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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Kevin G. Volpp is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, and Health.

Their research spans a range of topics such as Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life; Behavioral Health and Interventions; Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy; Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet; Healthcare Policy and Management; COVID-19 epidemiological studies; and Physical Activity and Health.

Recent publications by Kevin G. Volpp include:

  • Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association, 2023, Circulation
  • Behaviorally Informed Strategies for a National COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion Program, 2020, JAMA

Other notable highly cited papers in which they were a co-author include studies on behavioral nudges and vaccine encouragement published in prominent outlets such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature, primarily authored by Katherine L. Milkman.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kevin G. Volpp include:

  • Mitesh S. Patel
  • David A. Asch
  • Dylan S. Small
  • Jingsan Zhu
  • Christopher K. Snider

Publication venues where Volpp has contributed frequently are:

  • JAMA Network Open
  • Circulation
  • American Heart Journal
  • JAMA Cardiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles, Volpp has contributed to academic literature through book publication. They have one book with Cambridge University Press titled Seemed Like a Good Idea published in 2022.

Awards received include membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2012 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Financial incentive-based approaches for weight loss: a randomized trial.

    Kevin G. Volpp;Leslie K. John;Andrea B. Troxel;Laurie Norton

  • A randomized, controlled trial of financial incentives for smoking cessation.

    Kevin G Volpp;Andrea B Troxel;Mark V Pauly;Henry A Glick

  • Wearable Devices as Facilitators, Not Drivers, of Health Behavior Change

    Mitesh S. Patel;David A. Asch;Kevin G. Volpp

  • Accuracy of smartphone applications and wearable devices for tracking physical activity data.

    Meredith A. Case;Holland A. Burwick;Kevin G. Volpp;Mitesh S. Patel

  • Asymmetric Paternalism to Improve Health Behaviors

    George Loewenstein;Troyen Brennan;Kevin G. Volpp

  • Randomized Trial of Four Financial-Incentive Programs for Smoking Cessation

    Scott D. Halpern;Benjamin French;Dylan S. Small;Kathryn Saulsgiver

  • Financial Incentives for Extended Weight Loss: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Leslie K. John;George Loewenstein;George Loewenstein;Andrea B. Troxel;Andrea B. Troxel;Laurie Norton;Laurie Norton;Laurie Norton

  • Residents' suggestions for reducing errors in teaching hospitals.

    Kevin G.M. Volpp;David Grande

  • Mortality among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries in the first 2 years following ACGME resident duty hour reform.

    Kevin G. Volpp;Amy K. Rosen;Amy K. Rosen;Paul R. Rosenbaum;Patrick S. Romano

  • Association Between Participation in a Multipayer Medical Home Intervention and Changes in Quality, Utilization, and Costs of Care

    Mark W. Friedberg;Mark W. Friedberg;Mark W. Friedberg;Eric C. Schneider;Meredith B. Rosenthal;Kevin G. Volpp

  • Consumers' Misunderstanding of Health Insurance.

    George Loewenstein;Joelle Y. Friedman;Barbara McGill;Sarah Ahmad

  • A test of financial incentives to improve warfarin adherence.

    Kevin G Volpp;George Loewenstein;George Loewenstein;Andrea B Troxel;Andrea B Troxel;Jalpa A Doshi

  • Peer Mentoring and Financial Incentives to Improve Glucose Control in African American Veterans: A Randomized Trial

    Judith A. Long;Erica C. Jahnle;Diane M. Richardson;George Loewenstein

  • Failure-to-rescue: comparing definitions to measure quality of care.

    Jeffrey H. Silber;Patrick S. Romano;Amy K. Rosen;Yanli Wang

  • Holding the Hunger Games Hostage at the Gym: An Evaluation of Temptation Bundling

    Katherine L. Milkman;Julia A. Minson;Kevin G. M. Volpp

  • Mortality among patients in VA hospitals in the first 2 years following ACGME resident duty hour reform.

    Kevin G. Volpp;Amy K. Rosen;Amy K. Rosen;Paul R. Rosenbaum;Patrick S. Romano

  • Enhanced active choice: A new method to motivate behavior change

    Punam Anand Keller;Bari Harlam;George Loewenstein;Kevin G. Volpp;Kevin G. Volpp

  • Megastudies improve the impact of applied behavioural science

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  • A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor's appointment

    Katherine L. Milkman;Mitesh S. Patel;Linnea Gandhi;Heather N. Graci

  • Framing Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Mitesh S. Patel;David A. Asch;Roy Rosin;Dylan S. Small

  • Redesigning Employee Health Incentives — Lessons from Behavioral Economics

    Kevin G. Volpp;David A. Asch;Robert Galvin;George Loewenstein

  • Mortality Among Patients in VA Hospitals in the First 2 Years Following ACGME Resident Duty Hour Reform

    K.G. Volpp;A.K. Rosen;P.R. Rosenbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

George Loewenstein
George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Polsky
Daniel Polsky Johns Hopkins University
Amy K. Rosen
Amy K. Rosen VA Boston Healthcare System
Louise B. Russell
Louise B. Russell University of Pennsylvania
Meredith B. Rosenthal
Meredith B. Rosenthal Harvard University
Troyen A. Brennan
Troyen A. Brennan Harvard University
Judith R. Lave
Judith R. Lave University of Pittsburgh
Christopher F. Chabris
Christopher F. Chabris Geisinger Health System
David S. Mandell
David S. Mandell University of Pennsylvania
Rinad S. Beidas
Rinad S. Beidas University of Pennsylvania

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