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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.

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

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