Dr. Nick Allen

Co-Founder and CEO

Dr. Nick Allen co-founded Ksana Health in 2019 to translate the tools and technologies he developed as the Director of University of Oregon’s Center for Digital Mental Health into products and services that will transform mental health care and research.

Dr. Allen is a clinical psychologist and social neuroscientist who investigates the interaction between biological, psychological, and environmental risk factors during adolescent development in order to more fully understand how to prevent mental health problems and encourage healthy development during this critical stage of life.

His 30+ years of experience in clinical psychology, social neuroscience, research and education led him to develop two platforms available through Ksana Health.

See a full list of his publications on Google Scholar.

Dr. Nick Allen
Dr. Nick Allen

Our team brings a wealth of experience from across academia, mental health, and tech industries.

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Tony Scripa

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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Tony Scripa

Tony is a former partner level Microsoft executive, where he spent 18 years in various global finance and operations leadership roles. This included 10 years in the OEM division, with 7 years as CFO and 3 as General Manager of Global OEM Operations.

More recently, Tony was CFO at Flyhomes, a Seattle based real estate tech company.

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Audra McClure-Begley

Data Scientist

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Audra McClure-Begley

Audra has been working in the data science field for 10+ years and finds joy in making meaning out of numbers to understand and better the world. She has her BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MS in Data Analytics, and MS in Science Management and Leadership.

Audra is based in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. She loves the natural world and animals of all kinds and spends her free time with her menagerie of pets, hiking, gardening, or reading a good book under the trees.

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Brendan Lindsey

Full Stack Web and iOS Developer

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Brendan Lindsey

Brendan is a Full Stack Web and iOS developer with a passion for finding technical solutions to problems. He has spent the last 3 years building software supporting Human Subjects Research. When he’s not writing code you can usually find him trying to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

He received a BS in Computer Science from the University of Oregon in 2018.

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Craig DeLarge

Strategic Marketing Director

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Craig DeLarge

Craig is a digital healthcare strategist and mental health advocate at The Digital Mental Health Project, where he produces education programs and research which help improve the adoption of digital technology in the mental and behavioral health spaces. His career is focused on “improving health” & “developing leaders”.

In his career, as a digital & healthcare marketer, strategist, and educator, he has managed in world-class firms like Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Takeda and Johnson & Johnson, as well as taught at Temple University’s Fox Business School, Thomas Jefferson University – East Falls (formerly Philadelphia University), Chestnut Hill College, St. Joseph’s University and Penn State University – Great Valley.

Craig holds bachelor’s and master’s degree in Marketing and Design Management from Philadelphia University (USA) (BSc) and University of Westminster (UK) (MBA). He is currently a graduate Public Health student at King’s College, London, anticipating graduation on 2022. He is also a certified professional coach and published author of The WiseWorking Handbook (2014).

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Lauren Kahn, PhD

Big Data Engineer

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Lauren Kahn, PhD

Lauren is trained in research psychology and neuroscience. She is currently the center manager and a research scientist at the Center for Digital Mental Health. She received her PhD in Psychology from the University of Oregon in 2018.

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Lauren Weiner

Clinical Science Director

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Lauren Weiner

Lauren is a clinical researcher, behavioral scientist, and digital health enthusiast with 12+ years of broad experience across industry, healthcare, and academic settings. She has a PhD in Public Health.

Most recently, Lauren worked in Clinical R&D at Twill, developing and validating digital therapeutics for mental health.

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Megan Wells

HR & Recruiting Manager

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Megan Wells

Megan has worked in HR for 8+ years and enjoys implementing processes and best practices to help teams and individuals grow professionally. She received her BA in English and Minor in Business Administration from the University of Oregon.

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Ryann Crowley

Data Science Director

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Ryann Crowley

Ryann has been an analyst, researcher and data scientist for over 25 years including 16 years at the Oregon Research Institute and is currently a data scientist at the Center for Digital Mental Health.

She is co-founder and organizer of the Eugene R Users group.

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Wyatt Reed

Principal Software Development Engineer

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Wyatt Reed

Wyatt is an iOS full stack developer with a speciality of developing mobile sensing techniques.

He received a BS in Computer Science from the University of Oregon in 2018.

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