The Businelle Lab uses mobile health technologies (e.g., ecological momentary assessments, passive sensor data) to improve understanding of relationships between environment, thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors. In addition, we develop and test innovative Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAI) that identify and intervene upon antecedents of risk factors (e.g., smoking, heavy alcohol use, obesity, medication non-adherence) linked to cancer (primary, secondary and tertiary prevention) and other chronic diseases.

Meet the Businelle Lab Team

In the News

Oklahoma researcher develops smartphone app to help people quit smoking

December 2019

OU Medicine Tobacco Cessation Researcher Receives Career-Launching Federal Grant

July 2019

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mHealth Study Will Test An App’s Ability to Help Smokers Quit

February 2019

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Connections to care: Combating rural homelessness — with cell phones

July 2018

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Recent Publications 

Taylor, A., Murillo, R., Businelle, M. S., Chen, T-A., Kendzor, D. E., McNeill, L. H. & Reitzel, L. R. (2019). Physical activity and sleep problems in homeless adults. Plos ONE, 14: e0218870.

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Alexander, A. C., Hébert, E. T., Businelle, M. S., & Kendzor, D. E. (in press). Greater perceived importance of earning abstinence-contingent incentives is associated with smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults. Addictive Behaviors.

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Vijayaraghavan, M., Neisler, J., Writing, Q., Reitzel, L. R., Hébert, E. T., Rash, C. J., Kendzor, D. E., & Businelle, M. S. (in press). Income associations with cigarette purchasing behaviors and quit attempts among people experiencing homelessness. Addictive Behaviors.