The Milwaukee Collaboration Project celebrated the contributions of the Community Advisory Board (CAB) last month in Milwaukee. The CAB is comprised of African American professionals, residents of Milwaukee with experience pertaining to tobacco use, and …
Month: July 2024
UW-CTRI Celebrates Its Health Counselors
UW-CTRI Health Counselors celebrate the completion of BREATHE 2 Project 1. From right: Health Counselors Amy Sorce, T.Jay Christenson, Tess Kuba, Kathleen Cantu, and Mari Marquez; Clinical Research Manager Meg Feyen, Health Counselor Chris Ripley, and …
Paper Calls for Improving Standards of Tobacco Treatment in Prisons and Jails
Prisons and jails are overdue in providing support to incarcerated individuals who use tobacco, wrote colleagues from UW-CTRI, the University of Colorado, and the University of California-San Francisco in a paper published in the American …
Study: Latine People Use ACT to Quit Smoking, Lower Distress
In a pilot study, 35 percent of participants reported quitting smoking after taking part in a culturally tailored version of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) via phone and online sessions. Latine adults who smoked found …
Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria Begins as Center Director
Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria officially began her work as the UW-CTRI Director on July 1, 2024, succeeding Dr. Michael Fiore, the founding director with Dr. Tim Baker. Kathuria met with UW-CTRI colleagues in Madison as well …