{"id":776,"date":"2021-05-21T14:07:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:26:40","slug":"bi-at-ubc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/bi-at-ubc\/","title":{"rendered":"BI at UBC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Behavioural Insights at UBC<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2021\/04\/cropped-DIBS-Tertiary-Logo-300x133.png\" alt=\"UBC-DIBS logo\" class=\"wp-image-977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2021\/04\/cropped-DIBS-Tertiary-Logo-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2021\/04\/cropped-DIBS-Tertiary-Logo-50x22.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2021\/04\/cropped-DIBS-Tertiary-Logo.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Decision Insights for Business &amp; Society (<a href=\"http:\/\/sauder.ubc.ca\/DIBS\">UBC-DIBS<\/a>)<\/strong> is a behavioural research and policy solutions initiative at UBC Sauder School of Business. Our mission is to improve outcomes across major societal and planetary challenges by improving our understanding of decision-making, encouraging long-term behaviour change, and working together toward an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Research: <\/strong>UBC-DIBS conducts behavioural and decision science research in collaboration with a diverse group of partner organizations at UBC, across BC and Canada, and around the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Courses: <\/strong>UBC-DIBS and UBC Sauder Professional Growth work together to develop and deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/growth.sauder.ubc.ca\/behavioural-insights\">BI courses<\/a> with the guidance of a nationwide steering committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Events &amp; Resources: <\/strong>In addition to the wiki, UBC-DIBS partners with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content?id=40DC2B57FE654F3294B8D5F146D12909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG)<\/a> to co-lead the BIG Difference BC community of practice. This includes the monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/e1.envoke.com\/ext\/pages\/5567865aa35f482fd6567eef9cf734ec\">BIG Difference newsletter<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bigdifferencebc.ca\/blog\">BIG Difference blog<\/a>, and the free, online, annual <a href=\"https:\/\/bigdifferencebc.ca\/conference-overview\">BIG Difference conference<\/a>, co-hosted by UBC-DIBS, BC BIG, and WorkSafeBC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Read our Annual Reports (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/06\/UBC-DIBS-2025-2026-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf\">2025-2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2025\/05\/UBC-DIBS-2024-2025-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf\">2024-2025<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/06\/UBC-DIBS-2023-2024-Annual-Report.pdf\">2023-2024<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/06\/UBC-DIBS-2022-2023-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf\">2022-2023<\/a>) to learn more about what we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js sauder-accordion-tech-page\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"false\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" id=\"DIBSseminar\"><h2 id=\"at-7760\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Behavioural Insights Seminar<\/h2><div id=\"ac-7760\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our UBC-DIBS Behavioural Insights Seminar Series features researchers and practitioners sharing their field and lab projects that use the behavioural and decision sciences to &#8220;nudge for good&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025-2026<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026-1200x236.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2025-2026.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Materials<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Jennifer Sedgewick <\/strong><br>(York University)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;When Diversification Policies Reify the Status Quo: Indigenous Identity Fraud as Institutional Maintenance&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ Video not available ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Todd Rogers <\/strong><br>(Harvard University)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Writing for Busy Readers&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/706548\/writing-for-busy-readers-by-todd-rogers-and-jessica-lasky-fink\/\">Book<\/a> | Video not available]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Nurit Nobel <\/strong><br>(Stockholm School of Economics)<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Toward Climate-Resilient Homes:<strong><br><\/strong>Understanding Homeowner Decisions on Property Hardening&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=84fea236-fb91-4fdf-a2dc-b3aa014dfb4d\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Simon Donner <\/strong><br>(University of British Columbia)<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Getting to Net-Zero: Transformational Change in an Incremental World&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=3a417197-6cee-45ff-9126-b3e90178ef2e\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Wendy De La Rosa <\/strong><br>(University of Pennsylvania)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Changing Incomes &amp; Financial Decision-Making&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ Video not available ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Leonor Neto<\/strong><br>(New York University)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Payment or Donation? How Language Shapes Generosity&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=0a6283f9-8d3e-4c8e-a44a-b428016bf86b\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Supreet Kaur<\/strong><br>(University of California, Berkeley)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital&#8221;<br><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=76b3ce83-31a4-4d90-923b-b44401611834\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024-2025<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205-1200x236.