Allison M. Buttenheim

Allison M. Buttenheim is the Patricia M. Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein Term Endowed Professor in Global Women's Health in the Department of Family and Community Health at Penn Nursing; professor of nursing and health policy in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; scientific director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics; director of engagement for the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; and associate director with the National Clinician Scholars Program. A public health researcher and behavioral scientist, Buttenhein's work combines her interest in behavioral economics with a focus on infectious disease prevention. Her research and practice address vaccination services and acceptance, HIV prevention, and using so-called nudge units to design and implement interventions that change individual behavior and address structural barriers to healthy behaviors. Buttenheim received her MBA from Stanford University and her PhD in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.

updated 2024