TCORS: Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR)

CAsToR Pilot Project Program Lightning Talk Sessions

Session One: “Tobacco Use Among Youth”

Wednesday January 18, 2023: 1:30 — 2:30 PM ET

“The effects of Tobacco 21 adoption on cigar sales in the US” with Dr. Alex Liber (Georgetown University)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“Automating the detection of American adolescents at risk of e-cigarette dependence using machine learning” with Dr. Rui “Ray” Fu (University of Toronto)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“The impact of individual decision making and social network structure on anti-tobacco program effectiveness and disparities in adolescent tobacco use behavior” with Dr. Yuefan “Iris” Shao (University of California San Francisco)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“Cross State Border Nicotine Vaping Products Purchase – Early Evidence from State Emergency Sales Restrictions in 2019” with Dr. Kai-Wen Cheng (Governors State University)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides

Session Two: “Tobacco Use Transitions”

Thursday January 19, 2023: 11:30 AM — 12:30 PM ET

“Determinants of tobacco use transitions among smokers and dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes” with Dr. Andrew Brouwer (University of Michigan)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“Identifying causal pathways in longitudinal tobacco product transition studies” with Dr. Shu “Violet” Xu (New York University)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“Predicting smoking behaviors using machine learning” with Dr. Mona Issabakhsh (Georgetown University) and Dr. Thuy Le (University of Michigan)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“Substitutability of cigarettes for salt- and free-based ENDS devices in young adult ENDS users” with Dr. Amanda Quisenberry (Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides

Session Three: “Tobacco Related Disparities”

Thursday January 19, 2023: 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM ET

“Trajectories of tobacco use, stress and health among U.S. transgender youth and adults” with Dr. Luisa Kcomt (Wayne State University)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides
“Longitudinal trends in the prevalence of menthol cigarette use and disparities in use at sub-national levels by sex, age, and race/ethnicity: Findings from the International Tobacco Control US Surveys from 2002 to 2020” with Dr. Pete Driezen (University of Waterloo)
Assets: Bio + Abstract + Slides