Representative Publications
(with J.Baron and H. Kunreuther)
"Determinants of Priority for Risk Reduction: The Role of Worry." Risk Analysis (2000).
(with D. Asch, C. Jepson, J. Baron, and P. Ubel)
"Incremental and Average Cost-Effectiveness Ratios: Will Physicians Make a Distinction?" Risk Analysis (2003).
(with M. Schweitzer and E. Bradlow)
“Promises and Lies; Restoring Violated Trust.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (in press).
(with A. Gurmankin-Levy)
“Distorting the Probability of Treatment Success to Justify Treatment Decisions.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (in press).
Education
PhD, Stanford University, 1970; MS, Stanford University, 1970; BS, Carnegie Mellon University, 1965
Recent Consulting
National Cancer Institute, Bristol Myers-Squibb; National Institutes of Health
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
MBA Program for Executives Core Teaching Award, 2004; Distinguished Service Award, Society for Medical Decision Making, 2003; MBA Core Curriculum Award, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998-2001; Anvil Award for Teaching Excellence, 1987; Graduate Division Class of 1984 Award for Highest Teaching Evaluation, 1988; Graduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award, 1988-92; Graduate Division Award for Excellence in Teaching Core Courses, 1992; Best Paper Award, Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1999
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1976-present (named Anheuser-Busch Professor of Management Science at Wharton, 2009; Chairperson, Operations and Information Management Department, 1995-97; Daniel H. Silberberg Professor, 1992-2009; Chairperson, Decision Sciences Department, 1989-92; Acting Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 1983-84; Director of Research, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 1982-91; Director, Health Care Administration Program, 1976-82; Academic Director, Advanced Management Program, Wharton Executive Education, 2000-2005; Academic Director, Executive Development Program, 2005-present; Academic Co-Director, Critical Thinking Program, Wharton Executive Education, 1997-present; Academic Director, Decision Models for Management Program, Wharton Executive Education, 1999-2002). University of Pennsylvania: Member of Graduate Group in Psychology, 1993-present. Previous appointment: Stanford University
Other Positions
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, U.S. Congress, 1975-76
