Status Post 03: The Final Fall Stretch
Nov 13, 2025
Completed Tasks
Onboarding Initial Flow
Person(s) Responsible: Kaylie + Elizabeth + Eli
Due Date: 2025-11-11
Description/Example(s):
Went from 4 buttons in onboarding (PLWE, supporter, caregiver, expert) to 3 (PLWE, supporter (splits to 2), and expert). Focused on the experience of the PLWE, supporter and caregivers, as expert may have to be verified by the internal team / moderator of the app.
Seizures and Triggers are a multi select, seizures come with description as many people aren’t aware of the actual term/official of their seizure(s), but would be more likely to identify it by description. These fields are optional.
Color Scheme
Person(s) Responsible: Michelle
Due Date: 2025-10-31
Description/Example(s):
For the dark mode, we pushed for a purple hue rather than the charcoal color to make the contrast a bit easier on the eyes. background color, input box color & outline all have a bit of our purple pushed into them
Calendar Input Fix
Person(s) Responsible: Shan
Due Date: 2025-11-06
Description/Example(s):
Having a calendar input for event logging so users can easily log past seizures or auras. Will be better for users who remember they had a seizure “Last Tuesday”, but not necessarily the exact date
Security Recommendations for encrypting PHI
Person(s) Responsible: Shan
Due Date: 2025-11-03
Description/Example(s):
For the stakeholders to follow these instructions for encryption if they’d like to eventually have it on the App Store and public. Using the database to store the info (emails, passwords, names, ages, etc.) that’ll be encrypted _ decrypted via encryption key in the .env file.
Update to Expo 54
Person(s) Responsible: Shan
Due Date: 2025-11-03
Description/Example(s):
Updating expo go (prototyping preview and testing tool) version to most current and compatible with auto-updated phone version. Important for functionality and testing purposes.
iOS Notifications Documentation
Person(s) Responsible: Thomas
Due Date: 2025-11-11
Description/Example(s):
Writing up documentation for iOS notifications to be applied later when making reminders for medication, and allowing for one or multiple buttons within the notifications (like remind me later or taken)
User Personas
Person(s) Responsible: Vidhi
Due Date: 2025-11-06
Description/Example(s):
4 main users identified: the person living with epilepsy. Important distinction between a person who acts as the primary caregiver to a dependent and logs all their events, seizures, and meds for them vs. a supporter to an independent adult who would like to remind their loved one to take their meds on time. Also the importance of identifying individuals who can be both. So a PLWE who’d like to remind a friend with Epilepsy to take their meds so we’ll build out the reminder feature for all who want to add a user to support.
PLWE
Supporter
Caregiver
Expert
Co-Design Script
Person(s) Responsible: Kaylie
Due Date: 2025-11-12
Description/Example(s):
Co-design script has been finalized and approved by stakeholders. Now that the co-design script is complete, our stakeholders have given us the go-ahead to send out the recruitment form. An IRB amendment has also been submitted to include the co-design under the PhD research, but if it's not approved in time, we were still given permission to do the co-design outside of the IRB.
Open Tasks
Mascot
Person(s) Responsible: Michelle
Due Date: 2025-11-14
Description/Example(s):
the mascot will be incorporated into different parts of the app like default profile picture, mood logging within daily checkin and potential tool tips tutorial. Likely going towards octopus concept, does not bring up negative associations like the brain does, and doesn’t directly draw from The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE)’s Campi the Seahorse.
Reasons for octopus:
Complex Neural System: Octopuses have a complex nervous system, similar to the complex and sometimes chaotic neural activity in the brain during a seizure.
Adaptability and Regeneration: The octopus is also a symbol of flexibility, adaptability, and regeneration (it can regrow lost limbs). These qualities can serve as an inspirational totem, representing resilience and the ability to adapt to life's challenges and bounce back from setbacks, which is a key part of managing epilepsy.
Camouflage : epilepsy is commonly known as an invisible disability
EpiConnect Logo Creation
Person(s) Responsible: Michelle
Due Date: 2025-11-17
Description/Example(s):
We are exploring simple logos for EpiConnect. Possible ideas include connection lines to reference community, abstract “e” or “c” formed by our possible octopus mascot’s arm, the letters “EC”, etc.
