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Laura Widman, PhD
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
NOTE: Dr. Widman will be joining the faculty at Florida State University in August 2025.
More updates will be posted here soon.
Welcome!
Welcome to the website of Dr. Laura Widman and the Teen Health Lab at North Carolina State University!
Dr. Widman's research is focused on understanding and improving adolescent health, with an emphasis on sexual communication skill development. In much of her work she incorporates digital technologies to deliver health programming to teens and families.
Dr. Widman is an author on the bestselling undergraduate textbook in human sexuality, Our Sexuality. She is also the founder of Teen Health Research, a woman-owned small business on a mission to modernize adolescent sex education.
Note to prospective graduate students: Dr. Widman will not be accepting graduate student applications this year.
Note to undergraduate students: The Teen Health Lab is full for 2025.
Contact Information:
Dr. Laura Widman
Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
NC State University
Email: widman.laura@gmail.com
Meet our amazing grad students and undergraduate research assistants!
Check out our current projects to see what the Teen Health Lab has been working on this year!
Conflict of Interest Statement: Dr. Widman has equity ownership in Teen Health Research, Inc., a small business which is developing products related to the research from Dr. Widman's research lab at NC State University. The terms of this arrangement have been reviewed and approved by NC State University in accordance with its policy on objectivity in research.
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