iSchool Capstone

Better Weather: An App To Improve Your Mood

Project tags:

community engagement & outreach

information behavior & user research

social media

Project poster

Seasonal Affective Disorder affects more than 15 million people in the U.S., with women four times more likely to be diagnosed than men. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic makes more people live with limited social interaction and reduced sun exposure, which are leading factors that could cause/exacerbate SAD. Better Weather is a web app which helps SAD sufferers combat their symptoms with proven interventions. Through its different feature pages, users have the chance to foster connectedness & peer support, relieve stress, increase exposure to sunlight, and ultimately improve their mood.

Project participants:

Nina(Xiying) Zhang

Informatics

Zhan Wu

Informatics

Michelle Gouw

Informatics

Zachary Tan

Informatics