Publications

• Allen SI, Wasserman E, Veldheer S, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Liao J, Krebs NM, Horn K, Reinhart L, Modesto J, Putt K, Evins AE, Muscat JE, Richie JP, Foulds J. Characteristics of Adult Cigarette Smokers Who “Relight” and the Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Constituents. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 Aug 19;21(9):1206-1212. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty138. PubMed PMID: 29982710; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6698945.
• Allen S, Foulds J, Liao J, Veldheer S, Pachas G, Cather C, Hrabovsky S, Hameed A, Yingst J, Zhu J. Addressing social determinants of health among smokers with mood and/or anxiety disorders in a randomized trial of reduced nicotine content cigarettes. APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo (Nov. 2-Nov. 6). 2019.
• Allen SI, Foulds J, Wasserman E, Veldheer S, Hrabovsky S, Yingst J, Liu G. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students in Pennsylvania. Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 Feb 1;15:E19. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170289. PubMed PMID: 29389310; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5798215.
• Allen SI, Foulds J, Pachas GN, Veldheer S, Cather C, Azzouz N, Hrabovsky S, Hameed A, Yingst J, Hammett E, Modesto J, Krebs NM, Zhu J, Liao J, Muscat JE, Richie J, Evins AE. A two-site, two-arm, 34-week, double-blind, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial of reduced nicotine cigarettes in smokers with mood and/or anxiety disorders: trial design and protocol. BMC Public Health. 2017 Jan 19;17(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3946-4. PubMed PMID: 28103841; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5248523.
• Abstracts Presented at the First Saunders-Watkins Leadership Workshop : May 22-23, 2017. Ethn Dis. 2019;29(Suppl 1):209-226. doi: 10.18865/ed.29.S1.209. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 30906171; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6428184.

Smoking Cessation

• Foulds J, Allen SI, Yingst J. Cytisinicline to Speed Smoking Cessation in the United States. JAMA. 2023 Jul 11;330(2):129-130. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5939. PubMed PMID: 37432440.

COVID-19

• D’Souza GC, Yingst J, Krebs N, Bordner C, Allen SI, Calo W, Hobkirk A, Foulds J. Using the diffusion of innovations theory to understand factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among tobacco users. PLOS ONE. 2024. Forthcoming.
• D’Souza GC, Yingst J, Allen S, Foulds J, Krebs N, Bordner C, Calo Perez WA, Hobkirk A. COVID-19 vaccine tobacco user dissertation data 2022. PLOS ONE. 2023. https://doi.org/10.26207/yt4a-6s83
• Krebs NM, D’Souza G, Bordner C, Allen SI, Hobkirk AL, Foulds J, Yingst JM. COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Hesitancy Among Current Tobacco Users. Tob Use Insights. 2021;14:1179173X211068027. doi: 10.1177/1179173X211068027. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34987300; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8721404.
• Yingst JM, Krebs NM, Bordner CR, Hobkirk AL, Allen SI, Foulds J. Tobacco Use Changes and Perceived Health Risks among Current Tobacco Users during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 12;18(4). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041795. PubMed PMID: 33673207; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7917755.

Tobacco Regulatory Science

• Krebs NM, Allen SI, Veldheer S, Martinez DJ, Horn K, Livelsberger C, Modesto J, Kuprewicz R, Wilhelm A, Hrabovsky S, Kazi A, Fazzi A, Liao J, Zhu J, Wasserman E, Reilly SM, Reinhart L, Trushin N, Moyer RE, Bascom R, Foulds J, Richie JP Jr, Muscat JE. Reduced nicotine content cigarettes in smokers of low socioeconomic status: study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials. 2017 Jul 3;18(1):300. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2038-9. PubMed PMID: 28673312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5496140.
• Krebs NM, Allen SI, Veldheer S, Martinez DJ, Horn K, Livelsberger C, Modesto J, Kuprewicz R, Wilhelm A, Hrabovsky S, Kazi A, Fazzi A, Liao J, Zhu J, Wasserman E, Reilly SM, Reinhart L, Trushin N, Moyer RE, Bascom R, Foulds J, Richie JP Jr, Muscat JE. Correction to Reduced nicotine content cigarettes in smokers of low socioeconomic status: study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials. 2017 Dec 15;18(1):598. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2356-y. PubMed PMID: 29246173; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5732394.
• Veldheer S, Midya V, Lester C, Liao J, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Allen SI, Krebs NM, Reinhart L, Evins AE, Horn K, Richie J, Muscat J, Foulds J. Acceptability of SPECTRUM Research Cigarettes among Participants in Trials of Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes. Tob Regul Sci. 2018 Jan;4(1):573-585. doi: 10.18001/TRS.4.1.4. PubMed PMID: 30662929; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6338451.
• Hrabovsky SM, Midya V, Lester C, Veldheer S, Yingst JM, Allen SI, Krebs NM, Liao J, Reinhart L, Modesto J, Evins AE, Richie JP Jr, Muscat JE, Horn K, Foulds J. Effect of Cigarette Rod Length on Smokers Switching to SPECTRUM Cigarettes. Am J Health Behav. 2019 Mar 1;43(2):380-392. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.43.2.14. PubMed PMID: 30808477; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6419764.
• Foulds J, Veldheer S, Pachas G, Hrabovsky S, Hameed A, Allen SI, Cather C, Azzouz N, Yingst J, Hammett E, Modesto J, Krebs NM, Lester C, Trushin N, Reinhart L, Wasserman E, Zhu J, Liao J, Muscat JE, Richie JP Jr, Evins AE. The effects of reduced nicotine content cigarettes on biomarkers of nicotine and toxicant exposure, smoking behavior and psychiatric symptoms in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders: A double-blind randomized trial. PLoS One. 2022;17(11):e0275522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275522. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 36322562; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9629593.

