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Michael Hallsworth, is Chief Behavioral Scientist at The Behavioral Insights team. For the last 20 years he has been an official and an advisor for governments around the world. The author of The Hypocrisy Trap and coauthor of Behavioral Insights, he built a 250-person consultancy business and has held positions at Princeton University, Columbia University, Imperial College London, and the University of Pennsylvania. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

Erik Johnson is a Chicago based consultant who helps organizations generate Behavioral Science insights and translate them into practical strategies and actionable tactics. He also writes about how Behavioral Science applies to work, society, and everyday life in his newsletter. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

This special episode brings together the leading women in behavioral science— Steph Habif, Robin Kouyate, Chandra Osborn, Heather Watson, Natalie Hallinger, and host Matt Wallaert—for a review of BeSci in 2025. In this new-year special, behavioral science leaders review the most memorable interventions of 2025—what worked, what didn’t, and why. The conversation spans healthcare, AI, operations, and experience design, with reflections on the evolving job market and a shared call to bring more humanity, strategy, and real-world impact into behavioral science in 2026. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

Dr. Robin Anthony Kouyate is a social and behavioral scientist with more than 25 years of experience advancing health programs across North America, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe. Her work spans lifestyle behavior change, chronic disease self-management, medication adherence, maternal, newborn, and child health, adolescent reproductive health, breastfeeding, and infant nutrition. Across nonprofit and private sectors, she has specialized in translating research into practical, evidence-informed interventions that improve real-world health outcomes. Dr. Anthony Kouyate holds a PhD in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an MA in International Economics and American Foreign Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a BA in Comparative Area Studies—Africa and the Middle East—from Duke University. She is fluent in French. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

Melina is a behavioural and decision scientist and founder of meta-decisions.  She specialises in decision debiasing strategies, corporate training, and behavioural insights consulting for the public and private sectors. She holds adjunct faculty positions in Behavioural Economics, is a member of the Alliance for Decision Education Steering Committee and has a passion for helping young professionals build confidence in their work decisions. She holds a PhD in Managerial Decision Sciences, MBA in Strategy, BSc in Math & Economics and is currently in pursuit of a post-doc in Behavioral Analysis. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

Chandra Osborn, PhD, MPH is the Chief Experience Officer at AdhereHealth, where she applies over 25 years of behavioral science expertise to improve member outcomes and advance health equity. A former tenure-track academic in medicine and biomedical informatics with more than 180 publications, Chandra brings deep experience as a behavioral designer, health psychologist, and scientist to her work. This is her third executive leadership role in industry, and she also serves as a consultant and advisor to healthcare and technology companies. At AdhereHealth, she leads the design of meaningful, data-driven experiences across members, prescribers, pharmacists, and health plans—integrating behavioral science into products, programs, and culture to drive engagement, satisfaction, and measurable impact. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

Jonathan Stahl, PhD is a psychologist, researcher, and data scientist who is passionate about using behavioral science and advanced analytics to effect change. He has spent a decade working with companies, from boutique consultancies to the Fortune 100, to drive new product innovation and data-based decision making.  He is currently the Director of Business Insights, Core Personal Lines Strategy at Nationwide Insurance. Much of his work focuses on understanding customer attitudes and behaviors and improving consumer trust and engagement. Prior to joining Nationwide, he earned his doctorate in Psychology at The Ohio State University. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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. Hale lives in Portland, Oregon. When she’s not working, you can usually find her on a mountain or in the woods with her partner Jeff and their dog Rosie. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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 network. Previously, he led behavioral science teams that designed research-backed product experiences and assessment tools. With his background in applied behavioral science, Hunter bridges theory and practice to help individuals, leaders, and organizations unlock their potential and thrive. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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 passion, disagreement, and curiosity that drive the evolution of behavioral science. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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! Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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 BeScy, a non-profit dedicated to promoting applied behavioral science, where he hosts a monthly Practitioners Group. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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. Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com

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 in Behavioral Science from the London School of Economics and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Southern California, and teaches entrepreneurship and behavioral design classes at educational institutions across Latin America.  Send us a text 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: besci-io 🔸 Join our BeSci community on Slack: besciio-public.slack.com ♦️ Enhance your career and knowledge of applied behavioral science with our courses: learnappliedbesci.com