HEALTH-FAST Publications, Presentations, & Awards
Note: Doctoral Scholars are bolded in red, while Early Stage Investigators and Postdoctoral Fellows are bolded in black. HEALTH-FAST leadership is underlined. Academic products or grant awards supported by the HEALTH-FAST program are noted with an asterisk (*).
Grants Awarded
16. NIH / FDA K01CA265886 (09/13/23 - 08/31/27)
Title: Communication Messages to Reduce Youth Multiple Tobacco Product Use
Principal Investigator: Sarah D. Kowitt, Ph.D.
Mentors: Adam O. Goldstein, MD, MPH (primary mentor), Seth M. Noar, Ph.D. (co-mentor), Allison J. Lazard, Ph.D. (secondary mentor), James F. Thrasher, Ph.D. (secondary mentor)
15. VA HSR&D 1 I01 HX003522-01A1 (04/01/23-03/30/27)
Title: Gaps in Identification, Referral and Treatment of Cannabis Use in VA Primary Care
Principal Investigators: Carolyn Gibson, Ph.D., MPH and Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH (MPI)
14. Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas PP230002 (03/01/23 - 2/28/25)
Title: Taking Texas Tobacco Free: Dissemination to and Implementation within Lung Cancer Screening Programs
Principal Investigators: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. and Maggie Britton, Ph.D.
Co-Investigators: Isabel Martinez Leal, Ph.D., Tzuan Chen, Ph.D., Lisa Lowenstein, Ph.D.
13. UH PHLS Department Boost Scholarship Grant (1/23 - 12/24)
Title: The Interplay of Social Media Networking and Sexual Socialization in Young Adulthood using a Systems Dynamics Framework
Principal Investigator: Chakema Carmack, Ph.D.
12. National Institute of Health (NIDA/NIMHD) U54MD01594603S1 (05/01/22 - 04/30/24)
Title: Addressing Tobacco-related and Lung Cancer Inequities Among Black adults: A Mixed Methods Pilot Project
Multiple Principal Investigators: Maggie Britton, Ph.D. and Isabel Martinez Leal, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator on the Application: Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D.
Co-Investigators: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. and LeChauncy Woodard, M.D.
11. Stephenson Cancer Center, American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (03/01/23 - 02/28/24)
Title: Elucidating Multilevel Influences on Tobacco Use at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Rurality
Principal Investigator: Katelyn Romm, Ph.D.
10. National Cancer Institute 3R21CA263765-01A1S1 (07/01/22 - 01/31/24)
Title: Approach Bias Retraining for Nicotine Addiction among Dual Combustible and Electronic Cigarette Users: Diversity Supplement
Principal Investigator: Lorra Garey, Ph.D.
Funding Candidate: Pamella Nizio, B.S.
*9. NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities MD015946 (10/1/21 - 9/30/23)
Title: Podcasting HIV Prevention within African American Communities to Decrease New Infection - Administrative Supplement Application
Principal Investigator: Chakema Carmack, Ph.D. (submitted as a supplement under Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D.)
Mentor: Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D.
8. Research Advisory Council (09/01/22 - 08/31/23)
Title: Creation of a Firearm Event Registry and Evaluation of Gun Shows’ Impact on Gun Violence Rates
Principal Investigators: Sanjay Batish, MD, Adam O. Goldstein, MD, MPH, Sarah D. Kowitt, Ph.D., Joseph Pino, MD, MHA
7. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (08/01/22 - 07/31/23)
Title: North Carolinians for a Tobacco-Free Generation
Principal Investigators: Sarah D. Kowitt, Ph.D. and Leah M. Ranney, Ph.D.
6. UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 1R01DA058003-01A1 (07/01/22 - 06/30/23)
Title: Developing and Strengthening Cannabis Warnings
Principal Investigators: Sarah D. Kowitt, Ph.D. and Leah M. Ranney, Ph.D.
5. Vice President of Research at the University of Texas (5/22 - 4/23)
Title: Using Asynchronous Telehealth to Reduce Tobacco Use Among LGBTQ+ People in Austin
Principal Investigator: Michael C. Parent, Ph.D.
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) HHS000930400001 (5/22 - 4/23)
Title: Tobacco use in the Austin LGBTQ+ community
Subcontract Principal Investigator: Michael C. Parent, Ph.D.
*3. RMCI HRI Pilot Grants Program (2/22 - 2/23)
Title: Proof of Concept and Feasibility in Podcasting Cervical Cancer Prevention in for African American Females
Principal Investigator: Chakema Carmack, Ph.D.
Mentors: Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D. (primary mentor); Lorraine Reitzel, Ph.D. (secondary mentor)
2. National Institute on Drug Abuse F32DA055388-91 (05/13/22 - 09/14/22)
Title: Parental Influences on Tobacco Use among Sexual Minority Young Adults in a New Market and Policy Landscape
Principal Investigator: Katelyn F. Romm, Ph.D.
Mentor: Carla J. Berg, Ph.D.
1. Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) HHS000930400001 (09/21 - 08/22)
Title: Tobacco Use in the Austin LGBTQ+ Community
Partner: Michael C. Parent, Ph.D.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
69. Huang, A.J., Cummings, S.R., Ganz, P., Schembri, M., Raghunathan, H., Vittinghoff, E., Gibson, C.J., Grady, D. (in press). Continuous Transdermal Nitroglycerin to Decrease Hot Flashes by Inducing Nitrate Cross-Tolerance in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine.