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2024-20205.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Materials<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Hengchen Dai<\/strong><br>(UCLA)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Lessons about Nudge Scalability&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ Video not available ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Haris Khan<\/strong><br>(OECD)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;An Overview of the OECD\u2019s Good Practice Principles for Mainstreaming Behavioural Public Policy&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=0e6e3993-ea32-4a88-8ee1-b20d016649bd\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Luke Clark<\/strong><br>(UBC)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;What Can Behavioural Scientists Learn from Real-World Gambling Behaviour?&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=315a5d63-fb35-4c61-99aa-b2430178f728\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Sonia Kang<\/strong><br>(University of Toronto)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Diversity Language&nbsp;Impacts Perceived&nbsp;Organizational Sincerity&nbsp;and&nbsp;Anticipated Belonging&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ Video not available ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Crystal Hall<\/strong><br>(University of Washington)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Antiracist by Design: Reimagining Applied Behavioral Science&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=bc378b5e-41b8-48f4-9c08-b2a0016ca899\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/Jt0yuxcTG6SHgnqEdCvB4A\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Praveen Kopalle<\/strong><br>(Dartmouth College)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Residential Electricity Conservation, Climate Change, and Delivering Clean Energy to Consumers&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=094fabd0-5667-4e1b-8c9a-b2bc015f9821\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Julian House<\/strong><br>(Ontario Behavioural Insights Unit)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Reflections from a Decade of Applying Behavioural Science in the Public Sector&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ Video not available ]<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023-2024<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024-1200x236.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2023-2024.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Materials<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Anuj Shah<\/strong><br>(University of Chicago) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;A Cognitive View of Policing&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=757ffc02-735b-4e43-9762-b077016b3507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Jessica Leifer<\/strong><br>(PARCA)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Structural and Behavioural Barriers to Greater Climate Action Among Adults in Canada: Insights from the Program of Applied Research on Climate Action in Canada&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><br>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=3044a139-1ae6-4079-99c0-b09a0168f4d6\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Matthew Davies<\/strong><br>(Behavioural Science Aotearoa)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Applying Behavioural Lenses and Insights to New Zealand\u2019s Justice System&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9fdeedf0-07b2-4a57-a9fa-b0d201720676\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Rishad Habib<\/strong><br>(Toronto Metropolitan University)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Shifting Consumer Behavior to Address Climate Change&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=0004fe0e-2ccd-44e0-af2c-b0f501744c4e\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Hal Hershfield<\/strong><br>(University of California, Los Angeles) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Connecting to Our Future Selves: <br>How to Make Tomorrow Better Today&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=c7e197c6-41e3-4dba-8966-b111017e981d\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/-lOcjb5TGYITayFYGdWG6g\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Shahzeen Attari<\/strong><br>(Indiana University) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Behavioral Solutions &amp; Challenges to Decarbonization&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><br>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=d0dbc64f-5a5f-4451-aac0-b12d016f52ab\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Dale Griffin<\/strong><br>(UBC) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Using Self-Affirmation to Increase Open-Minded Processing of Information About Climate Change in Climate Change Skeptics&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><br>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=b9d8d3d4-b64e-412d-b7f2-b15001665ef5\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022-2023<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023-1200x236.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2022-2023.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Materials<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Claire Tsai<\/strong><br>(University of Toronto)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cRisky but Alluring: Severe COVID-19 Pandemic Influence Increases Risk Taking\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=dffeb2a7-0346-4c2f-9c6d-af10017b334b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Ellen Peters<\/strong><br>(University of Oregon)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cNumeracy and the Motivational Mind: How Confidence in Numeric Ability Affects Decision Making\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=647248bd-fd22-4d35-884d-af2e0149984c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Neil Lewis, Jr.