Gavin Rackoff

Postdoctoral Associate

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

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Zainal NH, Eckhardt R, Rackoff GN, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Rojas-Ashe E, Barr Taylor C, Funk B, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE, Newman MG. Capitalizing on natural language processing (NLP) to automate the evaluation of coach implementation fidelity in guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (GdCBT). Psychol Med. 2025 Apr 02; 55:e106. PMID: 40170669; PMCID: PMC12094662; DOI: 10.1017/S0033291725000340;

Rackoff GN, Newman MG. Using Machine Learning to Predict Uptake to an Online Self-Guided Intervention for Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Stress Health. 2025 Apr; 41(2):e70032. PMID: 40261245; PMCID: PMC12013697; DOI: 10.1002/smi.70032;

Rackoff GN, Zhang ZZ, Newman MG. Chatbot-delivered mental health support: Attitudes and utilization in a sample of U.S. college students. Digit Health. 2025; 11:20552076241313401. PMID: 39839954; PMCID: PMC11748072; DOI: 10.1177/20552076241313401;

Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Rackoff GN, Shah J, Strayhorn JC, D'Adamo L, DePietro B, Howe CP, Firebaugh ML, Newman MG, Collins LM, Taylor CB, Wilfley DE. Effects of Chatbot Components to Facilitate Mental Health Services Use in Individuals With Eating Disorders Following Online Screening: An Optimization Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Nov; 57(11):2204-2216. PMID: 39072846; PMCID: PMC11560741; DOI: 10.1002/eat.24260;

Sandella MF, Rackoff GN, Newman MG. Prospective Relationships Among Depression and Perceived Opportunity in Juvenile Offenders. Behav Ther. 2025 Jan; 56(1):177-191. PMID: 39814511; PMCID: PMC12054336; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.07.006;

D'Adamo L, Grammer AC, Rackoff GN, Shah J, Firebaugh ML, Taylor CB, Wilfley DE, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE. Response to a comment on: Rates and correlates of study enrolment and use of a chatbot aimed to promote mental health services use for eating disorders following online screening. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2024 Nov; 32(6):1217-1219. PMID: 38924192; PMCID: PMC11481796; DOI: 10.1002/erv.3119;

D'Adamo L, Grammer AC, Rackoff GN, Shah J, Firebaugh ML, Taylor CB, Wilfley DE, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE. Rates and correlates of study enrolment and use of a chatbot aimed to promote mental health services use for eating disorders following online screening. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2024 Jul; 32(4):748-757. PMID: 38502605; PMCID: PMC11144085; DOI: 10.1002/erv.3082;

Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Rojas E, Topooco N, Rackoff GN, Zainal NH, Eisenberg D, Shah J, Desage C, Wilfley DE, Taylor CB, Newman MG. Training, supervision, and experience of coaches offering digital guided self-help for mental health concerns. Front Psychol. 2023; 14:1217698. PMID: 38078269; PMCID: PMC10698738; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1217698;

D'Adamo L, Grammer AC, Rackoff GN, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Lipson SK, Newman MG, Taylor CB, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE. Preferred treatment focus among college students with eating disorders and comorbid mental health problems in a digital cognitive-behavioral guided self-help program. Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Dec; 56(12):2349-2357.View Related Profiles.

Rackoff, Gavin
Lipson, Sarah

PMID: 37768268; PMCID: PMC10798270; DOI: 10.1002/eat.24065;

Barber KE, Rackoff GN, Newman MG. Day-to-day directional relationships between sleep duration and negative affect. J Psychosom Res. 2023 Sep; 172:111437. PMID: 37478504; PMCID: PMC10529882; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111437;

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Rackoff GN, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Taylor CB, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE, Newman MG. Psychotherapy utilization by United States college students. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Feb; 73(2):503-510. PMID: 37436950; PMCID: PMC10784405; DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2225630;

