Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D.
Department of Behavioral Science, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
About Dr. Lorraine R. Reitzel
Dr. Lorraine R. Reitzel is a Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her research focuses on the social determinants of cancer and cancer risk behaviors - and the specific biopsychosocial mechanisms that account for associated disparities among minoritized and marginalized groups - with an emphasis on generating highly translational results that inform policy and intervention. Her primary focus is tobacco use and cessation; however, her work spans dietary risk behaviors, physical inactivity, alcohol/drug use, and cancer screening behaviors and investigates a wide range of social and socioeconomic determinants of health inequities. Additionally, Dr. Reitzel is invested in the research training and professional development of undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career scientists in addictions, cancer prevention, and health equity with a particular emphasis on trainees from low-income households or from low-resourced communities, those who are first-generation college graduates or who plan to pursue a career providing care to persons from groups that experience tobacco- related health inequities.
Dr. Reitzel has been instrumental in securing >$40 million in interdisciplinary sponsored research as a Principal or Co-Investigator, with >$9 million as Principal Investigator. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior and the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco and has authored >200 peer-reviewed empirical publications to date.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, term tenure, Department of Behavioral Science, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Research Interests
- Leveraging dissemination and implementation science to expand tobacco control capacity within real-world healthcare settings to address behavioral health inequities in tobacco use and tobacco cessation
- Investigating the influence of social determinants (e.g., neighborhood context, socioeconomic status, and social status) on cancer-related risk behaviors/conditions that results in health disparities among minoritized and marginalized groups
- Understanding diverse socio-contextual influences on cancer screening behaviors that contribute to cancer inequities
- Collaborating with interventionists to leverage Motivational Interviewing strategies to facilitate change in cancer-related risk behaviors that contribute to health inequities
- Executing externally-funded research, education, and training programs (for undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career scientists) in addictions and cancer prevention with a particular emphasis on diversifying the pipeline and building capacity to address health inequities
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, US, Doctor of Philosophy, summa cum laude - Major: Clinical Psychology, Ph.D |
| 1997 | East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, US, Master of Arts, summa cum laude - Major: Clinical Psychology, MA |
| 1995 | Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, US, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude - Major: Psychology, BA |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Research Professor (courtesy title), Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, College of Education, Houston, Texas, 2022 - 2024
Deputy Department Chair, Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - 2024
Professor, term tenure, Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - 2024
Distinguished Professor of Education (Tenured), Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences. Joint appointment: Department of Psychology, University of Houston, College of Education, Houston, 2019 - 2022
Department Chair, Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
Associate Professor, Tenured, Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2015 - 2019
Associate Professor (hired without tenure), Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2015
Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track, Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2013
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Co-founder and co-director, University of Houston The Helping Everyone Achieve a LifeTime of Health (HEALTH) Research Institute, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2020
Institutional Committee Activities
Review committee, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP) NCI Summer Research Experience, 2023 - 2023
Review committee, Outstanding Trainees and Leading Mentors in Cancer Prevention, 2022 - 2022
Member, Department of Psychological Health & Learning Sciences Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 2021 - 2023
Chair, Chair, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects 1 (IRB), University of Houston, 2015 - 2022
Member, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects 1 (IRB), University of Houston, 2013 - 2022
Cancer Prevention Liaison to the Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination (CRTEC), Cancer Center Support Grant
Honors & Awards
| 2025 | Faculty Educator of the Quarter (first quarter of the 2025-2026 award year), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Education & Training, 2025 |
| 2023 | Chancellor's Research Faculty Scholars Program (awarded as mentor as part of a mentor/protégé pair), Texas Woman’s University |
| 2021 | Collaborative Research Excellence Award, College of Education, University of Houston |
| 2020 | Fellow Status, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco |
| 2019 | Highest Grant Expenditure Award, Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston |
| 2019 | Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston |
| 2019 | Top Community Engagement/Impact Award (tenured/tenure-track faculty category), Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston |
| 2019 | Kathryn S. Stream Award Finalist, Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce |
| 2018 | Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, University of Houston |
| 2016 | Top Peer-Reviewed Publisher (6 years, annually), Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, University of Houston |
| 2016 | Collaboration: Friend of the Division Award, Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services, University of Houston |
| 2015 | Fellow Status, American Academy of Health Behavior |
| 2014 | Faculty Teaching Excellence Award – Associate/Full Professor, College of Education, University of Houston |
| 2013 | Faculty Research Excellence Award, College of Education, University of Houston |
| 2013 | Provost’s Faculty Travel Award (6 respective awards), University of Houston |
| 2007 | Fellow of the National Institutes of Health OBSSR 7th Annual Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions,, National Institutes of Health |
| 2007 | The A. Lavoy Moore Endowed Fund for Lung Cancer Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr |
| 2007 | Competitively Selected to Present at the New Investigators Workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology |
| 2006 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award and Renewal Award Recipient,, NIH/NIDA |
| 2006 | Competitively selected to attend the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Training |
| 2005 | Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Graduate Student Research Award |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Sokale, IO, Kuo, DC, Hoppenot, C, Reitzel, LR, Juarez, LH, Hernandez, KJ, Parker, SL, Amos, CI, Daheri, ME, Keene, KR, Montealegre, JR, Thrift, AP. Self-Collection for Primary HPV Testing. Annals of emergency medicine 85(3):249-257, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39545880.