68. Gibson, C.J., Epstein, A., Han, W., Burns, D., Shiozawa, A., Mancuso, S. (in press). The Association Between Vasomotor Symptom Frequency and Weight Gain in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Menopause.
*67. Berg C.J., Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Thrasher, J.F., Abroms, L.C., Khayat, .A, Romm, K.F., Levine, H., Bar-Zeev Y. (in press). Impact of Different Health Warning Label Messages and Health-Related Ad Messages in IQOS Ads on Perceptions Among US and Israeli Adults. Prev Med Rep.
*66.Tosakoon, S., Romm, K.F., Berg, C.J. (in press). Nicotine Pouch Awareness, Use, and Perceptions in a Sample of Young Adults in the U.S. Tob Prev Cessation.
65. Kowitt, S.D., Seidenberg, A.B., Gottfredson O’Shea, N., Ritchie, C., Galper, E., Sutfin, E.L., Sheeran, P., Noar, S.M. (in press). Synthetic Nicotine Descriptors: Awareness and Impact on Perceptions of E-Cigarettes Among US Youth. Tob Control.
64. Kowitt, S. D., Sheldon, J. W., Vereen, R. N., Kurtzman, R., Gottfredson, N. C., Hall, M. G., Brewer, N. T., & Noar, S. M. (in press). The Impact of The Real Cost Vaping and Smoking Ads across Tobacco Products. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 25, 430–437. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac206.
63. Kowitt, S.D., Clark, S.A., Jarman, K.L., Cornacchione Ross, J., Ranney, L.M., Sheeran, P., Thrasher, J.F., Enyioha, C., Goldstein, A.O. (in press). Improving Point-of-Sale Warnings for Single Cigars: Implications for Premium Cigars. Nicotine Tob Res.
62. Goldstein, L. A., Jakubowski, K. P., Huang, A. J., Seal, K. H., Maguen, S., Inslicht, S. S., Byers, A. L., & Gibson, C. J. (in press). Lifetime History of Interpersonal Partner Violence is Associated with Insomnia Among Midlife Women Veterans. Menopause.
https://doi.org/10.1097/gme.0000000000002152.
*61. Berg, C. J., Romm, K. F., Barker, D. C., Schleicher, N., Johnson, T. O., Wang, Y., Sussman, S., & Henriksen, L. (2023). Changes in the Point-of-Sale Among Vape Shops in 6 US Metropolitan Areas Over Time, 2018-2021. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad046.
*60. Berg, C. J., Romm, K.F., Pannell, A., Sridharan, P., Sapra, T., Rajamahanty, A., Cui, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, Y. T., & Cavazos-Rehg, P. A. (2023). Cannabis Retailer Marketing Strategies and Regulatory Compliance: A Surveillance Study of Retailers in 5 US Cities. Addictive Behaviors, 143, 107696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107696.
*59. Fuss, C., Romm, K. F., Crawford, N. D., Harrington, K. R. V., Wang, Y., Ma, Y., Taggart, T., Ruiz, M. S., & Berg, C. J. (2023). Psychosocial Correlates of Opioid Use Profiles among Young Adults in a Longitudinal Study across 6 US Metropolitan Areas. Substance Use & Misuse, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2201839.
*58.Romm, K. F., Wang, Y., Schleicher, N. C., Pannel, A., Williams, R., Berg, C. J., & Henriksen, L. (2023). Rates of Age Verification for Cigarette and E-Cigarette Purchases as a Function of State T21 Laws Before and After Implementation of the Federal T21 Law in the United States. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad044.
*57. Romm, K. F., Dopke, C., Price, O. A., Pannell, A., Williams, R., & Berg, C. J. (2023). Parental Influences on Tobacco Use and Likelihood of Future Use Among Sexual Minority Young Adult Men and Women in the United States. American Journal on Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13418.
*56. Clausen, B., Rinck, M., Nizio, P., Matoska, C. T., Zappi, C., Smits, J. A., Gallagher, M. W., Zvolensky, M. J., & Garey, L. (2023). Study Protocol for Approach Bias Retraining for Nicotine Addiction Among Dual Combustible and Electronic Cigarette Users. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 128, 107145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107145.
*55. Leal, I. M., Njoh, J., Chen, T., Foreman-Hays, F., Reed, B. C., Haley, S. A., Chavez, K., Reitzel, L. R., & Obasi, E. M. (2023). Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Communities: Community Partners’ and Residents’ Perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 3372. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043372.
*54. Britton, M., Chen, T.A., Martinez Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Patel, M., El-Zein, R., Bernicker, E.H., Lowenstein, L.M., & Reitzel, L.R. (2023). Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Referral Practices in Texas Organizations Serving People with Substance Use Disorders. Cancers. 15, 2073. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15072073.
*53. Britton, M., Martinez Leal, I., Jafry, M., Chen, T.A., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). Influence of Provider Perspectives about Concurrent Tobacco Use Care during Substance Use Treatment on Their Tobacco Intervention Provision with Clients: A Mixed Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 5260. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075260.
*52. Wang, C., Chen, T., Britton, M., Businelle, M. S., Kendzor, D. E., McNeill, L., & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). The Indirect Effect of Smoking Level in the Association Between Urban Stress and Readiness to Quit Smoking among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Health Behavior Research, 6. https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1175.
*51. Siddiqi, A. D., Chen, T., Britton, M., Leal, I. M., Carter, B. J., Correa-Fernández, V., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). Changes in Substance Use Treatment Providers’ Delivery of the 5A’s for Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use in the Context of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program Implementation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 2730. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032730.
