Faculty Affiliates
Bethany R. Raiff, PhD
Bethany R. Raiff, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology, Rowan University
Bethany R. Raiff, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rowan University. Dr. Raiff received her PhD in Psychology, with an emphasis in Behavioral Pharmacology, from the University of Florida in 2008. Dr. Raiff’s primary research activities involve developing and testing the integration of technological innovations with behavioral interventions for promoting drug abstinence and other health behavior. Currently, Dr. Raiff is refining and testing an Internet-based intervention that involves delivering incentives contingent on objective evidence of smoking abstinence in adult smokers. In addition to her work on smoking cessation, Dr. Raiff received an NIH grant to apply the same Internet-based monitoring system used with smokers to a novel behavior and population – to increase adherence with blood glucose testing recommendations among non-adherent teens diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Although incentive-based interventions can be very effective at promoting healthy behavior, they can be expensive to implement. To address this concern, Dr. Raiff recently received an NIH grant that will involve developing and testing a video game that will be used to deliver game-based incentives (in place of monetary incentives) contingent on smoking abstinence. Dr. Raiff hopes to explore this, and other methods, for making the intervention more cost-effective and sustainable.
When Dr. Raiff is not conducting research, she enjoys trying new and exciting cuisines, listening to good quality live music, and visiting the numerous museums and cultural events that are available in the Philadelphia and New York City areas. Dr. Raiff also enjoys capturing her own perspective on these experiences through photography.
Selected Publications
- Nastasi JA, Sheppard RD, Raiff BR. Token‐economy‐based contingency management increases daily steps in adults with developmental disabilities. Behavioral Interventions. 2020 April; 35(2):315-24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1711. View Source
- Burrows C, Dallery J, Kim S, Raiff BR. Validity of a functional assessment for smoking treatment recommendations questionnaire. Psychol Rec. 2020; 70: 215–226 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-020-00375-5. View Source
- Dallery J, Raiff BR, Grabinski MJ, Marsch LA. Technology-based contingency management in the treatment of substance use disorders. Perspect Behav Sci. 2019 Jul 9;42(3):445-464. doi: 10.1007/s40614-019-00214-1. eCollection 2019 Sep. PMID: 31976444. View Source
- Raiff BR, Fortugno N, Scherlis DR, Rapoza D. A mobile game to support smoking cessation: Prototype assessment. JMIR Serious Games. 2018 Jun 7;6(2):e11. doi: 10.2196/games.9599. PMID: 29880466; PMCID: PMC6013711. View Source
- Raiff BR, Arena A, Meredith SE, Grabinski MJ. Feasibility of a mobile group financial-incentives intervention among pairs of smokers with a prior social relationship. The Psychological Record. 2017;67(2):231-239. View Source
- Dallery J, Raiff BR, Kim SJ, Marsch LA, Stitzer M, & Grabinski MS. Nationwide access to an internet-based contingency management intervention to promote smoking cessation: A randomized controlled trial. Addiction. 2017 May;112(5):875-883. PMCID:PMC5382065. doi:10.1111/add.13715. View Source
- Raiff BR, Jarvis BP, Dallery J. Text-message reminders plus incentives increase adherence to antidiabetic medication in adults with type 2 diabetes. J Appl Behav Anal. 2016 Dec;49(4):947-953. doi: 10.1002/jaba.337. PMID: 27417877; PMCID: PMC5428882. View Source
- Sweitzer MM, Geier CF, Addicott MA, Denlinger R, Raiff BR, Dallery J, McClernon FJ, Donny EC. Smoking abstinence-induced changes in resting state functional connectivity with ventral striatum predict lapse during a quit attempt. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Sep;41(10):2521-9. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.56. PMID: 27091382; PMCID: PMC4987851. View Source
- Raiff BR, Barrry VB, Ridenour TA, Jitnarin N. Erratum to: Internet-based incentives increase blood glucose testing with a non-adherent, diverse sample of teens with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Transl Behav Med. 2016 Jun;6(2):189. doi: 10.1007/s13142-016-0410-z. Erratum for: Transl Behav Med. 2016 Jun;6(2):179-88. PMID: 27207248; PMCID: PMC4927458. View Source
- Dan M, Grabinski MJ, Raiff BR. Smartphone-based contingency management for smoking cessation with smokers diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Transl Issues Psych Sci. 2016 June;2(2):116-127. View Source
- Ridenour TA, Wittenborn AK, Raiff BR, Benedict N, Kane-Gill S. Illustrating idiographic methods for translation research: moderation effects, natural clinical experiments, and complex treatment-by-subgroup interactions. Transl Behav Med. 2016 Mar;6(1):125-34. doi: 10.1007/s13142-015-0357-5. PMID: 27012260; PMCID: PMC4807195. View Source
- Sweitzer MM, Geier CF, Denlinger R, Forbes EE, Raiff BR, Dallery J, McClernon FJ, Donny EC. Blunted striatal response to monetary reward anticipation during smoking abstinence predicts lapse during a contingency-managed quit attempt. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2016 Mar;233(5):751-60. doi: 10.1007/s00213-015-4152-2. PMID: 26660448; PMCID: PMC5330670. View Source
- Erb P, Raiff BR, Meredith SE, Dallery J. The accuracy of a lower-cost breath carbon monoxide meter in distinguishing smokers from non-smokers. Journal of Smoking Cessation. Cambridge University Press; 2015;10(1):59–64. View Source
- Dallery J, Raiff BR. Optimizing behavioral health interventions with single-case designs: from development to dissemination. Transl Behav Med. 2014 Sep;4(3):290-303. doi: 10.1007/s13142-014-0258-z. PMID: 25264468; PMCID: PMC4167892. View Source
- Meredith SE, Jarvis BP, Raiff BR, Rojewski A, Kurti A, Cassidy RN, Erb P, Sy J, Dallery J. The ABCs of incentive-based treatment in health care: A behavior analytic framework to inform research and practice. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 2014 Mar 19;7:103-114. PMID: 24672264; PMCID: PMC3964160. View Source
- Raiff BR, Karataş Ç, McClure EA, Pompili D, Walls TA. Laboratory validation of inertial body sensors to detect cigarette smoking arm movements. Electronics (Basel). 2014 Feb 27;3(1):87-110. doi: 10.3390/electronics3010087. PMID: 25553255; PMCID: PMC4278663. View Source