<\/strong><br>(Cornell University)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cBehavioural Insights for Building More Equitable Societies\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=d79b88e4-dc4d-4978-abef-af66014853b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Jeremy Gretton<\/strong><br>(BIT Canada)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cReaching Nonprofit Program Participants: Developing More Effective Tools by Learning What Doesn\u2019t Work\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=28d3778f-2139-4c36-9597-af8901426214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Erik Thulin<\/strong><br>(Rare)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cThe Behavioral Science of Changing Climate Culture\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=d8b01d85-3a5b-4369-bfbf-afa50149ed93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Vince Hopkins<\/strong><br>(University of Saskatchewan)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cHow Does Financial Scarcity Impact Take-Up of Employment Services? Evidence from a Survey Experiment\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=a5c15830-3bc8-4cce-a4ef-afc1014481cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Brittany Bingham &amp; Andrea MacNeill<\/strong><br>(Vancouver Coastal Health) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cSustainable Health Equity for Patients, Public, &amp; Planet\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=c6b4f746-2f05-4518-87a6-b0000133a90f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Ammaarah Martinus<\/strong><br>(UNESCO MGIEP) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cApplying Behavioural Insights to Large Organizations\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=6d2b3ee4-6d9d-4429-af78-b01c0133c185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2021-2022\">2021-2022<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022-1200x236.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2021-2022.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Materials<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Yann Cornil<\/strong><br>(UBC) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Epicurean Nudging: Increasing the Perceived Value of Smaller Portion Sizes&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=83bc096e-a3af-4c6e-9af6-ad99006725dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Vanessa Bohns<\/strong><br>(Cornell University) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Saying \u201cNo\u201d is Hard: Implications for Compliance and Consent&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=f509b172-3eab-4385-84b3-adb401396a86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/KbKT8pcwmPW1HBato3f8Og\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Don Moore<\/strong><br>(UC Berkeley) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;The Psychology of Confidence&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=a92f6d61-7736-4d0f-b55d-adf3013d7695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/YHsfyCIcKaUKzExR3JsNkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Eric Johnson<\/strong><br>(Columbia University)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;The Elements of Choice&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=39f7ea2b-20a4-4b89-8312-ae360128dabe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/RCG13MTqOQlb-Wy81sa9Dw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Nina Ma<strong>\u017e<\/strong>ar<\/strong><br>(Boston University) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Behavioral Science in the Wild: Getting Individuals and Organizations to Pay Their Overdue Taxes&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=c21e6542-98a4-4641-8fa9-ae4e0143a1b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/B2p0salJZbfTPx_QdjcI1A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>David Hardisty<\/strong><br>(UBC)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u201cTwice as Nice?&nbsp;A Longitudinal Field Study of Separate vs. Combined Nudges for Household Laundry Behaviours\u201d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=7a0b6a1a-2492-4e9b-9522-ae8d012f2b53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2020-2021\">2020-2021<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-1024x201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021-1200x236.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/04\/UBC-DIBS-seminar-2020-2021.png 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Materials<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Kate White<\/strong><br>(UBC) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;When Do Advance Gratitude Expressions Encourage Prosocial Behaviours?&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=cc67ce87-e54c-4dfe-9fae-acaa014b65aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Elspeth Kirkman<\/strong><br>(BIT) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Defining Behavioural Insights&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e668276d-7860-4040-aca3-ace9014a89b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/storestock.massybooks.com\/item\/Jt0yuxcTG6TyvZelGUNGMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Jiaying Zhao<\/strong><br>(UBC) <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;Using Cash Transfers to Reduce Homelessness&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=76f02db7-b931-44d3-b098-ad280134ff8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a> ]<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Book links are to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.massybooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Massy Books<\/a>, an Indigenous-owned and -operated bookstore located in Vancouver.