- Siddiqi AD, Carter BJ, Britton M, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Moosa AB, Williams T, Casey K, Sanchez H, Reitzel LR. Differences in Provider Beliefs and Delivery of the 5As for Cigarette and Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use Between Two Types of Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and/or Medically Underserved Areas of Texas, US. Healthcare 2025 13(3):338, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- McNeill, LH, Harris, C, Adams, TR, Salazar, BR, Roberson, C, Thompson, LB, Escoto, KH, Williams, KD, Chang, S, Chen, TA, Buzcu-Guven, B, Reitzel, LR. Community Outreach, Engagement, and Mentoring Program for Underrepresented Scholars in Cancer Health Disparities. Journal of Cancer Education 40(1):16-22, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Siddiqi, AD, Carter, BJ, Britton, MK, Chen, TA, Martinez Leal, I, Moosa, AB, Williams, T, Casey, K, Sanchez, H, Reitzel, LR. Differences in Provider Beliefs and Delivery of the 5As for Cigarette and Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use Between Two Types of Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and/or Medically Underserved Areas of Texas, US. Healthcare (Switzerland) 13(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39942527.
- Rogova A, Leal IM, Britton M, Chen TA, Lowenstein LM, Kyburz B, Casey K, Skeene K, Williams T, Reitzel LR. Implementing a tobacco-free workplace program at a substance use treatment center: a case study. BMC Health Services Research 24(1):201, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38355470.
- McNeill LH, Harris CL, Adams TR, Salazar BR, Roberson CL, Thompson LB, Escoto KH, Williams KDS, Chang S, Chen TA, Buzcu-Guven B, Reitzel LR. Community Outreach, Engagement, and Mentoring Program for Underrepresented Scholars in Cancer Health Disparities. J Cancer Educ, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39227532.
- Siddiqi AD, Yokananth R, Britton M, Wallace HL Jr, Bharadwaj A, Vunnam N, Sherwood A, Hasan B, Palmo N, Reitzel LR. Care You Can Trust: How the Black Men's Health Clinic Leverages Community Partnerships Charting a Course Where Health Care Struggles to Reach. Health Promot Pract:15248399241269872, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39129324.
- Robinson TA, Smith NG, Obasi EM, Reitzel LR. Internalized Homonegativity Is Indirectly Associated with Smoking Status Through Somatic Anxiety. Health Behavior & Policy Review 11(3):1549-1557, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39544996.
- Robinson, TA, Smith, NG, Obasi, EM, Reitzel, LR. Internalized Homonegativity is Indirectly Associated with Smoking Status through Somatic Anxiety. Health Behavior and Policy Review 11(3):1549-1557, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Siddiqi AD, Carter BJ, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Britton M, Correa-Fernández V, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Reitzel LR. Initial leadership concerns and availability of tobacco cessation services moderate changes in employee-reported concerns about tobacco-free workplace policy implementation over time. Transl Behav Med 14(7):394-401, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38757794.
- Martinez Leal I, Siddiqi AD, Rogova A, Britton M, Chen TA, Williams T, Casey K, Sanchez H, Reitzel LR. Enablers and Inhibitors to Implementing Tobacco Cessation Interventions within Homeless-Serving Agencies. Cancers (Basel) 16(11), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38893280.
- Kakarla, SN, Shabaneh, N, Jafry, MZ, Britton, MK, Rogova, A, Carter, BJ, Chen, TA, Martinez Leal, I, Kyburz, B, Williams, T, Reitzel, LR. Total Versus Partial Workplace Tobacco Use Bans in Texas Behavioral Health Centers. Health Behavior and Policy Review 11(1):1471-1482, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39600590.
- Zvolensky MJ, Kauffman BY, Garey L, Buckner JD, Businelle MS, Reitzel LR. Financial strain among adult African American/Black cannabis users. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 23(2):365-377, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 35793071.
- Martinez Leal I, Acquati C, Rogova A, Chen TA, Connors SK, Agrawal P, McNeill LH, Reitzel LR. Negotiating cancer alone: A qualitative study exploring care experiences of racially and ethnically diverse women diagnosed with breast cancer during COVID-19. Journal of Health Psychology 29(5):367-381, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38009435.
- Sokale IO, Thrift AP, Montealegre J, Adekanmbi V, Chido-Amajuoyi OG, Amuta A, Reitzel LR, Oluyomi AO. Geographic Variation in Late-Stage Cervical Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Netw Open 6(11):e2343152, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37955896.
