Research

The PATCH lab is currently conducting these studies:

Addictive Behaviors in the Hispanic Population

Our current studies focus on studying addictive behaviors such as smoking, drinking, vaping, and social media use in a psycho-social perspective via social factors such as acculturation on young Hispanic college population. We have studies investigating the relationships between smartphone use, social media use, substance use, cultural constructs, sexual behaviors, body image, eating habits, and mental and sleep health.