Department faculty conduct transdisciplinary research that promotes the health of individuals and communities, with special emphasis on health disparities domestically and locally.

Research strengths

• Health communication (including e-health), risk perception, and decision making;
• Interpersonal, peer and other social factors that affect health behavior; and
• Engaging communities (including organizations, families, peers, patients and others) in ways that are context-sensitive and culturally relevant.

Highlighted research projects

Shira Goldman (MPH 2012) at a school health fair with CCFNC

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