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
*1. 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 supplement under Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D.)
Mentor: Ezemenari Obasi, Ph.D.
2. 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 (09/2021-08/2022)
Title: Tobacco use in the Austin LGBTQ+ community.
Partner: Michael C. Parent, Ph.D.
3. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. NIH / FDA K01CA265886 (09/13/23 – 08/31/27)
Title: Communication messages to reduce youth multiple tobacco product use
Principal Investigators: 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)
9. 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
10. 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.
11. UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (07/01/22 - 06/30/23)
Title: Strengthening Cannabis Warnings
Principal Investigators: Sarah D. Kowitt, Ph.D. and Leah M. Ranney, Ph.D.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
*1. Siddiqi, A.D., Britton, M., Chen, T.A., Carter, B.J., Wang, C., Martinez Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Patel, M., Reitzel, L.R. Tobacco screening practices and perceived barriers in offering tobacco cessation services among Texas healthcare centers providing behavioral health treatment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022,19, 9647. https//doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159647
2. 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 chellenges for social work: Reimagining marijuana policy. J Sociol. Soc Welf.
3. Malorni, A., Lea, C.H., Richards-Schuster, K., & Spencer, M.S. Facilitating youth participatory action research (YPAR): A scoping review of relationship-building practices and processes in US youth development and out-of-school time projects. Child Youth Serv Rev. (in press).
4. Silva, K., Cambrian, M. N., Tebbe, E., & Parent, M.C. Policy attitudes toward adolescents transitioning gender. J Couns Psychol. (in press).
5. Parent, M.C., & Tebbe, E. The impact of mental health care provider web site transgender and non-binary affirmation on site user experience for transgender/non-binary and cisgender people. Prof Psychol Res Pr. (in press).
6. Narendorf, S., Ali, S., & Lea, C.H., & Pritzker, S. Striving toward community-engaged and participatory methods: Considerations for researchers in academic settings. Soc Work Res. (in press).
7. Levant, R.F., Parent, M.C., Ling, S., & Borgogna, N.C. Variance composition, reliability, and validity for men of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 in non-clinical samples. Psychol Men Masc. (in press)
8. Carmack, C., Serrano K.,& Roncancio A. Cervical cancer knowledge as a predictor of latent class membership among African American and Hispanic young adult college women. Health Behav Policy Rev. (in press)
9. Cardella, E., Kalenkoski, K., & Parent, M.C. Less Is not more: 401(k) plan information and retirement planning choices. J Pension Econ Finance. (in press).
10. Brown, H.A., Roberts, R.D., Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Obasi, E.M., Kendzor, K.E., & Reitzel, L.R. 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. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19, 3629. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063629
11. Aziz, S., Ewere, T., Serrano, K.,& Carmack, C. Profiles of emerging adult online daters and psychosocial cognitions about condom use. Open J Soc Sci. 2021 July 20;9:198-213. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2021.97014
12. Le, K., Chen, T.A., Martinez Leal, I., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E.M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Brown, H.A., O'Connor, D.P., & Reitzel, L.R. Organizational-level moderators impacting tobacco-related knowledge change after tobacco education training in substance use treatment centers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 July 16;18(14):7597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147597
13. Roncancio A.M., Carmack C.C., Garcia-Morales V., Cribbs F.L., Cano, M.A. Hispanic mothers’ accounts of vaccinating their adolescent children against HPV: Features of the clinic visit. Ethn Health. 2021 April 26;26(3): 337-351
14. Martinez Leal I., Martinez J., Britton M., Chen T.A., Correa-Fernández V., Kyburz B., Nitturi V., Obasi E.M., Drenner K., Williams T., Casey K., Carter B.J., Reitzel L.R. Collaborative learning: A qualitative study exploring factors contributing to a successful tobacco cessation train-the-trainer program as a community of practice. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022,19, 7664. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137664
15. Rogova A., Martinez Leal I., Britton M., Chang S., Escoto K.H., Solari Williams K.D., Roberson C., McNeill L.H., Reitzel L.R. Promoting cancer health equity: A qualitative study of mentee and mentor perspectives of a training program for underrepresented scholars in cancer health disparities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022; 19, 7512. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127512
16. Ranney L.M., Kowitt S.D., Mottus K., McDowell S., Beane A., Denslow S., Sturm K., Rice N., Halladay J.R. 2022. A mixed method approach to improving provider counseling of patients who vape. HCA Healthc J Med. (in press)
17. Kowitt S.D., Yockey A.R., Lee J.G., Jarman K.L., Gourdet C.K., Ranney L.M. 2022. The impact of cannabis packaging characteristics on perceptions and intentions. Am J Prev Med. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.04.030.
