Public Health and Health Professions
Applebaum Lab
Led by Jennifer W Applebaum · Environmental and Global Health
What we study
The lab studies how human-animal relationships affect health, focusing on vulnerable groups like aging adults and people with HIV. Research includes pet ownership and healthcare access.
What working here is like
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
A cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention that leverages the human animal bond to improve hypertension control among…
A study using pet ownership to help aging people with HIV manage hypertension.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Pet Ownership is Associated with Durable Viral Suppression but Presents Healthcare Access Challenges for People with HIV
2026 · AIDS and Behavior
Studies whether pet ownership helps people with HIV stay healthy but may make it harder to get medical care.
- A qualitative study using metacognition to evaluate the impacts of pet ownership and loss on existential thinking, mortality acceptance, and grief
2026 · Death Studies
Explores how pet ownership and loss affect existential thinking and grief through interviews with 36 people.
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- Would the provision of pet-related services improve the health of pet-owning people with HIV?
2026 · Human-Animal Interactions
Tested whether free pet services improve health outcomes for people with HIV.
- Unmet Pet Caregiving Needs are Associated with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among People Living with HIV
2026 · AIDS and Behavior
Found unmet pet caregiving needs linked to depression and anxiety in people with HIV.
- Pet-inclusive housing as a social determinant of health: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study of rental policy and health equity
2026 · BMC Public Health
Examined how pet-inclusive housing policies affect health equity among pet owners.
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How to reach out
Jennifer W Applebaum hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.