Individuals often preferentially avoid information that contradicts and seek information that aligns with their prior beliefs—a tendency…
Across all domains of human social life, positive perceptions of conversational listening (i.e., feeling heard) predict well-being,…
Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) present as risk-averse and avoidant of feared stimuli, yet the literature examining risk…
This paper documents the existence of a “Formality Effect” in government communications. Across three online studies and three field…
City governments are at the forefront of public problem-solving. As they deliver services to residents and work to tackle complex social…
How public, for-profit, and civic organizations working to address the same city-wide social challenge can find a common starting point.
Conflict plays a profound role in the lives of individuals, organizations, and entire societies – and has become an ever-expanding area of…
I argue (like others before me) that the translation of evidence into policy is in itself a behavioral question with three major barriers…
Many corporate ESG disclosure regulations rely on private activist pressure to enforce compliance, but relatively little is known about its…
Purpose: To evaluate if nudges delivered by text message prior to an upcoming primary care visit can increase influenza vaccination rates…