*50. Romm, K. F., Cohn, A. M., Wang, Y., & Berg, C. J. (2023). Psychosocial Predictors of Trajectories of Dual Cigarette and E-cigarette use Among Young Adults in the US. Addictive Behaviors, 141, 107658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107658.
*49. Levine, H., Duan, Z., Gould, G. S., Abroms, L. C., Khayat, A., Tosakoon, S., Romm, K. F., Wang, Y., & Berg, C. J. (2023). IQOS Use and Interest by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Behavior Characteristics among Adults in the US and Israel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 3141. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043141.
*48. Carter, B. J., Siddiqi, A. D., Chen, T., Britton, M., Leal, I. M., Correa-Fernández, V., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). Educating Substance Use Treatment Center Providers on Tobacco Use Treatments Is Associated with Increased Provision of Counseling and Medication to Patients Who Use Tobacco. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 4013. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054013.
47. Yang, J., Parent, M. C., & Johnson, N. L. (2022). The Role of Minority Stressors in Digital Dating Abuse Victimization and Perpetration among Sexual Minority Men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38, 3906–3923. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221109920.
46. Wysota, C., Henriksen, L., Romm, K. F., Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Huang, J., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Cannabidiol Knowledge, Perceptions, and Use Among Young Adults in 6 U.S. Metropolitan Areas. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2022.0029.
*45. Wysota, C. N., Le, D., Clausen, M. E., Ciceron, A. C., Fuss, C., Bennett, B., Romm, K. F., Duan, Z., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Young Adults’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Use of Cannabidiol Products: a Mixed-Methods Study. Health Education Research, 37, 379–392. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyac030.
44. Wang, Y., Duan, Z., Romm, K. F., Ma, Y., Evans, W. J., Bennett, B., Fuss, C., Klinkhammer, K., Wysota, C., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Bidirectional Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Cigarette, E-cigarette, Cannabis, and Alcohol use: Cross-Lagged Panel Analyses Among Young Adults Before and During COVID-19. Addictive Behaviors, 134, 107422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107422.
*43. Taing, M., Le, K., Britton, M., Chen, T., Parent, M., Tami-Maury, I., Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Patel, M., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Smoking Intervention Practices in Texas Healthcare Centers with Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 9. https://doi.org/10.14485/hbpr.9.6.1.
42. Smit, T., Mayorga, N. A., Rogers, A. H., Nizio, P., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Chronic pain acceptance: Relations to opioid misuse and pain management motives among individuals with chronic low back pain. Addictive Behaviors, 136, 107495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107495.
*41. Siddiqi, A. D., Britton, M., Chen, T., Carter, B. S., Wang, C., Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T. A., Patel, M., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Tobacco Screening Practices and Perceived Barriers to Offering Tobacco Cessation Services among Texas Health Care Centers Providing Behavioral Health Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 9647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159647.
40. Romm, K. F., Wang, Y., Ma, Y., Wysota, C., Blank, M. D., Huebner, D. M., Roche, K. M., & Berg, C. J. (2022). The Reciprocal Relationships of Social Norms and Risk Perceptions to Cigarette, E-cigarette, and Cannabis use: Cross-Lagged Panel Analyses Among US Young Adults in a Longitudinal Study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 238, 109570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109570.
*39. Romm, K.F., Turiano, N. A., Milstred, A. R., Bray, B. C., Dino, G., Doogan, N., & Blank, M. D. (2022). Socioecological Predictors of Change in Adolescent Tobacco Use Across Waves 1–4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.09.026.
38. Romm, K. F., Henriksen, L., Huang, J., Le, D., Clausen, M. M., Duan, Z., Fuss, C., Bennett, B., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Impact of Existing and Potential E-cigarette Flavor Restrictions on E-cigarette Use Among Young Adult E-cigarette Users in 6 US Metropolitan Areas. Preventive Medicine Reports, 28, 101901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101901.
37. Rogova, A., Leal, I., Britton, M., Chang, S., Escoto, K. H., Williams, K. D. S., Roberson, C., McNeill, L. H., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Promoting Cancer Health Equity: A Qualitative Study of Mentee and Mentor Perspectives of a Training Program for Underrepresented Scholars in Cancer Health Disparities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 7512. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127512.
36. Ranney, L. M., Kowitt, S. D., Mottus, K., McDowell, S., Beane, A. N., Denslow, S., Sturm, K., Rice, N., Hernandez, M., Jaspers, I., Hickman, E., & Halladay, J. R. (2022). A Mixed Methods Approach to Improving Provider Counseling of Patients Who Vape. HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine, 3. https://doi.org/10.36518/2689-0216.1443.
35. Pro, G., Camplain, R., & Lea, C. H. (2022). The Competing Effects of Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity on the Predicted Number of Days Incarcerated in the US: A national Profile of Black, Latino/Latina, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. PLOS ONE, 17, e0268987. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268987.
*34. Parent, M. C., Woznicki, N., & Yang, J. (2022). Demographic and behavioral factors associated with kratom use among U.S. college students. Journal of American College Health, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2112584.
33. Parent, M. C., & Tebbe, E. A. (2022). The impact of mental health care provider website transgender and nonbinary affirmation on site user experience for transgender/nonbinary and cisgender people. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 53, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000428.
32. Narendorf, S. C., Ali, S., Lea, C. H., & Pritzker, S. (2022). Striving toward Community-Engaged and Participatory Methods: Considerations for Researchers in Academic Settings. Social Work Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svac029.
