Job Title
Assistant Professor
Department
WMS - Health Sciences
Research Interests
My research largely aims to enhance the health, wealth, and wellbeing of people using light-touch and low-cost mechanisms, also known as nudges.
My work is published in peer-reviewed academic journals, e.g. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, and BMJ Quality and Safety. I have given invited talks for the Experimental Philosophy Group UK on research methods, and for the Department of Health on 'Nudge' mechanisms. I have received funding from Money Advice Service and the Health Foundation. I have developed projects with external organizations including (but not limited to) McDonalds, Orbit Housing Association, Citizen Advice Bureaus, JobsCentres Plus, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Please contact me if you are interested in collaborating. I'd love to work with you.
Biography
*Academic and professional qualifications
- PhD Auburn University - Experimental Psychology (Advisor - Prof Jeffrey Katz)
- BA University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Psychology (Advisor - Prof Bruce Overmeir)
*Previous employment
- 2019-2020 -- Manchester Metropolitan University, Lecturer, Psychology
- 2013-2019-- University of Warwick, Research Fellow, Business School
- 2010-2012-- University of Nottingham, Research Fellow, Business School
- 2009-2010-- Washington University in St. Louis, Lab Assistant, Psychology
- 2005-2009-- Auburn University, Lab Manager, Psychology
- 2003-2005-- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Lab Assistant Psychology
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Aujla, Navneet, Marshall, Tom, Hussain, Abid, Hodgkinson, Gerard P., Arheart, Kristopher L., Birnbach, David J., Kudrna, Laura, Vlaev, Ivo, 2022. A crossover randomized controlled trial of priming interventions to increase hand hygiene at ward entrances. Frontiers in Psychology, 9
- 'Talat, Usman, 'Schmidtke, Kelly, 'Khanal, Saval, 'Chan, Amy, 'Turner, Alice, 'Horne, Robert, 'Chadborn, Tim, 'Gold, Natalie, 'Sallis, Anna, 'Vlaev, Ivo, 2022. 'A systematic review of nudge interventions to optimize medication prescribing. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13
- 'Patel, Krishane, 'Schmidtke, Kelly, 'Taj, Umar, 'Dangazele, N., 'Read, Daniel, 'Vlaev, Ivo, 2022. 'Co-designing theoretically informed, conceptual prototypes for interventions to increase hand hygiene in hospital settings : a case study. Design for Health
- 'Shepherd, Lisa M, 'Schmidtke, Kelly, 'Hazlehurst, Jonathan M, 'Melson, Eka, 'Dretzke, Janine, 'Hawks, Noel, 'Arlt, Wiebke, 'Tahrani, Abd A, 'Swift, Amelia, 'Carrick-Sen, Debbie M, 2022. 'Interventions for the prevention of adrenal crisis in adults with primary adrenal insufficiency : a systematic review. European Journal of Endocrinology
- 'Schmidtke, Kelly, 'Kudrna, Laura, 'Quinn, Laura, 'Vlaev, Ivo, 'Hemmings, Karla, 'Lilford, Richard, 2022. 'An online randomised controlled trial and survey of behavioural factors influencing patient willingness to attend a video consultation. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27 (2), pp. 283-299
- Lackey, Shaun, Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, 2021. A mixed-methods study describing behavioral factors that influenced general practitioners' experiences using triage during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Family Practice, 22
- Roberts, R., Allen, K., Schmidtke, Kelly, 2021. Reflective intuitions about the causal theory of perception across sensory modalities. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 12, pp. 257-277
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Drinkwater, Ken G., 2021. A cross-sectional survey assessing the influence of theoretically informed behavioural factors on hand hygiene across seven countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health, 21
- Liaqat, Adiba, Gallier, Suzy, Reeves, Katharine, Crothers, Hannah, Evison, Felicity, Schmidtke, Kelly, Watson, Samuel I, Khunti, Kamlesh, Lilford, Richard, Bird, Paul, 2021. Examining organisational responses to performance-based financial incentive systems : a case study using NHS staff influenza vaccination rates from 2012/13 to 2019/20. BMJ Quality and Safety
- Kolodko, Julia, Schmidtke, Kelly, Read, Daniel, Vlaev, Ivo, 2021. #LetsUnlitterUK : a demonstration and evaluation of the Behavior Change Wheel Methodology. PLoS One, 16 (11)
- 'Taj, Umar, 'Schmidtke, Kelly, 'Vlaev, Ivo, 'Read, Daniel, 2021. 'Choice of methods can determine which behavioral determinates are identified for targeting. Journal of Health Psychology, 27 (4), pp. 1006-1013
- Murphy, J., Uttamlal, T., Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, Taylor, D., Ahmad, M., Alsters, S., Purkayastha, P., Scholtz, S., Ramezani, R., Ahmed, A. R., Chahal, H., Darzi, A., Blakemore, A. I. F., 2020. Tracking physical activity using smart phone apps : assessing the ability of a current app and systematically collecting patient recommendations for future development. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 20 (1)
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Nightingale, Peter G., Reeves, Katharine, Gallier, Suzy, Vlaev, Ivo, Watson, Samuel I., Lilford, Richard, 2020. Randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to prompt front-line staff to take up the seasonal influenza vaccine. BMJ Quality & Safety, 29 (3)
- Borovoi, L., Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, 2020. The effects of feedback valance and progress monitoring on goal striving. Current Psychology
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Elliott, A., Patel, K., King, D., Vlaev, Ivo, 2020. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate interventions designed to improve university students' subjective financial wellness in England. Journal of Financial Counselling and Planning
