Raymond S Niaura
Raymond S Niaura
Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Professional overview
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Dr. Raymond Niaura is a psychologist and an expert on tobacco dependence and treatment, as well as substance use and addiction to alcohol. Dr. Niaura researches the biobehavioral substrates of tobacco dependence, including factors that influence adolescent and early adult tobacco use trajectories. He also evaluates behavioral and pharmacological treatments for tobacco cessation, with a particular interest in cessation in disadvantaged population to address public health disparities in tobacco-related burdens of illness and disability.
For eight year, Dr. Niaura was the Director of Science and Training at the Schroeder Institute (SI) for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the Truth Initiative, where he also supervised the pre- and post-doctoral training programs. Dr. Niaura has previously taught and conducted research at Brown University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Georgetown Medical Center, and the School of Public Health at University of Maryland. He was also a former President of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco and is a Deputy Editor of the Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
With grants from the National Institutes of Health, numerous foundations, and private industry, Dr. Niaura has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, and book chapters, including the book The Tobacco Dependence Treatment Handbook: A Guide to Best Practices.
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Education
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BA, Psychology (First Class Honors), McGill University, Montreal, CanadaMS, Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJPhD, Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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Honors and awards
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Research Laureate, American Academy of Health Behavior (2009)University Scholar Award, McGill University (1979)
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Areas of research and study
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Driving PoliciesEvaluationsHealth DisparitiesSubstance AbuseTobacco Control
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Publications
Publications
Association of tobacco product use with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence and incidence in Waves 1 through 5 (2013–2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study
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Failed retrieving data.Cardiovascular Outcomes among Combustible-Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Users in Waves 1 through 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2013–2019
Failed retrieving data.Changes in Biomarkers of Tobacco Exposure among Cigarette Smokers Transitioning to ENDS Use : The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, 2013–2015
Failed retrieving data.Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and young adults between waves 1–4 of the population assessment of tobacco and Health (PATH) study (2013–2018)
Failed retrieving data.E-cigarette use and change in plans to quit cigarette smoking among adult smokers in the United States : Longitudinal findings from the PATH Study 2014–2019
Failed retrieving data.Electronic nicotine delivery systems : use, knowledge, and attitudes among diverse college students
Failed retrieving data.Improved motivation and readiness to quit shortly after lung cancer screening : Evidence for a teachable moment
Failed retrieving data.Maternal nicotine metabolism moderates the impact of maternal cigarette smoking on infant birth weight : A Collaborative Perinatal Project investigation
Failed retrieving data.Relationships Between E-cigarette Use and Subsequent Cigarette Initiation Among Adolescents in the PATH Study : an Entropy Balancing Propensity Score Analysis
Failed retrieving data.Tobacco Product Use and Functionally Important Respiratory Symptoms Among US Adolescents/Young Adults
Failed retrieving data.Tobacco Use and Respiratory Symptoms Among Adults : Findings From the Longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study 2014-2016
Failed retrieving data.Validation of the Wave 1 and Wave 2 Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Indicators of Tobacco Dependence Using Biomarkers of Nicotine Exposure Across Tobacco Products
Failed retrieving data.Youth E-Cigarette Use and Functionally Important Respiratory Symptoms : The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Waves 3 and 4
Failed retrieving data.A pilot randomized controlled trial of a tailored smoking cessation program for people living with HIV in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Failed retrieving data.Association of e-Cigarette Use with Discontinuation of Cigarette Smoking among Adult Smokers Who Were Initially Never Planning to Quit
Failed retrieving data.Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes
Failed retrieving data.Biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress among adult former smoker, current e-cigarette users—results from wave 1 PATH study
Failed retrieving data.Change in amount smoked and readiness to quit among patients undergoing lung cancer screening
Failed retrieving data.Changes from 2017 to 2018 in e-cigarette use and in ever marijuana use with e-cigarettes among US adolescents : analysis of the National Youth Tobacco Survey
Failed retrieving data.E-Cigarette Use and COVID-19 : Questioning Data Reliability
Failed retrieving data.E-cigarettes and Cessation : Asking Different Questions Requires Different Methods
Failed retrieving data.Effects of pictorial warning label message framing and standardized packaging on cigarette packaging appeal among young adult smokers
Failed retrieving data.Estimating the population health impact of recently introduced modified risk tobacco products : A comparison of different approaches
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