Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.
Faculty Publications
Lira, Benjamin, Todd Rogers, Daniel G. Goldstein, Lyle Ungar, and Angela L. Duckworth. "Learning not cheating: AI assistance can enhance rather than hinder skill development." 22 February 2025.
Shulman, Hillary C., David M. Markowitz, and Todd Rogers. "Reading dies in complexity: Online news consumers prefer simple writing." Science Advances 10.23 (7 Jun 2024): eadn2555.
Rogers, Todd, and Jessica Lasky-Fink. Writing for Busy Readers. Penguin Random House, 2023.
Automated Court Date Reminders Reduce Warrants for Arrest: Evidence from a Text Messaging Experiment
Chohlas-Wood, Alex, Madison Coots, Joe Nudell, Julian Nyarko, Emma Brunskill, Todd Rogers, and Sharad Goel. "Automated Court Date Reminders Reduce Warrants for Arrest: Evidence from a Text Messaging Experiment." .
Patel, Mitesh S.,... Todd Rogers, et al. "A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Nudges Delivered Through Text Messages to Increase Influenza Vaccination Among Patients With an Upcoming Primary Care Visit." American Journal of Health Promotion 37.3 (March 2023): 324-332.
Lasky-Fink, Jessica, and Todd Rogers. "Signals of value drive engagement with multi-round information interventions." PLOS One 17.10 (October 2022): e0276072.
Robinson, Carly D., Raj Chande, Simon Burgess, and Todd Rogers. "Parent Engagement Interventions Are Not Costless: Opportunity Cost and Crowd Out of Parental Investment." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 44.1 (March 2022): 170-177.
Patel, Mitesh S., Todd Rogers, et al. "A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.20 (May 18, 2021): e2101165118.
Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, et al. "A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.20 (April 2021): e2101165118.
Chapman, Gretchen, Katherine L. Milkman, David Rand, Todd Rogers and Richard H. Thalere. "Nudges and choice architecture in organizations: New frontiers." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 163 (March 2021).
Robinson, Carly D., Jana Gallus, Monica G. Lee, and Todd Rogers. "The demotivating effect (and unintended message) of awards." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 163 (March 2021): 51-64.
Zlatev, Julian J., and Todd Rogers. "Returnable Reciprocity: Returnable Gifts are More Effective than Unreturnable Gifts at Promoting Virtuous Behaviors." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 161, Supplement (November 2020): 74-84.
Zlatev, Julian J., and Todd Rogers. "Returnable Reciprocity: When Optional Gifts Increase Compliance." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP20-007, March 2020.
Lasky-Fink, Jessica, Carly Robinson, Hedy Chang, and Todd Rogers. "Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications: The Case of Truancy Notifications." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-026, August 2019.