Inbal (Billie) Nahum-Shani, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Inbal (Billie) Nahum-Shani is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Her research focuses on developing and employing behavioral theory and novel methodology to construct adaptive interventions, namely interventions that modify the type, timing, dose, or delivery mode of support in order to address the unique and changing needs of individuals. Nahum-Shani’s scholarly and grant related work is highly multidisciplinary, spanning behavioral, health, and applied psychology, while also being tightly integrated with advanced research methodology. A more recent focus is on the use of mobile technologies to facilitate the timely delivery and adaptation of interventions, known as Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs).
Selected Publications
- Nahum-Shani I, Smith SN, Spring BJ, Collins LM, Witkiewitz K, Tewari A, Murphy SA. Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) in mobile health: Key components and design principles for ongoing health behavior support. Ann Behav Med. 2018 May 18;52(6):446-462. doi: 10.1007/s12160-016-9830-8. PMID: 27663578; PMCID: PMC5364076.
- Ertefaie A, Wu T, Lynch KG, Nahum-Shani I. Identifying a set that contains the best dynamic treatment regimes. Biostatistics. 2016 Jan;17(1):135-48. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxv025. PMID: 26243172; PMCID: PMC4679070.
- Nahum-Shani I, Hekler EB, Spruijt-Metz D. Building health behavior models to guide the development of just-in-time adaptive interventions: A pragmatic framework. Health Psychol. 2015 Dec;34S(0):1209-19. doi: 10.1037/hea0000306. PMID: 26651462; PMCID: PMC4732268.
- Nahum-Shani I, Qian M, Almirall D, Pelham WE, Gnagy B, Fabiano GA, Waxmonsky JG, Yu J, Murphy SA. Q-learning: A data analysis method for constructing adaptive interventions. Psychol Methods. 2012 Dec;17(4):478-94. doi: 10.1037/a0029373. PMID: 23025434; PMCID: PMC3747013.
- Nahum-Shani I, Qian M, Almirall D, Pelham WE, Gnagy B, Fabiano GA, Waxmonsky JG, Yu J, Murphy SA. Experimental design and primary data analysis methods for comparing adaptive interventions. Psychol Methods. 2012 Dec;17(4):457-477. doi: 10.1037/a0029372. PMID: 23025433; PMCID: PMC3825557.