Megan Britton, Ph.D.

Local Presentations

1. 2025. Addressing tobacco dependence in Texas opioid treatment programs: Lessons learned and future opportunities. Invited. the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer Prevention Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
2. 2025. Building Smoking Cessation Intervention Capacity in a Lung Nodule Program Serving Northeast Texas: A Case Study of Implementation Preconditions and Preliminary Outcomes. Poster. annual MD Anderson Cancer Center’s CATALYST Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
3. 2025. Evaluating Pre-Implementation Conditions for a Tobacco-Free Workplace Intervention in an LGBTQ+-Focused Healthcare Center. Poster. annual MD Anderson Cancer Center’s CATALYST Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
4. 2025. Relationships between perceptions of lung cancer stigma and smoking cessation intervention behaviors among providers in a lung nodule program in Texas. Poster. annual MD Anderson Cancer Center’s CATALYST Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
5. 2024. Baseline Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Tobacco Cessation Among Rural Texas Healthcare Providers in Medical Healthcare Centers and Substance Use Treatment Centers. Poster. annual MD Anderson Cancer Center’s CATALYST Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
6. 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. MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Education Week Poster Competition. Houston, Texas, US.
7. 2024. Latino Caregivers Navigating Dementia Care Decisions. Poster. Edson College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation Research Scholars' Day. Phoenix, Arizona, US.
8. 2023. Helping Texans Quit Tobacco. Invited. Lyndon B Johnson Hospital Providers Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
9. 2023. Enhancing Policy Effectiveness: Examining the Rollout of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy within Homeless-Serving Agencies and the Impact of Education Receipt. Conference. Poster presentation at MD Anderson's 2023 Summer Experience Poster Exhibition. Houston, TX, US.
10. 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. Conference. Poster presentation at the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
11. 2023. The Interaction Between Employees’ and Leaders’ Concerns About a Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy Implemented at Substance Use Treatment Centers. Conference. Poster presentation at the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
12. 2023. Tobacco use interventions among Texas healthcare centers providing behavioral health care for sexual and gender minority patients. Conference. Poster to be presented at the 2023 Livestrong Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention and Control Symposium. Austin, TX, US.
13. 2022. NIH F31 Awards – Application Advice, Experiences, and Things I Wish I Knew. Invited. University of Houston HEALTH-FAST Scholars Programming. Houston, TX, US.
14. 2022. Guest Support for Smoke-free Policies within a Homeless Shelter. Conference. Poster presented for the University of Houston's 2022 Undergraduate Research Day. Houston, TX, US.
15. 2022. Delivery of the 5As Tobacco Use Disorder Intervention in Agencies across Texas that Provide Addiction Care for Adults with Substance Use Disorders. Conference. Oral presentation at the biannual meeting of Texas Southern University's Thomas F. Freeman Honors College. Houston, TX, US.
16. 2019. Social Psychology and Pop Culture. Invited. STEM initiative for Houston Comicpalooza. Houston, TX, US.

Regional Presentations

1. 2025. Taking Texas Tobacco Free and Sister Programs: 10+ Years of Impact and Resources for Action. Cancer Alliance of Texas Q3 Meeting. Online, US.
2. 2024. Addressing Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings. Invited. Virginia Department of Health Tobacco-free Tuesday Seminars, Virginia, US.
3. 2023. Evaluating the Implementation and Dissemination of a Tobacco-free Workplace Program in Homeless-serving Agencies. Conference. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference. Galveston, TX, US.
4. 2023. Implementation and outcomes of a comprehensive tobacco-free workplace program in agencies serving women with unmet social, economic, and behavioral health needs. Conference. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference. Galveston, TX, US.
5. 2023. Implementing a Tobacco-Free Policy at a Substance Use Treatment Center: Challenges and Successes. Conference. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference. Galveston, TX, US.
6. 2023. Using the Organizational Readiness to Change Theory to Understand the Implementation of a Tobacco-Cessation Program in Homeless-Serving Agencies: A Qualitative Study. Conference. Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference. Galveston, Texas, US.
7. 2020. The Impact of Microaggressions on Problematic Alcohol Use in the Latinx Community. Invited. 30th Annual Texas Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting. Bryan, TX, US.
8. 2014. The combined role of gender and religiosity on the self-esteem of American adolescents. Conference. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters Annual Meeting. Rochester, MI, US.

