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Justin White, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Phone415-476-8045
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-3388-9569 Additional info
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    Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral2015Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
    University of California, BerkeleyPh.D.2013Health Policy (Health Economics)
    University of California, BerkeleyM.A.2009Economics
    University of North Carolina, Chapel HillM.S.P.H.2007Health Policy

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    Justin White, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Health Economics in the UCSF School of Medicine, with joint appointments in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He is also an affiliate of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Institute for Global Health Sciences at UCSF.

    Dr. White studies how monetary and non-monetary incentives can be used to promote healthy behavior, informed by research from the field of behavioral economics. His main research focus is chronic disease prevention, notably tobacco cessation. He is currently testing several incentive-based interventions using randomized designs. This work is being undertaken in several countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, and the US. In other recent and ongoing projects, he is evaluating the health impacts of economic and social policies, including: sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, cash and food assistance programs, and poverty alleviation programs.

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    A Pilot Trial of Gamification for Enhancing a Smoking Cessation App.
    NIH/NCI R21CA238301Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Lee BC, Modrek S, White JS, Batra A, Collin DF, Hamad R. The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health: A quasi-experimental study. Soc Sci Med. 2020 Mar 09; 251:112915. PMID: 32179364.
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    2. Shang C, Weaver SR, White JS, Huang J, Nonnemaker J, Cheng KW, Chaloupka FJ.E-cigarette Product Preferences among Adult Smokers: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Tobacco Regulatory Science. 2020; 1(6):66-80.
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    3. Raphael E, White JS, Li X, Cederin K, Glymour MM, Sundquist K, Sundquist J, Hamad R. Neighborhood deprivation and mental health among immigrants to Sweden. Epidemiology. 2020 Jan 20. PMID: 31977591.
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    4. Cai C, Runte J, Ostrer I, Berry K, Ponce N, Rodriguez M, Bertozzi S, White JS, Kahn JG. Projected costs of single-payer healthcare financing in the United States: A systematic review of economic analyses. PLoS Med. 2020 Jan; 17(1):e1003013. PMID: 31940342.
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    5. Shang C, Weaver SR, White JS, Huang J, Nonnemaker J, Cheng KW, Chaloupka FJ. E-cigarette Product Preferences among Adult Smokers: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Tob Regul Sci. 2020 Jan; 6(1):66-80. PMID: 32190716.
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    6. White JS. Capsule Commentary on Shapiro et al., Impact of a Patient-Centered Behavioral Economics Intervention on Hypertension Control in a Highly Disadvantaged Population: a Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jan; 35(1):400. PMID: 31667738.
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    7. Onono MA, Brindis CD, White JS, Goosby E, Okoro DO, Bukusi EA, Rutherford GW. Challenges to generating political prioritization for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Kenya: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2019; 14(12):e0226426. PMID: 31856245.
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    8. Basu S, Gardner CD, White JS, Rigdon J, Carroll MM, Akers M, Seligman HK. Effects Of Alternative Food Voucher Delivery Strategies On Nutrition Among Low-Income Adults. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 04; 38(4):577-584. PMID: 30933599.
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    9. White JS, Toussaert S, Thrul J, Bontemps-Jones J, Abroms L, Westmaas JL. Peer Mentoring and Automated Text Messages for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Pilot Trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 Mar 20. PMID: 30892616.
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    10. Hamad R, Modrek S, White JS. Paid Family Leave Effects on Breastfeeding: A Quasi-Experimental Study of US Policies. Am J Public Health. 2018 Oct 25; e1-e3. PMID: 30359107.
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    11. White JS. Monetary incentives for smoking cessation in workplaces. Lancet Public Health. 2018 11; 3(11):e511-e512. PMID: 30342874.
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    12. White JS. Incentives in workplace wellness programmes. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 12; 4(12):967-969. PMID: 27515529.
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    13. Modrek S, Basu S, Harding M, White JS, Bartick MC, Rodriguez E, Rosenberg KD. Does breastfeeding duration decrease child obesity? An instrumental variables analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2017 08; 12(4):304-311. PMID: 27161761.
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    14. White JS, Hamad R, Li X, Basu S, Ohlsson H, Sundquist J, Sundquist K. Long-term effects of neighbourhood deprivation on diabetes risk: quasi-experimental evidence from a refugee dispersal policy in Sweden. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 06; 4(6):517-24. PMID: 27131930.
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    15. White JS, Basu S. Does the benefits schedule of cash assistance programs affect the purchase of temptation goods? Evidence from Peru. J Health Econ. 2016 Mar; 46:70-89. PMID: 26874596.
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    16. Dow WH, White JS, Bertozzi SM.Incentivizing health care utilization and health outcomes. In Handbook of Global Health Economics and Public Policy, Volume 1, edited by R. Scheffler. London, UK: World Scientific Publishing. 2016.
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    17. Basu S, Hamad R, White JS, Modrek S, Rehkopf DH, Cullen MR. The EARN-Health Trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial to identify health effects of a financial savings programme among low-income US adults. BMJ Open. 2015 Oct 06; 5(10):e009366. PMID: 26443663.
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    18. Li J, White JS, Hu TW, Fong GT, Yuan J. The heterogeneous effects of cigarette prices on brand choice in China: implications for tobacco control policy. Tob Control. 2015 Jul; 24 Suppl 3:iii25-iii32. PMID: 25855642.
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    19. White JS, Dow WH.Intertemporal choices for health. In Behavioral Economics and Public Health, edited by C.A. Roberto and I. Kawachi. Boston, MA: Oxford University Press. 2015; 27-68.
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    20. White JS, Dow WH, Rungruanghiranya S. Commitment contracts and team incentives: a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in Thailand. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Nov; 45(5):533-42. PMID: 24139765.
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    21. White JS, Ross H. Smokers' strategic responses to sin taxes: evidence from panel data in Thailand. Health Econ. 2015 Feb; 24(2):127-41. PMID: 24677731.
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    22. White JS, Li J, Hu TW, Fong GT, Jiang Y. The effect of cigarette prices on brand-switching in China: a longitudinal analysis of data from the ITC China Survey. Tob Control. 2014 Mar; 23 Suppl 1:i54-60. PMID: 23697645.
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    23. Speizer IS, White JS. The unintended consequences of intended pregnancies: youth, condom use, and HIV transmission in Mozambique. AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Dec; 20(6):531-46. PMID: 19072528.
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    24. Barden-O'Fallon JL, Speizer IS, White JS. Association between contraceptive discontinuation and pregnancy intentions in Guatemala. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jun; 23(6):410-7. PMID: 18644209.
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    25. White JS, Speizer IS. Can family planning outreach bridge the urban-rural divide in Zambia? BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Sep 05; 7:143. PMID: 17803805.
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    26. Mays GP, Claxton G, White J. Managed care rebound? Recent changes in health plans' cost containment strategies. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Jul-Dec; Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-427-36. PMID: 15451964.
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    27. Hurley RE, Strunk BC, White JS. The puzzling popularity of the PPO. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Mar-Apr; 23(2):56-68. PMID: 15046131.
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    28. White JS, Hurley RE, Strunk BC. Getting along or going along? Health plan-provider contract showdowns subside. Issue Brief Cent Stud Health Syst Change. 2004 Jan; (74):1-4. PMID: 14974498.
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