Behavioral Interventions Scholars

2017 - 2024

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science or behavioral economic lens to research questions relevant to social services programs and policies that serve populations with low incomes in the United States. As part of OPRE’s Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency Research Portfolio, these grants are intended to facilitate the completion of high-quality research projects that will add to the growing body of knowledge on effective behavioral interventions for ACF programs and populations. BIS also aims to build capacity in the research field to use behavioral science approaches in this area and to foster mentoring relationships between high-quality doctoral students and faculty members.  

The current BIS grantees are:  

GRADUATE STUDENT  

PROJECT TITLE  

UNIVERSITY  

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/FACULTY MENTOR  

Luyi Jian 

How does prosocial identity protect juveniles from reoffending? (PDF) (PDF) 

University of California, Berkeley 

Dr. Jennifer Skeem 

Ilana Brody 

The Effects of Agency Frames on Resource Allocation: Moral Motives for Giving and Receiving Aid 

University of California, Los Angeles 

Dr. Sherry Jueyu Wu 

Matthew Ogan 

Making Space to Connect: Examining Macroeconomic Factors, Cash Assistance, and Romantic Relationship Functioning in Low-Income Contexts 

University of Missouri 

Dr. J. Kale Monk 

 

OPRE contracts with ICF, Inc. to provide support to the BIS grant program. This support includes dissemination of grant recipient research findings, regular cross-grant recipient convenings, and related activities.  

Point(s) of contact: Elizabeth Karberg and KaLeigh White 

 

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The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. The sixth round of BIS grants was awarded in 2022.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. At the end of their grant, each Scholar produces a research brief or other product.

This chart provides a high-level overview of the current BIS grantees’ projects, including key research questions or project goals, primary methods, and partners.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States.

This chart provides a high-level overview of the current BIS grantees’ projects, including key research questions or project goals, primary methods, and partners.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. The third round of BIS grants was awarded in 2019 to three grantees.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. The third round of BIS grants was awarded in 2019.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. The second round...

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. The first round of BIS grants were awarded in 2017, and the second round was awarded in 2018.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable families in the United States. The first round of BIS grants were awarded in 2017 to four grantees.

The Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) grant program supports dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are applying a behavioral science lens to specific research questions relevant to social services programs and policies and other issues facing low-income and vulnerable...