31. Milstred, A. R., Douglas, A. E., Romm, K. F., & Blank, M. D. (2022). Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Dependence Measures for Exclusive Electronic Cigarette Users. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 25, 563–570. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac260.
30. Mayorga, N. A., Nizio, P., Garey, L., Viana, A. G., Kauffman, B. Y., Matoska, C., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Evaluating resilience in terms of COVID-19 related behavioral health among Latinx adults during the coronavirus pandemic. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2022.2114103.
29. Malorni, A., Lea, C. H., Richards-Schuster, K., & Spencer, M. G. (2022). Facilitating Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR): A Scoping Review of Relational Practice in U.S. Youth Development & Out-of-School Time Projects. Children and Youth Services Review,136, 106399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106399.
*28. LoParco, C., Chen, T., Leal, I., Britton, M., Carter, B. S., Correa-Fernández, V., Kyburz, B., Williams, T. A., Casey, K. M., Rogova, A., Lin, H., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Organization-Level Factors Associated with Changes in the Delivery of the Five A’s for Smoking Cessation following the Implementation of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program within Substance Use Treatment Centers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 11850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911850.
27. Leal, I., Martinez, J., Britton, M., Chen, T., Correa-Fernández, V., Kyburz, B., Nitturi, V., Obasi, E. M., Drenner, K. L., Williams, T. A., Casey, K. M., Carter, B. S., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Collaborative Learning: A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Contributing to a Successful Tobacco Cessation Train-the-Trainer Program as a Community of Practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 7664. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137664.
26. Lea, C.H., Mohr, G., McCarter, S.A., Coughlin, S.B., Gottlieb, A., Partlow, B.S., Mathews, K.S., McCleod, B.A. (2022). Promote Smart Decarceration and Eliminate Racism Grand Challenges for Social Work: Reimagining Marijuana Policy. J Sociol. Soc Welf.
25. Lea, C. H., Brown, M., & Bhatt, R. (2022). Alternative Schools, Career and Technical Education, and Emerging Adult Black Men in Reentry: A Case Study. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-022-00907-8.
24. Khayat, A., Levine, H., Berg, C. J., Shauly-Aharonov, M., Manor, O., Abroms, L. C., Romm, K. F., Wysota, C. N., & Gould, G. S. (2022). IQOS and Cigarette Advertising across Regulatory Periods and Population Groups in Israel: A Longitudinal Analysis. Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057585.
23. Jones, T. M., Malorni, A., Lea, C. H., McCowan, K., & Spencer, M. S. (2022). University–School Partnerships: Successes and Challenges in Designing and Implementing Strategies to Promote Racial Equity. Children & Schools, 45, 7–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdac023.
*22. Jafry, M. Z., Reuven, S. M., Britton, M., Chen, T., Leal, I. M., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Patel, M., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Providers’ Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use Intervention Practices in Relation to Beliefs about Patients, Prioritization of and Skills for Intervention, and Referral Knowledge in Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Care to Persons with Behavioral Health Needs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19, 14269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114269.
21. Horn, K., Schoenberg, N. E., Rose, S. W., Romm, K.F., & Berg, C. (2022). Tobacco use among Appalachian Adolescents: An Urgent Need for Virtual Scale out of Effective Interventions. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/155331.
20. Hargrave, A. S., Maguen, S., Inslicht, S. S., Byers, A. L., Seal, K. H., Huang, A. J., & Gibson, C. W. (2022). Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Not Capture Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans. Womens Health Issues, 32, 509–516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2022.06.002.
19. Garey, L., Senger, A. R., Smit, T., Nizio, P., Matoska, C. T., Kauffman, B., Businelle, M. S., Gallagher, M. W., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Anxiety Sensitivity and Reasons for Smoking among Black Smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 107593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107593.
*18. Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Romm, K. F., Henriksen, L., Schleicher, N. C., & Berg, C. J. (2022). State T21, Restrictions on Flavored E-Cigarette Products, and Non-Medical Cannabis Sales Legalization in Relation to Young Adult Reports of Vape Shop Age Verification and Product Offerings: A Multilevel Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 15079. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215079.
17. Duan, Z., Wysota, C., Romm, K. F., Levine, H., Gould, G. S., Choi, K., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Correlates of Perceptions, Use, and Intention to Use Heated Tobacco Products Among US Young Adults in 2020. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 24, 1968–1977. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac185.
*16. Duan, Z., Le, D., Ciceron, A. C., Dickey-Chasins, R., Wysota, C., Gould, G. S., Levine, H., Abroms, L. C., Romm, K. F., & Berg, C. J. (2022). ‘It’s like if a Vape Pen and a Cigarette had a Baby’: A Mixed Methods Study of Perceptions and Use of IQOS among US Young Adults. Health Education Research, 37, 364–377. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyac019.
15. Duan, Z., Henriksen, L., Vallone, D., Rath, J. M., Evans, W. D., Romm, K. F., Wysota, C., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Nicotine Pouch Marketing Strategies in the USA: An Analysis of Zyn, On! and Velo. Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057360.
*14. Crawford, N. D., Harrington, K. R., Romm, K. F., & Berg, C. J. (2022). Examining Multilevel Correlates of Geographic Mobility in a Sample of US Young Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-022-01146-9.
*13. Clausen, M., Romm, K.F., Berg, C., Ciceron, A., Fuss, C., Bennett, B., & Le, D. (2022). Exploring Young Adults’ E-cigarette Use Behavior During COVID-19. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/155332.
