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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)
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Publications

Take a look at CHIBE’s publications, which are helping advance the science of using behavioral economics to improve health and leading to discoveries around how our minds work.

Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Physical Activity Among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors

JACC: CardioOncology
November 3, 2025
Alexander C Fanaroff, Jennifer A Orr, Chinyere Anucha, Emily Kim, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Meagan Echevarria, Stephanie Rodarte, Mareen Kassabian, Elina Balasian, Bonnie Ky, Kevin G Volpp, Saro H Armenian

Behavioral Economic Framing for Enrollment and Retention of Patients in Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring

JAMA Network
September 2, 2025
Shivan J. Mehta, Joseph Teel, Evelyn Okorie, Catherine Reitz, Alison Purcell, Christopher K. Snider, Kayla Clark, Rebecca C. Kersting, Karen Glanz, Mary Putt, Charles Rareshide, Kevin G. Volpp

A Systematic Review of “Food Is Medicine” Randomized Controlled Trials for Noncommunicable Disease in the United States: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

AHA Journals
June 18, 2025
Hilary K Seligman, Sonia Y Angell, Seth A Berkowitz, Mitchell S V Elkind, Kurt Hager, Nathalie Moise, Hannah Posner, Jen Muse, Angela Odoms-Young, Ronit Ridberg, Andrea B Troxel, Amy L Yaroch, Kevin G Volpp

Cost-Effectiveness of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

AHA Journals
June 17, 2025
Louise B. Russell, Kevin G. M. Volpp, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel P. Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Tamar Klaiman, Julia E. Szymczak, Dylan S. Small, Alexander C. Fanaroff

Incidence of food allergic reactions among adolescents engaged in food allergy management

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
June 1, 2025
Roxanne Dupuis, Jonathan M. Spergel, Terri F. Brown-Whitehorn, Andrea B. Troxel, Erica L. Kenney, Jason P. Block, Rachel Feuerstein-Simon, Xochitl Luna Marti, Cynthia J. Mollen, Zachary F. Meisel, Kevin G. Volpp, Steven L. Gortmaker, Carolyn C. Cannuscio

What motivates participants: a qualitative analysis of gamification and financial incentives to increase physical activity

BMC Public Health
May 16, 2025
Eric Ryu, David Farraday, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, Neel P. Chokshi, Jingsan Zhu, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Laurie Norton, Dylan Small, Kevin G. Volpp & Tamar Klaiman

Using a human-centered design framework and behavioral economic interventions to increase fruit and vegetable purchases in an online grocery store: Study design and methodologies

Contemporary Clinical Trials
April 17, 2025
Sophia V Hua, Tamar Klaiman, Samantha Coratti, Jenna White, Aileen John, Mary E Putt, Erica Dixon, Hannah Posner, Kevin G Volpp

Change in Default Prescription Length and Statin Prescribing Behavior

JAMA Internal Medicine
April 7, 2025
Mili Mehta, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Corinne M. Rhodes, Aria Xiong, Christopher K. Snider, E. Madeline Grenader, Michael O. Harhay, Nune Mehrabyan, Maryanne K. Peifer, Kevin G. M. Volpp, M. Kit Delgado

What Is ‘Food Is Medicine,’ Really? Policy Considerations On The Road To Health Care Coverage

Health Affairs
April 1, 2025
Colin M. Schwartz, Alexa M. Wohrman, Emily J. Holubowich, Lisa D. Sanders, and Kevin G. Volpp

A series of randomized trials of behavioral economic interventions to increase racial and ethnic diversity of research participants:Rationale and design of ITERATE

American Heart Journal
March 29, 2025
Nirali Patel, Casey Whitman, Adina Lieberman, Shira Blady, Colleen Morse, Nawar Naseer, Joellen Weaver, Modele O Ogunniyi, Rachel Kohn, Kevin G Volpp, Scott D Halpern, Alanna A Morris, Alisa Stephens-Shields, Alexander C Fanaroff

Encouraging Pharmacist Referrals for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation

JAMA Cardiology
March 26, 2025
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Qian Huang, Kayla Clark, Laurie A. Norton, Wendell E. Kellum, Dwight Eichelberger, John C. Wood, Zachary Bricker, Andrea G. Dooley Wood, Greta Kemmer, Jennifer I. Smith, Srinath Adusumalli, Mary E. Putt, Kevin G. Volpp

Leveraging principles of behavioural economics to encourage patient engagement with population health screening programmes

BMJ Open Quality
March 21, 2025
Eric Bressman, Alexander Fanaroff, Katy Mahraj, Laurie Norton, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Carolina Garzon Mrad, Mikael Avery, Ayisha Arshad, Aileen John, David A Asch, Kevin G Volpp

Incidence of food allergic reactions among adolescents engaged in food allergy management

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
March 9, 2025
Roxanne Dupuis, Jonathan M Spergel, Terri F Brown-Whitehorn, Andrea B Troxel, Erica L Kenney, Jason P Block, Rachel Feuerstein-Simon, Xochitl Luna Marti, Cynthia J Mollen, Zachary F Meisel, Kevin G Volpp, Steven L Gortmaker, Carolyn C Cannuscio

Default Bulk Ordering and Text Messaging to Enhance Outreach for Lipid Screening

JAMA Cardiology
January 29, 2025
Catherine Pollak, Andrew Parambath, Samantha Coratti, Laurie Norton, Anthony Girard, Catherine Reitz, Christopher K. Snider, Lin Xu, Zakiya Walker, Aileen John, Mary E. Putt, Kevin G. Volpp, Shivan J. Mehta

Automated Text Message-Based Program to Improve Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Primary Care Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine
December 4, 2024
Eric Bressman, Klea Profka, Laurie Norton, Kayla Clark, Katy Mahraj, Zakiya Walker, Leslie Reid-Bey, Anthony Girard, Charles Rareshide, Lin Xu, Jingsan Zhu, Mary Putt, Kevin G Volpp, Anna U Morgan

A qualitative study of perceptions of the care pathway for familial hypercholesterolemia: screening, diagnosis, treatment, and family cascade screening

Implementation Science Communications
December 2, 2024
Amy R. Pettit, Tamar Klaiman, Rebecca Connelly Kersting, Christina Johnson, Nkiru Ogbuefi, Maeve Moran, Krystin Sinclair, Jenna Steckel, Laurie Norton, Jennifer A. Orr, Adina Lieberman, Mary P. McGowan, Eric Tricou, Jinbo Chen, Daniel J. Rader, Kevin G. Volpp & Rinad S. Beidas