Jacob Brower, Queen's University

Research

mobile application behavior change incentives program design

Latest papers

Examining Responsiveness to an Incentive-Based Mobile Health App: Longitudinal Observational Study.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2020 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Optimizing Business Value and User Well-Being Using a Mobile Application: A Partnership with Optimity
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$21,165
Rewards
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$40,540

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Examining Responsiveness to an Incentive-Based Mobile Health App: Longitudinal Observational Study.

Brower J, LaBarge MC, White L, Mitchell MS

Journal of medical Internet research2020First author

DOI: 10.2196/16797 PMID: 32773371

Optimizing Business Value and User Well-Being Using a Mobile Application: A Partnership with Optimity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Brower, Jacob R.

Keywords: mobile application; behavior change; incentives; program design

$21,165

Rewards

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brower, Jacob

Keywords: (1) Behavioural Change; (2) Social Marketing; (3) Loyalty Programs; (4) Consumer Behaviour

$40,540

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: mobile application Dear Professor Brower, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Examining Responsiveness to an Incentive-Based Mobile Health App: Longitudinal Observational Study." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Optimizing Business Value and User Well-Being Using a Mobile Application: A Partnership with Optimity" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]