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js sauder-accordion-tech-page\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"false\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" id=\"WorkingPapers\"><h2 id=\"at-7761\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">UBC-DIBS Working Papers<\/h2><div id=\"ac-7761\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UBC-DIBS has a working paper series featuring research projects from DIBS researchers as well as capstone projects from students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.sauder.ubc.ca\/behavioural-insights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UBC <em>Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights<\/em><\/a>. You can also read our Annual Reports (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2026\/06\/UBC-DIBS-2025-2026-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf\">2025-2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2025\/05\/UBC-DIBS-2024-2025-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf\">2024-2025<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/06\/UBC-DIBS-2023-2024-Annual-Report.pdf\">2023-2024<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/06\/UBC-DIBS-2022-2023-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf\">2022-2023<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Reports<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Fraser\"><strong>Analyzing the Effect of the Application of Behavioural Insights to Immunization Reminder Postcards in the Fraser Health Region<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle Zanette, Christina Fung, Meghan Martin, &amp; Kirstin Appelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/03\/DIBS-Working-Paper-2024-01.pdf\">Report<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to increase vaccination rates among young children in the Fraser Health region. New \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d reminder postcards incorporated deadlines and\/or checklists to help close the intention-action gap for parents with children due for their two-year-old vaccinations. Although the BI-informed postcards did not significantly increase immunization rates, the project team has several recommendations, including increasing the convenience of scheduling and attending appointments.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, reminders, deadlines, checklists, public health, childhood immunizations<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SHIFT\">SHIFTing Consumer Behaviour <br>Pilot Program<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate White, Rishad Habib, &amp; Sid Mookerjee, in partnership with the Share Reuse Repair Initiative<br><br>[ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/05\/SRRI-SHIFT-Report-220419-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">UBC-DIBS researcher Kate White and grad students Rishad Habib and Sid Mookerjee partnered with the Share Reuse Repair Initiative to offer circular innovators training on how to SHIFT consumers toward adopting circular behaviours (e.g., buying second-hand, repairing instead of replacing, choosing re-usable over single-use items, etc.) This report provides an overview of the training program as well as case studies from program participants.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, SHIFT, environmental sustainability, circular economy, social influence, social norms, self interest<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024-2025 CAPSTONE PROJECTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Testing Framing and Simplification to Increase Engagement with a Contractor Search Tool<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie Wilson, Alison Schatz, James McNeill, &amp; Monika Spence<br><em>(Advisor: David Hardisty)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e44c2bd1-9013-4bd5-99cb-b3940132ec70\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/brianne-kirkpatrick-k52z.squarespace.com\/s\/BDBC-2025-04b-Wilson-Spence.pdf\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">Encouraging safer hiring decisions means getting people to use public safety tools. We partnered with Technical Safety BC to test whether email framing and web simplification could nudge more people to use the &#8220;Find a Licensed Contractor&#8221;\u009d tool, finding mixed results across click-through rates and completed searches.<br><br>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023-2024 CAPSTONE PROJECTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Increasing Organ Donor Registrations Among<\/strong> <strong>BC Public Servants Using E-Newsletters<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy Watt, Karen Smallwood, Shellee Ritzman, &amp; Talent Pun<br><em>(Advisor: Katherine White)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/10\/UBC-DIBS-2024-CBI-01-Organ-Donation-FINAL.pdf\">Working Paper<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=7555f3b5-6759-4a9b-b675-b2230005655b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/bigdifferencebc.ca\/s\/BDBC-2024-02b-Smallwood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to increase organ donation registrations. Three new behaviourally-informed messages were tested against a control message in newsletters reaching BC government employees.  The behaviourally-informed message that challenged the audience\u2019s assumptions about their registration status, &#8220;Many B.C. residents believe they\u2019re organ donors, but they\u2019re not.&#8221;, yielded the most web page visits and the most donor registrations. Based on these results, the project team recommends scaling this message; they also provide other recommendations to simplify registration and improve data collection.