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Amy Bucher, Ph.D.

Applied Behavioral Science for Health and Well-Being

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Behavior Change in the Time of Coronavirus: Why We Need Systems Thinking

Note: This comes from a five month old draft. Unfortunately, the situation has gotten worse rather than better, although we now have a roadmap to vaccination. […]

PsychologyPosted on: December 14, 2020

Why We Can’t Predict Future Happiness: the Hedonic Treadmill

Have you ever found yourself daydreaming about a day, perhaps not too far in the future, where you’ve finally gotten something you really want and […]

Happiness , PsychologyPosted on: August 5, 2019August 25, 2019

Behavior Change Reading List

It’s been a while since I’ve updated anything here, but for good reasons: I am very busy! And with projects and problems that keep my […]

PsychologyPosted on: May 2, 2018March 10, 2020

Do We Need Persuasion for Behavior Change?

Last month I presented at the World Wildlife Foundation’s (WWF) Fuller Symposium, focused on behavior change for conservation. Several of the speakers from both the […]

PsychologyPosted on: January 18, 2018January 17, 2018

Behavior Change Truth: Action Is Harder Than Inaction

One category of behavioral economics judo is flipping from opt-in to opt-out.  More people enroll in 401ks when they have to uncheck the box to […]

Case Study , PsychologyPosted on: August 25, 2017August 22, 2017

Three Simple Tricks to Maximize Follow-Through

“If I were you, I’d call an ambulance right now.” I was on the phone with a doctor after-hours asking what we should do about […]

Case Study , PsychologyPosted on: August 23, 2017August 18, 2017

Believing In Behavior Change Means Believing People Can Change

I suppose this post is politically motivated, although I’ll try to leave the actual politics out so as to not obscure my point by putting […]

PsychologyPosted on: August 21, 2017August 20, 2017

What’s in a Nudge? Our SXSW Submission

I am super excited about the panel I submitted for SXSW 2018. It’s called “What’s in a Nudge? Behavior Change in Health” and it will […]

Career , Health , PsychologyPosted on: August 10, 2017January 23, 2020

How Can Voice Tech Help Health Behavior Change? The Alexa Diabetes Challenge

I’ve gotten to do some cool work things lately. One big one is getting involved in the Alexa Diabetes Challenge, sponsored by Merck & Co., […]

Health , Innovation , TechnologyPosted on: August 4, 2017

Behavioral Economics Black Magic: Fixed Schedule Billing

I have a feeling that if you asked most people how gyms make money, they’d intuitively grasp for an explanation that involves fixed schedule billing. […]

PsychologyPosted on: July 14, 2017July 13, 2017

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