Research Labs

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The Department of Public Health Sciences is engaged in ongoing research on a broad range of multidisciplinary and cutting-edge, public health issues. Feel free to explore the various pages throughout this section to learn more about the research labs for the department. Links to the research labs can be found on the left navigation and in the list of the research labs located below.

Health Research

Hookah and E-cigarettes Health Communication Group

The Hookah and E-cigarettes Health Communication Group will aid in hookah and e-cigarette control in Florida, across the nation, and internationally through the development of evidence-based hookah and e-cigarette health warning labels.

Innovative Collaboratory for Advancing Research with the Underserved and Stigmatized (ICARUS)

The Innovative Collaboratory for Advancing Research with Underserved and Stigmatized (iCARUS) strives to bridge the boundaries that have traditionally divided behavioral and biomedical research to optimize the health of marginalized, underserved populations.

Prevention Education and Research in Latin America (PERLA) Group

Projects in the University of Miami Prevention Education and Research in Latin America (PERLA) Group serve to spread knowledge and practice of science-based approaches to the prevention of health and behavior problems throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Social Network and Health Disparities Lab

The University of Miami Social Network and Health Disparities Lab explores the intersections of social/personal networks and health disparities in some of the most marginalized and vulnerable communities in the world.

Health eLifestyles Lab

Our mission is to promote health, prevent chronic disease, and foster positive relationships among Hispanic families by developing, evaluating, and disseminating evidence-based multigenerational digital lifestyle interventions.