- Britton M, Rogova A, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, Reitzel LR. Texas tobacco quitline knowledge, attitudes, and practices within healthcare agencies serving individuals with behavioral health needs. Preventive Medicine Reports 35:102256, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37752980.
- Amuta, A, Sokale, IO, Reitzel, LR. Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening among Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Women in the United States. Health Behavior and Policy Review 10(5):1368-1375, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Jafry MZ, Martinez J, Chen TA, Britton M, Martinez Leal I, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, Carter BJ, Reitzel LR. Behavioral health care provider's beliefs, confidence, and knowledge in treating cigarette smoking in relation to their use of the 5A's intervention. Addictive Behaviors Reports 17:100493, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37347047.
- Solari Williams KD, Escoto KH, Roberson C, Le K, Reitzel LR, McNeill LH, Chang S. Learning Through Doing. Journal of Cancer Education 38(8):1099-1104, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36495396.
- Britton M, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, El-Zein R, Bernicker EH, Lowenstein LM, Reitzel LR. Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Referral Practices in Texas Organizations Serving People with Substance Use Disorders. Cancers (Basel) 15(7), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37046736.
- Britton M, Martinez Leal I, Jafry MZ, Chen TA, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Reitzel LR. Influence of Provider and Leader Perspectives about Concurrent Tobacco-Use Care during Substance-Use Treatment on Their Tobacco Intervention Provision with Clients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(7), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37047876.
- Zvolensky, MJ, Shepherd, JM, Clausen, BK, Garey, L, Kauffman, BY, Viana, AG, Heggeness, LF, Bizier, A, Zappi, C, Reitzel, LR. Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Among Latinx Smokers. Cognitive Therapy and Research 47(2):269-281, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Siddiqi AD, Chen TA, Britton M, Martinez Leal I, Carter BJ, Correa-Fernández V, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Casey K, Reitzel LR. 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(3), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36768097.
- Carter BJ, Siddiqi AD, Chen TA, Britton M, Martinez Leal I, Correa-Fernández V, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Casey K, Reitzel LR. Educating Substance Use Treatment Center Providers on Tobacco Use Treatments is Associated with Increased Provision of Counseling and Medication to Patients Who Use Tobacco. Int J Environ Res Public Health 20(5), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36901024.
- Martinez Leal I, Njoh J, Chen TA, Foreman-Hays F, Reed BC, Haley SA, Chavez K, Reitzel LR, Obasi EM. Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(4), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36834067.
- Zvolensky MJ, Shepherd JM, Clausen BK, Garey L, Kauffman B Y, Viana AG, Heggeness LF, Bizier A, Zappi C, Reitzel LR. Smoking abstinence expectancies among Latinx smokers: An initial test and evaluation of individual difference factors. Health Behavior Research 47(2):269-281, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Wang C, Chen TA, Britton M, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, McNeill LH, Reitzel LR. The Indirect Effect of Smoking Level in the Association Between Urban Stress and Readiness to Quit Smoking among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Health Behav Res 6(1), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36969829.
- Sokale IO, Thrift AP, Montealegre J, Adekanmbi V, Chido-Amajuoyi OG, Amuta A, Reitzel LR, Oluyomi AO. Geographic variation in late-stage cervical cancer diagnosis in Texas. JAMA Network Open 6(11):e2343152, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Amuta-Jimenez A, Sokale IO, Reitzel LR. Barriers to cervical cancer screening among sub-Saharan African immigrant women in the United States: A qualitative report. Health Behavior & Policy Review 10(5), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Gilbert LR, Starks S, Gray J, Reitzel LR, Obasi EM. Exploring the provider and organization level barriers to medication for opioid use disorder treatment for Black Americans. Public Health in Practice 4, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36570391.
- Tami-Maury I, Klaff R, Hussin A, Smith NG, Chang S, McNeill L, Reitzel LR, Shete S, Abroms LC. A Text-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups. JMIR Research Protocols 11(11):e42553, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36485022.
- Taing M, Le K, Britton M, Chen TA, Parent MC, Tamí-Maury I, Leal IM, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, Reitzel LR. Smoking Intervention Practices in Texas Healthcare Centers with Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. Health Behavior and Policy Review 9(6):1074-1088, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36778530.
- Jafry MZ, Reuven SM, Britton M, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, Reitzel LR. 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. Int J Environ Res Public Health 19(21), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36361149.
- LoParco CR, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Britton M, Carter BJ, Correa-Fernández V, Kyburz B, Williams T, Casey K, Rogova A, Lin HC, Reitzel LR. 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(19), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36231153.
- Carter BJ, Chen TA, Cho D, Connors SK, Siddiqi AD, McNeill LH, Reitzel LR. Examining Associations between Source of Cancer Information and Mammography Behavior among Black Church-Going Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(20), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36293643.
- Siddiqi AD, Britton M, Chen TA, Carter BJ, Wang C, Martinez Leal I, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Patel M, Reitzel LR. 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(15), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35955001.
