Behavioral Science PhD Student Graelin Mandel
Education
BS, Economics (Summa Cum Laude), The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Background
Graelin graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in the Joseph Wharton Scholars Program. At Wharton, Graelin conducted research at Dr. Katy Milkman and Dr. Angela Duckworth鈥檚 Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG), Dr. Adam Grant鈥檚 Impact Lab, and Dr. Michael Platt鈥檚 Platt Labs, studying behavior change strategies, organizational dynamics, and group decision-making.
Before joining Booth, Graelin spent several years as a digital product manager. She worked most recently at The Farmer鈥檚 Dog as a Retention Product Manager, where she launched experiments applying behavioral science to improve customer retention. Prior to that, Graelin was a Growth Product Manager at Marcus Invest by Goldman Sachs, where she helped launch a digital investing app for mass market consumers.
Research Interests
Graelin is interested in positive behavior change strategies, and work motivation and success. A key focus is how environments 鈥� digital, social, and physical 鈥� can help build and sustain motivation and effort over time in individuals, workers, and consumers.
Selected Publications & Presentations
Kirgios, E.L., Mandel, G., Park, Y., Milkman, K.L., Gromet, D., Kay, J., Duckworth, A. (2020). 鈥淭eaching Temptation Bundling to Boost Exercise: A Field Experiment.鈥� Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 20-35.
Mandel, G. (2020). 鈥淲hat Happens When You Let the Hunger Games Loose? An Evaluation of Temptation Bundling as a Behavior Change for Good Strategy in the StepUp Program.鈥� Joseph Wharton Scholars. Available at