Eduardo Bunge, PhD
Professor
Associate Chair Psychology Department
Director of the Children and Adolescents Psychotherapy and Technology (CAPT) Research Lab
Associate Director for the Institute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health)
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Biography
Dr. Eduardo Bunge Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Palo Alto University (PAU). Co-founder and President of ParenteAI, a company that developed a science-based assistant for parents of children with disruptive behaviors to augment therapists' power. Dr. Bunge directs the Children and Adolescents Psychotherapy and Technology (CAPT) Research Lab. His works focus on integrating technology and mental health, and his most recent contributions were in Artificial Intelligence-Based Conversational Agents.
Dr. Bunge has over 90 publications, including five clinical books and more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. He was born and educated in Argentina, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Buenos Aires, and received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Palermo (Argentina).
Education
- PhD, Psychology, Palermo University
- License in Psychology, University of Buenos Aires
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Affiliations
Publications
- Rivera-Cepeda, C. F., Vaclavik, D., Bagner, D. M., Hardan, A., & Bunge, E. L. (in press). Evaluating the feasibility, usability, and promise of a parent management training using a generative artificial intelligence platform. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health.
- Desage, C., Patterson, T. P., Wu, Y., Bechtel, A., Bharat, A., Vaclavik, D., & Bunge, E. L. (2025). Illustrating a Framework for Assessing Generative Artificial Intelligence-Based Conversational Agents for Mental Health. SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5245727
- Escoredo, M. C., Mostovoy, K., Schickler, R., Bechtel, A., Shagan, J., & Bunge, E. L. (2025). Enhancing parental skills through artificial intelligence-based conversational agents: The PAT Initiative. Family Relations, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13158
- Heissler, R., Jonáš, J., Carre, N., Mostovoy, K., & Bunge, E. L. (2024). Can AI Digital Personas for Well-Being Provide Social Support? A Mixed-Method Analysis of User Reviews. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2024(1), 6738001. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6738001
- Entenberg, G. A., Mizrahi, S., Walker, H., Aghakhani, S., Mostovoy, K., Carre, N., Marshall, Z., Dosovitsky, G., Benfica, D., Rousseau, A., Lin, G., & Bunge, E. L. (2023). AI-based chatbot micro-intervention for parents: Meaningful engagement, learning, and efficacy. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1080770
- Entenberg, G. A., Dosovitsky, G., Aghakhani, S., Mostovoy, K., Carre, N., Marshall, Z., Benfica, D., Mizrahi, S., Testerman, A., Rousseau, A., Lin, G., & Bunge, E. L. (2023). User experience with a parenting chatbot micro intervention. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2022.989022
- Entenberg, G. A., Areas, M., Roussos, A. J., Maglio, A. L., Thrall, J., Escoredo, M., & Bunge, E. L. (2021). Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training: Results from a Feasibility Study. Social Sciences, 10(11), 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10110426
- Dosovitsky, G., & Bunge E.L.*(2021). Bonding with Bot: User Feedback on a Chatbot for Social Isolation. Front. Digit. Health 3:735053. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.735053
- Bausback, K. B., & Bunge, E. L*. (2021). Meta-Analysis of Parent Training Programs Utilizing Behavior Intervention Technologies. Social Sciences, 10(10), 367. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10100367
- Bunge, E.L., Mandil, J., Consoli, A. J., & Gomar, M (2017). CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and Adolescents: A Clinician's Toolkit. Guilford Publications.
- Bunge, E., Scandar, M., Musich, F., y Carrea, G. (2015). Sesiones de psicoterapia con niños y adolescentes: Aciertos y errores. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Sinopsys.
- Bunge, E., Gomar, M., Mandil, J. (2008). Cognitive behavioral therapy with children and adolescents: Technical contributions [Terapia cognitiva con niños y adolescents: Aportes técnicos]. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Akadia.
- Gomar, M., Mandil, J. y Bunge, E. (2010). Handbook of cognitive behavioral therapy with children and adolescents [Manual de terapia cognitiva comportamental con niños y adolescents]. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Polemos.