Health Disparities Research

• Thiel de Bocanegra H, Carter-Pokras O, Ingleby JD, Pottie K, Tchangalova N, Allen SI, Smith-Gagen J, Hidalgo B. Addressing refugee health through evidence-based policies: a case study. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Jun;28(6):411-419. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.05.010. Epub 2017 May 12. PubMed PMID: 28554498; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5682239.
• Hobkirk AL, Krebs NM, Allen SI, Muscat JE. Assessing cotinine values and nicotine dependence among non-daily smokers. Society of Behavioral Medicine 2019 Annual Meeting Abstracts. Ann Behav Med. 2019 March; 53(Suppl 1):S222. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaz007.
• Allen SI, Wasserman E, Veldheer S, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Liao J, Krebs NM, Horn K, Reinhart L, Modesto J, Putt K, Evins AE, Muscat JE, Richie JP, Foulds J. Characteristics of Adult Cigarette Smokers Who “Relight” and the Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Constituents. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 Aug 19;21(9):1206-1212. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty138. PubMed PMID: 29982710; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6698945.
• Hobkirk AL, Midya V, Krebs NM, Allen SI, Reinhart L, Sun D, Stennett AL, Muscat JE. Characterizing nicotine exposure among a community sample of non-daily smokers in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2021 May 31;21(1):1025. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11052-9. PubMed PMID: 34059023; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8165800.

Novel Tobacco Products

• Yingst JM, Lester C, Livelsberger C, Allen SI, Hammett E, Veldheer S, Hummer B, Bordner C, Zhu J, Sciamanna CN, Trushin N, Tan HS, Wilson SJ, Twining RC, Foulds J, Grigson PS. Pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of random nicotine delivery on cigarettes per day and smoke exposure. Brain Res Bull. 2022 Oct 1;188:30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.017. Epub 2022 Jul 25. PubMed PMID: 35901983; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9743484
• Yingst JM, Bordner CR, Hobkirk AL, Hoglen B, Allen SI, Krebs NM, Houser KR, Livelsberger C, Foulds J. Response to Flavored Cartridge/Pod-Based Product Ban among Adult JUUL Users: “You Get Nicotine However You Can Get It”. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 30;18(1). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010207. PubMed PMID: 33396598; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7795757.

