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Laura Widman, PhD
Laura Widman, PhD (She/Her)
Professor | Institute on Digital Health and Innovation
College of Nursing | Florida State University

Welcome!
Welcome to the website of Dr. Laura Widman and the Teen Health Lab at Florida 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
Email: lwidman@fsu.edu
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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. The terms of this arrangement have been reviewed and approved by NC State University in accordance with its policy on objectivity in research and are currently being evaluated by Florida State University.
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