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 framing on Resource Allocation: Moral Motives for Giving and Receiving Aid (PDF) | 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 (PDF) | University of Missouri | Dr. J. Kale Monk |
2023-2024 Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) Research Grants (PDF)
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