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    May 13, 2009

    Smoking and Psychiatric Disorders: Processes, Treatment Outcomes and Future Directions

    Jonathan Bricker PhD

    Tobacco & Public Health: Treatment, Prevention, Policy and Social Change (HSERV 590B)

    Jonathan Bricker Dr. Bricker is a clinical psychologist whose current research is devoted to novel clinical psychological interventions for health behavior and naturalistic psychosocial influences on health behavior across the lifespan. Currently an Assistant Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Dr. Bricker has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2005 Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco New Investigator Award.

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    May 6, 2009

    Sexual Orientation Disparities in Tobacco Use and Cessation: A BRFSS Analysis

    Kimberly Balsam PhD

    Tobacco Related Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (SSW 590/HSERV 590A)

    Kimberly Balsam Dr. Kimberly Balsam is Research Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. Following the completion of her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2003 from the University of Vermont, she was awarded an Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) from National Institute of Mental Health to study minority stress, coping, and mental health outcomes among ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults. She is currently the recipient of a Career Development from NIMH to develop culturally-sensitive prevention strategies for ethnically diverse lesbian and bisexual women. She has over 25 peer-reviewed publications and has given numerous presentations across the U.S. on her research on LGBT populations, focusing on topics such as trauma/victimization, mental health, stress and coping, and the intersection of race/ethnicity and sexual orientation.

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    April 15, 2009

    History of the Tobacco Epidemic & Public Health Strategies--What Works?

    Ken Warner PhD

    Tobacco & Public Health: Prevention, Treatment, Policy and Social Change (HSERV 590B)

    Ken Warner Presented in over 200 professional publications, Ken Warner's research has focused on economic and policy aspects of disease prevention and health promotion, with a special emphasis on tobacco and health. Dr. Warner served as the Senior Scientific Editor of the 25th anniversary Surgeon General's report on smoking and health, published in 1989. He is on the editorial boards of three professional journals and chairs the board of the international journal Tobacco Control. He is a consultant to numerous governmental bodies, voluntary organizations, and businesses, and was a founding member of the board of directors of the American Legacy Foundation.

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    April 8, 2009

    Tobacco Dependence: Understanding Nicotine Addiction and Treatment

    Tim McAfee MD, MPH

    Tobacco & Public Health: Prevention, Treatment, Policy and Social Change (HSERV 590B)

    Tim McAfee Dr. Tim McAfee was the Executive Medical Director of Free & Clear, operating within Group Health Cooperative, from 1998 until Free & Clear, Inc. was incorporated in late 2003. Under his leadership, Free & Clear grew from a small telephone counseling service for smokers into an award-winning, nationally-recognized business with 200 employees and a diverse customer base including employers, healthcare systems, and government agencies. In 1996, Dr. McAfee became the first non-governmental healthcare leader to complete the CDC/UC California Public Health Leadership Institute Scholars Program. He is a member of the American College of Preventive Medicine. He obtained his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and masters degrees in health policy and epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. He completed a fellowship through the University of WashingtonÕs School of Medicine, and is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Public Health. He was a practicing family physician for over a decade and continues to treat tobacco-dependent patients. As a national leader in tobacco control, Dr. McAfee is a sought-after keynote speaker, adviser and consultant for healthcare and academic institutions, government agencies, and employers. He has extensive research experience and currently serves as investigator and site principal investigator on multiple large National Cancer Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation studies.

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    April 1, 2009

    Epidemiology of Tobacco Related Health Disparities

    Gary Giovino PhD

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    Gary Giovino Dr. Giovino's research interests focus on patterns, determinants, consequences, and control of tobacco use; which are part of a more general focus on disease prevention and health promotion. For most of his ten years of service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Giovino served as the Chief of the Epidemiology Branch in the Office on Smoking and Health. He is currently Professor and Acting Chair if the Department of Health Behavior and Research Professor in the Department of Social and Prevention Medicine at the University of Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions.

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    March 11, 2009

    Smoking and Socioeconomic Status: What Explains the Relationship?

    Jennifer Stuber PhD

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    Jennifer Stuber Jennifer Stuber is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work. Her research interests are in stigma and prejudice as social processes and the role these processes play in the production of poor health and health disparities.

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    February 4, 2009

    Preventing Tobacco Use and Related Health Risk Behaviors in Early Adolescence: Results from the Community Youth Development Study

    J. David Hawkins PhD

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    David Hawkins J. David Hawkins is the Endowed Professor of Prevention and Founding Director of the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington School of Social Work. His research focuses on understanding and preventing child and adolescent health and behavior problems. He is principal investigator of the Seattle Social Development Project, a longitudinal study of 808 Seattle elementary school students who are now 33 years old. He is also principal investigator of the Community Youth Development Study, a randomized field experiment involving 24 communities across seven states testing the effectiveness of the Communities That Care prevention system developed by Hawkins and Richard F. Catalano. Dr. Hawkins is committed to translating research into effective practice and policy to improve adolescent health and development.

