Ritterband, Lee
Primary Appointment
Professor, Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Education
- BS, Psychology, University of Florida
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida
Contact Information
Center for Behavioral Health and Technology
PO Box 801075
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Telephone: 434-924-5988
Email: lr5b@virginia.edu
Research Disciplines
Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Psychology
Research Interests
Development and Testing of Behaviorally based Digital Health Treatment Programs
Research Description
Lee Ritterband, Ph.D., is the Jean and Ronald Butcher Eminent Scholars Professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Behavioral Health and Technology. With degrees in clinical psychology and computer technology, Dr. Ritterband specializes in the development and testing of behaviorally based digital health interventions. He has served as Principal or Co-Investigator on large research projects funded by multiple institutes of the National Institutes of Health (including NCI; NIMH; NIA; NCATS; NINR; NHLBI; NIMHD; NICHD; NIDDK; NIDA, NIAAA); the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute; National Science Foundation; the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council; Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Danish Cancer Council, Norwegian Institute of Public Health; the American Diabetes Association; and various US State and commercial entities. In 2004, he co-founded the International Society for Research on Internet interventions which is the leading international organization focused on digital health research. Dr. Ritterband is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a past editor of the journals Health Psychology and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. He is also a co-founder of BeHealth Solutions, LLC, a company dedicated to increasing public access to evidence-based Internet-delivered health interventions. Dr. Ritterband was selected as the 2019 University of Virginia Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, an endowed award recognizing University faculty members whose work is making a major impact on society.