National Presentations

1. 2026. Changes in providers’ delivery of cigarette smoking interventions for cancer prevention after the implementation of a tobacco-free workplace program in healthcare centers serving rural and medically underserved areas in Texas. Poster. AACR Annual Meeting 2026. San Diego, California, US.
2. 2026. Localized Network for Lung Health: A Protocol to Reduce Cancer Mortality through Lung Cancer Screening and Tobacco Cessation Care in Northeast Texas. Poster. 2026 American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting. Austin, Texas, US.
3. 2026. Analyzing Barriers to Tobacco Cessation in Opioid Treatment Programs to Advance Implementation Efforts: A Qualitative Study. Poster. 2026 American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting. Austin, Texas, US.
4. 2026. A Mixed Methods Study on Staff Perceptions of Resource Availability for and Valuation of a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Healthcare Settings Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Areas of Texas. Invited. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
5. 2026. A Mixed Methods Case Study of Tobacco-Free Workplace Program Implementation at a LGBTQ+ Community Center in Texas. Poster. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
6. 2026. Tobacco-Free Workplace Program Implementation in a Rural Substance Use Treatment Center: A Case Study of Challenges and Solutions. Invited. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
7. 2026. Addressing Challenges in Collecting Tobacco Intervention Effectiveness Data from Rural Healthcare Centers: Barriers and Mitigation Strategies. Invited. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
8. 2026. Integrating Quitline Referrals for Tobacco Cessation in Opioid Treatment Programs: Implementation Insights from a Texas-Based Partnership. Invited. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
9. 2026. Tailoring Tobacco-Free Workplace Programs for LGBTQ+ Centers in Texas: Training and Knowledge Associations with Tobacco Intervention Delivery. Invited. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
10. 2026. Changes in Providers’ Delivery of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Interventions after Implementing a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Rural and Medically Underserved Texas Healthcare Centers. Invited. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
11. 2026. Relationships Between Perceptions of Lung Cancer Stigma and Smoking Cessation Intervention Behaviors among Providers in a Lung Nodule Program in Texas. Poster. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
12. 2026. Building Smoking Cessation Intervention Capacity in a Lung Nodule Program Serving Northeast Texas: A Case Study of Implementation Preconditions and Related Outcomes. Poster. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
13. 2026. Organizational Readiness Moderates Knowledge Gains in Tobacco-Free Workplace Intervention for Reducing Rural Tobacco Use. Poster. 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
14. 2025. Preventing tobacco-related cancer disparities among opioid use treatment program stakeholders: A case study of a tailored tobacco-free workplace program implementation with reach to rural/medically underserved areas of Texas. Poster. 18th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
15. 2025. Proof-of-Concept for the Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility of a Workplace Intervention to Mitigate Tobacco-Related Cancer Disparities in a LGBTQ+-Serving Healthcare Center. Poster. 18th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
16. 2025. A qualitative analysis of organizational factors in readiness for change: Perceptions on implementation of a tobacco-free workplace program among staff working in healthcare settings serving rural and/or medically underserved areas of Texas. Poster. 18th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
17. 2025. Staff perceptions and value of concurrent tobacco use and behavioral health treatment and tobacco-free programs: A qualitative study of health centers in rural and medically underserved areas of Texas. Poster. 18th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
18. 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. Poster. 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
19. 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. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting. San Diego, California, US.
20. 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. Invited. 2025 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
21. 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. Conference. American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Los Angeles, California, US.
22. 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. Conference. American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Los Angeles, California, US.
23. 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. Conference. American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
24. 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. Conference. American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
25. 2024. Addressing High Tobacco Use Rates at Opioid Treatment Centers through Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Programming: A Funded Clinical Quality Improvement Study Protocol. Conference. American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
26. 2024. Evaluating beliefs and perceived competence about tobacco cancer prevention practices in Texas local mental health authorities. Conference. American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, US.
27. 2024. Addressing Tobacco-Related and Lung Cancer Inequities Among Black Adults: A Mixed Methods Pilot Project. Conference. American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting. Savannah, Georgia, US.
28. 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. Conference. Poster presented at the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
29. 2023. Associations Between Tobacco-free Workplace Policies in Behavioral Health Treatment Centers in Texas and Employee Beliefs and Center Practices on Tobacco Treatment. Conference. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. San Antonio, TX, US.
30. 2023. The Interaction Between Employees’ and Leaders’ Concerns About a Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy Implemented at Substance Use Treatment Centers. Conference. Poster presentation at the 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
31. 2023. Implementing a Tobacco-Free Policy at a Substance Use Treatment Center: Challenges and Successes. Conference. Paper accepted for oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Cincinnati, OH, US.
32. 2023. Addressing the Complex Web of Relationships in Treating Tobacco and Other Substance Use. Conference. Paper accepted for oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Cincinnati, OH, US.
33. 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. Conference. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2023 Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. San Francisco, CA, US.
34. 2023. Training substance use treatment center providers on tobacco use treatments is associated with increased provision of counseling and pharmacotherapy to tobacco-using patients. Conference. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2023 Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. San Francisco, CA, US.
35. 2023. Tobacco Use Interventions Among Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Behavioral Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. Conference. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2023 Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. San Francisco, CA, US.
36. 2023. Workplace-level provider factors associated with greater uptake of a tobacco-free workplace intervention within substance use treatment centers. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
37. 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. Conference. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
38. 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. Conference. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. San Antonio, TX, US.
