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Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, PhD

Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Research

PAU eClinic Advisory Board

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Biography

Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Research at Palo Alto University, a licensed clinical psychologist, and an entrepreneur building AI infrastructure for behavioral and chronic healthcare. She also serves as an Advisor for the PAU eClinic.

Dr. Sadeh-Sharvit’s work focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, behavioral health, and family-based care. She develops and evaluates technology-enabled approaches that extend care beyond the clinic into patients’ daily lives, with a focus on improving treatment adherence and long-term outcomes. Her research spans digital mental health, chronic condition management, and scalable models of care delivery.

She has led research and implementation efforts across academic, clinical, and industry settings, including Stanford University School of Medicine. She has served as a researcher and clinical supervisor in large NIMH-funded studies and has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals. Her work includes the development of “Parent-Based Prevention,” a program for families in which a parent has a history of eating disorders, and she is the co-author of Parents with Eating Disorders: An Intervention Guide (Routledge).

Dr. Sadeh-Sharvit has delivered over 60 invited talks, keynotes, and workshops for national and international organizations, including the American Psychological Association, UCSF, Johns Hopkins University, state associations, and medical centers. Her speaking focuses on the practical and ethical integration of AI into clinical care.

In parallel to her academic work, Dr. Sadeh-Sharvit has held executive and consulting roles in the digital health industry where her work focuses on bridging academic research and real-world implementation in health systems. She is the co-founder and CEO of Resolve Together.

Education

  • PhD, Clinical Child Psychology — Bar-Ilan University

  • MA, Clinical Child Psychology — Bar-Ilan University

  • BA, Psychology and Education — Hebrew University

Areas of Expertise

  • Artificial intelligence in behavioral health
  • Family- and couple-based interventions 
  • Chronic condition management and treatment adherence
  • Digital mental health and scalable care delivery
  • Eating disorders prevention and intervention 

Affiliations

Patent: Sand, D., Jefroykin, S., Simon, S., Rabinovich, A., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2024). Method and system for predicting a mental condition of a speaker (U.S. Patent No. 20240071412-A1). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/20240071412?requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiI1NjYyODhmMy0wMjhmLTRhMjctYmU1ZS0xMjdlZTk0Nzc5ODIiLCJ2ZXIiOiI0NmE5YmNiYS00MTI3LTRlYzAtODU0ZC01YTg2ZGI5Yzk2ZTEiLCJleHAiOjB9

 

Publications

  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., & Hollon, S. (2025). AI integration in behavioral healthcare: A practical framework for clinicians. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-025-00532-z
  • Mor Naim, P., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Jefroykin, S., Silber, E., Morrison, D. P., & Goldstein, A. (2025). Preprocessing large-scale conversational datasets: Application to behavioral health transcripts. JMIR Formative Research, 9, e78082. https://doi.org/10.2196/78082
  • Sheperis, D., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Guinn, V., Joseph, R., Bunge, E., Assenheim-Dagan, L. (2025). Integrating Artificial Intelligence in a University Counseling Clinic. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 19(3), 1-13. https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcps/vol19/iss3/7/
  • Bahar, L., Rego, S. A., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2024). Detecting climate anxiety in therapy through natural language processing. Scientific Reports, 14, 25976. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75269-5
  • Spinrad, A., Taylor, C. B., Ruzek, J. I., Jefroykin, S., Friedlander, T., Feleke, I., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2024). Action recommendations and review in community-based therapy on depression and anxiety outcomes: A machine learning approach. BMC Psychiatry, 24(1), 133. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05570-0
  • Ruzek, J. I., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Bunge, E. L., Sheperis, D. S., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Guinn, V., Joseph, R., Cameron, E., Taylor, C. B. (2024). Training the psychologist of the future in the use of digital mental health technologies. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000567
  • Sheperis, D. S., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2023). Using AI-supported supervision in a university telemental health training clinic. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision, 4(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.61888/2692-4129.1093
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Camp, T. D., Horton, S. E., Hefner, J. D., Berry, J. M., Grossman, E., & Hollon, S. D. (2023). Effects of an artificial intelligence platform for behavioral interventions on depression and anxiety symptoms: Randomized clinical trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e46781. https://doi.org/10.2196/46781
  • Peretz, G., Taylor, C. B., Ruzek, J. I., Jefroykin, S., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2023). Machine learning model to predict therapy homework in behavioral treatments: Algorithm development and validation. JMIR Formative Research, 7, e45156. https://doi.org/10.2196/45156
  • Levine, M. P., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2023). Preventing Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating in Genetically Vulnerable, High-Risk Families. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(3), 523–534. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23887
  • Graham, A. K., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., et al. (2023). Moderators and mediators of a digital cognitive behavior therapy-guided self-help intervention for eating disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000786
  • Kellogg, K. C., & Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2022). Pragmatic AI-augmentation in mental healthcare. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.990370
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Idan, O., Fowler, L. A., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Smith, A., Goel, N. J., Flatt, R. E., Balantekin, K., Monterubio, G. E., Firebaugh, M.-L., Karam, A. M., Graham, A. K., Funk, B., Taylor, C. B., & Wilfley, D. E. (2022). Digital guided self-help for eating disorders: Thematic analysis of participant text messages to coaches. Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2022.2110698
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Rego, S. A., Jefroykin, S., Peretz, G., & Kupershmidt, T. (2022). A comparison between clinical guidelines and real-world treatment data in examining the use of session summaries: Retrospective study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(8):e39846. https://doi.org/10.2196/39846
  • Kim, J. P., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Welch, H. A., Neri, E., Tregarthen, J., & Lock, J. D. (2021). Eating disorders early app use mediates treatment effect on clinical improvement. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 5(3), 382–387. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23652
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Giron, J., Fridman, S., Hanrieder, M., Goldstein, S., Brokman, S., & Friedman, D. (2021). Virtual reality in sexual harassment prevention: Proof-of-concept study. Proceedings of the 21th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents. https://doi.org/10.1145/3472306.3478356
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Taylor, C. B., & Yom-Tov, E. (2020). Predicting eating disorders from internet activity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1526–1533. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23338
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., & Hollon, S. D. (2020). Leveraging the power of non-disruptive technologies to optimize mental health treatment: Case example. Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health, 7(11), e2064. https://doi.org/10.2196/20646
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Runfola, C. D., Welch, H., Gibbs, E. L., Dickens, C. E., Lock, J., & Safer, D. L. (2020). Parent-based prevention following parental weight loss surgery: A pilot case-series trial. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 16(9), 1321-1327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.05.016
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S. (2019). Use of Technology in the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Youth. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 28(4), 653-661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2019.05.011
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S. & Lock, J. D. (2018). Parents with Eating Disorders: An Intervention Guide. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Kim, J. P., Darcy, A., Neri, E., Vierhile, M., Robinson, A., Tregarthen, J., & Lock, J. D. (2018). Subgrouping the users of a specialized app for eating disorders. Eating Disorders, 26(4), 361-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2018.1440043
  • Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Arnow, K. D., Osipov, L., Lock, J. D., Jo, B., Pajarito, S., Brandt, H., Dodge, E., Halmi, K. A., Johnson, C., Kaye, W., Wilfley, D., Woodside, B., & Agras, W. S. (2018). Are parental self-efficacy and family flexibility mediators of treatment for anorexia nervosa? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22826

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