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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)
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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.

Attitudes of California school personnel on potential COVID-19 vaccine mandates and state law SB277 to remove nonmedical vaccine exemptions

Vaccine
February 21, 2025
Matthew Z. Dudley, Alexander J. Zapf, Paul Delamater, Tina M. Proveaux, Holly B. Schuh, Alison M. Buttenheim, Jason L. Schwartz, Nicola P. Klein, Kristin Goddard, Kavin M. Patel, Saad B. Omer, Daniel A. Salmon

B-OK: A Visual and Tactile Tool for HIV Treatment Adherence Support in a United States Urban Center

AIDS Care
February 4, 2025
Aaron Richterman, Tamar Klaiman, Daniel Palma, Eric Ryu, Laura Schmucker, Katherine Villarin, Gabrielle Grosso, Kathleen A Brady, Harsha Thirumurthy, Alison Buttenheim

The Effects of Behaviorally Informed Messages on COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions and Behavior: Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments in South Africa

Taylor & Francis
December 19, 2024
Alison M Buttenheim, Timothy Köhler, Katherine Eyal, Brendan Maughan-Brown

Human-Centered Design to Respond to Public Health Crises: Maintaining Canine Rabies Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
November 26, 2024
Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Elvis W Díaz, Lizzie Ortiz-Cam, Guillermo Porras, Micaela De La Puente-León, Gian Franco Condori, Olimpia Chuquista-Alcarraz, Sergio E Recuenco, Laura D Tamayo, Alison M Buttenheim, Valerie A Paz-Soldan

Improving HIV testing, linkage, and retention in care among South African men through U = U messaging: A study protocol for two sequential hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trials

PLOS One
November 25, 2024
Andrew Medina-Marino, Nkosiyapha Sibanda, Mary Putt, Dvora Joseph Davey, Phillip Smith, Harsha Thirumurthy, Linda-Gail Bekker, Alison Buttenheim

Engaging primary care patients at risk for suicide in mental health treatment: user insights to inform implementation strategy design

BMC Primary Care
October 16, 2024
Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Matteo Pieri, Samantha E. Weiss, Joseph Harrison, Gabriela Kattan Khazanov, Molly Candon, David W. Oslin, Matthew J. Press, Eleanor Anderson, Emilie Famiglio, Alison Buttenheim & Shari Jager-Hyman

Implementation of a Secure Firearm Storage Program in Pediatric Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial

JAMA Pediatrics
September 19, 2024
Rinad S Beidas, Kristin A Linn, Jennifer M Boggs, Steven C Marcus, Katelin Hoskins, Shari Jager-Hyman, Christina Johnson, Melissa Maye, LeeAnn Quintana, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Leslie Wright, Celeste Pappas, Arne Beck, Katy Bedjeti, Alison M Buttenheim, Matthew F Daley, Marisa Elias, Jason Lyons, Melissa Lynne Martin, Bridget McArdle, Debra P Ritzwoller, Dylan S Small, Nathaniel J Williams, Shiling Zhang, Brian K Ahmedani

Acceptability, Feasibility, and Appropriateness of the B-OK Bottles as an Implementation Strategy for Treatment Adherence Support by Medical Case Managers

Global Implementation Research and Applications
September 17, 2024
Aaron Richterman, Tamar Klaiman, Rebecca Connelly, Daniel Palma, Eric Ryu, Laura Schmucker, Katherine Villarin, Gabrielle Grosso, Kathleen A. Brady, Harsha Thirumurthy & Alison Buttenheim

Machine learning approach to investigate pregnancy and childbirth risk factors of sleep problems in early adolescence: Evidence from two cohort studies

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
August 28, 2024
Ying Dai, Alison M Buttenheim, Jennifer A Pinto-Martin, Peggy Compton, Sara F Jacoby, Jianghong Liu

Behaviourally-informed two-way text messaging to improve return to HIV care in South Africa: evidence from a randomised controlled trial

MedRxiv
August 18, 2024
Christine Njuguna, Preethi Mistri, Lawrence Long, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Brendan Maughan-Brown, Alison Buttenheim, Laura Schmucker, Sophie Pascoe, Harsha Thirumurthy, Cara O'Connor, Barry Mutasa, Kate Rees

Evaluation of four interventions using behavioural economics insights to increase demand for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa through the MoyaApp: A quasi-experimental study

JAIDS
August 9, 2024
Preethi Mistri, Silviu Tomescu, Simamkele Bokolo, Alexandra De Nooy, Pedro T Pisa, Skye Grove, Laura Schmucker, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Lawrence Long, Alison Buttenheim, Brendan Maughan-Brown

Applying behavioural economics principles to increase demand for free HIV testing services at private doctor-led clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: A randomised controlled trial

PLOS Global Public Health
August 6, 2024
Simamkele Bokolo, Suzanne Mabaso, Wentzel Kruger, Preethi Mistri, Laura Schmucker, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Sophie J S Pascoe, Alison Buttenheim, Harsha Thirumurthy, Lawrence Long

The NUDGE Framework: Application to Address Behavioral Barriers to Antiretroviral Therapy in Adolescents Living With HIV in Eswatini

AIDS Education and Prevention
August 1, 2024
Charisse V Ahmed, Ayanda Dlamini, Majaha Mbuyisa, Mthobisi Simelane, Darby Gallagher, Aleksandra Golos, Gregory Donworth, Jacob Dubner, Lindsey McLain, Elizabeth D Lowenthal, Bridgette M Rice, Merrian J Brooks, Alison M Buttenheim

“Do not inject our babies”: a social listening analysis of public opinion about authorizing pediatric COVID-19 vaccines

Health Affairs Scholar
July 8, 2024
Aleksandra M Golos, Sharath-Chandra Guntuku, Alison M Buttenheim

Clinician- and Patient-Directed Communication Strategies for Patients With Cancer at High Mortality Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial

JAMA Network
July 1, 2024
Samuel U. Takvorian, Peter Gabriel, E. Paul Wileyto, Daniel Blumenthal, Sharon Tejada, Alicia B. W. Clifton, David A. Asch, Alison M. Buttenheim, Katharine A. Rendle, Rachel C. Shelton, Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Susan Ware, Lynn M. Schuchter, Pallavi Kumar, Tasnim Salam, Adina Lieberman, Daniel Ragusano, Anna-Marika Bauer, Callie A. Scott, Lawrence N. Shulman, Robert Schnoll, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman, Ravi B. Parikh

Clinician- and Patient-Directed Communication Strategies for Patients With Cancer at High Mortality Risk

JAMA Network Open
July 1, 2024
Samuel U. Takvorian, MD, MSHP; Peter Gabriel, MD, MSE; E. Paul Wileyto, PhD; Daniel Blumenthal, BA; Sharon Tejada, MS; Alicia B. W. Clifton, MDP; David A. Asch, MD, MBA; Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA; Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH; Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH; Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP; Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS; Susan Ware, BS; Lynn M. Schuchter, MD; Pallavi Kumar, MD, MPH; Tasnim Salam, MBE, MPH; Adina Lieberman, MPH; Daniel Ragusano, MPH; Anna-Marika Bauer, MRA; Callie A. Scott, MSc; Lawrence N. Shulman, MD; Robert Schnoll, PhD; Rinad S. Beidas, PhD; Justin E. Bekelman, MD; Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP