Bringing a clinical mental-health lens into AI product development.
Dr. Thornton is trusted by sophisticated AI organizations to bring a clinical-risk perspective to the development and evaluation of AI systems. Her background is uniquely suited for enterprise products, especially if your deployment interfaces with a broad user base or handles sensitive human data.
Dr. Thornton brings a perspective that is difficult to find in a single advisor because she understands AI systems while also having clinical experience with vulnerable individuals, risk assessment, and crisis triage.
Her agility is a massive asset for early-stage startups and pre-seed teams where the product roadmap is highly fluid and shifting by the week. If building rigid guardrails is a waste of resources because the core user experience hasn't fully locked in yet, then she can focus on building proactive foundational safety that evolves with your pivots.
The Neuro-Holistic Wellness AI Safety Strategy Focuses on:
Socio-Technical Workflow Design: Architected Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) workflows that integrated clinical safety standards with technical model evaluation, ensuring AI features remained ethically grounded while maintaining high model utility.
Technical Translation & Cross-Functional Leadership: Translated trauma-informed research into actionable technical requirements for machine learning engineers, facilitating the implementation of safety guardrails that protect vulnerable populations.
Evaluation Frameworks & Data Optimization: Developed standardized rubrics for human-annotated datasets that increased inter-rater reliability and optimized model fine-tuning, balancing enhanced user experience with rigorous ethical boundaries.
Adversarial Red Teaming & Risk Mitigation: Led adversarial red teaming sessions from a trauma-informed perspective to identify critical mental health vulnerabilities, uncovering complex edge cases missed by automated filters and significantly reducing harmful output generation.
Neuro-Holistic Wellness also offers these additional opportunities to collaborate:
Research & Evaluation
-Analyzes and interprets data to inform product development and optimize user outcomes
-Supports clinical evaluation of digital mental health products by translating the latest research advancements into actionable strategies
Consultation & Strategy
-Provides clinical guidance on designing and developing mental health tools and platforms, optimizing user engagement and therapeutic outcomes
-Translates complex neuro-research into practical, scalable digital solutions for mental health support
-Provides expert consultation to internal teams and external partners on integrating clinical best practices in mental health tech
-Implements data-driven strategies to personalize user experiences and improve mental health outcomes through AI-powered insights
Product Development
-Communicates complex research findings to steer product design based on clinical need
-Collaborates with UX/UI designers to create user-centered digital mental health experiences per HIPAA and other privacy regulations
Education and Licensures
Johns Hopkins University
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Doctorate in Neuroeducation
Clinical Mental Health Therapist Licensures
- Ohio CSWMFT Board Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervising Designation
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State of Florida: Telehealth Provider
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AI Essentials Certification
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Credential ID: RLS4SDY3VMMF
Xavier University
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M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
University of Cincinnati
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B.A. Political Science/Pre-Law