12. Carmack, C. C., Serrano, K., & Roncancio, A. M. (2022). Cervical Cancer Knowledge as a Predictor of Latent Class Membership among African American and Hispanic Young Adult College Women. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 9. https://doi.org/10.14485/hbpr.9.1.8.
11. Brown, H. A., Roberts, R. M., Chen, T., Businelle, M. S., Obasi, E. M., Kendzor, D. E., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Perceived Disease Risk of Smoking, Barriers to Quitting, and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex Amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-Only Users. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 3629. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063629.
10. Blanken, A. E., Gibson, C. W., Li, Y., Huang, A. J., Byers, A. L., Maguen, S., Inslicht, S. S., & Seal, K. H. (2022). Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and management of menopause symptoms among midlife women veterans. Menopause, 29, 877–882. https://doi.org/10.1097/gme.0000000000001978.
*9. Blank, M. D., Romm, K. F., Childers, M. G., Douglas, A. E., Dino, G., & Bray, B. C. (2022). Longitudinal Transitions in Adolescent Poly Tobacco Use across Waves 1‐4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Addiction, 118, 727–738. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16095.
*8. Berg, C. J., Schauer, G. L., Cavazos-Rehg, P., Romm, K. F., Wang, Y., Wysota, C. N., Duan, Z., & Henriksen, L. (2022). Cannabidiol Marketing Strategies in the United States: An Analysis of Three Prominent Companies. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2022.0080.
*7. Berg, C. J., Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Thrasher, J. F., Gould, G. S., Abroms, L. C., Romm, K. F., Khayat, A., & Levine, H. (2022). Impact of FDA Endorsement and Modified Risk Versus Exposure Messaging in IQOS Ads: A Randomised Factorial Experiment among US and Israeli Adults. Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057639.
6. Silva, K., Nauman, C., Tebbe, E. A., & Parent, M. C. (2021). Policy attitudes toward adolescents transitioning gender. Journal of Counseling Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000601.
5. Roncancio, A. M., Carmack, C. C., Garcia-Morales, V., Cribbs, F. L., & Cano, M. Á. (2021). Hispanic mothers’ accounts of vaccinating their adolescent children against HPV: features of the clinic visit. Ethnicity & Health, 26, 337–351. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2018.1514452.
4. Levant, R. F., Parent, M. C., Ling, S., & Borgogna, N. C. (2021). Variance composition, reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 in nonclinical samples. Psychology of Men and Masculinity. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000373.
3. Le, K., Chen, T., Leal, I., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E. M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T. A., Casey, K. M., Brown, H. A., O’Connor, D. H., & Reitzel, L. R. (2021). Organizational-Level Moderators Impacting Tobacco-Related Knowledge Change after Tobacco Education Training in Substance Use Treatment Centers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 7597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147597.
2. Cardella, E., Kalenkoski, C. M., & Parent, M. (2021). Less is not More: 401(k) Plan Information and Retirement Planning Choices. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474747221000445.
1. Aziz, S., Ewere, T., Serrano, K., & Carmack, C. C. (2021). Profiles of Emerging Adult Online Daters and Psychosocial Cognitions about Condom Use. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 09, 198–213. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2021.97014.
Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts
*2. Robinson, T.A., Smith, N.G., Obasi, E.M., & Reitzel, L.R. (2023). Internalized Homonegativity and Somatic Anxiety Distinguish Former from Current Cigarette Smokers and may Represent Cessation Targets for Intervention in LGB Communities. Health Behavior Research, 6, 75-76. https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1202.
1. Carmack, C., Coleman, T.M. (2022). Double Jeopardy and Sexual Risk Behavior among LGB-POC. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Poster Presentations
*43. Robinson, T.A., Smith, N.G., Obasi, E.M., & Reitzel, L.R. (2023, August). The Indirect Effect of Religiosity on Former or Current Smoking Status through LGB Identity Facets. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
42. Wang, Y., Romm, K.F., Berg, C.J. (2023, June). Predictors of E-cigarette Use and Changes in Use Over Time among Young Adults: A Two-Part Model. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting of Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.
*41. Nizio, P., Clausen, B., Rinck, M., Smits, J. A. J., Zvolensky, M. J. & Garey, L. (2023, April). Stimuli Validation for Nicotine Addiction among Dual Combustible and Electronic Cigarette Users. Poster presented at the Departmental Diversity Poster Day, Houston, TX.
*40. Robinson, T.A., Afzal, A, Coleman, T.M., Sustaita, X., & Carmack, C.C. (2023, April). Exploring the Impact Of Sexual Orientation Microaggressions On LGB Emerging Adults' Coping And Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study. Poster presented at the Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium, Houston, TX.
*39. Robinson, T.A., Smith, N.G., Obasi, E.M., & Reitzel, L.R. (2023, April). The Mediating Role of Mental Health on the Relationship between Minority Stress and Smoking Status among LGB Adults. Poster presented at the Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium, Houston, TX.
*38. Romm, K.F., Cohn, A.M., Wang, Y., Berg, C.J. (2023, March). Psychosocial Predictors of Joint Trajectories of Cigarette and E-cigarette Use among Young Adults in the US. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
*37. Romm, K.F., Cohn, A.M., Wang, Y., Williams, R., Sequeira, D., Berg, C.J. (2023, March). Disparities in Joint Trajectories of Cigarette and E-cigarette Use across Sexual Orientation Groups of Young Adult Men and Women in the US. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio,TX.
