博士 “健康行为”课程是一项备受赞誉的国家认可计划，具有悠久的历史，可以帮助毕业生做好在广泛领域中进行学术研究的准备，重点是促进健康和预防健康问题。研究和创新活动包括计划制定和制定，健康政策管理，计划有效性评估以及与营养，运动，压力，酒精，烟草和其他药物滥用相关的生活方式和健康行为检查的基础和应用工作，个人发展与家庭健康，传染病，人类性行为，衰老及相关领域。
A Ph.D. in Health Behavior includes research in a variety of subjects from the wide discipline of applied health science. This nationally recognized program prepares graduates to conduct research in the promotion of healthy outcomes, as well as preventing health problems. Courses immerse students in program planning, development, and evaluation, health policy management, and investigating human behavior related to nutrition, exercise, drug use, family wellness, contagious disease, aging, sexuality, and other areas. Graduates might pursue careers in research, higher education, or health administration. Our doctoral program in health behavior trains students to conduct rigorous research to address today's most pressing public health issues. Most graduates pursue careers in higher education as professors and researchers while some complete postdoctoral fellowships or pursue research or executive careers in governmental agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and voluntary health agencies.