Laura Widman, PhD

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 and HIV/STD prevention. Her recent research incorporates digital technologies to deliver health programming to teens. Dr. Widman is also the newest author on the bestselling undergraduate textbook in human sexuality, Our Sexuality.

Note to prospective graduate students: Dr. Widman will not be accepting graduate student applications for the 2022/2023 cohort. Please click this link to learn more about the other faculty members in the Applied Social and Community Psychology doctoral program. 

Note to undergraduate students: The Teen Health Lab is currently full for Fall 2021. If you are interested in a position for Spring 2022, please complete this application and email it to Dr. Widman in March 2022.

Contact Information: 

Department of Psychology

NC State University

640 Poe Hall, Campus Box 7460

Raleigh NC, 27695

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Office: 714b Poe Hall

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Email: lmwidman@ncsu.edu

NEWS AND UPDATES

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!