From randomized behavioral intervention trials to observational studies of everyday activity, organized by the questions they're designed to answer.
Studies testing whether a specific intervention changes behavior or health outcomes, typically through randomized designs.
Personalized messaging interventions to increase physical activity in insufficiently active young adults.
Testing whether the sipIT intervention increases urine output and fluid intake in patients with urolithiasis.
Comparing approaches to social, play-based physical activity and their effects on engagement and outcomes.
Evaluating whether high-intensity walking programs can reduce frailty in older adults.
Comparative effectiveness of brief strength and balance exercises versus standard home-based group exercise for primary care patients with mobility disability.
A physical activity intervention designed for cancer prevention among adults in rural communities.
Studies that describe and explain naturally occurring patterns of behavior, without an intervention — often the foundation for the trials above.
Examining how older adults learn to use and interpret wearable activity trackers.
A longitudinal study of aging and cognitive health, contributing behavioral and activity data.
How physical activity co-occurs with other health behaviors, and what that means for intervention design.
Methodological work on capturing thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the moment, in daily life.
Lab contribution to the NIH Science of Behavior Change Research Network.
Visit project →Earlier collaborations and studies that continue to inform the lab's current methods and questions.
A multi-site NIH center developing methods to turn mobile-sensor data into actionable health knowledge.
md2k.org →A study of how aging shapes day-to-day variation in health and interpersonal behavior.
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