Yingning Wang, PhD
Economic analysis of tobacco use behaviors and economic evaluation of tobacco control policies.
Justin White, PhD
How monetary and social incentives can be used to promote healthy behavior, informed by research from the field of behavioral economics focusing on chronic disease prevention, notably smoking cessation, in low- and middle-income countries.
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
Fellowship Program Director
Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD
Co-Director, Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Control Program
Tung T. Nguyen, MD
Co-Director, Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Control Program
Research Spotlight
At the same time that regulations on tobacco and on opioid prescriptions have become more stringent, regulations on cannabis have become less stringent: as of 2019, 11 states had legalized recreational cannabis and an additional 22 states had lega