Rackoff GN, Monocello LT, Fowler LA, Vázquez MM, Shah J, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Taylor CB, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE, Newman MG. Using Social Influence Strategies to Improve Rates of Online Mental Health Survey Participation: Results from Two Experiments. J Behav Cogn Ther. 2023 Jun; 33(2):81-89. PMID: 37928450; PMCID: PMC10621766; DOI: 10.1016/j.jbct.2023.05.001;

Sanghvi DE, Rackoff GN, Newman MG. Latent class analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to Hurricane Ike. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Jun; 327:115942. PMID: 37210980; PMCID: PMC10519432; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115942;

Newman MG, Rackoff GN, Zhu Y, Kim H. A transdiagnostic evaluation of contrast avoidance across generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and social anxiety disorder. J Anxiety Disord. 2023 Jan; 93:102662. PMID: 36565682; PMCID: PMC10080671; DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102662;

Nemesure MD, Park C, Morris RR, Chan WW, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Rackoff GN, Fowler LA, Taylor CB, Jacobson NC. Evaluating change in body image concerns following a single session digital intervention. Body Image. 2023 Mar; 44:64-68. PMID: 36495690; PMCID: PMC10134195; DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.11.007;

Newman MG, Schwob JT, Rackoff GN, Doren NV, Shin KE, Kim H. The naturalistic reinforcement of worry from positive and negative emotional contrasts: Results from a momentary assessment study within social interactions. J Anxiety Disord. 2022 Dec; 92:102634. PMID: 36182690

Newman MG, Schwob JT, Rackoff GN. Within-day sudden gains and generalized anxiety disorder psychotherapy outcome. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2022 Sep; 59(3):460-469. PMID: 35666889

Rackoff GN, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Taylor CB, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE, Newman MG. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Based Self-Help for Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Aug; 71(2):157-163. PMID: 35351353

Newman MG, Kanuri N, Rackoff GN, Jacobson NC, Bell MJ, Taylor CB. A randomized controlled feasibility trial of internet-delivered guided self-help for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among university students in India. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2021 Dec; 58(4):591-601. PMID: 34881930

Rackoff GN, Newman MG. Distinct Psychological Characteristics Predict Resilience and Recovery Throughout Widowhood. Behav Ther. 2022 May; 53(3):428-439. PMID: 35473647

Rackoff GN, Lagoni DW, Shoshany MF, Moursi NA, Hennefield L. The impact of informant gender on children's endorsement of scientific and non-scientific information. Br J Dev Psychol. 2022 Mar; 40(1):170-186. PMID: 34651320

Kim H, Rackoff GN, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Shin KE, Zainal NH, Schwob JT, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE, Taylor CB, Newman MG. College Mental Health Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a Nationwide Survey. Cognit Ther Res. 2022; 46(1):1-10. PMID: 34177004

Grammer AC, Vázquez MM, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Fowler LA, Rackoff GN, Schvey NA, Lipson SK, Newman MG, Eisenberg D, Taylor CB, Wilfley DE. Characterizing eating disorder diagnosis and related outcomes by sexual orientation and gender identity in a national sample of college students. Eat Behav. 2021 08; 42:101528.View Related Profiles.

Rackoff, Gavin
Lipson, Sarah

PMID: 34049053; PMCID: PMC8380708; DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101528;

Rackoff GN, Newman MG. Reduced positive affect on days with stress exposure predicts depression, anxiety disorders, and low trait positive affect 7 years later. J Abnorm Psychol. 2020 Nov; 129(8):799-809. PMID: 32914995

Newman MG, Jacobson NC, Rackoff GN, Bell MJ, Taylor CB. A randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-based application for the treatment of anxiety. Psychother Res. 2021 Apr; 31(4):443-454. PMID: 32662323

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 25 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2023

Bar chart showing 25 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2023

Year	Publications
2020	2
2021	5
2022	5
2023	6
2024	4
2025	3

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