He currently serves as PI on a research grant from the National Cancer Institute examining effectiveness of interventions at encouraging colorectal cancer screening behavior by changing feelings and thoughts associated with screening (R01CA171935; MPI with Deborah Erwin, Lina Jandorf). Kiviniemi is past chair of the Health Decision Making Special Interest Group for the Society for Behavioral Medicine. He serves on the editorial board of the journals Health Psychology and Annals of Behavioral Medicine.