- Martinez Leal I, Martinez J, Britton M, Chen TA, Correa-Fernández V, Kyburz B, Nitturi V, Obasi EM, Drenner K, Williams T, Casey K, Carter BJ, Reitzel LR. 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(13), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35805323.
- Rogova A, Martinez Leal I, Britton M, Chang S, Escoto KH, Solari Williams KD, Roberson C, McNeill LH, Reitzel LR. Promoting Cancer Health Equity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(12), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35742763.
- Brown HA, Roberts RD, Chen TA, Businelle MS, Obasi EM, Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR. 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(6), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35329321.
- Martinez J, Jafry MZ, Chen TA, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Britton M, Vijayaraghavan M, Reitzel LR. Guest Support for Outdoor Smoke-Free Policies within a Homeless Shelter. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(4), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35206595.
Abstracts
- Kakarla SN, Carter BJ, Siddiqi AD, Britton M, Chen TA, Leal IM, Williams T, Casey K, Sanchez H, Reitzel LR. Abstract A090: Comparing baseline knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco use and cessation among providers at substance use treatment centers and medical healthcare centers in rural and/or medically underserved areas of Texas. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 33, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Carter BJ, Britton M, Chen TA, Leal IM, Siddiqi AD, Williams T, Casey K, Sanchez H, Kakarla S, Reitzel LR. Abstract A091: Beliefs and behaviors regarding non-cigarette tobacco use cessation care differ between providers at substance use treatment centers and community health centers serving rural and/or medically underserved areas of Texas. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 33, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Siddiqi AD, Britton M, Chen TA, Leal IM, Carter BJ, Williams T, Casey K, Skeene K, Sanchez H, Kakarla S, Reitzel LR. Abstract A095: Differences in providers’ perceived preparedness and actual delivery of screening and intervention practices for patients who smoke cigarettes between two types of healthcare centers serving rural and/or medically underserved areas of Texas. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 33, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Martinez Leal I, Britton M, Dey A, Jafry MZ, Rogova A, Chen TA, Obasi EM, Woodard L, Reitzel LR. Addressing Tobacco-Related and Lung Cancer Inequities Among Black Adults. Health Behavior Research 7(2):76, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Siddiqi AD, Britton M, Chen TA, Martinez Leal I, Rogova A, Jafry MZ, Kyburz B, Williams T, Reitzel LR. Abstract 2152: Evaluating beliefs and perceived competence about tobacco cancer prevention practices in Texas local mental health authorities 84(6_Suppl):2152, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Carter, B J, Chen, T A, Britton, M, Leal M, I, Correa-Fernández, V, Rogova, A, Kyburz, B, Williams, T, Casey, K, Reitzel LR. Abstract 4184: Congruent views among substance use treatment center leadership on organizational readiness to implement a tobacco-free workplace program is linked to provider uptake of non-cigarette tobacco use treatment, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Carter, B J, Chen, T A, Cho, D, McNeill, L H, Reitzel LR. Abstract 4183: Employment status moderates the relationship between patient-provider communication and prostate cancer screening among Black men, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Jafry, MZ, Shabaneh, N, Chen, TA, Britton, M, Leal M, I, Fernández C, V, Carter, BJ, Rogova, A, Kyburz, B, Williams, T, Reitzel LR. Smoking Prevalence is Overestimated by Employees at Substance Use Treatment Centers, Both Before and After Education Provided During the Implementation of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program. Health Behavior Research 6(2):32, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Robinson, TA, Smith, N G, Obasi, E M, Reitzel LR. 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(2):75, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Carter BJ, Britton M, Chen TA, Siddiqi AD, Martinez Leal I, Correa-Fernández V, Rogova A, Kyburz B, Williams T, Casey K, Reitzel LR. Training substance use treatment center providers on tobacco use treatments is associated with increased provision of counseling and pharmacotherapy to tobacco-using patients. Health Behavior Research 6(2):27, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Le, K, Taing, M, Britton, M, Chen, TA, Parent, MC, Tami-Maury, I, Leal M, I, Rogova, A, Kyburz, B, Reitzel LR. Tobacco Use Interventions Among Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Behavioral Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients 6(2):14, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Siddiqi, AD, Britton, M, Chen, TA, Carter, BJ, Wang, C, Leal M, I, Rogova, A, Kyburz, B, Williams, T, Patel, M, Reitzel LR. Tobacco screening practices and perceived barriers in offering tobacco cessation services in the primary prevention of lung cancer among Texas healthcare centers providing behavioral health treatment. Cancer Prevention Research 16, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Smith NG, Obasi EM, Reitzel LR. Minority stress and smoking among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults. International Journal of Psychology 2016, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Book Chapters
- Carter, BJ, Jafry, MZ, Siddiqi, AD, Rogova, A, Liaw, W, Reitzel, LR. Incorporation of social determinants of health into health care practice, V1-363-V1-382, 2023.
