I speak to health-tech and AI companies, clinical and academic audiences, and workplaces about what it really takes to build — and trust — technology that touches people's mental health.
The hard part isn't building an AI mental-health product — it's building one people actually use that stays safe and clinically sound as it scales. Engagement and safety get treated as opposites; the best products refuse that trade-off. What it takes to design for both, drawn from leading research at Slingshot AI and a study of tens of thousands of real conversations.
Mental health for high performers in tech, medicine, and academia — why the most capable people are often the most quietly depleted, why they're the least likely to ask for help, and what organizations can do about it.
For founders and leaders standing up or scaling a research function: how to build an evidence strategy that earns the trust of buyers, payers, and regulators and sharpens the product — what evidence you actually need at each stage, when to invest, and how to build a team that drives the roadmap instead of just publishing papers.
Every talk is tailored to the audience — I'll build the version that fits your room, whether that's an engineering team, a clinical conference, a boardroom, or a lecture hall.
A selected list — full speaking history includes 30+ invited talks and 40+ conference presentations.
"Caitlin facilitated a thoughtful and engaging discussion with graduate students in my Digital Mental Health course at Dartmouth — a group with diverse backgrounds and career goals. Her ability to communicate complex ideas, from clinical nuances to implementation barriers in digital health, is unmatched. Her guest lecture sparked one of the most engaging conversations of the course, and several students shared this was a highlight of the term."
— Dr. Madelyn R. Frumkin, Dartmouth
I take on a limited number of keynotes and workshops each year, and also accept selected academic and nonprofit invitations. Tell me about your audience and what you're hoping they take away, and I'll come back with a fit, a format, and availability.
For topics, dates, and fees: press@drstamatis.com
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