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Society isn’t just a bundle of individuals: Towards a robust understanding of networks

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Much of behavior change programming is targeted to the individual level.  Rational actor theories are heavy on constructs related to an individual’s beliefs and attitudes, basing behavioral choices on whether a person evaluates their abilities or the benefits of the behavior… Continue Reading →

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I’m a post-doctoral research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and recently completed my PhD in Behavioral Science and Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. My research interests are solving problems by applying behavioral insights, modeling demand and choice behavior, and understanding how to drive behavior change at scale.

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