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David W. Wetter, Ph.D., M.S.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor and Cullen Trust for Health Care Chair (with tenure), Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Department Chair, Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Professor (with tenure), Department of Behavioral Science, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

  David W. Wetter, Ph.D., joined The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in 1995 and was appointed as the first Cullen Trust for Health Care Chair in the Department of Health Disparities Research in 2005.

 Dr. Wetter’s research is targeted at eliminating disparities in health-related behavior through T2 translational research. Specific research foci include: theoretical models of addictive and health risk behavior; the epidemiology and public health impact of those behaviors; and the development and evaluation of theoretically-based interventions. His intervention work focuses on high-risk and underserved populations, including the development and evaluation of palmtop computer-delivered treatments, telephone-based counseling, motivational approaches, and mindfulness-based treatments.

Research Interests

  •          Theoretical models of addictive and cancer risk behaviors;

•          The epidemiology and public health impact of those behaviors; and,

•          The development, evaluation, and dissemination of theoretically-based interventions

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1993 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, MS, Epidemiology
1993 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, PHD, Psychology (Clinical)
1988 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, MS, Sport Psychology
1982 Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, BA, Cum Laude, Economics

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Blalock JA, Robinson JD, Wetter DW, Cinciripini PM. Relationship of DSM-IV-based depressive disorders to smoking cessation and smoking reduction in pregnant smokers. American Journal of Addictions 15:268-277, 2006. PMID: 16867921.
2. Carter BL, Robinson JD, Lam CY, Wetter DW, Tsan JY, Day SX, Cinciripini PM. A psychometric evaluation of cigarette stimuli used in a cue reactivity study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 8:361-369, 2006. PMID: 16801294.
3. Cinciripini PM, Robinson JD, Carter BL, Lam C, Wu X, de Moor CA, Baile WF, Wetter DW. The effects of smoking deprivation and nicotine administration on emotional reactivity. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 8:379-392, 2006. PMID: 16801296.
4. *Cofta-Woerpel L, Wright KL, Wetter DW. Smoking cessation 1: Pharmacological treatments. Behavioral Medicine 32:47-56, 2006. PMID: 16903614.
5. *Daza P, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mazas CA, Fouladi RT, Cinciripini PM, Gritz ER, Wetter DW. Racial and ethnic differences in predictors of smoking cessation. Substance Use and Misuse 41:317-339, 2006. PMID: 16467009.
6. *Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Daza P, Fouladi RT, Vidrine JI, Cinciripini PM, Gritz ER, Wetter DW. At-risk drinking in employed men and women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 31:279-287, 2006. PMID: 16700642.
7. *Vidrine JI, Cofta-Woerpel L, Daza P, Wright KL, Wetter DW. Smoking cessation 2: Behavioral treatments. Behavioral Medicine 32:99-109, 2006.
8. *Vidrine JI, Anderson CB, Pollak KI, Wetter DW. Gender differences in adolescent smoking: Mediator and moderator effects of self-generated expected smoking outcomes. American Journal of Health Promotion 20:383-387, 2006. PMID: 16871816.
9. *Cofta-Woerpel, L, Wright KL, Wetter DW. Smoking cessation 3: Multicomponent interventions. Behavioral Medicine 32:135-149, 2007.
10. *Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Greisinger A, Wetter DW. The influence of subjective social status on vulnerability to postpartum smoking among young pregnant women. American Journal of Public Health 97:1476-1482, 2007.
11. Robinson JD, Cinciripini PM, Tiffany ST, Carter BL, Lam CY, Wetter DW. Gender differences in affective response to acute nicotine administration and deprivation. Addictive Behaviors 32:543-561, 2007.
12. Robinson JD, Lam CY, Minnix JA, Wetter DW. The DRD2 Taql-B polymorphism and its relationship to smoking abstinence and withdrawal symptoms. The Pharmacogenomics Journal 7:266-274, 2007.
13. Robinson JD, Cinciripini PM, Carter BL, Lam CY, Wetter DW. Facial EMG as an index of affective response to nicotine. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 15:390-399, 2007.
14. *Rowan PJ, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mazas CA, Irvin Vidrine J, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Evaluating reactivity to ecological momentary assessment during smoking cessation. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 15:382-389, 2007.
15. Waters AJ, Carter BL, Robinson JD, Wetter DW, Lam CY, Cinciripini PM. Implicit attitudes to smoking are associated with craving and dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2007.
16. Wetter DW, Mazas CA, Daza P, Nguyen L, Fouladi RT, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L. Reaching and treating Spanish speaking smokers through the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer 109 (2 Suppl):406-413, 2007.