E-Cigarettes

• Cobb CO, Budd S, Maldonado G, Imran R, Foulds J, Yingst J, Yen MS, Kang L, Sun S, Hall PB, Chowdhury N, Cohen JE, Randomized Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products: Member List – Essenberg T, Cobb CO, Brosnan P, Chowdhury N, Graham JT, Lopez AA, Yen M, Kang L, Sun S, Lipato T, Foulds J, Hammett E, Hrabovsky S, Hummer BL, Lester C, Richie JP, Veldheer S, Yingst JM, Sciamanna C, Allen SI, Bullen C. Predictors of attrition in a randomized controlled trial of an electronic nicotine delivery system among people interested in cigarette smoking reduction. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2024 Oct 1;145:107662. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107662
• Salinas KZ, Saran S, Saulnier K, Hoglen B, Houser KR, Krebs NM, Kaynak Ö, Bordner CR, Yingst JM, Foulds J, Allen SI, Hobkirk AL. A Comparison of Mental Health Symptoms among Adults Who Vape Nicotine, Cannabis, or Both. Subst Use Misuse. 2024;59(4):601-607. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2294956. Epub 2024 Feb 8. PMID: 38115560.
• Saran SK, Salinas KZ, Foulds J, Kaynak Ö, Hoglen B, Houser KR, Krebs NM, Yingst JM, Allen SI, Bordner CR, Hobkirk AL. A Comparison of Vaping Behavior, Perceptions, and Dependence among Individuals Who Vape Nicotine, Cannabis, or Both. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 20;19(16). doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610392. PubMed PMID: 36012024; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9408799.
• Foulds J, Cobb CO, Yen MS, Veldheer S, Brosnan P, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Lopez AA, Allen SI, Bullen C, Wang X, Sciamanna C, Hammett E, Hummer BL, Lester C, Richie JP, Chowdhury N, Graham JT, Kang L, Sun S, Eissenberg T. Effect of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Cigarette Abstinence in Smokers With No Plans to Quit: Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jun 15;24(7):955-961. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab247. PubMed PMID: 34850164; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9391685.
• Hobkirk AL, Hoglen B, Sheng T, Kristich A, Yingst JM, Houser KR, Krebs NM, Allen SI, Bordner CR, Livelsberger C, Foulds J. Intentions and Attempts to Quit JUUL E-Cigarette Use: The Role of Perceived Harm and Addiction. Prev Chronic Dis. 2022 Feb 3;19:E06. doi: 10.5888/pcd19.210255. PubMed PMID: 35113784; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8880109. (*MOST POPULAR in 2022* as rated by Altmetric)
• Cobb CO, Foulds J, Yen MS, Veldheer S, Lopez AA, Yingst JM, Bullen C, Kang L, Eissenberg T. Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery system with 0, 8, or 36 mg/mL liquid nicotine versus a cigarette substitute on tobacco-related toxicant exposure: a four-arm, parallel-group, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Aug;9(8):840-850. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00022-9. Epub 2021 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 33857436; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8349799.
• Foulds J, Cobb C, Yen M, Veldheer S, Brosnan P, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Lopez A, Allen S, Bullen C. Effects of electronic cigarettes on smoking cessation in smokers with no plans to quit: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2021; 28(SUPPL 1):S186-S186.
• Yingst JM, Lester C, Veldheer S, Allen SI, Du P, Foulds J. E-cigarette users commonly stealth vape in places where e-cigarette use is prohibited. Tob Control. 2019 Sep;28(5):493-497. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054432. Epub 2018 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 30097510; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9703983.
• Yingst J, Foulds J, Veldheer S, Cobb CO, Yen MS, Hrabovsky S, Allen SI, Bullen C, Eissenberg T. Measurement of Electronic Cigarette Frequency of Use Among Smokers Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Apr 21;22(5):699-704. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty233. PubMed PMID: 30365024; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7171268.

Characteristics of Tobacco Use in Youth

• Allen SI, Foulds J, Wasserman E, Veldheer S, Hrabovsky S, Yingst J, Liu G. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students in Pennsylvania. Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 Feb 1;15:E19. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170289. PubMed PMID: 29389310; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5798215.

Social Determinants of Health

• Henry T, Hayes M, Eisele CD, Veldheer S, Allen SI, Hoglen B, Houser KR, Lengerich EJ, Rodriguez-Colon SM, Jenkins AC, Hobkirk AL. Barriers to identifying and addressing health-related social needs in cancer care: Patient and patient navigator perspectives. J Cancer Policy. 2024 Sep 30;42:100508. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100508. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39357623.
• Veldheer S, Houser K, Hoglen B, Hobkirk A, Hayes M, Curry W, Allen S. “If they’re going to ask the questions, they need to address concerns”: Clinical screening for social determinants of health. Ann Fam Med. 2022/04; 20(Supplement 1):2784. doi: 10.1370/afm.20.s1.2784.
• Hobkirk A, Hayes M, Veldheer S, Hoglen B, Allen S, Eisele C, Henry T, Lukasik M, Rodriguez-Colon S, LeMelle L. A MIXED-METHODS ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS’PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES WITH IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS DURING CANCER CARE. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2022; 56(SUPP 1):S329-S329.
• Veldheer S, Hoglen B, Hayes M, Allen SI, Houser KR, Hobkirk AL. “If it’s fluff, it should be taken it out”: Clinical obligations when screening for social determinants of health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2021 April; 55(Supplement_1):S25. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaab020.