Research · Projects

All lab projects

From randomized behavioral intervention trials to observational studies of everyday activity, organized by the questions they're designed to answer.

Randomized trials

Behavioral intervention trials

Studies testing whether a specific intervention changes behavior or health outcomes, typically through randomized designs.

TRY AIM

Personalized Messaging for Physical Activity

Personalized messaging interventions to increase physical activity in insufficiently active young adults.

sipIT

Promoting Fluid Intake to Prevent Kidney Stones

Testing whether the sipIT intervention increases urine output and fluid intake in patients with urolithiasis.

Social Play

Comparative Effectiveness of Social Physical Play

Comparing approaches to social, play-based physical activity and their effects on engagement and outcomes.

Frailty

Effect of High-Intensity Walking on Frailty

Evaluating whether high-intensity walking programs can reduce frailty in older adults.

Mobility

Strength & Balance vs. Standard Home-Based Exercise

Comparative effectiveness of brief strength and balance exercises versus standard home-based group exercise for primary care patients with mobility disability.

PA Moves

Cancer Prevention for Rural Adults

A physical activity intervention designed for cancer prevention among adults in rural communities.

Studying behavior as it happens

Observational research

Studies that describe and explain naturally occurring patterns of behavior, without an intervention — often the foundation for the trials above.

Teachable Activity Trackers for Older Adults

Examining how older adults learn to use and interpret wearable activity trackers.

Einstein Aging Study

A longitudinal study of aging and cognitive health, contributing behavioral and activity data.

Physical Activity Clusters with Unhealthy Behaviors

How physical activity co-occurs with other health behaviors, and what that means for intervention design.

Ecological Momentary Assessment Methods

Methodological work on capturing thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the moment, in daily life.

Science of Behavior Change Network: QUINCE

Lab contribution to the NIH Science of Behavior Change Research Network.

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Foundational work

Prior research projects

Earlier collaborations and studies that continue to inform the lab's current methods and questions.

Mobile Sensor Data to Knowledge (MD2K)

A multi-site NIH center developing methods to turn mobile-sensor data into actionable health knowledge.

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Intraindividual Study of Aging, Health, and Interpersonal Behavior

A study of how aging shapes day-to-day variation in health and interpersonal behavior.

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