- Carter, B J, Jafry, M Z, Siddiqi, A D, Rogova, A, Liaw, W, Reitzel LR. In: Incorporation of Social Determinants of Health into Health Care Practice: A Strategy to Address Health Disparities. In K. Ramos & K. Olden (Eds.). In K. Ramos & K. Olden (Eds.), Comprehensive Precision Medicine (pp. x-x). Elsevier Inc, 363-382, 2023.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. HPV Self-sampling: acceptability in a Large Urban Emergency Department. Poster. Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center 19th Annual Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Baseline Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Tobacco Cessation Among Rural Texas Healthcare Providers in Medical Healthcare Centers and Substance Use Treatment Centers. Poster. The annual MD Anderson Cancer Center’s CATALYST Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Associations between comprehensive versus less restrictive tobacco-free workplace policies in behavioral health treatment centers in Texas and policy communication, enforcement, and awareness. Poster. 2024 MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Education Week Poster Competition. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Evaluating the Effects of a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program on Provider Beliefs about Guest/Client Tobacco Use and Self-Efficacy to Intervene at Texas Homeless-Serving Agencies during COVID-19. Poster. Annual MD Anderson Summer Experience Poster Presentation Event. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Enhancing Policy Effectiveness: Examining the Rollout of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy within Homeless-Serving Agencies and the Impact of Education Receipt. Poster. Annual MD Anderson Summer Experience Poster Presentation Event. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. The Mediating Role of Mental Health on the Relationship between Minority Stress and Smoking Status among LGB Adults. Poster. 2023 Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium, University of Houston. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. 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. 2022 Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Physical Activity Guideline Adherence and Sleep Inadequacies in an Adult Homeless Sample and the Potential Moderating Effect of Sex. Poster. 2022 Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Social Cohesion/trust is Associated with Smoking Status amongst Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Poster. 2022 Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Perceived Disease Risk and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex Amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-only Users. Poster. 2022 Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Examining associations between where Black church-going women most recently sought cancer information, where they prefer to obtain such information, and mammography behaviors. Poster. 2022 Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Perceived Social Support Attenuates the Association between Stress and Health-Related Quality of Life among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Poster. University of Houston’s 2022 Undergraduate Research Day. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Guest Support for Outdoor Smoke-Free Policies within a Homeless Shelter. Poster. University of Houston’s 2022 Undergraduate Research Day. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Perception and barriers to physical activity among Latina adults. Poster. 2021 Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Health Concerns of Local Houston Chinese Communities during COVID-19. Poster. 2024 Asian American Health Coalition Health Summit. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Implementation and outcomes of a comprehensive tobacco-free workplace program in agencies serving women with unmet social, economic, and behavioral health needs. Poster. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference VI of the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Using the Organizational Readiness to Change Theory to Understand the Implementation of a Tobacco-Cessation Program in Homeless-Serving Agencies: A Qualitative Study. Poster. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference VI of the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Evaluating the Implementation and Dissemination of a Tobacco-free Workplace Program in Homeless-serving Agencies. Poster. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference VI of the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Implementing a Tobacco-Free Policy at a Substance Use Treatment Center: Challenges and Successes. Poster. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference VI of the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Factors Associated With Breast Cancer Screening Adherence Among Church-Going African American Women. Poster. UTMB Public Health Symposium. Galveston, Texas, US.
- 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. Poster. Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. The Interaction Between Employees’ and Leaders’ Concerns About a Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy Implemented at Substance Use Treatment Centers. Poster. Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Tobacco use interventions among Texas healthcare centers providing behavioral health care for sexual and gender minority patients. Poster. 2023 Livestrong Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention and Control Symposium. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2023. Investigating Financial Toxicity among Breast Cancer Patients Diagnosed during the Pandemic: The Role of Cancer Care Disruption and Social Isolation. Poster. 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2022. Tobacco Screening Practices and Perceived Barriers in Offering Tobacco Cessation Services in the Primary Prevention of Lung Cancer among Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Behavioral Health. Poster. 2022 American Association for Cancer Research Conference on Precision Prevention, Early Detection, and Interception of Cancer. Austin, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Providers’ beliefs, perceived skill, and perception of organizational norms relate to their delivery of cigarette smoking intervention to patients seen in healthcare centers serving rural and medically underserved areas of Texas. Poster. Annual American Association for Cancer Research conference. Chicago, Illinois, US.
- 2025. Dissemination of an Evidence-based Tobacco-free Workplace Program at an Agency Serving Women and Children Who Have Been Unhoused in Austin, Texas: A Case Study. Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) 2025 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. 2.Innovative Approaches in Tobacco Research and Education: The NIDA-Funded Supporting Tobacco-Related ONGoing Education and Research (STRONGER) Scholar Program for Medical Students. Poster. Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) 2025 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Implementation and Dissemination of The WORTH (Women-serving Organizations Rallying for Tobacco-free Health) Program: A Funded Quality Improvement Study Protocol to Address Evidence-Based Tobacco Capacity in Women-Serving Organizations. Poster. the annual American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting. San Diego, California, US.
