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Kevin Volpp

Director, Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics, Perelman School of Medicine · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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History

Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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University of Pennsylvania Health System
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University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Internal Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1998–2001
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
1994–1998

Research

Financial incentive-based approaches for weight loss: a randomized trial
JAMA · 2008 · First of 6 authors · Corresponding · 541 citations
A randomized, controlled trial of financial incentives for smoking cessation
New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · First of 13 authors · Corresponding · 514 citations
Wearable devices as facilitators, not drivers, of health behavior change
JAMA · 2015 · Last of 3 authors · 406 citations

David Asch
87 papers
Scott Halpern
29 papers · 1 as a fellow
Shivan Mehta
27 papers
Amol Navathe
25 papers · 6 as a fellow
Jeffrey Silber
22 papers
Alexander Fanaroff
17 papers
MP
Mitesh Patel
16 papers
Lisa Bellini
15 papers
Patrick Romano
13 papers
EE
Ezekiel Jonathan Emanuel
11 papers
Stephen Kimmel
9 papers
Atheendar Venkataramani
8 papers

Grants

Research Redesign to Reduce Chronic Conditions in Families
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · RC2
Contact PI · $3.3M · University of Pennsylvania
2026–2030
The Penn Roybal Center on Behavioral Economics and Health: Solving for Scale and Impact with Design Thinking, Digital Platforms, and Dynamic Adaptation
National Institute on Aging · P30
Contact PI · $9.9M · University of Pennsylvania
2009–2029
Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Implement Cascade Screening in Individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R33
PI · $2.3M · Northwestern University
2022–2027
Behavioral Economic Approaches to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients with Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R33
Contact PI · $3.3M · University of Pennsylvania
2018–2025

Clinical trials

Penn Medicine Food Market Study
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
University of Pennsylvania
2024–2026
Penn Medicine Healthy Heart
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of Pennsylvania
2024–2026
RCT of Strategies to Augment Physical Activity in Black and Hispanic Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors (ALLSTAR)
Principal investigator · Completed
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
2022–2025
Evaluation of the Health and Economic Consequences of Kentucky's Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver
Principal investigator · Terminated
University of Pennsylvania
2018–2019