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    January 7, 2009

    Tobacco Prevention and At-Risk Adolescents

    Steven Sussman PhD

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    Steven Sussman Dr. Sussman is a professor of preventive medicine and psychology at the University of Southern California. He conducts research in the prediction, prevention, and cessation of tobacco and other drug abuse and in the utility of empirical program development methods. He was the principal investigator of Project Towards No Tobacco Use (Project TNT), a comprehensive, classroom-based curriculum designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use in 5th-10th grade youths which is being disseminated nationally by the CDC, NIDA, Centers for Substance Abuse Prevention, and others. Dr. Sussman has published over 160 articles, chapters, or books in the arena of drug use and abuse.

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    December 7, 2008

    Counter-Marketing Strategies for Marginalized Populations

    Cheryl Healton DrPH

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    Cheryl Healton As President and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation, Dr. Healton continues to guide the highly acclaimed truth© campaign, a national counter-marketing campaign that is credited in large part with reducing youth smoking prevalence to its current 28-year low. Dr. Healton formerly served as Head of the Division of Socio-medical Sciences and Associate Dean for Program Development at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. A thought-provoking public speaker, Dr. Healton has given a multitude of presentations around the world, including guest appearances on ABC's Good Morning America, CNN's Larry King Live, NBC's Today Show, National Public Radio and more.

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    November 12, 2008

    Low Income Smokers and their Workplaces: Opportunities for Research & Intervention

    Peggy Hannon PhD

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    Peggy Hannon Peggy Hannon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services at the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine. She is an investigator with the Health Marketing Research Center and the Alliance for Reducing Cancer Northwest at the Health Promotion Research Center. Dr. Hannon's current research interests include health promotion in the workplace, interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening, and the science of disseminating effective interventions.

    Dr. Hannon's faculty page | HPRC
    October 1, 2008

    Tobacco Use and Ethnic Minorities: Cancer Prevention for Latinos

    Beti Thompson PhD

    Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco (Soc W 598/HSERV 590A)

    Beti Thompson Dr. Thompson is Full Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the Cancer Prevention Research Program, and Professor in the Department of Health Services at the University of Washington. Her research interests include community approaches to smoking cessation, dietary change, cancer screening, and environmental strategies to encourage behavior change. She has worked on a number of research projects that collaborate with local Community Advisory Boards to guide and lead activities to reduce health disparities of cancer and diabetes.

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    May 7, 2008

    Why Do Kids Smoke? Risk and Protective Factors for Tobacco Use and the Role of Media Exposure

    James Sargent MD

    UW Tobacco & Public Health course (HSERV 590 B)

    James Sargent, MD directs the Cancer Prevention and Control Research program at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and is Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Sargent is a pediatrician and behavioral epidemiologist whose prolific research involves evaluating media and marketing influences on adolescent smoking.

    April 28, 2008

    Treating Tobacco Dependence in the Oncology Setting: Prevention, Clinical Application and Research Opportunities

    Ellen Gritz PhD

    UW Tobacco Studies Program Seminar Series with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Clinical Sciences Lectureship Program

    Ellen Gritz PhD is an established and internationally known leader in cancer prevention and control research. Dr. Gritz has published extensively on cigarette smoking behavior, including prevention, cessation, pharmacologic mechanisms, and special issues of concern among women and high-risk groups. She has served on numerous advisory and policy boards for the National Cancer Institute and other organizations, and has received numerous awards for her service in cancer prevention and treatment. Dr. Gritz is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Science and Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

    April 22, 2008

    Tobacco Free: The Nurse's Role

    Linda Sarna RN, DNSc, FAAN

    UW Tobacco Studies Program Seminar Series with UW Continuing Nursing Education

    Dr. Sarna is Professor of Nursing at the UCLA School of Nursing. She is co-founder and Director of Tobacco Free Nurses, the first national initiative focused on providing support for nurses who smoke and establishing a framework for engaging nurses in tobacco use prevention and cessation. More information about Tobacco Free Nurses can be found on the award winning website, http://www.tobaccofreenurses.com/.

    After completing this Nursing Grand Rounds, participants will be able to:

    • Describe the health impacts of tobacco use and the health benefits of quitting
    • Discuss how to implement cessation strategies for helping patients quit using tobacco
    • Address major barriers and facilitators of smoking cessation

    This podcast, available by collaboration with the UW School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, offers CNE credit by online registration. Registration information, handouts, evaluations and more can be found via the podcast link below.

    April 16, 2008

    Tobacco Use Trends and Prevention Among Young Adults: The Role of Industry Promotion and Counter-Marketing Strategies

    Pamela Ling MD, MPH

    UW Tobacco & Public Health course (HSERV 590 B)

    Dr. Ling is an Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Her interest in young people, mass media and health has led her to pursue activities ranging from appearances on MTV to research on tobacco industry marketing strategies targeting young adults. She is an expert tobacco industry documents researcher and has published several seminal articles on how the industry markets tobacco to youth, young adults and women.