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Research

Social & Behavioral Sciences Branch

Social and behavioral factors contribute to disparities in health outcomes in population, community, and clinical settings. A critical understanding of these factors could help develop effective interventions to reduce disparities and improve health outcomes in populations experiencing health disparities. Social and behavioral science research is a multidisciplinary field consisting of health services, psychology, engineering, epidemiology, data, behavioral, and decision sciences.

The Social and Behavioral Sciences branch:

  • Examines disparities in individual, clinical, behavioral, and contextual factors that affect health outcomes in populations experiencing health disparities.
  • Understands the mechanisms through which psychological, social, institutional, structural, and environmental processes lead to disparities in health promotion and health risk behaviors, clinical decision-making, and related health outcomes.
  • Develops novel interventions to promote access to health information, patient engagement, and shared decision-making to improve health outcomes in populations experiencing health disparities.

 

Acting Head

Kelvin Choi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Senior Investigator
Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab

Investigators

Jinani Jayasekera, Ph.D. M.S.
Stadtman Investigator
Health Disparities and Decision Sciences Lab

 

Page updated Jan. 26, 2024