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, reminders, social responsibility, convenience, organ donation<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Using Salience to Encourage Small Appliance Recycling<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen Engelsbel &amp; Megha Khurana<br><em>(Advisor: Jiaying Zhao)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/08\/UBC-DIBS-2024-CBI-03-Appliance-Recycling-FINAL.pdf\">Working Paper<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to increase recycling of small appliances. New \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d messages were designed to make it easier to find key information, like locations and hours of local recycling depots. A control message was tested against the BI message on Google Display, Facebook, and Instagram. Although there was no measurable change in recycling rates, the BI message increased some types of online engagement. Based on these results, the project team recommend further research as well as other possible next steps.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, salience, sustainability, recycling<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Increasing Personal Optional Protection (POP)<\/strong> <strong>Enrolment to Protect Self-Employed Workers<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Hannan, Janet Hankins, Brent Novikoff, &amp; Breanna Gregerson,<br><em>(Advisor: Kirstin Appelt)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/10\/UBC-DIBS-2024-CBI-05-POP-FINAL.pdf\">Working Paper<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to increase uptake of Personal Optional Protection (POP), an optional insurance product offered by WorkSafeBC to self-employed workers in British Columbia who fall outside the provincial no-fault insurance system for workplace injuries. In a 2&#215;2+1 randomized controlled trial, four email reminders were tested against a control no-reminder condition: The \u201cinform\u201d email included details about POP, the \u201cinform plus head start\u201d email included the POP details plus a link to the POP application, the \u201cbusiness loss aversion\u201d email warned about potential impacts of adverse events, and the \u201cbusiness loss aversion plus head start\u201d email included the warning plus the link. None of the email reminders significantly increased POP application rates. However, all four emails were opened at a higher rate than WorkSafeBC\u2019s general benchmark. Building on these results, the project team recommends email reminders as a potential communication channel in parallel with conducting further research to inform next steps.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, reminders, loss aversion,\u202finsurance, injury, workplace, program uptake<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022-2023 CAPSTONE PROJECTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using salience and availability to promote sustainable and healthy food choices in hospital cafeterias<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karina Spoyalo, Nicole Viduka, &amp; Sarah-Jean Dixon <em>(Advisor: Jiaying Zhao &amp; Project Partner Andrea MacNeill)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-024-76579-4\">Scientific Reports article<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=2e8491de-69d8-4f8c-b867-b0b400385a4d\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5a565d36f9a61e66e6e4f94c\/t\/654980fd04343017151e7a5c\/1699315967897\/BDBC+2023+09+Spoyalo.pdf\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">Sustainable diets can achieve considerable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and improvements in human health, but changing dietary behavior remains a challenge. We assessed the impacts of two behavioral insights strategies on bridging the intention-action gap related to sustainable and healthy food choices amongst hospital cafeteria patrons. In Study 1, increasing salience was associated with significant uptake of sustainable and healthy dishes, but the effect disappeared once the salience intervention was removed. In Study 2a, increasing availability of sustainable dishes corresponded to a significant increase in purchases of sustainable dishes, while decreasing availability in Study 2b followed a downward trend in purchases, suggesting that availability drove dietary choices. We recommend hospitals consider these choice architecture interventions to support the adoption of sustainable and healthy diets.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, salience, availability, climate crisis, sustainable diet, planetary healthcare, public health<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Improving Employment Service Registration Rates Among Income Assistance Clients in British Columbia<br><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craig Hutton, Kerstin Behrens-Bolt, &amp; Iqbaldeep Kaur<em>(Advisor: Vince Hopkins)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=cc233eea-5d01-40aa-947f-b0b400730790\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5a565d36f9a61e66e6e4f94c\/t\/65498337e55f35578983a45e\/1699316536166\/BDBC+2023+Micro2a+Hutton.pdf\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to increase WorkBC Employment Service registration rates among employment-obligated income assistance clients of the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction by sending them an educational electronic message about WorkBC Employment Services. This electronic message was designed based upon insights from prior behavioural research, interviews with front-line staff, and input from stakeholders.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regional Differences Vital for Understanding Physician Referrals to Virtual Care on Vancouver Island<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Parisi, Ashleigh Golden, Anne Mburu, &amp; \u00d6zer Tozo\u011flu<br><em>(Advisor: Kirstin Appelt)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9441c859-31a4-4a77-8fb5-b0b400730790&amp;start=738\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5a565d36f9a61e66e6e4f94c\/t\/654982ff4533004e113453b2\/1699316479685\/BDBC+2023+Micro3b+Parisi.pdf\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">Despite the benefits of a virtual care program for older adults with chronic health conditions in the Island Health region, physician referrals are low. Using a behaviourally informed email sent to physicians in the South Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area only, we compared referrals from South Vancouver Island to those in Central and North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Areas using a differences-in-differences research design.