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Emily Larson
Emily is a Senior Advisor of International Development at BIT Americas. While at BIT London, Emily led the schools and wellbeing brief. Emily has worked on reducing burnout, increasing parental engagement and using edtech to reduce teacher workload. Before joining BIT, Emily was the director of an international organisation that…
- Report
- 24th Jan 2019
The Behavioural Insights Team Annual Update Report 2017-18
Latest results from the team, covering issues from healthcare to humanitarian aid.
- Blog
- 12th Jun 2019
Integrating health and social care: making it work for staff
Navigating the challenges facing local government
- Blog
- 20th Jun 2019
Creating opportunities for economic mobility in US cities
Integrating behavioural science into the heart of social programs
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Marta Garnelo Caamano
Marta is a Principal Advisor at BIT Americas. She works with government agencies to design and evaluate policies and services informed by behavioral science. Since joining the team in 2016, Marta has worked on policies to promote gender equality, reduce violence, and improve public health and educational outcomes. She has…
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Kirstie Paul
Kirstie is an Advisor with BIT Americas and works primarily on helping local and city governments apply behavioral insights to policy. Kirstie holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Bath and an MA in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. Prior to joining BIT, Kirstie worked in various psychology…
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Micah Melia
Micah is a Principal Advisor and the Head of Research at BIT Americas. She collaborates with city governments to implement behavioral insights and conduct cost-effective evaluations across various policy domains. Micah leads BIT Americas' research team, facilitates internal capacity building, and ensures the quality of research projects spanning the organization's…
- Academic publication
- 5th Nov 2019
Nudging early reduces administrative burden: Three field experiments to improve code enforcement
In the past decade, public sector organizations around the world have worked to simplify administrative processes as a way to improve user experience and compliance. Academic evidence on administrative burden supports this approach and there is a strong body of research showing that learning costs, compliance costs, and psychological costs…
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Tim Hardy
Tim is a Research Advisor in the Research and Evaluations team. He works on experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations across a variety of policy areas such as energy and sustainability, equality and diversity, local government and services, and work and the economy. Before joining BIT, Tim completed an MPhil in Economics…
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Dr Lourdes Valencia Torres
Lourdes is an Advisor at the Local Places and Communities team and is based in Manchester. Lourdes works on all areas of policy including early years, homelessness, health, employment, and environment. Her area of expertise lies in applying experimental psychology and research methodology to guide policy. Prior to joining BIT,…