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Smoking and Tobacco Use

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Smoking and Tobacco Use

A diverse body of research on tobacco and nicotine use, exposure and cessation.

Areas of Focus

  • Initiation of electronic and combustible cigarette use in adolescence
  • Methods of smoking cessation
  • Environmental tobacco smoke avoidance
  • Effects of smoking abstinence
  • Pharmacotherapies for smoking, mood, and behavior
  • Tobacco regulatory policies
  • High-risk groups who engage in smoking and nicotine use

Our faculty conduct a diverse body of research on tobacco and nicotine use and exposure, ranging from longitudinal studies on the initiation of electronic and combustible cigarette use in adolescence to studies of smoking cessation and environmental tobacco smoke avoidance in adulthood.

Our researchers conduct laboratory-based studies to investigate the reinforcing properties of nicotine, the effects of smoking abstinence, and the effects of pharmacotherapies on smoking, mood, and behavior. They also conduct randomized controlled trials to test novel behavioral and pharmacological methods of helping smokers quit, including studies using motivational interviewing, positive psychology, physical activity promotion, and contingency management to improve smoking outcomes. Smoking cessation interventions employ in-person counseling, text messaging, video, and web-based programs.

A particular focus of our tobacco research touches upon smoking cessation and the impact of tobacco regulatory policies in underserved and high-risk groups including: smokers with substance use disorders; smokers who drink alcohol heavily; pregnant women; people living with HIV; sedentary smokers; racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities; and people living with mental illness.

Faculty

  • Ahluwalia

    Jasjit Ahluwalia

    Professor
    Jasjit_Ahluwalia@brown.edu
  • Rachel Cassidy

    Rachel Cassidy

    Associate Professor (Research), Department Vice Chair
    Rachel_Cassidy@brown.edu
  • Patricia Cioe

    Patricia Cioe

    Associate Professor
    Patricia_Cioe@brown.edu
  • Colby

    Suzanne Colby

    Professor (Research), Deputy Director, Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies
    Suzanne_Colby@brown.edu
  • Dunsiger

    Shira Dunsiger

    Associate Professor (Research)
    Shira_Dunsiger@brown.edu
  • Tim Janssen

    Tim Janssen

    Assistant Professor (Research)
    Tim_Janssen@brown.edu
  • Christopher Kahler, PhD

    Christopher Kahler

    Professor, Director of CAAS
    christopher_kahler@brown.edu
  • Aditya Khanna

    Aditya Khanna

    Associate Professor
    Aditya_Khanna@brown.edu
  • Rosemarie Ann Martin

    Rosemarie Martin

    Associate Professor
    Rosemarie_Martin@brown.edu
  • Micalizzi

    Lauren Micalizzi

    Assistant Professor (Research)
    Lauren_Micalizzi@brown.edu
  • Cara Murphy

    Cara Murphy

    Assistant Professor
    Cara_Murphy@brown.edu
  • Damaris Rohsenow

    Damaris Rohsenow

    Professor (Research)
    Damaris_Rohsenow@brown.edu
  • Sokolovsky

    Alexander Sokolovsky

    Assistant Professor
    Alexander_Sokolovsky@brown.edu
  • Swift

    Robert Swift

    Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
    Robert_Swift_MD@brown.edu
  • Tidey

    Jennifer Tidey

    Professor, Associate Dean for Research
    Jennifer_Tidey@brown.edu
  • Hayley Treloar Padovano

    Hayley Treloar Padovano

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
    Hayley_Treloar@brown.edu

Affiliated Research Centers and Labs

Smoking, Health, & Addiction Research (SHARe) Lab

Working to understand why vulnerable populations are especially prone to cigarette smoking and to try to find new ways of helping them quit.
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Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

Conducts collaborative research that will lead to more effective treatment for alcohol and drug use, and is creating a nationwide program in addiction education and training.
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October 6, 2023 News from SPH

Student Spotlight: Unraveling the links between smoking, genetics, and lung cancer from a global perspective

For her summer MPH Practicum, MPH student Yuchan Cao investigated the patterns between smoking and cancer progression among lung cancer survivors in China.

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