36. Romm K.F., Cohn A.M., Wang Y., Williams R., Sequeira D., Berg C.J. (2023, March). Disparities in Joint Trajectories of Cigarette and E-cigarette Use Across Sexual Orientation Groups of Young Adult Men and Women in the US. Poster presented at the OUHSC Stephenson Cancer Center Annual Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.
*35. Robinson, T.A., Smith, N. G., Obasi, E. M., & Reitzel, L. R. (2023, March). Internalized Homonegativity and Somatic Anxiety Distinguish Former from Current Cigarette Smokers and may Represent Cessation Targets for Intervention in LGB Communities. Poster presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior, San Francisco, CA.
*34. Nizio P., Zappi C., Smit T., Bizier A., Buckner J.D., Kauffman B.Y., Businelle M.S., Obasi E.M., Zvolensky, M. J., & Garey, L. (2023, March). The Indirect Effect of Anxiety Sensitivity on Reasons for Smoking Through False Safety Behaviors Among Black Smokers. Poster presented at the Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
33. Milstred, A.R., Douglas, A..E, Childers, M.G., Romm, K.F., Felicione, N.J., Blank, M.D. (2023, March). Psychometric properties of measures for electronic cigarette dependence. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
32. Khayat, A., Berg, C.J., Levine H., Rodnay, M., Abroms, L.C., Romm, K.F., Duan, Z., Bar-Zeev, Y. (2023, March). IQOS and Cigarette Ads in Israeli Media – A Content Analysis. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
31. Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Romm, K.F., Henriksen, L., Schleicher, N.C., Berg, C.J. (2023, March). The Impact of State T21, Restrictions on Flavored E-cigarette Products, and Non-medical Cannabis Sales Legislation on Young Adult Consumer Reports of Vape Shop Age Verification and Product Offerings: A Multilevel Analysis. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
30. Berg, C.J., LoParco, C.R., Panel, A., Griffith, L., Ciu, Y., Romm, K.F., Cavazos-Rehg, P. (2023, March). A Review of Social Media Platform Policies that Address Cannabis Marketing. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, San Francisco, CA.
*29. Barrow, C., Lugo, W., Rabello, L., Fajardo, G., Vergara, V., Correa-Fernández, V. (2023, March). Formative Research on the Preferred Quitting Methods Among Hispanic/Latino Smokers: Differences By Age, Sex, And An Acculturation Proxy. Poster presented at the 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 29th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
28. Abroms, L.C., Tosakoon, S., Wysota, C.N., Khayat, A., Romm, K.F., Duan Z., Bar-Zeev, Y., Levine, H., Berg, C.J. (2023, March). Documenting Philip Morris International’s use of Social Media in its Global Marketing of IQOS. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
27. Gomez G. Inward. Outward. Onward. Lead Facilitator (2022, December). Presented at the Healthy Minds Healthy Communities, The Harris Center, Houston, TX.
26. Taggart, T. L., Ritchwood, T., Lea, C. H., Crawford, N., Jeremiah, R., Mahaffey, C., Montgomery, B., Standifer, M., & Boyce, C. (2022, November). Achieving Health Equity in HIV, Substance Use, and Trauma Prevention and Treatment: Mentoring to Dismantle Structural Racism. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
25. Gomez G. Racial Justice Principles. Panelist. (2022, November). Presented at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
24. Lea, C.H., C. H., Brown, M., Rodriguez, M., Bhatt, R., Kenndy, P., & Ma, Y. (2022, November). Structural Racism and COVID-19: Exploring the Health Beliefs and Behaviors of Black Adults in Reentry. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
23. Kowitt, S. (2022, October). Communicating the Risks of Tobacco and Alcohol co-use. Presentation given as part of the webinar on Exploring the Intersection of Tobacco and Alcohol in Cancer Control organized by the Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute.
22. Gomez, G. (2022, October). Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review for Social Work Research. Presented lecture at Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
21. Woznicki, N. W., Parent, M. C., Wille, L., Carmona, Y., & Arriaga, A. S. (2022, August). Navigating online dating apps as a professional psychology graduate student. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
20. Wille, L. & Parent M.C. (2022, August). Are negative healthcare experiences uniquely impactful on the health of LGBTQ people? Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Minneapolis MN.
*19. Goulbourne, T.D., Smith, N. G., Obasi, E. M., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022, August). The Indirect Effects of Discrimination on Substance Use in Bisexual Adults Through Three Mediators. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
*18. Goulbourne, T.D., Smith, N.G., Reitzel, L.R., & Obasi, E.M. (2022, August). An Examination of Internalized Stigma, Self-Concealment, and Distress Tolerance as Mediators of the Relationship between Discrimination and Substance Use in a Bisexual Sample. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
17. Cottrell-Daniels, C., Fennell, B.S. (2022, July). I just Smoke Marijuana, which is not a Drug, and Cigarettes, which is a Drug: Health Perceptions of Cannabis Use Among African American Tobacco Smokers. Poster presented at the Research Society on Marijuana 6th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
16. Britton M., Chen T.A., Martinez Leal I., Rogova A., Kyburz B., Williams T., Patel M., Reitzel L.R. (2022, July). How do Provider Perspectives about Concurrent Tobacco and Other Substance Use Care Impact Delivery of Tobacco Treatment within Agencies Providing Substance Use Care? Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2022 Summer Psychology Forum, Minneapolis, MN.
