Faculty Facilitator: Tom Kirchner, PhD, MS
NYU mHealth is a research group within the NYU School of Global Public Health. NYU mHealth works to leverage the power of cell phones to collect data about neighborhoods and experiences, including exposure to different risk and protective factors such as tobacco point-of-sale. Furthermore, the team works to understand health behaviors as they occur within the residents' day-to-day routines. This data and analysis are used to understand decision-making about the pros and cons of certain behaviors, attitudes about the built environment, and ultimately how outcomes are affected by the neighborhoods in which people live or spend a substantial amount of their time. For more information please email Dr. Kirchner at tomkirchner@nyu.edu.