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Research Labs
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- Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Lab
- Behavioral Neurogenetics Lab
- Biobehavioral Health Studies Lab
- Bio-Qualitative Research Lab (BioQUAL)
- Epidemiology and Genetics across Populations & Societies Lab
- Family and Child Health Project
- Molecular Genetics Lab
- Neurobiological Investigation of Learning and Addiction
- Prevention Research to Optimize (PRO) Health Lab
- Schreier Lab
- Shalev Lab
- Sleep Health and Society
- Smoking and Health Behavior Lab
- Stress and Health Lab
- Stress and Immunity Lab
- Stress and Nutrition Research Program
- Stress, Health, and Daily Experiences (SHADE) Lab
- Water, Health, & Nutrition Lab
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Opportunities for Students

Students in Penn State’s Biobehavioral Health program have a truly unique opportunity to work with world-renowned researchers and faculty members in an active research environment.
As a BBH student, you’ll contribute greatly to our research mission while gaining firsthand experience in conducting groundbreaking research, working with participants, collecting data, conducting data analyses, publishing papers, and presenting your findings at academic conferences.
In keeping with our innovative and interdisciplinary mission in Biobehavioral Health, the research possibilities here are extensive and diverse, spanning domains such as behavioral neuroscience, behavioral endocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology, genetics, behavioral pharmacology, health promotion, health psychology, epidemiology, health and vulnerable populations, social psychology, socio-ethical dynamics, cognition — and much more.
Explore our current active projects.