15. Romm, K.F., Henriksen, L., Huang, J., Le, D., Duan, Z., Dickey-Chasins, R., Fuss, C., Klinkhammer, K., Bennett, B., Berg, C.J. (2022, June). “Hey, Man – you got that Crunch Berry?” Reactions to E-cigarette Flavor Restrictions among Young Adult E-cigarette Users in 6 US Metropolitan Areas. Presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, LA.
14. Martinez Leal I., Martinez J., Correa Fernández V., Britton M., Chen T.A., Nitturi V., Drenner K., Kyburz B., Williams T., Casey K., de Dios, M., Obasi, E.M., Reitzel, L.R. (2022, June). Building Organizational Capacity and Expertise to Treat Tobacco Dependence within Behavioral Health Treatment Centers: A Qualitative Study of “Champion” Trainees’ Perspectives of a Train-The-Trainer Program. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Minneapolis, MN.
13. Kowitt, S. (2022, June). How to Write and Publish a Research Paper. Presentation at the Summer Research Fellowship, Department of Family Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
12. Duan, Z., Romm, K.F., Henriksen, L., Berg, C.J. (2022, June). Current and Future Vape Shop Retail Activity in the Context of Legislative and Societal Changes: A Survey of Vape Shop Owners/Managers in 6 US Metropolitan Areas. Poster presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, LA.
11. Duan, Z., Wysota, C.N., Romm, K.F., Le, D., Dickey-Chasins, R., Bar-Zeev, Y., Levine, H., Abroms, L.C., Berg, C.J. (2022, June). “It’s Like if a Vape Pen and a Cigarette had a Baby”: Perceptions and Use of IQOS among Young Adults in 6 US metropolitan areas. Poster presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, LA.
10. Rotramel, C., Snodgrass Rangel, V., Lea, C. H., Barthelemy, J., Rhea, L., & Cabrera, F. (2022, May). Meeting the Needs of Justice Involved Youths and their Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Poster presented at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
9. Jones, T., Williford, A., Malorni, A., McCowan, K., Becker, K., Halac, T., Lea, C. H., & Spencer, M. (2022, May). The Role of Colorblind Racism and White Fragility in Maintaining Racist Bullying in Middle School. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
*8. Chávez, K.E., Chen, T.A., Momin, I., Cobite, J., Mazyck, C.D., Reitzel, L.R., & Obasi, E.M. (2022, May). Social Support Moderates the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Marijuana Use in African American Emerging Adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
7. Snodgrass Rangel, V., Lea, C.H., Barthelemy, J., Rhea, L., & Cabera, F. (2022, April). An Implementation of a School-Based Diversion Program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
*6. Roberts, R.D., Brown, H.A., Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Obasi, E.M., Kendzor, D.E., Reitzel, L.R. (2022, April). Social Cohesion is Associated with Smoking Status amongst Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Poster presented at the annual Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences (PHLS) Symposium at the University of Houston, Houston, TX.
*5. Goulbourne, T., Smith, N.G., Obasi, E.M., & Reitzel, L.R. (2022, April). The Indirect Effects of Discrimination on Substance Use in Bisexual Adults Through Three Mediators. Poster presented at the annual Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences (PHLS) Symposium at the University of Houston, Houston, TX.
*4. Brown, H.A., Roberts, R.D., Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Obasi, E.M., Kendzor, D.E., Reitzel, L.R. (2022, April). Perceived Disease Risk and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex Amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-only Users. Poster presented at the annual Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences (PHLS) Symposium at the University of Houston, Houston, TX.
3. Carmack, C, Choudhury, S., Mehta, B., & Silos, K. (2022, March). Self Efficacy Predictors of Consistent Condom Use among an Ethnically and Racially Diverse Sample of Young Adults. Poster presented at the Xavier Annual Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA.
*2. Brown, H.A., Roberts, R.D.,Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Obasi, E.M., Kendzor, D.E., & Reitzel, L.R. (2022, March). Perceived Disease Risk and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex Amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-only Users. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Key Largo, FL.
1. Lea, C.H., McCowan, K.J., Jones, T.M., & Malorni, A. (2022, January). Adult and Student Perspectives on School-Based Racial and Ethnic Equity-Informed School-Based Strategies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Oral Presentations
14. Miles-McLean, H., Blanken, A.E., Nicosia, F., Gibson, C.J. (2023, June). Going Through Menopause Absolutely Tipped Me Over - A Qualitative Investigation of Women Veterans’ Mental Health and Psychosocial Concerns During Menopause. Oral Presentation at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.
13. Gibson, C. J. (2023, May). Managing Chronic Pain in the Menopause Transition: Opportunities for Prevention and Intervention. Oral presentation for the North British Pain Association's Spring Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK.
12. Gibson, C. J. (2023, May). Managing Chronic Pain in the Menopause Transition: Opportunities for Prevention and Intervention. Oral presentation for the North British Pain Association's Spring Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK.
11. Gibson, C. J. (2023, April). Managing Chronic Pain in the Menopause Transition: Opportunities for Prevention and Intervention. Oral presentation at the Advanced Research Institute (ARI) in Mental Health and Aging Grand Rounds Series, Dartmouth, NH.
10. Gibson, C. J. (2023, March). Mental Health and Health Risk Behaviors in the Menopause Transition: Key Issues for Women Veterans’ Health and VA Health Care. Oral presentation for the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology’s Multidisciplinary Research in Gerontology Colloquium Series, Los Angeles, CA.
9. Gibson, C. J. (2023, January). Menopause Management in the VA: Patient and Provider Perspectives. Virtual Presentation at the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network, Washington, D.C.
