Streamline your Audio
Diary Research

Streamline your Audio Diary Research

Fabla is a not-for-profit platform developed at Emory University to help transform your daily diary research experience and make participation easier and more convenient.

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Check out Fabla!
A new approach to EMA Research.

Learn how Fabla came to be. We discuss AppHatchery's involvement and hear Dr. Deanna Kaplan, PhD describe how this research tool can be used for different clinical applications.

Learn how Fabla came to be. We discuss AppHatchery's involvement and hear Dr. Deanna Kaplan, PhD describe how this research tool can be used for different clinical applications.

Developed by the Georgia CTSA's AppHatchery in collaboration with leading psychologist and researcher Dr. Deanna Kaplan, PhD and the Departments of Spiritual Health and Preventive Medicine at Emory University, Fabla re-imagines the traditional daily diary methodology by harnessing the power of voice recording technology on your smartphone.

Developed by the Georgia CTSA's AppHatchery in collaboration with leading psychologist and researcher Dr. Deanna Kaplan, PhD and the Departments of Spiritual Health and Preventive Medicine at Emory University, Fabla re-imagines the traditional daily diary methodology by harnessing the power of voice recording technology on your smartphone.

Participant centered, Adherence focused:
Built with researchers

Stream-of-Conscious Speech Recording

Fabla allows research participants to effortlessly record their nightly diary entries using their own voices. No need for pen and paper or sitting at a desk – simply speak your thoughts wherever you are.

Fabla lets research participants easily record nightly diary entries using their voice, anytime, anywhere—no pen or desk needed.

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Review and Manage Responses

After submitting a response, you have the option to review it before deciding whether to save or delete it. Fabla puts you in control of your data.

After submitting a response, you have the option to review it before deciding whether to save or delete it. Fabla puts you in control of your data.

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Prompted Entries

Respond to prompts pre-specified by researchers to capture valuable insights about your daily experiences. Whether it's stress levels, mood, or other study-specific topics, Fabla makes it easy to log your thoughts on the go.

Respond to prompts pre-specified by researchers to capture valuable insights about your daily experiences. Whether it's stress levels, mood, or other study-specific topics, Fabla makes it easy to log your thoughts on the go.

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Unlimited Notifications

Participants and researchers can set an unlimited number of notification reminders to complete entries, so that schedules are individually tailored and research participation is never forgotten.

Participants and researchers can set an unlimited number of notification reminders to complete entries, so that schedules are individually tailored and research participation is never forgotten.

Privacy Protection

Deleted recordings are instantly and permanently removed from your device and the study, ensuring your privacy is respected at all times.

Deleted recordings are instantly and permanently removed from your device and the study, ensuring your privacy is respected at all times.

Secure Cloud Storage

Saved recordings are automatically uploaded to a secure, Emory-hosted, password-protected, and encrypted cloud. Your data is safe and can only be accessed by the research team through our highly secure server.

Saved recordings are automatically uploaded to a secure, Emory-hosted, password-protected, and encrypted cloud. Your data is safe and can only be accessed by the research team through our highly secure server.

Guided onboarding

Guided onboarding

Incentive Tracking

Incentive Tracking

Multimodal

Multimodal

Push notifications

Push notifications

Bonus rewards

Bonus rewards

Easy to use

Easy to use

Encouraging

Encouraging

In-app engagement

In-app engagement

Participant anonymity

Participant anonymity

Data protection

Data protection

Read it in the news!

Read it in the news!

Latest article

What your voice reveals about your health

What your voice reveals about your health

Emory researchers use audio recording app to study psychedelic therapy for depression

By Roni Robbins – Special to the AJC

April 28, 2025

Read article

Emory researchers use voice analysis to study psychedelic therapy

March 25, 2025

New Mobile App “Fabla” Transforms Daily Diary Research for Depression Treatment Clinical Trial

May 9, 2025

How it works

How it works

Deploy your study

Share a unique access code with your participants to get onboarded onto Fabla.

Tailored to each participant

The app will only deliver prompts within the availability specified by participants and custom prompts per participant if required by the experiment.

Built-in automated reminders

Fabla will deliver push notifications to participants when diaries or prompts are available and before they close.

Fun and encouraging

Fabla's user experience is designed to engage users and make study participation fun!

Deploy your study

Share a unique access code with your participants to get onboarded onto Fabla.

Tailored to each participant

The app will only deliver prompts within the availability specified by participants and custom prompts per participant if required by the experiment.

Built-in automated reminders

Fabla will deliver push notifications to participants when diaries or prompts are available and before they close.

Fun and encouraging

Fabla's user experience is designed to engage users and make study participation fun!

Deploy your study

Share a unique access code with your participants to get onboarded onto Fabla.

Tailored to each participant

The app will only deliver prompts within the availability specified by participants and custom prompts per participant if required by the experiment.

Built-in automated reminders

Fabla will deliver push notifications to participants when diaries or prompts are available and before they close.

Fun and encouraging

Fabla's user experience is designed to engage users and make study participation fun!

Meet the Experts
Researchers helping researchers.

Deanna Kaplan, PhD

Psychology Researcher@Emory

Santiago Arconada

Co-Director@AppHatchery

Morgan Greenleaf

Co-Director@AppHatchery

Charlotte Yao

Designer

Wiza Munthali

Sr. Software Dev

Naomi Nyama

Sr. Software Dev

Kennedy Linzie

Jr. Software Dev

Hope Madziakapita

Jr. Software Dev

Maxwell Kapezi

Jr. Software Dev

Tulika Banerjee

Designer

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Wondering if Fabla is a good fit for your research?
We are researchers too. Just ask!

Wondering if Fabla is a good fit for your research?
We are researchers too. Just ask!

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  • Is Fabla free to use?

  • What types of studies does Fabla support?

  • How long can studies be?

  • What kind of support do you offer?

  • How can I register participants on Fabla?

  • Where is the data stored?

  • Is this approved by the IRB?

  • Is Fabla free to use?

  • What types of studies does Fabla support?

  • How long can studies be?

  • What kind of support do you offer?

  • How can I register participants on Fabla?

  • Where is the data stored?

  • Is this approved by the IRB?

Collaborate with us and try a new approach to EMA Research that is participant centered!

Collaborate with us and try a new approach to EMA Research that is participant centered!

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