Deejay Zwaga, MPH, UW-CTRI Biostatistical Analyst, has been awarded grant funding from the National Cancer Center as part of their diversity program. The award is a supplement to the R35 Grant held by UW-CTRI Director …
Marlon Mundt
Before Pandemic, UW-CTRI Shared Findings in New Orleans
As news of COVID-19 was just starting to break, some UW-CTRI staff were in New Orleans to present their research on tobacco use at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine & …
Dr. Russ Glasgow Helps UW-CTRI Bring Research Into the Real World
Dr. Russ Glasgow is the Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Science Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Research Professor of Family Medicine who has focused his career on chronic illness …
Innovative Therapy Offers Three Meds to Quit Smoking, with Mild Side Effects
An innovative “triple therapy” of three FDA-approved medications taken together—along with coaching on how to quit smoking—appears safe and shows promise, according to a UW-CTRI research paper published in the Journal of Smoking Cessation. More …
Financial Incentives Help Medicaid Recipients Quit Smoking
Use of modest financial incentives to encourage low-income smokers to engage with the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is a cost-effective option, according to a paper written by Dr. Marlon Mundt and colleagues at UW-CTRI. Financial …
Scientific Advisors Meet in Madison to Discuss Progress on Innovative EHR Projects
A group of experts from around the country met at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin in August to discuss progress on partnerships between UW-CTRI, Epic, Smokefree.gov, and three Wisconsin health-care systems to leverage electronic health …
UW-CTRI Presents Research at SRNT Baltimore
UW-CTRI researchers presented 14 times at the 2018 annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) at the Baltimore Hilton February 21-24. In addition to six podium presentations, there will be …
UW-CTRI Submits Next Major Center Grant Proposal
UW-CTRI has submitted its next major center grant to the National Cancer Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health). The grant is set to be reviewed for scientific merit in June or July. The …
Small Financial Incentives Reap Big Rewards to Help People Quit Smoking
Low-income smokers who received modest payments to quit smoking not only were 57% more likely to quit—but the cost per quitter turned out to be less than for those who didn’t receive those incentives. According …
Mundt Crunches Cost Effectiveness Data for Tobacco Treatment
UW Assistant Professor Dr. Marlon Mundt, health economist from the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, is collaborating with UW-CTRI to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of financial incentives for Medicaid smokers to take Wisconsin Tobacco …