17. Blalock JA, Robinson JR, Wetter DW, Schreindorfer LS, Cinciripini PM. Nicotine withdrawal in smokers with current depressive disorders undergoing intensive smoking cessation treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 22:122-128, 2008.
18. *Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW. Light versus heavy smoking among African-American men and women. Addictive Behaviors, 2008.
19. Carter BL, Lam CY, Robinson JD, Paris MM, Waters AJ, Wetter DW, Cinciripini PM. Real-time craving and mood assessments before and after smoking. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 10:1165-1169, 2008.
20. *Kendzor DE, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Mazas CA, Li Y, Irvin Vidrine J, Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Businelle MS, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Socioeconomic status, negative affect, and modifiable cancer risk factors in African American smokers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention 17:2546-2554, 2008.
21. *Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Li Y, Irvin Vidrine J, Mazas CA, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Businelle MS, Wetter DW. Race/ethnicity and multiple cancer risk factors among individuals seeking smoking cessation treatment. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention 17:2937-2945, 2008.
22. Lam CY, Robinson JD, Carter BL, Wetter DW, Minnix JA, Cinciripini PM. Nicotine differentially inhibits acoustic startle reflex in African American and Caucasian American smokers. Addictive Behaviors 33:1521-1528, 2008.
23. *Ortiz AP, Diaz EC, Calo WA, Correa V, Cases A, Santos MC, Mazas C, Mejia L, Wetter DW. Characteristics of smokers accessing the Puerto Rico Quitline. Puerto Rico Health Science Journal 27:213-219, 2008.
24. Carter BL, Lam CY, Robinson JD, Paris MM, Wetter DW, Waters AJ, Cinciripini PM. Generalized craving, self-report of arousal, and cue reactivity after brief abstinence. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 11:823-826, 2009.
25. *Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW. Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: Relationships with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 11:178-184, 2009.
26. *Vidrine JI, Vidrine DJ, Costello TJ, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel LC, Mejia LM, Wetter DW. The Smoking Consequences Questionnaire: Factor structure and predictive validity among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers in the United States. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2009.
27. Waters AJ, Carter BL, Robinson JD, Wetter DW, Lam CY, Cinciripini PM. Attentional bias is associated with incentive-related physiological and subjective measures. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 17:247-257, 2009.
28. Carter BL, Cinciripini PM, Paris M, Lam C, Robinson JD, Traylor A, Wetter DW, Waters A. Real-time craving differences between Black and White smokers. American Journal on Addictions. In Press.
29. Versace F, Cinciripini PM, Robinson JD, Lam C, Minnix JA, Brown Victoria, Carter BL, Wetter DW. Cigarette cues capture smokers' attention:Evidence from event-related potentials. Psychophysiology. In Press.
30. *Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Cinciripini PM, Marcus MT, Waters AJ, Reitzel LR, Wetter DW. Associations of mindfulness with nicotine dependence, withdrawal, and agency. Substance Abuse. In Press.
31. Waters AJ, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini P, Li Y, Marcus M, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW. Associations between mindfulness and implicit cognition and self-reported affect. Substance Abuse. In Press.
32. Zevallos JP, Mallen MJ, Lam CY, Karam-Hage M, Blalock J, Wetter DW, Garden AS, Sturgis EM, Cinciripini PM. Complications of radiotherapy in laryngopharyngeal cancer: Effects of a prospective smoking cessation program. Cancer. In Press.

Invited Articles
1. Halbert CH, Wetter DW. Introduction to the special section on cancer disparities. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention 17:2906-2907, 2008.

Book Chapters
1. Carter BL, Day SX, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW. Momentary health interventions. In: Where are we and where are we going? The Science of Real-Time Data Capture: Self-Reports in Health Research. Oxford University: New York, 289-307, 2007.
2. Curry, SJ, Wetter DW, Grothaus LC, McClure JB, Taplin SH. Behavioral science research methods: Designing and evaluating interventions for cancer prevention and control. In: Handbook of Cancer Control and Behavioral Science: A Resource for Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers, 2007.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: UPRCC /MDACC partnership for excellence in cancer research
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 10/30/2008 - 8/31/2013
 
Title: Project C-Cancer risk reduction through combined treatment for tobacco and alcohol use
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 10/30/2008 - 8/31/2013
 
Title: Neighborhood and individual level determinants of smoking cessation among Hispanics
Funding Source: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 9/11/2007 - 4/30/2012
 
Title: Group therapy for nicotine dependence
Funding Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 9/30/2004 - 8/31/2010

Last updated: 9/21/2009