39. 2023. A Qualitative Study of Tobacco Quitline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices within Healthcare Settings in Texas that Treat Patients with Behavioral Health Condition. Conference. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
40. 2023. Impact of provider perspectives about concurrent tobacco and substance use care on the delivery of tobacco treatment within agencies providing substance use care: A mixed methods study. Conference. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. San Antonio, TX, US.
41. 2023. Implementing a Tobacco-Free Policy at a Substance Use Treatment Center: Challenges and Successes. Conference. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Cincinnati, OH, US.
42. 2023. Addressing the Complex Web of Relationships in Treating Tobacco and Other Substance Use. Conference. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Cincinnati, OH, US.
43. 2023. Texas Tobacco Quitline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices within Behavioral Healthcare Settings. Conference. Poster presentation at the 2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
44. 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 Treatment. Conference. Poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on Precision Prevention, Early Detection, and Interception of Cancer. Austin, TX, US.
45. 2022. Evaluating a Breast Cancer Screening Decision Aid for Racially/Ethnically Diverse Women: A Pilot Trial. Conference. 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Seattle, WA, US.
46. 2022. Analyzing screening influences to support shared decision-making for mammograms among diverse women. Conference. Poster presentation at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Seattle, WA, US.
47. 2022. How do provider perspectives about concurrent tobacco and other substance use care impact delivery of tobacco treatment within agencies providing substance use care?. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2022 Summer Psychology Forum. Minneapolis, MN, US.
48. 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. Conference. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Minneapolis, MN, US.
49. 2022. Promoting Cancer Health Equity: A Qualitative Study of Mentee and Mentor Perspectives of a Training Program for Underrepresented Scholars in Cancer Health Disparities. Conference. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, FL, US.
50. 2022. Low-Dose CT Eligibility Screening and Referral Practices in Organizations Serving People with Substance Use Disorders. Conference. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, FL, US.
51. 2022. Implementation and Outcomes of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Opioid Treatment Centers in Texas. Conference. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Key Largo, FL, US.
52. 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. Conference. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, MD, US.
53. 2022. Statewide Assessment of Tobacco-Free Policies and Evidence-Based Practices in Texas Agencies Providing Substance Use Treatment. Conference. Poster presented virtually at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, MD, US.
54. 2022. Higher Smoking Level Mediates the Association between Urban Stress and Lower Readiness to Quit Smoking among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Conference. Poster presented virtually at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, US.
55. 2021. From DemenTia to DemenCia: Way More Than a Single Letter. In Z. Baker (Chair), Speaking of Dementia: How to Refer to Dementia in Racial-Ethnic Minority Community-Facing Communications. Conference. Symposium presented virtually at the annual scientific meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, US.
56. 2021. Effects of COVID-19-related stressors on marital quality. Conference. Virtual poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, US.
57. 2021. Recommendations for Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Microaggressions in EMA Methods. Conference. Virtual poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, US.
58. 2021. Recommendations for coping with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conference. Virtual poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, US.
59. 2021. The Ins and Outs of Grant-Getting for Early Career Scholars. Conference. Virtual Professional Development Session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, US.
60. 2020. Do Multiple Recommendations Support Women as They Make Decisions about Screening Mammography?. Conference. Virtual Presentation at the 42nd Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM), US.
61. 2020. Racial Microaggressions Impact Romantic Relationship Satisfaction through Reduction of Pro-Relationship Behaviors. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR, US.
62. 2020. Racial Slights and Health Plights: Examining the Daily Effects of Microaggressions on Health Outcomes through Mood and Self-Control. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR, US.
63. 2019. Perceptions of Conflicting Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines and Intentions for Screening: Qualitative Differences between Black and White Women Age 50-75. Conference. Poster presented at the 12th AACR Conference for The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. San Francisco, CA, US.
64. 2019. How Perceptions of Conflicting Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Affect Intentions for Screening: A Qualitative Analysis of Black Women Age 50-75. 3Minute Research Presentation. Conference. 3Minute Research Presentation at the Health Disparities Education, Awareness, Research, and Training Consortium. Houston, TX, US.
65. 2019. A longitudinal study of race/ethnicity, alcohol, and college dating violence. In C. Champion (Chair), Disentangling alcohol use and relationship aggression among romantic partners: Who, when, and why?. Conference. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. Minneapolis, MN, US.
66. 2019. P.S. I love you: Does drinking with the partner predict relationship-specific alcohol expectancies?. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR, US.
67. 2019. A true friend leaves paw prints on your heart: Level of pet commitment moderates the association between ostracism and well-being. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR, US.
68. 2019. Homophobia among friends: The moderating role of conservative beliefs on ambivalence. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portalnd, OR, US.
69. 2019. Dear diary: The effect of a daily gratitude intervention on relationship functioning. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR, US.
70. 2019. Alcohol use resulting from micro(brewed) aggressions reduced by partner support. Conference. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Portland, OR, US.
71. 2017. Engagement with social surrogates buffers the impact of low partner responsiveness on problematic drinking behavior. Conference. Poster presented at Research Society on Alcoholism. Denver, CO, US.
72. 2017. But will it make me gain weight? Individual differences in self-regulation moderate the relationship between an unhealthy diet and worry about weight gain when quitting smoking. Conference. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX, US.
73. 2017. Social Surrogacy Moderates the Relationship Between Perceived Partner Responsiveness and Smoking Outcomes. Conference. Poster presented at Society of Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX, US.
74. 2015. Positive health behaviors predict greater success at resisting smoking temptations. Conference. Poster presented at Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Philadelphia, PA, US.
75. 2015. Perceived partner responsiveness predicts smoking cessation outcomes among self-quitters. Conference. Poster presented at Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Philadelphia, PA, US.
76. 2014. The moderating role of self-esteem instability in the relationship between self-esteem level and love styles. Conference. Close Relationships Preconference: Annual Convention Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, TX, US.

