Presentations
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Taking on the Challenge of Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., M.P.H., National Cancer Institute and
Donna Vallone, Ph.D., M.P.H., Legacy
Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
TReND Responds to the Challenges of Defining and Measuring Tobacco’s Role in Health Disparities
Linda Alexander, Ed.D., University of Kentucky
Sampling Methodology and Understanding Tobacco-Related Disparities in Small Populations: LGBT Populations and Migrant Farm Workers
Francisco O. Buchting, Ph.D., ETR Associates
Recommending Feasible Measures of Wealth for Tobacco-Related Health Disparities Research: Findings from Two Nationally Representative Surveys
Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Use of Latent Class Modeling in Understanding Tobacco-Related Health Disparities (presentation not available for download)
Brian P. Flaherty, Ph.D., University of Washington
Weaving a Methodological Tapestry
Gordon Willis, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute
Using a Health Disparities Lens to Reduce Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Related Diseases among all Populations: New Paradigms for Progress
TReND’s Progress and Research Gaps in Understanding Nicotine Dependence and Smoking Cessation among Diverse Populations
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Application of the Biopsychosocial Model: A Pilot Study on DNA Methylation and Cancer Risk (presentation not available for download)
George Hammons, Ph.D., Philander Smith College
Light and Intermittent Smoking and Smoking Cessation among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the U.S. (presentation not available for download)
Dennis Trinidad, Ph.D., M.P.H ., Claremont Graduate University
The Role of Menthol in Nicotine Dependence among Light Smokers
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., M.P.H., National Cancer Institute
Thoughts on Light and Intermittent Smoking and Variations Therein
Saul Shiffman, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh and Pinney Associates
Impact of Policies: Intended and Unintended Consequences
TReND’s Progress, Research Gaps, and Future Directions
Jean Forster, Ph.D, M.P.H., University of Minnesota
Economic Modeling of Tobacco Control Policy Effects on Low SES and Minority Racial/Ethnic Groups
John A. Tauras, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
A More Comprehensive View of Worksite and Home Smoking Bans: A Promising Approach But Are We Reaching All Working Women?
Allison Rose, M.H.S., SAIC-Frederick, NCI-Frederick
Unintended Consequences of Tobacco Policies on Women Working in Bars and Restaurants
Roland S. Moore, Ph.D., Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Women, Social Disadvantage and Policy
Hilary Graham, Ph.D., M.A., The University of York
Tobacco-Related Health Disparities and Communications Research
The Role of Media in Eliminating Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: Current Gaps, TReND’s Progress, and Next Steps
K. Vish Viswanath, Ph.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health
Smoking in the Movies and Diverse Audiences
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Communication Inequalities and Adult Attitudes toward Movie-Specific Tobacco Control Policies
Kelly Blake, Sc.D., National Cancer Institute
Media and Tobacco-Related Disparities: What Do We Need To Learn? TReND and Beyond
Jeff Niederdeppe, Ph.D., Cornell University
Developing a Tobacco Exposure to Media and Marketing Index (TeRMM)
Overview of TeRMM
Donna Vallone, Ph.D., M.P.H., Legacy
TeRMM Phase I: Qualitative Formative Research
Laura A. Beebe, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and Sherrie F. Wallington, Ph.D., Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
Cognitive Interviews and Early Psychometric Assessment
K. Vish Viswanath, Ph.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health
Brian P. Flaherty, Ph.D., University of Washington
Reflections on TeRMM
Jeff Niederdeppe, Ph.D., Cornell University
Network Strategies for Dissemination: Informing Policy and Practice
TReND’s Dissemination Efforts: Products, Strategies, and Next Steps
Francisco Buchting, Ph.D., ETR Associates
The Low SES Women and Girls Project: Building the Evidence to Inform Future Policy and Practice
Deborah L. McLellan, M.H.S., M.A., Brandeis University
Strategies for Tobacco Control Interventions among Diverse Populations
Anita Fernander, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Informing FDA Tobacco Policy: A Journal Supplement on Menthol Cigarette Smoking
Deirdre Lawrence, Ph.D., M.P.H., Pinney Associates
Tobaccodisparities.org: Efforts to Disseminate Tobacco Disparities Research to Practitioners and Policymakers
Josephine Crisostomo, M.P.H., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Additional presentations
Complexity Science and Tobacco Control
Mark Clanton, MD, M.P.H., TReND
Making a Difference in Tobacco-Related Health Disparities Science: State Policy and Health Disparities
Dr. Jeffrey Engel
The FDA and Menthol: What is at Stake
Phillip S. Gardiner, Ph.D., University of California