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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.

Improving Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy for Patients Admitted for Asthma Exacerbation

Pediatric Quality and Safety
February 1, 2026
Katherine A Pumphrey, Jessica K Hart, Joseph J Zorc, Michelle B Dunn, Colleen M Shannon, Levon H Utidjian, Chén C Kenyon

Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments During Pregnancy Were Associated With Decreased Odds Of Adverse Birth Outcomes

Health Affairs
October 1, 2025
Aditi Vasan, Jordan I. Wood, Xianqun Luan, Chén C. Kenyon, and Meredith Matone

Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments During Pregnancy Were Associated With Decreased Odds Of Adverse Birth Outcomes

Health Affairs
October 1, 2025
Aditi Vasan, Jordan I Wood, Xianqun Luan, Chén C Kenyon, Meredith Matone

Caregiver Perspectives on Pediatric Primary Care Clinic-Based Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Undeserved
November 1, 2024
Aditi Vasan, DanaRose Negro, Mishaal Yazdani, Lindsay Benitez, Lindsay Benitez, Chén C Kenyon, Alexander G Fiks

Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs

Pediatrics
October 8, 2024
DanaRose Negro, Mishaal Yazdani, Lindsay Benitez, Chén C Kenyon, Alexander G Fiks, Aditi Vasan

Caregiver Preferences for Primary Care Clinic-Based Food Assistance: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Academic Pediatrics
February 23, 2024
Aditi Vasan, DanaRose Negro, Mishaal Yazdani, Lindsay Benitez, Senbagam Virudachalam, Chén C Kenyon, Alexander G. Fiks

Low-Income Caregiver Perspectives on a State Education Savings Program and Receptivity to Clinic-Based Financial Counseling

Academic Pediatrics
August 21, 2023
Zoe Bouchelle, Mishaal Yazdani, George Dalembert, DanaRose Negro, Brian P. Jenssen, Senbagam Virudachalam, Judy Shea, Katie Gwynn, Kate Morrow, Chén C Kenyon

Continuous Eligibility And Coverage Policies Expanded Children’s Medicaid Enrollment

Health Affairs
June 5, 2023
Aditi Vasan, Chén C. Kenyon, Alexander G. Fiks, and Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Cash Transfer Programs for Child Health—Elucidating Pathways and Optimizing Program Design

JAMA Pediatrics
May 22, 2023
Erin F. Flynn, Chén C. Kenyon, Aditi Vasan

Inequities in Time Spent Coordinating Care for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs

Academic Pediatrics
March 12, 2023
Aditi Vasan, Michael Anne Kyle, Atheendar S. Venkataramani, Chén C. Kenyon, Alexander G. Fiks

Food Insufficiency Following Discontinuation of Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Among Lower-Income US Households

JAMA Health Forum
November 12, 2022
Zoe Bouchelle, Aditi Vasan, Molly Candon, Chén C. Kenyon

Community Resource Connection for Pediatric Caregivers with Unmet Social Needs: A Qualitative Study

Academic Pediatrics
September 23, 2021
Vasan A, Darko O, Fortin K, Scribano PV, Kenyon CC

A qualitative study of caregiver perspectives on health policy discussions initiated by pediatricians

Academic Pediatrics
September 2, 2021
Lapite A, Hickson MR, Seifu L, Pallegedara K, Osborne A, Jaffar S, Rezet B, Kenyon CC.

Association of Remote vs In-Person Benefit Delivery With WIC Participation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA
August 20, 2021
Aditi Vasan, Chén C. Kenyon, Christina A. Roberto, Alexander G. Fiks, Atheendar S. Venkataramani

Promoting healthy childhood behaviors with financial incentives: A narrative review of key considerations and design features for future research

Academic Pediatrics
August 14, 2021
Kenyon CC, Flaherty C, Floyd GC, Jenssen BP, Miller VA

Association of WIC Participation and Electronic Benefits Transfer Implementation

JAMA Pediatrics
March 29, 2021
Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP; Chén C. Kenyon, MD, MSHP; Christina A. Roberto, PhD; Alexander G. Fiks, MD, MSCE; Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD