In Episode 110, Ben chats with Dr. Bethany Raiff, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Rowan University about everything contingency management from using video games to help people quit smoking,  increasing adherence to medication, increasing physical activity in sedentary adults, managing diabetes and so much more! 

 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop

• BACB: 1.5 Learning 
• IBAO: 1.5 Learning
• QABA: 1.5 General

 

Contact:

Dr. Bethany Raiff

raiff@rowan.edu

https://csm.rowan.edu/departments/psychology/facultystaff/psychology_full_part/raiff.html

Habit Lab

https://habitunit.com/

 

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Episode 33  Dr. Shrinidhi Subramanium

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-33-addressing-substance-use-disorders-poverty-and-aids-prevention-using-behavioural-science-with-dr-shrinidhi-subramaniam-phd-bcba-d/

Episode 105 Lauren Firth and Susan Tirella

https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-105-suicide-prevention-with-autistic-individuals/

 

Links:

Serious Games Journal

https://games.jmir.org/

Games for Health 

https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/games-for-health-journal/588/overview

Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57969-2

 

Articles Referenced:

Halpern, S. D., French, B., Small, D. S., Saulsgiver, K., Harhay, M. O., Audrain‑McGovern, J., Loewenstein, G., Brennan, T. A., Asch, D. A., & Volpp, K. G. (2015). Randomized trial of four financial-incentive programs for smoking cessation. The New England Journal of Medicine, 372(22), 2108–2117. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1414293

Raiff, B.R., Burrows, C. & Dwyer, M. Behavior-Analytic Approaches to the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Current Status and Future Directions. Behav Analysis Practice 14, 240–252 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00488-x

Raiff, B.R., Jarvis, B.P. and Dallery, J. (2016), Text-message reminders plus incentives increase adherence to antidiabetic medication in adults with type 2 diabetes. Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis, 49: 947-953. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.337

White JS, Salem MK, Toussaert S, Westmaas JL, Raiff BR, Crane D, Warrender E, Lyles C, Abroms L, Thrul J., Developing a Game (Inner Dragon) Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Design and Feasibility Evaluation Study

JMIR Serious Games 2023;11:e46602

doi: 10.2196/46602