18. Hargrave A.S., Maguen S., Inslicht S.S., Byers A.L., Seal K.H., Huang A.J., Gibson C.J. Veterans health administration screening for military sexual trauma may miss over half of cases among midlife women veterans. Womens Health Issues. 2022 Jul 09. PMID: 35821182
19. Blanken A., Gibson C.J., Li Y., Huang A.J., Byers A.L., Maguen S., Inslicht S., Seal K. Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and management of menopause symptoms among midlife women veterans. Menopause. 2022 Jul 01; 29(7):877-882. PMID: 35796560
*20. Berg C.J., Schauer G., Cavazos-Rehg P., Romm K.F., Wang Y., Wysota C.N., Duan Z., Henriksen L. CBD marketing strategies in the United States: an analysis of three prominent companies. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. (in press)
*21. Duan Z., Le D., Ciceron A.C., Dickey-Chasins R., Wysota C.N., Bar-Zeev Y., Levine H., Abroms L.C., Romm K.F., Berg C.J. “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 (in press)
22. Duan Z., Henriksen L., Vallone D.M., Evans W.D., Romm K.F., Rath J.M., Wysota C.N., Berg C.J. Nicotine pouch marketing strategies in the United States: an analysis of Zyn, On!, and Velo. Tobacco Control. 2022. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057360.
23. Duan Z., Wysota C.N., Romm K.F., Levine H., Bar-Zeev Y., Choi K., Berg C.J. Correlates of perceptions, use, and intention to use heated tobacco products among US young adults in 2020. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2022. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac.185.
24. Romm K.F., Henriksen L., Huang J., Le D., Clausen M., Duan Z., Fuss C., Bennett B., Berg C.J. Impact of existing and potential e-cigarette flavor restrictions on e-cigarette use among young adult e-cigarette users in 6 metropolitan areas. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101901.
25. Romm K.F., Wang Y., Ma Y., Wysota C.N., Blank M.D., Huebner D.M., Roche K.M., Berg CJ. 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. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109570.
26. Wang Y., Duan Z., Romm K.F., Ma Y., Evans W.D., Bennett B., Fuss C., Klinkhammer K.E., Wysota C.N., Berg, C.J. 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. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107422.
27. Wysota C.N., Henriksen L., Romm K.F., Duan Z., Wang Y., Huang J., Berg C.J. Cannabidiol knowledge, perceptions and use among young adults in 6 US metropolitan areas. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2022. doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0029.
28. LoParco, C.R., Chen, T. A., Martinez Leal, I., Britton, M., Carter, B. J., Correa-Fernández, V., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Rogova, A., Lin, H-C., 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.
29. Jafry, M. Z., Reuven, S. M., Britton, M., Chen, T. A., Martinez Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Patel, M., Reitzel, L. R. (in press). 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.
*30. Parent, M. C., Woznicki, N. W., & Yang, J. (2022). Demographic and behavioral factors associated with kratom use among U.S. college students. Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2112584
31. Smit, T., Mayorga, N.A., Rogers, A.H., Nizio, P., & Zvolensky, M.J. (in press). Chronic pain acceptance: Relations to opioid misuse and pain management motives among individuals with chronic low back pain. Addict Behav.
*32. LoParco, C.R., Chen, T.A., Martinez Leal, I., Britton, M., Carter, B.J., Correa-Fernández, V., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Rogova, A., Lin, H-C., Reitzel, L.R. 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. 2022; 19(19):11850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911850.
*33. Jafry, M.Z., Reuven, S.M., Britton, M., Chen, T.A., Martinez Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Patel, M., & Reitzel, L.R. (in press). 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.
