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
Facility-level, state, and financial factors associated with changes in the provision of smoking cessation services in US substance abuse treatment facilities : Results from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services 2006 to 2012
Failed retrieving data.Feasibility of ecological momentary assessment of daily sexting and substance use among young adult african American gay and bisexual men : A pilot study
Failed retrieving data.Flavored Tobacco Product Use in Youth and Adults : Findings From the First Wave of the PATH Study (2013–2014)
Failed retrieving data.Frequency of youth e-cigarette and tobacco use patterns in the United States : Measurement precision is critical to inform public health
Failed retrieving data.Frequency of youth e-cigarette, tobacco, and poly-use in the United States, 2015 : Update to Villanti et al., "frequency of youth e-cigarette and tobacco use patterns in the United States: Measurement precision is critical to inform public health"
Failed retrieving data.Improving adherence to smoking cessation treatment : Intervention effects in a web-based randomized trial
Failed retrieving data.Indicators of dependence for different types of tobacco product users : Descriptive findings from Wave 1 (2013–2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study
Failed retrieving data.Learning from our failures in smoking cessation research
Failed retrieving data.Menthol cigarettes and the public health standard : A systematic review
Failed retrieving data.Misperceptions of harm among Natural American Spirit smokers : Results from wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study (2013-2014)
Failed retrieving data.Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems : A Systematic Review
Failed retrieving data.Preliminary evaluation of a telephone-based smoking cessation intervention in the lung cancer screening setting : A randomized clinical trial
Failed retrieving data.The application of a decision-theoretic model to estimate the public health impact of vaporized nicotine product initiation in the United States
Failed retrieving data.The need for a comprehensive framework
Failed retrieving data.Young adult non-smokers' exposure to real-world tobacco marketing : Results of an ecological momentary assessment pilot study
Failed retrieving data.An experimental study of the effects of electronic cigarette warnings on young adult nonsmokers' perceptions and behavioral intentions
Failed retrieving data.Baseline Characteristics and Generalizability of Participants in an Internet Smoking Cessation Randomized Trial
Failed retrieving data.Changes in the prevalence and correlates of menthol cigarette use in the USA, 2004–2014
Failed retrieving data.Characteristics of U.S. Substance abuse treatment facilities offering HIV services : Results from a national survey
Failed retrieving data.Epigenetic Regulation of Placental NR3C1 : Mechanism Underlying Prenatal Programming of Infant Neurobehavior by Maternal Smoking?
Failed retrieving data.Impact of Exposure to Electronic Cigarette Advertising on Susceptibility and Trial of Electronic Cigarettes and Cigarettes in US Young Adults : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Failed retrieving data.Mathematical modeling in tobacco control research : Initial Results From a Systematic Review
Failed retrieving data.Medical costs and quality-adjusted life years associated with smoking : A systematic review
Failed retrieving data.Patterns of electronic cigarette use among adults in the United States
Failed retrieving data.Smoking Status and Substance Use Treatment Outcomes Among Spanish Speakers Enrolled in Substance Abuse Treatment
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