Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Substances

School of Public Health faculty are internationally recognized for tobacco prevention and control research and also apply their expertise to the impacts of alcohol and other substances on population health.

Research Highlights

Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention Lab

Researchers in the ASAP lab focus on the development and testing of integrated prevention programs for alcohol and drug use, sexual assault, and sexual risk behaviors among high-risk groups; innovative technology-based interventions to improve the rate of treatment access and decrease treatment drop-out among underserved populations; and secondary prevention programs for individuals who experienced recent sexual assault.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship

As smoking rates decline in developed countries, it is natural for tobacco control efforts to refocus on low- and middle-income countries that are often short on resources and formally trained tobacco control personnel.

The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Tobacco Research is offered by Georgia State University’s School of Public Health and the CDC Foundation to provide formal training for postdoctoral fellows who can contribute to tobacco control research and build the tobacco control workforce in low- and middle-income countries.

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In the News

Mentorship Program Gives Students Global Public Health Experiences

The Postdoctoral Mentorship in Global Tobacco Research program connects Master of Public Health students with participants and alumni of the GSU Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Tobacco Research.

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$1.5 Million Grant to Expand Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Tool Developed by Georgia State Researchers

iQuit Mindfully, which was developed by a team led by Associate Professor Claire Spears, has been shown to help smokers quit, with up to 35 percent of participants successfully quitting after using the tool, compared to 7 percent for the general population.

Georgia State Researcher Receives $6.9 Million in Grants to Develop and Test Tobacco Education Strategies

With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considering landmark regulations that would significantly limit the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and ban menthol flavoring, a Georgia State University researcher is proactively developing and testing targeted messages to improve public health.

Meet the Researchers

Zongshuan Duan

Assistant Professor
Michael P. Eriksen

Regents' Professor, Founding Dean of the School of Public Health
Amanda Gilmore

Associate Professor and Director of the Ph.D. Program for Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences; Director, National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
Roby Greenwald

Interim Chair, Department of Population Health Sciences and Associate Professor
Jidong Huang

Professor
Nurul Kodriati

Post Doctoral Research Associate
Katherine Masyn

Professor
Carlos A. O. Pavão

Clinical Associate Professor
Terry Pechacek

Research Professor
Lucy Popova

Associate Professor
Shannon Self-Brown

Distinguished University Professor, Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, Co-Director of the National SafeCare Training and Research Center (NSTRC)
Claire A. Spears

Associate Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Sheryl Strasser

Associate Professor
Yu Wang

Assistant Clinical Professor
Scott Weaver

Research Professor
Daniel Whitaker

Distinguished University Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Director of National SafeCare Training and Research Center

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