Scholar
Michael Sobolev
Google Scholar ID: AwFU5cAAAAAJ
University of Southern California
Citations & Impact
Citations
593
H-index
15
i10-index
19
Publications
20
Co-authors
11
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Associate Editor of JMIR mHealth and uHealth (Impact Factor: 6.2)
- Research on grayscale mode for screen time reduction featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Mel Robbins’ podcast
- Bridge proposal to AAAI2026 on 'Bridging AI and Behavior Change (ABC)' accepted
- Presented research on 'Choosing AI for Health Behavior Change' at NSF Human-AI Complementarity Conference at CMU
- Presented two papers at BEEMA9 meeting at Lehigh University on optimization of digital interventions and acceptance of medical AI
- Presented work at multiple international venues including University of Chicago AFE Conference, UPenn Nudges in Health Care Symposium, Duke’s International Behavioral Public Policy Conference, LSE workshop, and HITLAB Innovators Summit
- Ongoing projects include QuitChoice (smoking cessation intervention preferences with Geetanjali Datta) and Behavioral Design of Mobile Messaging for Health Behavior (with Alexis Kuerbis and Fred Muench)
Background
- Behavioral scientist with expertise in technology, behavior change, and health
- Research interests include behavioral design of technology, behavior change and digital nudging, mobile health (mHealth), and behavioral data science
- Currently a Behavioral Scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Nonresident Scholar at USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
- Established and leads the Behavioral Design Unit at Cedars-Sinai since 2023, dedicated to improving healthcare through behavioral science and innovative technology
- Currently serves as Associate Editor of JMIR mHealth and uHealth
