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Alison M. Buttenheim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Family and Community Health at Penn Nursing. She is also the Scientific Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) and serves as the Director of Engagement at Penn's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Dr. Buttenheim is a public health scholar and behavioral scientist with a focus on addressing persistent behavior change challenges in public global health. Her research employs behavioral economics and behavioral public policy techniques to design, test, and scale innovative interventions aimed at preventing and mitigating infectious diseases. She is recognized globally as an expert in vaccine acceptance and behavioral design and co-directs Penn’s Behavioral Economics Global Health Insights (BEGIN) Lab alongside her colleague Dr. Harsha Thirumurthy, who played a critical role in launching the first-of-its-kind 'nudge unit' in South Africa that supports innovations in HIV service delivery.
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