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Hale is the Director of Behavioral Science at Limetree. She has 15 years of experience applying behavioral science to help people thrive. Marrying academic knowledge with industry and applied research expertise, she has worked with dozens of clients in sectors from energy to healthcare to understand customers and design communications, marketing, products, and interventions that support positive behavior change. Hale received her PhD in Psychology from Columbia University, where she studied judgment and decision-making. She is the past President of the Society for Environmental, Conservation, and Population Psychology.

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Hunter Black is the Principal Behavioral Scientist of Coaching Innovation at BetterUp, a human transformation platform that helps people and organizations achieve peak performance through coaching, science, and technology. His work advances the science and practice of coaching by applying mixed-methods research and expertise in organizational behavior, leadership development, positive psychology, and behavior change to shape the future of effective coaching and organizational transformation.

Hunter's work spans original research on coaching effectiveness, AI-driven innovation, and evidence-based tools for professional coaches. He serves as a strategic thought partner on coach quality and operational excellence across BetterUp's global...

This special episode brings together leading behavioral scientists—Jared Peterson, Steph Habif, Chloe Hamman, Teis Jorgensen, Eden Brownell, and host Matt Wallaert—for a candid discussion on the frameworks of behavioral science.

The conversation takes off from Jared’s original piece ranking Behavioral Science Frameworks, which later sparked debate and disagreement across the community on his LinkedIn Post. Together, the group unpacks what that moment revealed about our discipline: the power of frameworks and the strong opinions that surface when science meets practice.

From philosophy to application, this episode captures the passio...

Heather is a dynamic founder, building teams that leverage the principles of psychology to make a business impact for global companies to increase customer acquisition, improve client satisfaction, and drive behavior change.

For over a decade, she has worked at the intersection of cognitive psychology, sociology, behavioral economics, and creativity to overcome barriers to change customer behavior.

She consults with investment firms like Cascade Partners and academic/industry partners like UT Center for Design, UT School of Architecture, Mayo Clinic, and Berkeley Center for the Built Environment.

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Natalie J. Hallinger is a behavior change strategist solving product, operations, and engagement problems in healthcare and environmental sustainability. 

Psychology impacts everything that humans touch, so she mentors a slew of behavior change designers across several industries. Natalie is also a strategy advisor to early-stage tech startups and sustainability companies, such as Perpetual Reuse Systems. She is currently searching for excuses to break her 6 year absence from motorcycle trips to the mountains. Natalie welcomes listeners to reach out at HallingerLife.com or LinkedIn with questions, mentoring requests, and collaboration ideas!

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Scott Young is an independent advisor and educator whose expertise and passion lie in helping leaders and organizations to apply Behavioral Science effectively and ethically. 

Scott was most recently Head of Private Sector at Behavioral Insights Team (BIT), Americas. Earlier, he was at BVA Nudge Consulting and spent 20+ years leading Perception Research Services, a global shopper insights agency.  Today, Scott is an Advisor and guest lecturer at the London School of Economics (LSE), the University of Pennsylvania's MBDS program, and the University of Chicago Booth’s Executive Education program in Behavioral Economics. He's also a Board Member of B...

Dr. Wendel is an applied behavioral scientist who helps companies and organizations effectively use behavioral science for social good. His current company is sistemaFutura, which drives behavioral change to address complex business and social challenges. Before co-founding sistemaFutura, he led the behavioral science efforts at Morningstar, HelloWallet and Busara, developing and field-testing hundreds of interventions.  He founded the international non-profit organization Bescy, and has authored three books on applied behavioral science, including Designing for Behavior Change, a textbook now in its second edition.

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KK Del Riego is an applied behavioral scientist, futurist and culture nerd currently leading a UX Research and innovation team at LinkedIn. Throughout her career, she has worn many hats across a mix of industries all over the world, tied together by one mission: designing smart, human-centered solutions for organizations doing meaningful work. Through her work across a diverse range of roles in the technology sector, KK has served as a passionate connector and enabler: bringing organizations closer to the needs of their customers, supporting new start-ups in their success, and developing meaningful digital products. She holds an MSc...

Ciarán is a behavioral scientist and exercise physiologist whose work has focused on leveraging behavioral design and digital tools to better understand and influence health behaviors and disease outcomes. He has worked in industry and academia and widely used technologies such as wearables and mobile apps, to support the care of patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mental health disorders. His broad experience across exercise science, psychology, and digital tech has been a valuable tool as he builds interventions for the future.

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With over 15 years of experience of practically applying behavioural science in business, Jez has established himself as one of the world's leading practitioners in the field. As a pioneer, Jez has always been on the frontlines of behavioural science, from being instrumental in the team that used murals of babies faces to fight crime in Woolwich, to changing handwashing behaviour in a pig abattoir in Santiago to painting pink walls to reduce unsafe behaviour on a construction site for Shell on the South Bank of London.

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Bridgette is an applied behavioral scientist working at the intersection of health, equity, and technology. She has been working in behavioral design in the organizational and product space for over 15 years. She is currently a full-time advisor on behavior change strategy and operations for a health system in Michigan and an independent advisor and consultant to companies in the digital health space.

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As a behavioral scientist, Roos helps create personalized digital interventions that drive meaningful behavior change for healthier people and a healthier planet. She combines psychological insights, data, and AI to design solutions that improve health, support sustainable choices, and strengthen financial decision-making. She’s also the co-founder of Nuance Behavior, a behavioral science collective that partners with product and innovation teams to build digital products and services for behavior change at scale.