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021-2022 CAPSTONE PROJECTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"artTitle\">Nudging policymakers on gendered impacts of policy<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindsay Bochon, Janet Dean, &amp; Tanja Rosteck<br><em>(Advisor: Jiaying Zhao)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0293036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PLOS One article<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">Despite the proliferation of nudge research in the last few decades, very little published work aims to nudge the behavior of policymakers. In a pre-registered randomized controlled trial, we emailed an invitation to policymakers in the Northwest Territories to attend an online briefing on gendered impacts of policy. Compared to the control condition, treatment condition invitations contained personal stories of two women whose lives were disproportionally impacted by public policies. After the briefing, we sent all participants a public pledge to lead and advocate for equity-oriented policymaking. Contrary to our prediction, there was a small backfiring effect where policymakers in the treatment condition were less likely to attend the briefing. However, two policymakers in the treatment condition signed the public pledge compared to one in the control condition. Although the current findings reveal the limits of using personal stories as a nudge, we discuss insights gained from this experiment and follow-up debriefings with policymakers.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, public policy, sexual and gender issues, anecdotes<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I Saw the Sign! Using Behaviourally-Informed Signs to Encourage Parking Compliance<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James Climenhage, Mandy Khoo, &amp; Whitney Queisser<em> (Advisor: David Hardisty)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/08\/UBC-DIBS-2022-CBI-03-Pay-Parking-Signs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working Paper PDF<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to improve compliance with paid parking in the City of Vancouver. New \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d parking signs incorporated salience by increasing sign and font size and adding more colour. Due to feasibility constraints, the control and BI-informed signs were compared in a quasi-experimental trial between two locations in the city. Although the BI-informed signs did not significantly increase parking compliance, the project team has several recommendations, including trialing in other locations and trialing signs incorporating other Behavioural Insights.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, salience, loss aversion, compliance, signage, parking<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668561389136_458\"><strong>Using Reminders to Expedite Claim Form Submission Among Injured Workers<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summer Roddick &amp; Laura Ruiz <em>(Advisor: David Hardisty)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2023\/04\/UBC-DIBS-2022-CBI-04-Return-to-Work.pdf\">Working Paper PDF<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=3ec27997-d57b-450e-8b17-af47005d4b6b\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/11\/BIGDiffmicro1aRoddick.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to improve form submission rates and timeliness for injured workers going through a claims process. New \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d reminders were designed to simplify language and reduce friction by providing a link to the required form; they were sent at the right time and included a deadline to reduce procrastination. A control condition was compared against three intervention conditions (simple SMS reminder, simple email reminder, and simple SMS reminder plus detailed email) in a randomized controlled trial. All three reminders significantly increased both form submission rates and the timeliness of submission. Based on the results and implementation costs, the simple email reminder is recommended as the best solution. The project team also includes several recommendations for scaling and further research.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, reminders, simplification, friction, prompts, deadlines, return to work<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shifting to Digital Communications<\/strong> <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amalia Colussi, Dana Hubackova, &amp; Shannon McDonaugh <em>(Advisor: Kirstin Appelt<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=616944c2-bdc3-4b91-a74b-af4800205508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/11\/BIGDifflightningpm1Colussi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to encourage pension plan members to shift to digital delivery of pension information. The basic \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d email incorporated a reminder and reduced friction; the more comprehensive email also added a deadline and checklist.  