Hai-Yen Sung, PhD
Costs of smoking, costs of illness, evaluation of the economic impact of tobacco taxation and other tobacco control policies, secondhand smoke exposure, and cancer screening and outcomes.
Janice Tsoh, PhD
Smoking cessation treatment in vulnerable populations including Asian Americans, and clients in substance abuse treatment with focus on use of social network and digital health technology to promote utilization of and delivering evidence-based treatment in underserved populations.
Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS
Tobacco use in vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on interventions with the homeless population.
Yingning Wang, PhD
Economic analysis of tobacco use behaviors and economic evaluation of tobacco control policies.
Prescott Woodruff, MD
Clinical and basic science approaches to study the effects of cigarette smoke on lung inflammation.
Tingting Yao, PhD
Valerie Yerger, ND
Tobacco industry targeting African American communities and the use of menthol in tobacco products, smokefree policies in multiunit housing.
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Center Leadership
Pamela Ling, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education
Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP
Fellowship Co-Director, Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education
Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS
Fellowship Co-Director, Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education
Stella Bialous, RN, DrPH, FAAN
Associate Director for Global Tobacco Control Initiatives
Research Spotlight
As companies promote new smoking devices that can easily be used for both tobacco and marijuana (e.g., electronic cigarettes [“e-cigarettes”], vaporizers), youth and young adults may be more prone to using both drugs.
