychosocial wellness and stress management: systematic search in app stores and literature review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(5), e17798.