2021-05-10

[#DIV28SUPER] Upcoming SRNT Adolescent Network Virtual Event – May 13th, 10:00AM – 1:00PM EST

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Adolescent Network 

Sponsored Virtual Event

May 13th, 2021

10:00AM – 1:00PM EST


The Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent and Young Adult Tobacco Use Behaviors: 

Implications for Surveillance, Intervention, and Regulation 

 

This virtual event will focus on understanding how COVID-19 has altered tobacco use behaviors among adolescents and young adults. Speakers include:


·         Julia Chen-Sankey, PhD, MPP (National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities) – Changes in cigar smoking patterns and motivations to quit cigars among Black young adults in the time of COVID-19

·         Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, PhD (Prevention Research Center) – Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 On Tobacco Use Among LGBTQ+ Young Adults: A Mixed Method Approach

·         Melissa Harrell, PhD, MPH (UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin Campus) – Mental health, tobacco, and marijuana use among young people in the context of COVID-19

·         Danielle Davis, PhD (Yale School of Medicine) – Adolescent Vaping Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic Onset: Results from Three Local Surveys

·         Jessica Rath, PhD, MPH, CHES, and Jennifer Kreslake, PhD, MPH (Truth Initiative) – Changing adolescent vape use behaviors during COVID-19

·         David Hammond, PhD (University of Waterloo) – COVID-19 and patterns of youth vaping and smoking among youth form Canada, England, and the US

 

Across all talks, speakers will highlight the potential social and behavioral mechanisms of impact of COVID-19 on tobacco use behavior, with a special emphasis on health disparities. In addition to these data presentations, the event will include a discussion addressing implications for surveillance, intervention, and regulation, as well as practical issues of collecting survey data during a pandemic. 

 

The goal of the virtual event is to bring together leading scientists to address the impact of COVID-19 on tobacco use behaviors among adolescents and young adults, by sharing the most up-to-date research findings, discussing lessons learned, and identifying implications and research gaps.

 

Moderators: Erin Sutfin, PhD (Wake Forest School of Medicine) and Kathleen Garrison, PhD (Yale School of Medicine)

 

Register Now! https://www.srnt.org/events/register.aspx?id=1498063

Member: Not-for-Profit $70, For Profit $110, Recent Graduate $35, Student/Trainee $25

Non-Member: Not-for-Profit $150, For Profit $225, Recent Graduate $75, Student/Trainee $45

 

For more information, visit: https://www.srnt.org/page/AN_Webinar_051321


Mariel S. Bello, M.A.
NSF Predoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Science
Health, Emotion, & Addiction Laboratory

University of Southern California
Department of Psychology
3620 South McClintock Ave, SGM 501
Los Angeles, CA 90089

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