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Julie Miller, PhD is a behavioral scientist and clinical psychologist with deep expertise in digital product creation, GenAI, CX, service design, and.innovation. She currently is Head of Science at Click Therapeutics where she connects behavioral science, intervention design, AI, and business needs to create products that drive engagement, retention, and meaningful health and behavioral health outcomes. Julie also loves consulting and has worked across a variety of behaviors and industries including: wealth management, smart underwear, game design (board and digital), pharma, entertainment, wellbeing (employee and general), and digital health. She is usually the “bridge” across disciplines and teams that...

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Aarthi Rao works at the intersection of public health, behavioral design and business to improve the lives of poor and marginalized communities. She is currently the Vice President of Behavior Change & Design at Cityblock Health where she leads a team of behavioral insights and user experience colleagues to design, test, and scale programs and experiences that change member and internal colleague behavior. Previously, she was the Director of the Design & Innovation Lab at...

Jared Peterson is a behavioral and decision scientist. He is the co-founder of Nuance Behavior, where he helps organizations drive meaningful behavior change, and a researcher at ShadowBox, specializing in expert decision-making in high-stakes domains. Jared's work spans a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, EMS, finance, law enforcement, child welfare, recycling, AI, and hospitality.

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Eden is Director of Behavioral Science at mPulse Mobile. This team designs modern engagement programs that make healthy behaviors easier to learn, do and sustain. Eden is a self-proclaimed nerd that loves learning and doing research. She has a background in psychology and did her master’s in public health with a focus in behavioral science at Boston University. She lives in Boston with her two French bulldogs. 

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Reshma Tonse is the co-founder of 1001 Stories, a Business Consultancy that focuses on understanding, analysing and influencing human behaviour. 1001 uses principles of Context Architecture™ and Applied Behavioural Science to create better products, brands and products.

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Chelsea Stillman-Coyne is an accomplished behavioral scientist whose diverse experience showcases her ability to build connections between academic research and the wild-west of applied BeSci in tech and healthcare delivery. As a former collegiate distance swimmer, she believes in effective team leadership, adaptive goal setting, and having the endurance to see complex projects from start to completion. She is currently a Senior Behavioral Economist for Humana.  In her current role, she serves as an internal consultant and subject matter expert, helping teams use behavioral science to improve customer engagement and designing and testing innovative solutions to long-standing business problems. I...

Prakash Sharma is the Co-Founder of 1001 Stories, which uses principles of Behavioural Science and Context Architecture. 1001 Stories focuses on solving Business Problems and creating Better Products, Brands and People. 

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Dr. Steph Habif is a 20 year veteran of the behavioral sciences, leading healthcare teams on ways to design for user engagement. She recently ended a 7-year run as an executive leader at Tandem Diabetes Care, serving as Vice President of Behavioral Sciences. Prior to Tandem, Steph spent a decade as an independent consultant leading behavior design projects for companies such as Whole Foods Market, Aetna, and Amgen. When not working in industry, Steph spends her time in academia. She has held appointments at Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (the d.school), Columbia University in New York, and...

Bree Gorman is a behavioral strategist and designer and a Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Her 20+ year career in the healthcare space has spanned design, marketing, sales, digital health, insurance, and clinical program development. After years of feeling like a ping pong ball, she realized behavior change was the common thread tying it all together. She has moved on from the corporate world and now splits her time between her two professional passions – helping people in a 1:1 coaching setting with eating behavior, and consulting with healthcare companies aiming for positive behavior change at scale. You can find her on LinkedIn or...

Dr. Michelle Handy is a Behavioral Scientist driving data-driven transformation in the insurance industry. As Research Lead at FM, she's implementing a UX metrics strategy across 18 initiatives and established a new data analytics team. A leader in Womxn in Behavioral Science (WEB) and top mentor on ADPList, Michelle bridges academia and industry, developing workshops on applying behavioral science in business. Her vision: integrating behavioral insights and data-driven decision-making into organizational leadership. Off-duty, find her practicing yoga or exploring Rhode Island's beaches.

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Peter Judodihardjo is a Behavioural Scientist and YouTuber from London. Pete has received millions of views on his videos exposing academic fraudsters and addressing flaws in the research process. During the day, Pete works as a Senior Auditor of Behavioral Risk at one of the UK's largest banks.

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James Healy is fascinated by human behaviour and wants to use behavioural science to create a world where organisations are designed for humans as we really are, not how the economists and management theorists would like us to be. He co-founded and leads Deloitte’s global Behaviour First offering, practically applying insights from Anthropology, Behavioural Economics, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Sociology to help organisations address their most critical challenges - including technology adoption, culture change, cybersecurity, and sustainability. He hosts “The B-Word”, a podcast featuring leading figures from the social and behavioural sciences exploring what it means to be human and ho...

Chloe Hamman is the Senior Director of Product People Science at Culture Amp - a leading Employee Experience company. She joined the company as employee 23 and they are now well over a thousand so she brings first hand experience leading in a fast-growth start-up. Chloe's background is in organisational psychology with over 15 years expertise in organisational behaviour and culture. In her current role she leads a growing practice of product people scientists and data scientists to bring in behavioural science and research to inform product innovation.

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