These BI-informed communications were compared to a control condition with no reminder in a randomized controlled trial. Reminders significantly increased the number of members logging into their online accounts and the comprehensive email significantly increased the number of members choosing digital delivery. <br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, reminders, checklists, deadlines, friction, shift to digital<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020-2021 CAPSTONE PROJECTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Increasing the Completion of Family Plans in Collaboration with Families<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erin Crowley, Caroline Grenier, &amp; Kelsie Wright <em>(Advisor: Dale Griffin)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/UBC-DIBS-2021-CBI-01-Family-Plans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working Paper PDF<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to encourage Child Protection Social Workers to complete Family Plans in collaboration with families. A new \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d worksheet incorporated implementation intentions and a BI-informed form used simplification. These interventions were compared to the current Family Plan form in a randomized controlled trial using a 2&#215;2 factorial design. Although the BI-informed worksheet and form did not significantly improve Family Plan completion, data sources yielded conflicting conclusions and not all participants received the intervention materials. Despite these limitations, the project team demonstrated the feasibility and value of using BI and evidence-based decision-making to improve service delivery and outcomes for families.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudging, implementation intentions, simplification, forms, worksheets, child protection services<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortening Return to Work Time for Injured Workers<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clare Doyle &amp; Daile MacDonald <em>(Advisor: Dale Griffin)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/BIG-Diff-BC-2021-Return-to-Work-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Poster<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to reduce time away from work for injured workers who submitted a WorkSafeBC claim. New &#8220;Behavioural Insights informed&#8221; emails included a checklist with or without goal setting plus pre-commitment. Control and BI-informed emails were compared in a randomized controlled trial. Although the BI-informed emails did not significantly reduce time away from work, the project team identified promising future directions including changing email timing, shortening checklists, and automating emails.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, checklist, goal setting, pre-commitment, return to work<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>See the Sign, Avoid the Fine:<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>TSZ Parking Signs in Vancouver<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parinda Chagani, Eva Lai, &amp; Carl Jensen <br><em>(Advisor: David Hardisty)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/UBC-DIBS-2021-CBI-04-Parking-Signs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working Paper PDF<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/BIG-Diff-BC-2021-Parking-Signs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Conference Poster<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to improve compliance with temporary parking restrictions in the City of Vancouver. New \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d parking signs incorporated salience and loss aversion. Control and BI-informed signs were compared in a randomized controlled trial. The BI-informed signs reduced parking violations by 57%. Although this difference was not statistically significant, it may be managerially significant.  The project team recommended extending the trial to collect more data, trialing BI-informed signs for other types of parking zones, and conducting a cost-benefit analysis to inform scaling decisions.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, salience, loss aversion, compliance, signage, parking<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encouraging Employees to Improve Documentation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolyn Babakaiff, Anna Burrowes, &amp; Maxine Russ <em>(Advisor: Jiaying Zhao)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/BIG-Diff-BC-2021-REAL-Decision-Notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Poster<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to enourage case workers to sufficiently document eligibility decisions on client files. A new &#8220;Behavioural Insights informed&#8221; notes template used simplified instructions and pro-social messaging. These interventions were compared to control in a randomized controlled trial using a mixed between- and within-subjects design. The BI-informed notes template significantly increased the number of sufficiently documented client files. The project team recommended implementing the new template and exploring additional insights, like standardizing definitions and trialing new incentives. <br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, template, simplification, pro-social, employee performance<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Testing Two Nudges to Reduce Racial and Gender Bias<br>in Student Evaluations of Teaching<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greg Lockwood, Andrea V\u00e1squez Rodr\u00edguez, &amp; Rachel Yang <em>(Advisor: Jiaying Zhao)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2024\/01\/UBC-DIBS-2021-CBI-06-Bias-Reduction.pdf\">Working Paper PDF<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to reduce racial and gender bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching at a large post-secondary institution in Western Canada. In a 2 x 2 factorial randomized controlled trial using midterm student evaluations from over 900 undergraduate students, a disclosure statement, pre-commitment, and disclosure statement plus pre-commitment were tested against a control condition. The results of the study were inconclusive, suggesting that other types of behavioral interventions, as well as systemic policy changes at the broader level, could be pursued to improve career outcomes for instructors from marginalized groups.