Profile User Types
Person(s) Responsible: Danielle
Due Date: 2025-11-17
Description/Example(s):
Dev-related task to have the backend and front end be synced with each other on the user type when they sign up or login
Sketches -> Wireframes
Person(s) Responsible: Vidhi + Elizabeth
Due Date: 2025-11-17
Description/Example(s):
Exploring insight page -
Calendar view with toggles showing triggers (indicated by daily checkins) and seizure and aura events
Also data visualization like charts to show how often they’ve been missing/ taking their medication
Exploring Homepage -
Exploring the idea of widget style features from most important (med reminders), reminder to do daily checkin, and if they are choosing to support another PLWE then the ability to nudge them to take their medication,
Co-Design Recruitment
Person(s) Responsible: Kaylie + Vidhi
Due Date: 2025-11-19
Description/Example(s):
Co-design recruitment form is complete, now distributing it users who gave their email and consented to be contacted about future study opportunities (from the desirability survey). Ideally want to get 3-5 people confirmed in scheduling.
New Tasks
Error Page
Person(s) Responsible: Shan + Thomas
Due Date: 2025-11-16
Description/Example(s):
When users encounter an error on any page, one consistent error page can appear with a button back to home or back. Currently, the error is not helpful in returning to a functional page, and breaks the flow.
Daily Checkin (functionality)
Person(s) Responsible: Danielle
Due Date: 2025-11-24
Description/Example(s):
This will replace trigger logging. Functionally, dev team will work on getting the answers be stored associated with the user in the database and display on other pages like insights page.
Medication Reminder (functionality)
Person(s) Responsible: Shan
Due Date: 2025-11-24
Description/Example(s):
Getting med information to pull from the med page and be displayed as a widget on the Home Screen. Not only reminding them to take it when it’s been taken so accidental double dosages can be avoided (common w/ PLWE who have memory issues)
Create Stylesheets
Person(s) Responsible: Thomas
Due Date: 2025-11-21
Description/Example(s):
Clean up the inline css and create variables
Currently the prototype’s styling was done via inline styling. For better organization and easier ability to change it later, variables will be made that will contain “mainBackground” or H1 font so they can be modified across the prototype easier.
Meetings
2025-11-03 7:00PM, MS TEAMS
Attendees
Eli
Michelle
Vidhi
Kaylie
Danielle
Shan
Elizabeth
Thomas
Stakeholders
Jessica
Reyhaneh
Vandana
Agenda
community feature
asynchronous support (not really live group chat style)
nesting communities (attempt with 2 levels before doing 3)
all subgroup level 2 posts would populate up to level 1 parent community
Ex: parents group has a subgroup called parents with teenagers (LWE)
all posts within parents with teenagers populate up to parents
parents with teenagers could potentially have a subgroup for parents with teenagers (LWE) and autism, these posts would populate up to the second level (parents with teenagers) and parents
search feature -> how would users find top level and specific communities
want people to get specific with (sub) communities
Mascot
IP considerations for seahorse mascot (IBE's campi the seahorse)
Leaning towards octopus or seahorse
color scheme
2025-11-06 6:30PM, MS TEAMS
Attendees
Eli
Michelle
Vidhi
Kaylie
Danielle
Shan
Elizabeth
Thomas
Stakeholders
Jessica
Reyhaneh
Vandana
Dr. Razi
Agenda
Monthly Meeting with Dr. Razi
Co-design script feedback
4 user personas review + review Jessica's user persona
Early Profile Creation Flow
get specific about triggers (ex: when they indicate specific time of day, which time?, recreational drug use, which drug?)
4 user buttons -> 3 users (where supporter splits to supporter and caregiver)
sharing status posts every week with stakeholders
2025-11-10 6:00PM, MS TEAMS
Attendees
Design + Research Team with stakeholders
Eli
Vidhi
Kaylie
Danielle
Shan
Elizabeth
Thomas
Stakeholders
Vandana
Jessica
Reyhaneh
Agenda
Follow Up on IRB status and what that means for co-design
Co-design recruitment
faciliation
scheduling
Profile Creation Flow
"Caregiver" vs "Supporter"
Value proposition screens (community, med management, and event logging and insights)
Mascot uses and placement
2025-11-12 6:00PM, MS TEAMS
Attendees
Entire Team and Stakeholders
Eli
Vidhi
Kaylie
Elizabeth
Michelle
Danielle
Shan
Thomas
Stakeholders
Vandana
Jessica
Reyhaneh
Agenda
Co design session clarification
Initial Logo Review
Wireframes
Homepage
Insights page
Medication Reminder Widget