Research

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.

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

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

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

BMC Public Health

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

Sophia V Hua, Tamar Klaiman, Samantha Coratti, Jenna White, Aileen John, Mary E Putt, Erica Dixon, Hannah Posner, Kevin G Volpp

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

BMJ Open Quality

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

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

Investigating racial and gender disparities in virtual randomized clinical trial enrollment: Insights from the BE ACTIVE study

American Heart Journal

Michael P Fortunato, Anthony Girard, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Neel Chokshi, Julia E Szymczak, Tamar Klaiman, Louise B Russell, Dylan S Small, Mitesh S Patel, Kevin G M Volpp, Alexander C Fanaroff

Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events: The BE ACTIVE Randomized Controlled Trial

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

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients with Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Rationale and Design of the BE ACTIVE Study

American Heart Journal

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