8. Gibson, C.J., Boscardin, J., Schembri, M., Chen, L.-m., Goldman, M., Kaltman, R., Bae-Jump, V., Jacoby, V. (2022, October). Effects of Risk-Reducing Oophorectomy for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: Depression and Anxiety Findings from the PROSper Study. Oral presentation at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
7. Gibson, C.J., Shiozawa, A., Epstein, A.J., Han, W., Mancuso, S. (2022, October). Association between vasomotor symptom frequency and weight gain in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Oral presentation at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
6. Blanken, A., Muratore, L., Huang, A., Maguen, S., Inslicht, S., Byers, A.L., Seal, K.H., Gibson, C.J. (2022, October). Sexual Function Among Midlife and Older Women Veterans may Vary by Sexual Orientation. Oral presentation at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
5. Gibson, C.J. (2022, September). Menopause and Mental Health. Oral presentation for the San Francisco VA Women’s Mental Health Program, San Francisco, CA.
4. Gibson, C.J., Li, Y., Jasuja, G.K., Keyhani, S., Byers, A.L. (2022, June). Long-Term Psychoactive Medications, Polypharmacy, and Risk of Suicide and Unintended Overdose Death Among Midlife and Older Women Veterans. Oral presentation at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting Women and Gender Special Interest Group Symposium, Washington, D.C.
3. Gibson, C.J. (2022, June). Tele-Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain Among Midlife and Older Women Veterans. Oral presentation for the Career Development Workgroup Symposium, VA Pain/Opioid CORE National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
2. Gibson, C.J. (2022, April). Mental Health in the Menopause Transition: Key Issues for Women Veterans’ Health and VA Health Care. Oral presentation for the University of Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Journal Club Alumni Speaker Series, Pittsburgh, PA.
*1. Roberts, R.D., Brown, H.A., Chen, T.A, Businelle, M.S., Obasi, E.M., Kendzor, D.E., & Reitzel, L.R. (2022, March). Social Cohesion/Trust is Associated with Smoking Status amongst Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Key Largo, FL.
Awards and Honors
1. 2022 American Academy of Health Behavior Oral Abstract Presentation: High Honors Certificate
Title: Social Cohesion/trust is Associated with Smoking Status amongst Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Awardee: Rachel Roberts
2. 2022 Annual Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Symposium Multicultural and Social Justice Poster Award
Awardee: Tarik Goulbourne
3. Author area expert for the Veterans Affairs National Center
Title: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder mobile app team "Women's Wellness Within Coach"
Honoree: Carolyn Gibson, Program Training Enrollee
4. Content area expert for Veterans Affairs Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI)
Title: Develop hybrid algorithm to classify menopause status
Honoree: Carolyn Gibson, Program Training Enrollee
5. Contribution for the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System's Pain Research, Informatics, Multi-morbidities and Education (PRIME) Center
Title: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevalence in Veterans Study
Honoree: Carolyn Gibson, Program Training Enrollee
6. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Haleem Brown
7. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Rachel Roberts
8. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Tarik Goulbourne
9. Dr. Walter Cubberly Memorial Fellowship Endowment
Awardee: Haleem Brown
10. Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Corissa Barrow
11. Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Pamella Nizio
12. Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Ty Robinson
13. Gordon L. Paul Memorial Scholarship
Awardee: Pamella Nizio
14. Honorable Mention for the 2022 RISE Research Award from the Association for Psychological Science
Awardee: Kerry Chavez
15. National Research Mentoring Network (Grant Writing Coaching)
Title: Strategic Empowerment Tailored for Health Equity Investigators
Awardee: Charles Lea, Program Training Enrollee
16. National Institute of Drug Abuse Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Tarik Goulbourne
17. NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title:Innovation to Impact: Translational Education.
Awardee: Michael C. Parent, Program Training Enrollee
18. Special topics author for the Veterans Affairs State of Reproductive Health 2022 Report
Title: Menopause and Mental Health
Honoree: Carolyn Gibson, Program Training Enrollee
19. Student Poster of Distinction Award, American Academy of Health Behavior
Title: Internalized Homonegativity and Somatic Anxiety Distinguish Former from Current Cigarette Smokers and may Represent Cessation Targets for Intervention in LGB Communities.
Awardee: Ty Robinson
20. American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Predoctoral Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Fellow
Awardee: Ty Robinson
21. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences (PHLS) Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Ty Robinson
22. Multicultural & Social Justice Poster Award, Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences (PHLS) Research Symposium
Title: Exploring the Impact of Sexual Orientation Microaggressions on LGB Emerging Adults' Coping and Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study
Awardee: Ty Robinson
23. Best Graduate Student Poster Award, Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences (PHLS) Research Symposium
Title: Exploring the Impact of Sexual Orientation Microaggressions on LGB Emerging Adults' Coping and Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study
Awardee: Ty Robinson
HEALTH-FAST Doctoral Scholar, Haleem Brown with his poster at the 2022 American Academy of Health Behavior Conference in Key Largo, Flordia. His poster is titled "Perceived Disease Risk and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-only Users."
HEALTH-FAST Doctoral Scholar, Corissa Barrow and her mentor, Virmarie Correa-Fernandez with poster at the 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 29th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Her poster titled "Formative Research on the Preferred Quitting Methods Among Hispanic/Latino Smokers: Differences By Age, Sex, And An Acculturation Proxy."
HEALTH-FAST Doctoral Scholar, Haleem Brown with his poster at the 2022 American Academy of Health Behavior Conference in Key Largo, Flordia. His poster is titled "Perceived Disease Risk and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-only Users."