About

The Health Behavior Training and Research Institute (HBRT) specializes in
developing and disseminating interventions to promote health behavior change.

We have over 25 years of research and training in evidence-based behavioral interventions. 

Our scientifically rigorous studies and training programs have been funded by:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • Health Services Research Administration (HRSA)
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Healthcare networks, and state, local, and nonprofit agencies

Our behavior change science is:

  • transdisciplinary
  • across practice settings
  • interprofessional

Our research portfolio encompasses:

  • randomized clinical trials
  • research-to-practice
  • intervention design
  • dissemination studies
  • feasibility studies
  • epidemiology
Learn About HBRT’s History

Featured Projects

PREVENTING SUBSTANCE-EXPOSED PREGNANCIES
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
CHOICES-TEEN
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
BE WELL, TEXAS
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES