UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
Dr. Adrienne Johnson has been promoted to Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, UW-CTRI. “Approximately 80 percent of my time will be conducting research,” Johnson said, “10 percent doing clinical work (beginning July 1), and 10 percent teaching/service activities (this will include me directing the 4th year Medical School 2 …
In April 2022, the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) celebrated 30 years of helping people quit tobacco use. Founded by Drs. Michael Fiore and Timothy Baker, UW-CTRI is nationally recognized for its ground-breaking tobacco research that is translated into tobacco treatment. UW-CTRI staff gathered at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin to celebrate. UW-CTRI …
UW-CTRI researchers recently guest-starred on separate presentations: UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Danielle McCarthy was a guest on the podcast Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) with host Dr. Narjust Duma and fellow guest Dr. Erica Warner of Harvard Medical School. They discussed tobacco cessation as a modifiable risk factor and how clinicians can respectfully engage …
UW-CTRI and the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF) are coming to the last year of another collaborative grant to help low-income pregnant, postpartum, and caregiving individuals become tobacco-free through a program called First Breath. It’s helping Wisconsin babies to grow up in smoke-free environments. WWHF received a $1 million grant four years ago from the …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Adrienne Johnson served as a guest on Dementia Matters, the Wisconsin Aging and Disability Resource Center’s podcast. She spoke to host Dr. Nathaniel Chin about tobacco use and dementia. Older Americans are less likely to be advised to quit tobacco or offered help by providers, Johnson said. A common misperception is that …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Adrienne Johnson is on a roll. Not only did she pass her licensure exam to practice psychology independently, but she also earned her NIH 23 award as well as a second grant. She even had two papers recently published. The K23 award funds her salary, specialized training, and a research study beginning …
The FDA is banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. This historic point begins a process that includes public comment and likely lawsuits from tobacco companies to delay or stop the ban. UPDATE: FDA’s Mitch Zeller Discusses Timelines on Menthols, Synthetic Nicotine, New Media Campaign “Banning menthol—the last allowable flavor—in cigarettes and banning all flavors …
Fourth-year UW medical students learned about tobacco treatment when they recently completed a public-health elective class led by UW-CTRI Researchers Drs. Megan Piper and Jessica Cook. In past years, the students would get to shadow UW-CTRI experts in person but, due to the pandemic, this year that wasn’t possible. So Kay Lera, Assistant to the UW-CTRI …
Dr. Megan Piper, UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research, took her place Sunday as SRNT President (release the SRNT-shirt canons!). Before that, she participated in the Presidential Symposium, specifically as part of the Racial Equity Task Force. “Working towards racial equity is a goal that benefits all of the members, and society at large,” Piper said. …
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators attended the virtual 2020 grantee meeting of the nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Moonshot Initiative, with the goal of helping cancer patients to quit tobacco use. The meeting included representatives from NCI, UW-CTRI, C3I, and 52 C3I cancer centers. This included: Typically …