34. Kowitt, S.D., Mendel Sheldon, J., Vereen, R.N., Kurzman, R.T., Gottfredson, N.C., Hall, M.G., Brewer, N.T., Noar, S.M. 2022. The impact of the real cost vaping and smoking ads across tobacco products. Nicotine Tob Res. In press.
*35. Blank, M.D., Romm, K.F., Childers, M.G., Douglas, A.E., Dino, G., Bray, B.C. (in press). Longitudinal transitions in adolescent polytobacco use across waves 1-4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Addiction.
*36. Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Romm, K.F., Henriksen, L., Schleicher, N.C., Berg, C.J. (in press). State 21, 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. Int J Environ Res Public Health.
37. Horn, K., Schoenberg, N., Rose, S.W., Romm, K.F., Berg, C.J. (in press). Tobacco use among Appalachian adolescents: An urgent need for virtual scale out of effective interventions. Tob. Prev. Cessation.
38. Khayat, A., Levine, H., Berg, C.J., Abroms, L.C., Manor, O., Romm, K.F., Wysota, C.N, Bar-Zeev, Y. (in press). IQOS and cigarette adspend across different regulatory periods and population groups in Israel. Tobacco Control.
39. Milstred, A., Douglas, A.E., Romm, K.F., Blank, M.D. (in press). Psychometric properties of dependence measures for exclusive electronic cigarette users. Nicotine Tob Res.
*40. Romm, K.F., Turiano, N.A., Milstred, A.R., Bray, B.C., Dino, G., Doogan, N., Blank, M.D. (in press). Socioecological predictors of change in adolescent tobacco use across waves 1-4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study. J Adolesc Health.
*41. Crawford, N.D., Harrington, K.R.V., Romm, K.F., Berg, C.J. Examining multilevel correlates of geographic mobility in a sample of US young adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Community Health. 2022
*42. Wysota, C.N., Le, D., Clausen, M., Coriolan, A., Fuss, C., Bennett, B., Romm, K.F., Duan, Z., Wang, Y., Huang, J., Berg, C.J. Young adults’ knowledge, perceptions, and use of cannabidiol (CBD) products: a mixed-methods study. Health Educ Res. 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1093/her/cyac030.
43. Yang, J., Parent, M. C., & Johnson, N. (in press). The role of minority stressors in digital dating abuse victimization and perpetration among sexual minority men. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221109920
44. Lea, C.H., Brown, M. & Bhatt, R. (In Press). Alternative schools, career and technical education, and emerging adult Black men in reentry: A Case Study. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
45. Jones, T. Malorni, A., Lea, C. H., McCowan, K., Spencer, M. (In Press). University-school partnerships: Successes and challenges in designing and implementing strategies to promote racial equity. Children and Schools.
46. Pro, G., Camplain, R., & Lea, C. H. (2022). The competing effects of racial discrimination and racial identity on the predicated number of days incarcerated in the U.S. PLOS ONE, 17(6), e0268987. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268987.
*47. Taing, M., Le., K., Britton, M., Chen, T. A., Parent, M., Tami-Maury, I., Martinez 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(6),1074-1088. https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.9.6.1
Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts
1. Carmack, C., Coleman, T.M. (2022). Double jeopardy and sexual risk behavior among LGB-POC. Abstract published in the Proceedings of the 2022 Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Consortium National Conference.
Poster Presentations
*1. Goulbourne, T., 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 accepted to be presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
*2. 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 accepted to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
3. 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.
*4. 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. (Awarded Multicultural and Social Justice Poster Award).
*5. 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.
*6. 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.
*7. 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.
8. Carmack, C, Choudhury, S., Mehta, B., & Silos, K. 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.
9. 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, DC.
10. 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.
11. 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.
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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Kowitt, S. (2022, June). "How to write and publish a research paper.” Presentation given to the Summer Research Fellowship, Department of Family Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
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.
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 Research Society on Marijuana 6th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
18. Gomez, G. (2022, October). Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review for Social Work Research. Presented lecture at Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, TX.
