HABIT Laboratory for Innovation
The Health Analytics, Behavioral Interventions, and Technology (HABIT) laboratory is a foundation for expertise and capability in internet and mHealth research methods to address issues in health promotion/prevention, adherenceand specialty/complex care coordination. It was formed at the intersection of information technology, health services research, psychology, sociology, health policy and data analytics. HABIT has a multidisciplinary team that includes faculty co-mentors from technology, health services research, psychology, nursing, health promotion, disparities research and research ethics. This interdisciplinary nature supports research strategies and technology-centered activities to foster greater innovation and improved health outcomes for patients with chronic illnesses.
Key areas of research include:
- Internet/mobile-based research for improving quality of care for chronic illnesses
- Use of behavioral change theories as a framework for interventions
- Population health management powered by big data and predictive analytics
Ongoing projects include:
- Healthy Ideas Exchange, which investigates the effectiveness of mobile-based "hooks" and "nudges" to promote recommended flossing habits in children
- Mobile Health Passport and Digital Assistive Tool for Sickle Cell Disease, which will utilize a gamified self-reported symptom and behavior tracker and predictive alerts to improve health outcomes and decrease health utilization rates
- Technology to Advance Children's Health (TeACH) portal, which offers a web portal for parents of preterm very-low-birth-weight infants
Director: Jason Wang, MD, PhD