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, disclosure, pre-commitment, racial bias, gender bias, bias reduction<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check Your Inbox: Evaluating the Impact of Email Reminders on Hearing Attendance<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexis Gordon, Emily Medd, &amp; Lindsay Miles-Pickup <em>(Advisor: Kirstin Appelt)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[ <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/UBC-DIBS-2021-CBI-07-Hearing-Attendance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working Paper PDF<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=b850e920-4960-419d-8a31-addc006d853c\" target=\"_blank\">Conference Video<\/a> &amp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/files\/2022\/03\/BIG-Diff-BC-2021-Hearing-Attendance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Slides<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<blockquote><p style=\"font-family: Open Sans; font-size: 15px\">This project aimed to increase attendance at tenancy dispute hearings managed by the BC Residential Tenancy Branch. New \u201cBehavioural Insights informed\u201d pre-hearing notification emails incorporated salient information, consequences of inaction, and actionable next steps. Due to feasibility constraints, control and BI-informed emails were compared in a quasi-experimental trial. Although the BI-informed emails did not significantly increase hearing attendance, the project team identified several useful insights, including the impact of cultural holidays, missing email addresses, and other barriers.<br><br>\nKeywords: <em>behavioural insights, nudge, email reminder, salience, consequences, call to action, attendance, dispute resolution<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js is-open sauder-accordion-tech-page\" data-initially-open=\"true\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"false\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" id=\"Upcoming\"><h2 id=\"at-7762\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Upcoming &amp; Recent BI Events at UBC<\/h2><div id=\"ac-7762\" class=\"c-accordion__content\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/2026\/07\/24\/reminder-big-difference-bc-call-for-submissions-due-aug-31\/\">Reminder: BIG Difference BC: Call for Submissions (due Aug 31)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-24T08:00:00-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-07-24<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If you&#8217;ve used behavioural science to change behaviour, submit your project for presentation at BIG Difference BC 2026 [&#8230;]<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/2026\/07\/08\/resource-ubc-dibs-annual-report-2025-2026\/\">Resource: UBC-DIBS Annual Report 2025-2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-08T08:00:00-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-07-08<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The UBC-DIBS 2025-2026 Annual Report summarizes some of our research, training, events, and resources over the last academic year [&#8230;]<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/2026\/06\/24\/resource-dibs-bi-seminar-recordings-2025-2026\/\">Resource: DIBS BI Seminar Recordings 2025-2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T08:00:00-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-06-24<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Miss one of this year&#8217;s fantastic DIBS-hosted BI seminars? Catch up with the recordings [&#8230;]<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/2026\/06\/19\/early-bird-pricing-ubc-business-for-social-good-summit-on-polarization-sep-11\/\">Early Bird Pricing: UBC Business for Social Good Summit on Polarization (Sep 11)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T08:00:00-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-06-19<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Tickets are $49 until June 30. After June 30, registration will be $99 until all seats are taken [&#8230;]<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/2026\/06\/10\/big-difference-bc-call-for-submissions-due-aug-31-2\/\">BIG Difference BC: Call for Submissions (due Aug 31)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T08:00:00-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2026-06-10<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Have you used behavioural science to change behaviour? Share your project at BIG Difference BC 2026! Submit by Sun, Aug 31 [&#8230;]<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/events\/\">More BI Events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Acknowledgement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">UBC-DIBS is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musqueam.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">xwm\u0259\u03b8kw\u0259y\u0313\u0259m (Musqueam)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squamish.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skwxw\u00fa7mesh (Squamish)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twnation.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S\u0259l\u0313\u00edlw\u0259ta\u0294\/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)<\/a>. We gratefully acknowledge these peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next in this area. As behavioural scientists, we also know that words are not enough. We are committed to closing the intention-action gap by working toward an <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/biwiki\/anti-racism\/\">anti-racist, Indigenized practice of behavioural science<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behavioural Insights at UBC Decision Insights for Business &amp; Society (UBC-DIBS) is a behavioural research and policy solutions initiative at UBC Sauder School of Business. 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