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College of Health and Human Sciences

Research and Scholarship Optimizing Human Health and Well-being through Discovery and Innovation

Connect with Us Life Changing Research

Our research and scholarship in CSU’s College of Health and Human Sciences aims to improve physical, mental, and social well-being of people – for life. As a human-centered college, we believe that research and creative scholarship should not only contribute to scientific knowledge, but also be translated into programs, policies, and applications that put that knowledge to work.

Funding and Proposal Support

Find out more about services offered by the College and CSU to support research activities including grant assistance and fellowship programs.

Have a research proposal? Fill out the proposal notification form.

Research Podcast

Check out the college’s research podcast “Health and Human Sciences Matters,” a collection of lively, engaging conversations with members of the college community.

College Research Day

Are you a faculty, staff, or student in the College of Health and Human Sciences involved in research or creative scholarship? We want to celebrate your work at our annual Research Day event.

Get Involved

Are you interested in joining a research study? Find out more about how you can benefit from active research studies in the College.

Contact our Research Staff
  • $16.5 million in research expenditures for 2023-24
  • Most NIH Career Development Awards at CSU Over the past 10 years
  • 56 Researchers with at least one active funded research project, representing all 9 units and 47 different funding sources

Featured Research

Time-restricted eating can lower blood sugar levels, but may impact sleep and alertness
Josie Broussard in a lab coat in front of a computer screen
Flipping the script on LGBTQ+ research: Spencer Foundation grant support study on how queer and trans students thrive
Alex Lange wearing a green scarf standing in front of a fountain
Chocolate-covered cricket chitin, a ‘good stomach bug,’ at heart of CSU study on people with IBS
Tiffany Weir wearing a lab coat standing in a lab by a counter with equipment
Visualized coma recovery gauge aims to help families of patients advocate, CSU researcher reports
Jen Weaver sitting at a desk in an office in front of a computer screen

Areas of Excellence

Healthy Aging
Mental and Physical Health Across the Lifespan
Gut Microbiome and Human Health
Neuroscience and Human Health
Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
Biology of Cardiometabolic Diseases

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research

The College is committed to research that promotes health equity. The following resources support our diverse populations of students and researchers in the College.

CSU Graduate School Diversity and Mentoring CSU's Multicultural Undergraduate Research Art and Leadership Symposium (MURALS) CSU's Women in Science Network Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

Faculty Research Programs

Find information on individual faculty research programs and labs on our unit websites.

Department of Construction Management
Department of Design and Merchandising
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Department of Occupational Therapy
School of Education
School of Social Work
Institute for the Built Environment

Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence designated by the Vice President for Research Office

Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory

Contact Dr. Barry Braun, Department Head, Health and Exercise Science, by phone at (970) 491-7875.

Institute for the Built Environment

Contact Dr. Brian Dunbar, Executive Director, by phone at (970) 491-5041.

Occupational Therapy Program

Contact Dr. Anita Bundy, Department Head, Occupational Therapy, by phone at (970) 491-3105.

Research Centers and Institutes

Our College has a large number of centers and institutes which provide innovative research and outreach programs with the goal of improving lives in our communities.

Centers, Institutes, Programs, and Services

Health and Human Sciences Research News

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