Kimberly J Waddell, PhD, MSCI, OTR/L
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Affiliated Faculty, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Health Scientist, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center; Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Contact information
1800 Lombard St.
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 215-893-2600
Publications
Education:
BS (Health Science)
Truman State University, 2008.
MS (Occupational Therapy)
University of North Carolina, 2010.
MS (Clinical Investigation)
Washington University, 2019.
PhD (Movement Science)
Washington University, 2019.
Permanent linkBS (Health Science)
Truman State University, 2008.
MS (Occupational Therapy)
University of North Carolina, 2010.
MS (Clinical Investigation)
Washington University, 2019.
PhD (Movement Science)
Washington University, 2019.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Waddell’s research expertise includes applying behavioral economic principles to 1) help improve physical activity and disease self-management for adults with neurologic disease and 2) improve the translation of in-clinic improvements to daily life for adults receiving rehabilitation services. This work includes wearable devices and remote monitoring technologies. She also has a growing interest in using administrative data to better understand post-stroke recovery, disability, and identifying patient populations who may benefit from remote monitoring interventions to improve overall health.Selected Publications
Barth J, Waddell KJ, Bland MD, Lang CE.: Accuracy of an Algorithm in Predicting Upper Limb Functional Capacity in a United States Population. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 103: 44-51, Jan 2022.Waddell KJ, Changolkar S, Szwartz G, Godby S, Patel MS.: Association of Behavioral Phenotypes With Changes in Sleep During a Workplace Wellness Program. Am J Health Promot 35: 1061-70, Nov 2021.
Waddell KJ, Volpp KG, Chokshi NP, Small DS, Russell LB, Reale C, Patel MS.: Association of COVID-19 Outbreak with Changes in Physical Activity Among Adults with Elevated Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events. J Gen Intern Med 36(11): 3625-28, Nov 2021.
Lang CE, Waddell KJ, Barth J, Holleran CL, Strube MJ, Bland MD.: Upper Limb Performance in Daily Life Approaches Plateau Around Three to Six Weeks Post-stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 31: 903-914, Oct 2021.
Waddell KJ, Patel MS, Clark K, Harrington TO, Greysen SR.: Leveraging insights from behavioral economics to improve mobility for adults with stroke: Design and rationale of the BE Mobile clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials 107: 106483, Aug 2021.
Anish K Agarwal, Kimberly J Waddell, Dylan S Small, Chalanda Evans, Tory O Harrington, Rachel Djaraher, Ai Leen Oon, Mitesh S Patel : Effect of Gamification With and Without Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Veterans Classified as Having Obesity or Overweight: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Open Network 4(7): e2116256, Jul 2021.
Waddell KJ.: Critically appraised paper: Upper limb post-stroke telerehabilitation is not inferior to in-clinic rehabilitation [commentary] J Physiother 66(3): 198, Jul 2020.
Waddell KJ, Shah PD, Adusumalli S, Patel MS.: Using Behavioral Economics and Technology to Improve Outcomes in Cardio-Oncology. JACC CardioOncol 2: 84-96, Mar 2020.
Waddell KJ, Wood S, Koganti S, Morley JR.: Remote monitoring of physical activity in Veterans with Parkinson's Disease. International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society Annual Meeting 2020.
Waddell KJ, Strube MJ, Tabak RG, Haire-Joshu D, Lang CE.: Upper Limb Performance in Daily Life Improves Over the First 12 Weeks Poststroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 33(10): 836-47, 2019.