- 2025. Providers’ Beliefs, Perceived Skill, and Perception of Organizational Norms Relate to Their Non-Cigarette Tobacco Intervention Delivery to Patients Seen in Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Areas of Texas. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Providers’ Attitudes toward Concurrently Treating Tobacco Use and Behavioral Health Needs and Their Perceived Value of Tobacco-Free Policies in Texas Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Patients. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Assessing Smoking-Related Knowledge among Employees at Substance Use Treatment and Medical Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Patients with Substance Use Disorders in Texas. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Providers’ Perceived Value of Tobacco-Free Policies and Cessation Care Delivery in Substance Use Treatment Centers and Medical Health Centers Serving Rural and/or Medically Underserved Areas of Texas. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Perceptions of Resource Availability for Implementation of a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program among Providers Working in Healthcare Settings Serving Rural and/or Medically Underserved Areas of Texas. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Optimizing Tobacco-Free Workplace Programs: Using Rapid Qualitative Analysis to Adapt Interventions for Texas Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Patients. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Lousiana, US.
- 2025. 2.Examining Provider-Level Factors and Implementation Preconditions for Evidence-Based Policies and Procedures to Enact Systems Change in Opioid Treatment Programs to Address Disproportionately High Tobacco Use. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening: Behavioral Health Professionals’ Role in Improving Care. Poster. Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Ann Arbor, Michigan, US.
- 2024. Comparing Baseline Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Tobacco Use and Cessation Among Providers at Substance Use Treatment Centers and Medical Healthcare Centers in Rural and/or Medically Underserved Areas of Texas. Poster. The 17th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2024. Beliefs and behaviors regarding non-cigarette tobacco use cessation care differ between providers at substance use treatment centers and community health centers serving rural and/or medically underserved areas of Texas. Poster. The 17th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2024. Differences in providers’ perceived preparedness and actual delivery of screening and intervention practices for patients who smoke cigarettes between two types of healthcare centers serving rural and/or medically underserved areas of Texas. Poster. The 17th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Los Angeles, CA, US.
- 2024. Evaluating beliefs and perceived competence about tobacco cancer prevention practices in Texas local mental health authorities. Poster. Annual AACR Meeting. San Diego, California, US.
- 2024. Addressing Tobacco-Related and Lung Cancer Inequities Among Black Adults: A Mixed Methods Pilot Project. Poster. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
- 2024. Alliances to Combat Tobacco in Organizations Now (Project ACTION): A Funded Study Protocol to Increase Evidence-Based Tobacco Intervention Capacity in LGBTQI+ Community and Healthcare Centers. Poster. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
- 2024. Implementation and Dissemination of Project SWITCH (Supporting Workplace Investment in Tobacco Control and Health): A Quality Improvement Study Protocol to Address Tobacco Use, Relapse Prevention, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Texas Lung Cancer Screening Centers. Poster. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
- 2024. Addressing High Tobacco Use Rates at Opioid Treatment Centers through Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Programming: A Funded Clinical Quality Improvement Study Protocol. Poster. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
- 2023. The Indirect Effect of Religiosity on Former or Current Smoking Status through LGB Identity Facets. Poster. 2023 annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Washington D.C, US.
- 2023. Congruent views among substance use treatment center leadership on organizational readiness to implement a tobacco-free workplace program is linked to provider uptake of non-cigarette tobacco use treatment. Poster. 2023 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Orlando, Florida, US.
- 2023. Employment status moderates the relationship between patient-provider communication and prostate cancer screening among Black men. Poster. 2023 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Orlando, Florida, US.
- 2023. Tobacco Use Interventions Among Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Behavioral Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. Poster. American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting. San Francisco, California, US.
- 2023. Smoking Prevalence is Overestimated by Employees at Substance Use Treatment Centers, Both Before and After Education Provided During the Implementation of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program. Poster. 2023 American Academy of Health Behavior annual meeting. San Francisco, California, US.
- 2023. Internalized Homonegativity and Somatic Anxiety Distinguish Former from Current Cigarette Smokers and may Represent Cessation Targets for Intervention in LGB Communities. Poster. 2023 American Academy of Health Behavior annual meeting. San Francisco, California, US.
- 2023. Training substance use treatment center providers on tobacco use treatments is associated with increased provision of counseling and pharmacotherapy to tobacco-using patients. Poster. 2023 American Academy of Health Behavior annual meeting. San Francisco, California, US.