International Presentations

1. 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.
2. 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. Conference. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
3. 2024. Evaluating the Implementation and Dissemination of a Tobacco-free Workplace Program in Homeless-serving Agencies. Conference. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
4. 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. Conference. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
5. 2024. Enhancing Policy Effectiveness: Examining the Rollout of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy Within Homeless-Serving Agencies and the Impact of Education Receipt. Conference. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
6. 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. Conference. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
7. 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. Conference. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting. Edinburgh, GB.
8. 2016. When does time heal? Perceived stressfulness as a moderator of time and posttraumatic growth. Conference. International Society for Trauma Stress Studies Annual Meeting. Dallas, US.
9. 2016. Affectively consequential interactions with the partner predict health behavior use. Conference. International Association for Relationship Research Annual Conference. Toronto, CA.
10. 2016. All by myself: Does the fear of being single predict drinking to cope?. Conference. International Association for Relationship Research Annual Conference. Toronto, CA.
11. 2016. I get by with a little help from my friends: Avoidantly attached people benefit from using fictional pseudo-relationships to cope with stress. Conference. International Association for Relationship Research Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA.

Formal Peers

1. 2024. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Professional Resources. Houston, Texas, US.
2. 2024. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Documentation & Evaluation. Houston, Texas, US.
3. 2024. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Professional Resources. Houston, Texas, US.
4. 2024. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Documentation & Evaluation. Houston, Texas, US.
5. 2024. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Professional Resources. Houston, Texas, US.
6. 2024. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Documentation & Evaluation. Houston, Texas, US.
7. 2023. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Documentation & Evaluation. Houston, Texas, US.
8. 2023. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Professional Resources. Houston, Texas, US.
9. 2023. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Documentation & Evaluation. Houston, Texas, US.
10. 2023. MD Anderson's Tobacco Treatment Specialist Program: Professional Resources. Houston, Texas, US.