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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.

Evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of treatment engagement strategies for primary care patients at risk for suicide: a pilot study

Frontiers in Psychiatry
August 5, 2026
Wolk CB, Duresso B, Weiss SE, Khazanov GK, Candon M, Oslin DW, Patel E, Press MJ, Buttenheim A, Anderson E, Pieri M, Jager-Hyman S.

Using Problem Solving and Reframing to Strengthen PhD Mentoring: A Structured Faculty-Led Approach

Nurse Educator
July 27, 2026
Carmen Alvarez, Se Hee Min, Seul Ki Choi, Jackelyn Boyden, Edward Barrows, Alison M. Buttenheim

Large Language Model Chatbot Conversations vs Public Health Materials and Parental HPV Vaccination Intentions: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Network
June 8, 2026
Neil K. R. Sehgal, Sunny Rai, Manuel Tonneau, Anish K. Agarwal, Joseph Cappella, Melanie L. Kornides, Lyle Ungar, Alison M. Buttenheim, Sharath Chandra Guntuku

A megastudy of behavioral interventions to promote frequent HIV testing among adults at high risk of HIV infection in Kenya and Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials
May 21, 2026
Kara Marson, Jane Kabami, Alison M. Buttenheim, Daniel Bennett, Maya L. Petersen, Diane V. Havlir, Moses R. Kamya, James Ayieko, Harsha Thirumurthy, Gabriel Chamie

Pediatric healthcare worker perspectives on implementation of a secure firearm storage program: a qualitative study

BMC Pediatrics
May 20, 2026
Claire R. Waller, Mallika Pandey, Jennifer M. Boggs, Arne Beck, Ruth P. Bedoy, Alison M. Buttenheim, Marisa E. Elias, Katelin Hoskins, Shari Jager-Hyman, Christina Johnson, Melissa Maye, Bridget McArdle, Celeste Pappas, Dylan S. Small, LeeAnn M. Quintana, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Leslie A. Wright, Nathaniel J. Williams, Brian K. Ahmedani, Rinad S. Beidas

Understanding HIV Vaccine Misinformation and Vaccine Intentions Among Young Women in South Africa: Insights from an Online Survey

AIDS and Behavior
April 21, 2026
Brendan Maughan-Brown, Teniola I. Egbe, Simamkele Bokolo, Megan Rabin, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Melanie Kornides, Lawrence Long, Sophie Pascoe, Sarah Penuela-Wermers, Sander van der Linden, Harsha Thirumurthy, Alison M. Buttenheim

A mixed methods evaluation of mechanisms for facilitation in pediatric primary care

Implementation Science Communications
April 14, 2026
Jennifer M. Boggs, Nathaniel Williams, Claire R. Waller, Mallika Pandey, Christina Johnson, Brian K. Ahmedani, Celeste Pappas, Katy Bedjeti, Melissa Maye, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Alison M. Buttenheim, Kristin A. Linn, Leslie Wright, Matthew F. Daley, Dylan S. Small & Rinad S. Beidas

Understanding HIV Vaccine Misinformation and Vaccine Intentions Among Young Women in South Africa: Insights from an Online Survey

AIDS and Behavior
March 14, 2026
Brendan Maughan-Brown, Teniola I. Egbe, Simamkele Bokolo, Megan Rabin, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Melanie Kornides, Lawrence Long, Sophie Pascoe, Sarah Penuela-Wermers, Sander van der Linden, Harsha Thirumurthy, Alison M. Buttenheim

Characterising concerns and misinformation shaping global HIV vaccine confidence and demand: a structured literature search and content analysis

BMJ Global Health
January 8, 2026
Simamkele Bokolo, Megan Rabin, Sarah Penuela-Wermers, Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan, Teniola I. Egbe, Harsha Thirumurthy, Brendan Maughan-Brown, Alison Buttenheim

Pediatric Healthcare Worker Perspectives on Implementation of a Secure Firearm Storage Program: A Qualitative Study

Preprint*
January 1, 2026
Claire R Waller, Mallika Pande, Jennifer M Boggs, Arne Beck, Ruth P Bedoy, Alison M Buttenheim, Marisa E Elias, Katelin Hoskins, Shari Jager-Hyman, Christina Johnson, Melissa Maye, Bridget McArdle, Celeste Pappas, Dylan S Small, LeeAnn M Quintana, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Leslie A Wright, Nathaniel J Williams, Brian K Ahmedani, Rinad S Beidas

In a shifting policy era: California provider knowledge and practice of medical exemption laws during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vaccine
January 1, 2026
Holly B Schuh, Paul Delamater, Tina M Proveaux, Matthew Z Dudley, Alison M Buttenheim, Jason L Schwartz, Nicola P Klein, Kristin Goddard, Kavin M Patel, Saad B Omer, Daniel A Salmon

“You could hear their breathing slow down”: insights on a video-based psychosocial support intervention to increase HIV treatment uptake and improve psychosocial well-being among men living with HIV in South Africa

AIDS Care
December 21, 2025
Brendan Maughan-Brown, Mamaswatsi Kopeka, Harsha Thirumurthy, Alison Buttenheim, Mark Lurie, Elzette Rousseau, Philip Smith, Linda-Gail Bekker & Abigail Harrison

Twitter reveals spatio-temporal variation in vaccine concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Preprint
October 20, 2025
Devansh Jain, Sunny Rai, Juhi Mittal, Anietie Andy, Alison M. Buttenheim, Sharath Chandra Guntuku

“I wish someone else could notify the partner”: Barriers to STI partner notification identified and experienced by young women and health care workers in Cape Town, South Africa

Frontiers
September 8, 2025
Fiona Bennin; Siyaxolisa Sindelo; Nomsa B. Mahlalela; Alison Buttenheim; Teniola Egbe; Prisca Vundhla; Pamela Fuzile; Mbali Jonas; Preethi Mistri; Brendan Maughan-Brown; Elzette Rousseau

Behaviourally-Informed Two-Way Text Messaging to Improve Return to HIV Care in South Africa: Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial

AIDS and Behavior
July 11, 2025
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

Associations Between HIV-Related Stigma, Trust, and Testing Behaviors Among the General U.S. Adult Population

AIDS and Behavior
March 24, 2025
Sue Hyon Kim, Stephen Bonett, José Bauermeister, Alison M Buttenheim, Laura E Starbird