Department of
Cancer Prevention and Control

CHATS Lab

Play Introducing the CHATS Lab Dr. Dannell Boatman. WVU Cancer Institute
Introducing the CHATS Lab Dr. Dannell Boatman. WVU Cancer Institute

Vision

Creating shared knowledge about the most effective ways to communicate science to support positive health behaviors

Merging Research and Practice

We blend complementary expertise in communication science and health behavior theory (CHATS Lab) with knowledge translation and dissemination science (CHATS Core) to transform scientific evidence into actionable communication interventions targeted to diverse real-world settings.

Our integrated model is novel because it bridges research and practical application.CHATS Lab and CHATS Core complicated diagram explaining the relationship and separation of the two things.

For questions or more information, please contact our team:

Abby Starkey, MA
CHATS Lab Manager

Dannell Boatman, EdD, MS
Principal Investigator for CHATS Lab

Amy Allen, MA MS
Director of Research Integration, Department of Cancer Prevention & Control