- Staniford, Leanne J., Schmidtke, Kelly, 2020. A systematic review of hand-hygiene and environmental-disinfection interventions in settings with children. BMC Public Health, 20
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, Kabbani, S., Klauznicer, H., Baasiri, A., Osseiran, A., El Rifai, G., Fares, H., Saleh, N., Makki, F., 2020. An exploratory randomized controlled trial evaluating text prompts in Lebanon to encourage health-seeking behavior for hypertension. International Journal of Clinical Practice
- Roberts, Pendaran, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2019. Folk core beliefs about color. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 10 (4), pp. 849-869
- Cohen, Daniel, Vlaev, Ivo, Heitmueller, A., Parston, G., Schmidtke, Kelly, Darzi, A., 2019. Validation of behavioral simulations : a case study on enhancing collaboration between partnership organizations. Journal of Public Health, 27, pp. 367-378
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Watson, Derrick G., Roberts, Pendaran, Vlaev , Ivo, 2019. Menu positions influence soft drink selection at touchscreen kiosks. Psychology & Marketing, 36 (10), pp. 964-970
- Gloster, R., Buzzeo, J., Cox, A., Bertram, C., Tassinari, Arianna, Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, 2018. Behavioural insights into benefits claimants' training. Education + Training, 60 (1), pp. 54-68
- Roberts, Pendaran, Andow, James, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2018. Lay intuitions about epistemic normativity. Synthese, 195 (7), pp. 3267-3287
- Gillman, Toby, Schmidtke, Kelly, Manning, Victoria, Vlaev, Ivo, 2018. General practitioners' recommendations of self-directed-exercises for musculoskeletal problems and perceived barriers and facilitators to doing so : a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 18
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Poots, Alan J., Carpio, Juan, Vlaev, Ivo, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Lilford, Richard, 2017. Considering chance in quality and safety performance measures : an analysis of performance reports by boards in English NHS trusts. BMJ Quality & Safety, 26, pp. 61-69
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Aujla, Navneet, Marshall, T., Hussain, A., Hodgkinson, Gerard P., Arheart, K., Martin, J., Birnback, D., Vlaev, Ivo, 2017. Using environmental engineering to increase hand-hygiene compliance : a cross-over study protocol. BMJ Open
- Dormon, F., Balen, J., Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, 2017. Healthworkers' motivation in low and middle income countries : a systematic review of the literature. Medical Research Archives, 5 (8)
- Roberts, Pendaran, Allen, Keith, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2016. Folk intuitions about the causal theory of perception. Ergo, 3 (28)
- Kulendran, Myutan, Vlaev, Ivo, King, Dominic, Schmidtke, Kelly, Curtis, Claire, Darzi, Ara, 2016. The use of commitment techniques to support weight loss maintenance in obese adolescents. Psychology & Health, 31 (11), pp. 1332-1341
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, Baber, I. K., 2016. Using behavioral economics concepts to increase organizational learning in an NHS hospital. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 29 (7), pp. 1153-1161
- Roberts, Pendaran, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2016. Relationalism about perceptible properties and the principle of charity. Synthese, 193 (9), pp. 2779-2803
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Watson, Derrick G., Vlaev, Ivo, 2016. The use of control charts by lay-people and hospital decision-makers for guiding decision making. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70 (7), pp. 1114-1128
- Roberts, Pendaran, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2015. Color matching and color naming : a reply to Kuehni and Hardin. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 6 (2), pp. 207-212
- Roberts, Pendaran, Andow, James, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2014. Colour relationalism and the real deliverances of introspection. Erkenntnis, 79 (5), pp. 1173-1189
- Roberts, Pendaran, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2012. In defense of incompatibility, objectivism, and veridicality about color. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 3 (4), pp. 547-558
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Katz, Jeffrey S., Wright, Anthony A., 2009. Differential outcomes facilitate same / different concept learning. Animal Cognition, 13 (3), pp. 583-589
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Vlaev, Ivo, 2020. Nudge theory. In Ragin, D. F.; Keenan, J. P. (eds.), Handbook of Research Methods in Health Psychology, New York, NY, Routledge, pp. 414-427
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Magnotti, John F., Wright, Anthony A., Katz, Jeffrey S., 2013. The evolution of comparative psychology. Bradley, James; Lamar, Jay (eds.), Charles Darwin : a celebration of his life and legacy, Montgomery, NewSouth Books
- Sturz, B. R., Bodily, K., Hernandez, M., Schmidtke, Kelly, Katz, J. S., 2008. Animal cognition. Davis, Stephen F.; Buskist, William; Brooke Rasmussen, Erin; Lawyer, Steven R. (eds.), 21st century psychology : a reference handbook, Los Angeles, SAGE Publications
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nudging Hospital Prescribers to Choose the most Cost Effective Medicines | The Health Foundation | 01 Feb 2019 | 30 Sep 2021 |
| Environmental Engineering to Increase Hand Hygiene Compliance | The Health Foundation | 01 Apr 2016 | 31 Dec 2020 |
| Evaluation of tools to Improve the financial capability of University students and young adults | Money Advice Service | 01 Sep 2017 | 19 Jun 2019 |