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.

Remote, Automated Gamification and Community-Based Physical Activity in Parkinson Disease

November 3, 2025

Kimberly Waddell, Ryan Greysen, Mitesh Patel, Madison Smith, Abby Yuen Tsz Lau, Sharon Xie, Stephanie Wood, James Morley

Feasibility and Usability of a Post-Hospital Behavioral Intervention to Improve Mobility in Veterans

INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing

October 21, 2025

Jacqueline A Benson, Matthew Wilson, Aidan J Flynn, Julie Stutzbach, Kimberly J Waddell, Robert E Burke

Harnessing Behavioral Economics to Accelerate Implementation in Rehabilitation

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Kimberly J Waddell, Miriam R Rafferty, Jessica Edelstein, Rinad S Beidas

Increasing screening for breast cancer using a randomized evaluation of electronic health record nudges: Design and rationale of the I-screen clinical trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

January 29, 2025

Kimberly J Waddell, Shivan J Mehta, Joshua M Liao, Kristin A Linn, Saehwan Park, Corinne M Rhodes, Caitlin Brophy, Catherine Reitz, Deborah S Cousins, Keyirah Williams, Esther J Thatcher, Ryan Muskin, Peter J Pronovost, Amol S Navathe

Behavioural economics to improve and motivate vaccination in primary care using nudges through the electronic health record: rationale and design of the BE IMMUNE randomised clinical trial

November 18, 2024

Kimberly Waddell, Shivan J Mehta, Amol Navathe, Kristin Linn, Sae-Hwan Park, Andrew White, Jonathan Staloff, Corinne Rhodes, Chaylin Couzens, Keshav Goel, Caitlin McDonald, Catherine Reitz, Keyirah Williams, Joshua M Liao

Association of Electronic Self-Scheduling and Screening Mammogram Completion

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

December 11, 2023

Kimberly J. Waddell, Keshav Goel, Sae-Hwan Park, Kristin A. Linn, Amol S. Navathe, Joshua M. Liao, Caitlin McDonald, Catherine Reitz, Jake Moore, Steve Hyland, Shivan J. Mehta

Association between Timing of Clinical Evaluation by a Physician or Advanced Practitioner and Risk of Rehospitalization in Older Adults Admitted to a Skilled Nursing Facility Following Hospitalization: A Cohort Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

October 11, 2023

Kira L. Ryskina, Zhi Geng, Sridharan Raghavan, Kimberly J. Waddell, Robert E. Burke

Designing Effective and Appropriate Opt-Out Approaches for Patient Outreach

JAMA Internal Medicine

September 11, 2023

Kimberly J. Waddell, Shivan J. Mehta