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Prescriptive scientific narratives for communicating usable science by Downs, Julie S.

“…In this paper I describe how a narrative approach to science communication may help audiences to more fully understand how science is relevant to their own…”
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Strategies for Promoting Healthier Food Choices by Downs, Julie S., Loewenstein, George, Wisdom, Jessica

“…Responding to disappointing results from attempts to change behavior via information, not only for diet but for other domains, behavioral economists have…”
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Choosing the Light Meal: Real-Time Aggregation of Calorie Information Reduces Meal Calories by VanEpps, Eric M., Molnar, Andras, Downs, Julie S., Loewenstein, George

“…Numeric labeling of calories on restaurant menus has been implemented widely, but scientific studies have generally not found substantial effects on calories…”
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Advance Ordering for Healthier Eating? Field Experiments on the Relationship Between the Meal Order–Consumption Time Delay and Meal Content by VanEPPS, ERIC M., DOWNS, JULIE S., LOEWENSTEIN, GEORGE

“…Encouraging consumers to select meals in advance rather than at mealtime has been proposed as a strategy to promote healthier eating decisions, taking…”
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Supplementing Menu Labeling With Calorie Recommendations to Test for Facilitation Effects by DOWNS, Julie S, WISDOM, Jessica, WANSINK, Brian, LOEWENSTEIN, George

“…We examined the effect on food purchases of adding recommended calorie intake per day or per meal to the mandated calorie information posted on chain…”
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Parents’ vaccination comprehension and decisions by Downs, Julie S, de Bruin, Wändi Bruine, Fischhoff, Baruch

“…Summary We report on 30 in-depth mental models interviews with parents discussing vaccination for their children, both in general terms and in response to…”
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Promoting Healthy Choices: Information versus Convenience by Wisdom, Jessica, Downs, Julie S., Loewenstein, George

“…Success in slowing obesity trends would benefit from policies aimed at reducing calorie consumption. In a field experiment at a fast-food sandwich chain, we…”
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Does “Healthy” Fast Food Exist? The Gap Between Perceptions and Behavior by Downs, Julie S., Ph.D

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PrEP Product Acceptability and Dual Process Decision-Making Among Men Who Have Sex with Men by Bauermeister, José A., Downs, Julie S., Krakower, Douglas S.

“…Purpose of Review Advances in short- and long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) technologies have incentivized the need to understand how individuals make…”
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Understanding Heterogeneity in Patients' Conceptualisation of Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cluster Analysis by Hsiao, Betty, Downs, Julie S, Lanyon, Mandy, Blalock, Susan J, Curtis, Jeffrey R, Harrold, Leslie R, Nowell, William Benjamin, Wiedmeyer, Carole, Venkatachalam, Shilpa, Patterson, Mark T, Gavigan, Kelly, Stradford, Laura, Ali, Danielle, Fraenkel, Liana

“…Uptake of treat-to-target (TTT) strategies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management is low. Our objective was to understand the heterogeneity in patients'…”
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Consumption of Health-Related Content on Social Media Among Adolescent Girls: Mixed-Methods Pilot Study by Leary, Miriam P, Clegg, Emily N, Santella, Madison E, Murray, Pamela J, Downs, Julie S, Olfert, Melissa D

“…Consumption of health- and fitness-related social media content is a predominant behavior among teenage girls, which puts them at risk for consuming unreliable…”
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Expectations of Inflation: The Role of Demographic Variables, Expectation Formation, and Financial Literacy by BRUINEdeBRUIN, WÄNDI, VANDERKLAAUW, WILBERT, DOWNS, JULIE S, FISCHHOFF, BARUCH, TOPA, GIORGIO, ARMANTIER, OLIVIER

“…When financial decisions have consequences beyond the immediate future, individuals' economic success may depend on their ability to forecast the rate of…”
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Video for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Promises, Challenges, and Future Directions by Downs, Julie S, Ashcraft, Amie M, Murray, Pamela J

“…Adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions increasingly use video, especially video delivered remotely over the Internet.1,2 This use of video brings…”
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Effectiveness of Personalized and Interactive Health Risk Calculators: A Randomized Trial by Harle, Christopher A., Downs, Julie S., Padman, Rema

“…Background Risk calculators are popular websites that provide individualized disease risk assessments to the public. Little is known about their effect on risk…”
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Video Intervention to Increase Perceived Self-Efficacy for Condom Use in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Female Adolescents by Downs, Julie S., Ashcraft, Amie M., Murray, Pamela J., Berlan, Elise D., Bruine de Bruin, Wändi, Eichner, Joan, Fischhoff, Baruch, Leary, Janie M., McCall, Robert B., Miller, Elizabeth, Salaway, Jennifer, Smith-Jones, Janell, Sucato, Gina S.

“…To assess the effects of the Seventeen Days interactive video on young women's perceived self-efficacy for using condoms 6 months after being offered the…”
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The effect of question wording on consumers’ reported inflation expectations by Bruine de Bruin, Wändi, van der Klaauw, Wilbert, Topa, Giorgio, Downs, Julie S., Fischhoff, Baruch, Armantier, Olivier

“…► We show that question wording affects responses to inflation surveys. ► Inflation surveys often ask people for their expectations for “prices in general”. ►…”
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Mixed Drinks and Mixed Messages: Adolescent Girls’ Perspectives on Alcohol and Sexuality by Livingston, Jennifer A., Bay-Cheng, Laina Y., Hequembourg, Amy L., Testa, Maria, Downs, Julie S.

“…Experimentation with alcohol and sexuality is a normative aspect of adolescent development. Yet, both present distinct risks to adolescent females and are…”
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Interactive video behavioral intervention to reduce adolescent females’ STD risk: a randomized controlled trial by Downs, Julie S., Murray, Pamela J., Bruine de Bruin, Wändi, Penrose, Joyce, Palmgren, Claire, Fischhoff, Baruch

“…A longitudinal randomized design was used to evaluate the impact of a theoretically based, stand-alone interactive video intervention on 300 urban adolescent…”
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Behavioral Decision Research Intervention Reduces Risky Sexual Behavior by Downs, Julie S, Bruine de Bruin, Wändi, Fischhoff, Baruch, Murray, Pamela J

“…Although adolescents are at disproportionate risk for sexually transmitted infections, most sex education programs have shown little effect on sexual behavior…”
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Rheumatologist and Patient Mental Models for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Help Explain Low Treat‐to‐Target Rates by Hsiao, Betty, Downs, Julie, Lanyon, Mandy, Blalock, Susan J., Curtis, Jeffrey R., Harrold, Leslie R., Nowell, William Benjamin, Wiedmeyer, Carole, Venkatachalam, Shilpa, Fraenkel, Liana

“…Objective Despite proven benefits, less than half of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are treated using a treat‐to‐target (TTT) strategy. Our objective…”
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