- 2023. Associations between tobacco-free workplace policies in behavioral health treatment centers in Texas and employee beliefs and center practices on tobacco treatment. Poster. 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Associations between comprehensive versus less restrictive tobacco-free workplace policies in behavioral health treatment centers in Texas and policy communication, enforcement, and awareness. Poster. 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. The interaction between employees’ and leaders’ concerns about a tobacco-free workplace policy implemented at substance use treatment centers. Poster. 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Texas Tobacco Quitline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices within Behavioral Healthcare Settings. Poster. 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Smoking Abstinence Expectancies among Latinx Smokers: An Initial Test and Evaluation of Individual Difference Factors. Poster. 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Changes in Substance Use Treatment Providers’ Delivery of the 5A's for Noncigarette Tobacco Use in the Context of the Implementation of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program. Poster. 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Workplace-level provider factors associated with greater uptake of a tobacco-free workplace intervention within substance use treatment centers. Poster. Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2023 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Providers’ Non-cigarette Tobacco Use Intervention Practices in Relation to Their Beliefs, Perceived Skills, and Referral Knowledge in Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Behavioral Health Services. Poster. Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2023 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. A Qualitative Study of Tobacco Quitline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices within Healthcare Settings in Texas that Treat Patients with Behavioral Health Conditions. Poster. Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2023 Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2022. Black church-goers who most recently sought cancer information from certain sources are less likely to have ever undergone colorectal cancer screening and thus less likely to benefit from early detection. Poster. 15th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US.
- 2022. 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. the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
- 2022. How do provider perspectives about concurrent tobacco and other substance use care impact delivery of tobacco treatment within agencies providing substance use care?. Poster. Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2022 Summer Psychology Forum. Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
- 2022. 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. annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
- 2022. Parental discipline and school behavior problems impact violent behavior in incarcerated women. Poster. annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2022. Examining associations between where Black church-going women most recently sought cancer information, where they prefer to obtain such information, and mammography behaviors. Poster. Stony Brook University Promoting Health Equity: Issues, Solutions, and Future Directions Conference. Online, US.
- 2022. Social support moderates the relationship between childhood trauma and marijuana use in African American emerging adults. Poster. Association for Psychological Science 2022 Annual Convention. Chicago, Illinois, US.
- 2022. Higher Smoking Level Mediates the Association between Urban Stress and Lower Readiness to Quit Smoking among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Poster. 2022 Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
- 2022. Statewide Assessment of Tobacco-Free Policies and Evidence-Based Practices in Texas Agencies Providing Substance Use Treatment. Poster. 2022 Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
- 2022. The effect of Black church-going men’s preferred source of cancer information on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing behaviors. Poster. annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, Florida, US.
- 2022. Negotiating Cancer Alone: A Qualitative Study Exploring Cancer Care Disruptions among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer during COVID-19. Poster. annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, Florida, US.
- 2022. Implementation of a Train-the-Trainer Program at Behavioral Health Treatment Centers as a Mechanism to Maintain Organizational Capacity to Address Tobacco Use Following Participation in a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program. Poster. 2022 Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
- 2022. Perceived Disease Risk and Cessation Intervention Preferences by Sex Amongst Homeless Adult Concurrent Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette-only Users. Poster. annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, Florida, US.
- 2022. Perceived Social Support Attenuates the Association between Stress and Health-Related Quality of Life among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Poster. annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, Florida, US.
- 2022. Low-Dose CT Eligibility Screening and Referral Practices in Organizations Serving People with Substance Use Disorders. Poster. annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, Florida, US.
- 2022. Implementation and Outcomes of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Opioid Treatment Centers in Texas. Poster. annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, Florida, US.
- 2021. Acculturative stress in relation to physical activity among Latino immigrant adults. Poster. 2021 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference. Online, US.
- 2021. An epidemic and a pandemic collide: Addressing tobacco dependence at COVID-19 protective lodging. Poster. NatCon21 annual conference of the National Council for Behavioral Health. Online, US.
- 2021. Clinician Training in the Adaptation of a Comprehensive Tobacco Free Workplace Program in Agencies Serving the Homeless and Vulnerably Housed. Poster. 27th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Online, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Examining Provider Cancer Prevention Practices in Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Areas of Texas, USA, and Their Relationship to Social Cognitive Theory Factors to Address Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use Disparities. Poster. Cancer Prevention Research Conference 2025. London, GB.
- 2024. Patient acceptability of HPV self-collection for cervical cancer screening in a large safety-net hospital emergency department. Poster. 36th International Papillomavirus Conference. Edinburgh, GB.
- 2024. Enhancing Policy Effectiveness: Examining the Rollout of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy Within Homeless-Serving Agencies and the Impact of Education Receipt. Poster. 2024 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
- 2024. Helping Everyone Achieve a LifeTime of Health–Future Addictions Scientist Training (HEALTH–FAST): Outcomes of a Training Program in Tobacco and Other Substance Use Health Equity Science. Poster. 2024 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
- 2024. Evaluating the Implementation and Dissemination of a Tobacco-free Workplace Program in Homeless-serving Agencies. Poster. 2024 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
- 2024. The Impact of Over-Time Alterations in Organizational Readiness to Change on Tobacco-Cessation Program Implementation in Agencies Serving Unhoused People: A Qualitative Study. Poster. 2024 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
- 2024. Evaluating the Effects of a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program on Provider Beliefs about Client Tobacco Use and Self-Efficacy to Intervene at Texas Homeless-Serving Agencies. Poster. 2024 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
- 2024. Evaluating the implementation of a tobacco-free workplace program in in agencies serving women with unmet social, economic, and behavioral health needs in Texas. Poster. 2024 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
Formal Peers
- 2015. Tobacco-Related Disparities among Texans with Mental Health Needs via Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Campus Policy Interventions. Visiting. Invited lecture for the Disparities in Health in America: Working toward Social Justice course University of Houston - Downtown, Houston, TX. Houston, TX, US.
