dr. J. Piano Simoes (Jorge)

I am an Assistant Professor in Psychology, Health & Technology at the University of Twente and am also affiliated with Roessingh Research and Development (RRD). My research lies at the intersection of health psychology, digital health, and data science. I use intensive longitudinal data, including ecological momentary assessment, smartphones, and wearable sensors, to better understand health and behaviour in daily life and to develop more personalised approaches to prevention and treatment.

My work focuses particularly on digital phenotyping, intensive longitudinal methods, and personalised digital interventions, including Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) and n-of-1 approaches. I apply these methods across mental health and chronic conditions, with a longstanding research line in tinnitus and hearing-related disorders.

Alongside my research at the University of Twente, I am affiliated with Roessingh Research and Development, the research and innovation department of Roessingh, Center for Rehabilitation. This collaboration focuses on translating digital health and behavioural-science methods into clinically relevant research and healthcare applications for patients with chronic pain.

I am Co-Chair of the Twente Health School, an interdisciplinary initiative of the BMS Health Theme, and coordinator of the Master's thesis programme in Positive Clinical Psychology and Technology (PCPT).

Funding

I am a co-applicant and investigator in JADE – Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Behavioral Activation in Patients with Depression, a ZonMw-funded collaboration between Dimence Groep/Thubble and the University of Twente. The project develops and evaluates personalised just-in-time support for behavioural activation in depression using participatory design and intensive longitudinal methods. The project runs from 2024–2026 (ZonMw project 06360332310004).

PhD supervision

Co-promotor

Sebastian Müller, University of Regensburg (2025–ongoing)
Kevin Bieber, University of Regensburg (2026–ongoing)

Postdoctoral and internship supervision

Postdoctoral researcher Laura Basso, University of Regensburg
Internship student Antonia Ehlers, University of Twente (2026)
Internship student Manol Krastev, University of Twente (2025)
Internship student Roxana Simedrea, University of Twente (2026)
Internship student Stijn Helmer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2025)
Internship student Noah Zanoni, University of Twente (2025)

PhD examination committee

Rubens Jonatha dos Santos Ferreira, University of São Paulo (2024)

Additional roles

1. Academic Editor, PLOS Digital Health. PLOS Digital Health's Academic Editors manage the peer-review process and editorial decisions for submitted manuscripts.
2. Board member, Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH). ARPH brings together health-psychology researchers in the Netherlands and Belgium and promotes research and knowledge exchange concerning psychological approaches to health, illness, prevention, and rehabilitation.
3. Co-Chair, Twente Health School, University of Twente.
4. Member, University Council (2024-2026), University of Twente. Member of the committees for Education, Research and Students (OOS), Finance, Personnel Policy and Management (FPB), and Strategy and Internationalisation (SI).
5. Coordinator, MSc thesis programme Positive Clinical Psychology and Technology (PCPT), University of Twente.
6. Research Topic Editor, “Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health Care,” Frontiers in Public Health / Frontiers in Psychiatry / Frontiers in Sociology. The completed Research Topic included 13 articles from 71 authors.
7. Guest Editor, Journal of Clinical Medicine, The Journey of Hearing and Hearing-Related Disorders over Time and The Journey of Hearing and Hearing-Related Disorders over Time—2nd Edition, together with Winfried Schlee.

Public outreach

In 2024, I appeared on the Tinnitus Talk podcast episode Good Tinnitus Science, Bad Tinnitus Science, together with epidemiologist Inge Stegeman. We discussed research design, patient selection, outcome measurement, statistical analysis, open science, and how patients can distinguish stronger from weaker evidence about tinnitus treatments.

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Courses academic year 2026/2027

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