Biography

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Education:
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Florida
B.A., Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Research Expertise:
Behavioral Pharmacology | Behavioral Economics | Health Behavior | Substance Use Disorders | Technology-based Interventions

My research explores technology-based nterventions to promote and sustain health behavior, including substance use disoreders, medical regimen adherence, and physical activity. My theoretical framework can be understood within the domains of behavioral economics, with a particular focus on delay discounting and immediate incentives for healthy behavior. I have extensively studied incentive-based interventions with the goal of decreasing their costs and making them scalable.

Honors and Awards:
Winner of the Innovations for Substance Use Disorders (I4SUD) inaugural entrepreneurial program at Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business ($10,000 to start a start-up).
Fellow for the American Psychological Association - Division 28
President of the American Psychological Association - Division 25
B.F. Skinner New Researcher Award (Applied) from Division 25 of the APA
Assistant Professor Travel Fund Grant
Frances R. Lax Faculty Development Grant

Professional Memberships:
Association for Behavior Analysis, International Division 28 of the APA
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Divisions 25 of the APA
New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis

Selected Publications:

"Goodwin, S.R., Kirby, K.C., & Raiff, B.R. (2024 Evolution of the substance use landscape: Implications for contingency management. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Raiff, B.R., Newman, S.T., Upton, C.A., Burrows, C.A. (2021). Preliminary support for a remotely-delivered financial incentive intervention to initiate vaping abstinence in young adults. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Raiff, B.R., Fortugno, N., Scherlis, D.R., Rapoza, D. (2018). Mobile-Game to Support Smoking Cessation: Prototype Assessment. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Serious Games, 6(2): e22, April - June. DOI: 10.2196/games.9599, PMID: 29880466

Dallery, J., Cassidy, R., Raiff, B.R. (2013). Single-case experimental designs to evaluate technology-based health interventions. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15 (2), online. DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2227

Madden, G. J., Begotka, A., Raiff, B.R, and Kastern, L. (2003). Delay discounting of real and hypothetical rewards. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11, 139-145. DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.11.2.139"