Health Education and Rural Empowerment Lab
The Health Education and Rural Empowerment (HEaRE) Lab is a research collaborative
in the School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology.
Supporting the health and wellbeing
of LGBTQ+ communities
Our lab researches policy, explores attitudes, pilots interventions and engages in
advocacy for and with LGBTQ+ communities, locally and nationally. We aim to promote
knowledge and increase awareness about the unique experiences of sexual orientation
gender identity (SOGI) in rural, remote and geographically diverse areas within the
U.S. and across the globe by exploring interactions and relationships between identity,
location and health.
Research Projects
Our work is continually developing based on the needs and interests of our members.