19. Kowitt, S. (2022, October). Communicating the risks of tobacco and alcohol co-use.” Presentation given as part of the webinar “Exploring the Intersection of Tobacco and Alcohol in Cancer Control” organized by the Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute.
20. 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. Presentation submitted to the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
21. 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. Presentation submitted to the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
22. 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. Presentation submitted to the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX
23. 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. Presentation submitted to the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
*24. 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. Presentation submitted to the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
*25. 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. Presentation submitted to the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio,TX.
26. 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. Presentation submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior; San Francisco, CA.
27. 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. Presentation submitted to the 31st Annual Meeting of Society for Prevention Research; Washington, DC.
28. Lea, C.H., C. H., Brown, M., Rodriguez, M., Bhatt, R., Kenndy, P., & Ma, Y. (2022). 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.
29. Taggart, T. L., Ritchwood, T., Lea, C. H., Crawford, N., Jeremiah, R., Mahaffey, C., Montgomery, B., Standifer, M., & Boyce, C. (2022) 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.
30. Jones, T., Williford, A., Malorni, A., McCowan, K., Becker, K., Halac, T., Lea, C. H., & Spencer, M. (2022). 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.
31. Rotramel, C., Snodgrass Rangel, V., Lea, C. H., Barthelemy, J., Rhea, L., & Cabrera, F. (2022). 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.D.
*32. 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.
*33. Robinson, T.A., Smith, N. G., Obasi, E. M., & Reitzel, L. R. (accepted). Internalized homonegativity and somatic anxiety distinguish former from current cigarette smokers and may represent cessation targets for intervention in LGB communities. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Health Behavior, San Francisco, CA.
Oral Presentations
*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 presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Key Largo, FL.
2. 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,DC.
3. Gibson, C.J. (2022, June). Tele-Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain Among Midlife and Older Women Veterans. Invited talk for the Career Development Workgroup Symposium, VA Pain/Opioid CORE National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
4. Gibson, C.J. (2022, April). Mental Health in the Menopause Transition: Key Issues for Women Veterans’ Health and VA Health Care. Invited talk for the University of Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Journal Club Alumni Speaker Series.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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. (2022, October). Oral presentation at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
8. Gibson, C.J. (2022, September). Menopause and Mental Health. Presentation for the San Francisco VA Women’s Mental Health Program, San Frnacisco, CA.
Awards and Honors
1. National Research Mentoring Network (Grant Writing Coaching) 11/19/2021
Title: Strategic Empowerment Tailored for Health Equity Investigators
Awardee: Charles Lea, Program Training Enrollee
2. NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse 5R25DA043870-05 (09/2021-10/2021)
Title:Innovation to Impact: Translational Education.
Principal Investigator: Seth Feuerstein, Ph.D.
Awardee: Michael C. Parent, Program Training Enrollee
3. Dr. Walter Cubberly Memorial Fellowship Endowment
Awardee: Haleem A. Brown
*4. 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 D. Roberts
5. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Haleem A. Brown
6. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Rachel D. Roberts
7. 2022 Annual Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Symposium Multicultural and Social Justice Poster Award
Awardee: Tarik Goulbourne
8. Honorable Mention for the 2022 RISE Research Award from the Association for Psychological Science
Awardee: Kerry Chavez
9. Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Tarik Goulbourne
10. National Institute of Drug Abuse Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Tarik Goulbourne
11. 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
12. 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
13. Special topics author for the Veterans Affairs State of Reproductive Health 2022 Report
Title: Menopause and Mental Health
Honoree: Carolyn Gibson, Program Training Enrollee
14. 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
15. Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Travel Fellowship
Awardee: Ty Robinson
Haleem Brown, a Graduate Scholar, with his poster at the 2021 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"
2021 American Academy of Health Behavior - University of Houston Group From left to right: (Back) Vijay Nitturi, Brian J. Carter, Anastasia Rogova, Lorraine R. Reitzel, Haleem A. Brown, Rachel D. Roberts, Midhat Jafry, Jayda A. Martinez (Front) Anastasia's Daughter, Isabel Martinez Leal
Haleem Brown, a Graduate Scholar, with his poster at the 2021 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"