Manuela Ferrari
Academic title(s):
Associate Professor
Degree(s):
PhD
Areas of expertise:
- Digital mental health and e-mental health interventions
- Youth mental health and early intervention
- Participatory and co-design research methods
- Video games, gamification, and serious games for mental health
- Digital storytelling and digital narratives
- Virtual reality and digital technologies in mental health care
- Mental health service implementation and knowledge translation
- Health equity, access to care, and culturally responsive interventions
- Learning health systems and implementation science
- Patient, youth, and family engagement in research and care
- Digital phenotyping and technology-assisted mental health assessment
- Anti-stigma interventions and mental health promotion
- Qualitative and mixed-methods research
- Psychosis early intervention services and measurement-based care
- Community-engaged and equity-oriented mental health research
Biography:
Dr. Manuela Ferrari is a pioneering scholar in implementation science and digital mental health. She is an internationally recognized expert in the creation, adaptation, and adoption of youth-led interventions, Indigenous knowledge, and co-produced digital solutions for transforming youth mental health services and addressing barriers to care. Integrating local knowledge and cultural values, her work advances culturally sensitive, equity-focused strategies, fostering impactful, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration with diverse populations.
Courses:
Digital Mental Health Care (PSYT- 600)