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, 'Kudrna, Laura, 'Noufaily, Angela, 'Stallard, Nigel, 'Skrybant, Magdalena, 'Russell, Samantha, 'Clarke, Aileen, 2022. 'Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional survey. Social Science & Medicine, 308
- 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
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Aujla, Navneet, Marshall, Tom, Hussain, Abid, Hodgkinson, Gerard P., Arheart, Kristopher L., Birnbach, David J., Kudrna, Laura, Vlaev, Ivo, Schmidtke, Kelly, Aujla, Navneet, Marshall, Tom, Hussain, Abid, Hodgkinson, Gerard P., Arheart, Kristopher L., Birnbach, David J., Kudrna, Laura, Vlaev, Ivo, Schmidtke, Kelly, Aujla, Navneet et al (Select to open full list), 2022. A crossover randomized controlled trial of priming interventions to increase hand hygiene at ward entrances. Frontiers in Psychology, 9
- 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
- '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
- '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
- 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
- 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)
- 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, 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Roberts, Pendaran, Schmidtke, Kelly, 2016. Relationalism about perceptible properties and the principle of charity. Synthese, 193 (9), pp. 2779-2803
- Schmidtke, Kelly, Watson, D. G., Vlaev, Ivo, 2016. The use of control charts by lay-people and hospital decision-makers for guiding decision making. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- 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
- 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot evaluation of a behaviour change support intervention for employers running health and wellbeing programmes. | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2023 |
| 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 |