- 2015. Models of behavior change. Visiting. Invited lecture for Topics in Cancer Prevention, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. So you got a disposition letter: What’s next?. Visiting. Invited lecture for Writing for Academic Publication (Day), University of Houston, Department of Educational Psychology. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. The impact of environmental context on smoking cessation. Visiting. Invited lecture for EDRS 8380 Research Methods in Education (N. Smith), University of Houston, Department of Educational Psychology. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. So you got a disposition letter: What’s next?. Visiting. Invited lecture for Writing for Academic Publication (Day), University of Houston, Department of Educational Psychology. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. Motivational Interviewing; Advanced Skills Primer. Visiting. Invited lecture for HDFS 8376 Behavioral Consultation (McQuillan), University of Houston, Department of Educational Psychology. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Disparities in head & neck cancer survival among patients treated at a multidisciplinary cancer center? A look from multiple angles. Invited. Institute for Cancer Research at the UNT Health Science Center. Fort Worth, TX, US.
- 2013. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: The impact of environmental context on smoking cessation. Invited. University of Houston. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Neighborhood Matters: How Characteristics of the Residential Environment Relate to Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and Weight among African American Adults. Invited. Prairie View A&M University. Fort Worth, TX, US.
- 2012. Behavior theory and its application to behavior change interventions. Visiting. Invited lecture for Topics in Cancer Prevention, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2012. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…”: Smoking in the United States and its relation with race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood characteristics. Visiting. Invited talk at the Disparities in Health in America: Working toward Social Justice meeting at Texas Southern University. Houston, TX, US.
- 2012. The role of tobacco in cancer health disparities. Visiting. Invited lecture for Cancer Epidemiology, University of Texas, School of Public Health. Houston, TX, US.
- 2011. GIS Epidemiology: Applications in smoking research. Visiting. Invited lecture for GIS Epidemiology-Theory and Application, University of Texas, School of Public Health. Houston, TX, US.
- 2011. Behavior theory and its application to behavior change interventions. Visiting. Invited lecture for Topics in Cancer Prevention, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2010. The role of tobacco in cancer health disparities. Visiting. Invited lecture for Cancer Epidemiology, University of Texas, School of Public Health. Houston, TX, US.
- 2010. GIS Epidemiology: Applications in smoking research. Visiting. Invited lecture for GIS Epidemiology-Theory and Application, University of Texas, School of Public Health. Houston, TX, US.
- 2010. Behavior theory and its application to behavior change interventions. Visiting. Invited lecture for Topics in Cancer Prevention, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2009. Disparities in smoking and smoking cessation. Visiting. Invited talk at the Disparities in Health in America: Working toward Social Justice meeting, University of Houston-Main Campus. Houston, TX, US.
- 2008. Health disparities and tobacco. Visiting. Invited talk at the Disparities in Health in America: Working toward Social Justice meeting at the University of Houston-Downtown. Houston, TX, US.
- 2008. Disparities in Smoking Cessation: The Role of Social Status/Context. Invited. The University of Florida. Jacksonville, FL, US.
- 2007. Disparities in Cancer Risk Behaviors: The Role of Social Status/Context. Invited. University of Texas Southwestern. Dallas, TX, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2024 - 2027 |
| Title: | A Virtual, Centralized Lung Cancer Screening Program for Northeast Texas |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | PP250004 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2029 |
| Title: | Supporting Tobacco-Related Ongoing Education and Research (STRONGER) Scholar Program |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIDA |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | R25DA059907 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2029 |
| Title: | Preventing Tobacco-Related Cancers by Expanding Capacity for Tobacco Use Interventions Within Agencies Serving Women with Behavioral Health Needs |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | PP240005 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Title: | Investigating the impact of insurance coverage on access to care and outcomes among lymphoma patients |
| Funding Source: | Tufts University (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | N/A |
| Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Title: | Smokefree Public Housing in Texas |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Permanent Health Funds |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | N/A PHF Shastri |
| Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Title: | Taking Texas Tobacco Free: Dissemination to and Implementation within Lung Cancer Screening Programs |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | PP230002 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2026 |
| Title: | Peer-based approaches to enhance physical activity in dyads of inactive women |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R01HL155310 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2026 |
| Title: | Helping Everyone Achieve a Lifetime of Health – Future Addiction Scientists Training (HEALTH-FAST) |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIDA |
| Role: | MPI |
| ID: | R25DA054015 |
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