Marc Mitchell, PhD
Education
- Fellowship (University Health Network)
- PhD (Toronto)
- MSc (Victoria)
- BSc/BPHE (Queen's)
Supervising Graduate Students
- Integrative Biosciences
- Psychological Basis of Kinesiology
Research Interests
- Financial health incentives and behavioral economics
- Physical activity promotion and health behavior change
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- eHealth, mHealth and public health interventions
Additional Information
Recent Publications
A comprehensive list of publications is available through Google Scholar.
- Mitchell, MS, White, L, Oh, P, Alter, D, Leahey, T, Kwan, M & G. Faulkner. Uptake of an incentive-based mHealth app: Process evaluation of the Carrot Rewards app. Journal of Medical Internet Research (mHealth). 2017. 5(5):e70.
- Mitchell, MS, White, L, Oh, P, Kwan, M, Gove, P, Leahey, T, & G. Faulkner. Examining incentives to promote physical activity maintenance among hospital employees not achieving 10,000 daily steps: A web-based randomized control trial protocol. Journal of Medical Internet Research (Research Protocols). December 2016. 5(4):e231.
- Mitchell, MS & P. Oh. Capsule Commentary on Misra-Hebert et al. Financial incentives and diabetes control in employees: A retrospective cohort analysis. Journal of General Internal Medicine. April 2016, 31: 926.
- Leahey, T, Fava, J, Seiden, A, Fernandes, D, Doyle, C, Kent, K, La Rue, M, Mitchell, MS & R. Wing. A randomized controlled trial testing an Internet delivered cost-benefit approach to weight loss maintenance. Preventive Medicine. April 2016. 92: 51-57.
- Mitchell, MS, Goodman, J, Alter, D, Oh, P, Leahey, TM, & GE. Faulkner. A feasibility study of financial incentives to increase exercise among Canadian cardiac rehabilitation patients. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 36(1):28-32, January/February 2016.
- Mitchell, MS, Goodman, J, Alter, D, Oh, P, & G. Faulkner. Development of the Health Incentive Program Questionnaire (HIP-Q) in a cardiac rehabilitation setting. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 5(4):443-459, December 2015.
- Biswas, A, Oh, P, Faulkner, G, Bajaj, A, Silver, B, Mitchell, MS & D. Alter. Sedentary Time and Its Independent Risk on Disease Incidence, Mortality and Hospitalization in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine. 162(2):123-32, January 2015.
Research Affiliations
- Carrot Insights Inc. (makers of the Carrot Rewards app)
- University Health Network (Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program)
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
Teaching Areas
- Professional Kinesiology
- Exercise and Chronic Disease
- Entrepreneurship and Technology
Awards
- CIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- CIHR Doctoral Research Award
Professional Activities
- Principal Advisor, Behavioural Insights, Carrot Insights Inc.
- Consultant, Cookson James Loyalty (BestLifeRewarded)
- Consultant, Green Shield Canada Inc.
Ongoing Funded Projects
- Mitchell, M., White, L., Faulkner, G. et al. Public Health Agency of Canada funded evaluation of the Carrot Rewards app, including app uptake, engagement, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
- Mitchell, M., Kwan, M., Faulkner, G. et al. Green Shield Canada Inc. funded evaluation of BestLifeRewarded platform, including a program evaluation and a randomized trial testing financial incentives for physical activity in a workplace wellness setting.
- Mitchell, M., Oh, P., Faulkner, G. et al. University Health Network Innovation Grant for a randomized trial testing financial incentives in cardiac rehabilitation.