The risk factors that drive health are unique to various patient populations and different patient populations use different language to communicate their health risk factors. The health risk factors and language that patients use also differs by locations. We are holding focus group sessions with family medicine physicians, senior patients, caregivers of senior patients, patients experiencing homelessness, and patients experiencing food insecurity to gain a deeper understanding of the major health risk factors they face and the words they use to describe them.

To see how people respond to compliments sent with emojis over text.

In the Carolina Blue Project, we want to learn more about work-related stress, eating behaviors, and cardiovascular disease risk factors among law enforcement officers. If you work as a law enforcement officer in any North Carolina or nearby states law enforcement department, you may be able to take part in this study. We do not collect any personally identifiable information. Officers who participate in the project and complete the two required steps will receive a $100 Amazon gift card.

We are surveying family medicine physicians in the state of North Carolina about their understanding of and familiarity with providing transgender healthcare.

In this study, we want to learn how brain activity is related to behavior and smoking cigarettes. Come and measure your brain activity while doing computer tasks. Help us develop future treatments for people trying to quit smoking!

The purpose of this project is to quantitatively and qualitatively examine the adherence and acceptability of the Oura Ring, and to examine the accuracy of the Oura Ring to measure physical activity. *This study is a collaboration with the UNC Sports Medicine Institute*

In this study, we want to hear from patients who are racial or ethnic minorities to learn more about their satisfaction with their nurses.

In this research study, we want to learn more about how social camouflage ("masking") affects well-being in adults with autism. The study pays particular attention to the role of LGBTQ+ identity in autistic masking.

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how people perceive viewers of women's sports. In this study, we will interview people who have personal experience watching and participating in women's sports.

The purpose of this study is to better understand how young adults (ages 18 - 39) who have had cancer use entertainment media during and after cancer treatment.