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
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Research and Innovation Manger, Nudge Unit, University of Pennsylvania
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.
PhD (Movement Science)
Washington University, 2019.
MS (Clinical Investigation)
Washington University, 2019.
Permanent linkBS (Health Science)
Truman State University, 2008.
MS (Occupational Therapy)
University of North Carolina, 2010.
PhD (Movement Science)
Washington University, 2019.
MS (Clinical Investigation)
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
DM Bravata, T Purvis, QP Ding, KJ Waddell, MF Kilkenny: Advances in Stroke: Quality Improvement. Stroke 54(6): 1665-1669, June 2023.KJ Waddell, K Goel, S Park, K Linn, AS Navathe, JM Liao, C McDonald, C Reitz, J Moore, Hyland S, Mehta S: Association of Electronic Self-Scheduling and Screening Mammography Completion Among Primary Care Patients. 2023 Annual Research Meeting June 2023.
KJ Waddell, MS Patel, JR Wilkinson, RE Burke, DM Bravata, S Koganti, S Wood, JF Morley: Deploying Digital Health Technologies for Remote Physical Activity Monitoring of Rural Populations with Chronic Neurologic Disease. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 5(1), Mar 2023.
KJ Waddell, M Patel, J Wilkinson, S Koganti, S Wood, JF Morley: Remote Physical Activity Monitoring Programs for Veterans with Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders 37: S358-S359, Sep 2022.
SR Greysen, KJ Waddell, MS Patel: Exploring Wearables to Focus on the "Sweet Spot" of Physical Activity and Sleep After Hospitalization: Secondary Analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 10(4), April 2022.
KJ Waddell, MS Patel, K Clark, SR Greysen: Leveraging Insights from Behavioral Economics to Increase Mobility Post-Stroke: Results of the BE Mobile Clinical Trial Annals of Behavioral Medicine 56(Supp 1): S386, April 2022.
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.