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Chris’ research centers on the application of chromatographic techniques, principally capillary electrophoresis, for bioanalysis. This ranges from developing coatings and approaches for the separation of proteins and small molecules, to the application of capillary electrophoresis in detecting blood doping agents in athletes.
Dr. Harrison is a co-Investigator of a MERG project measuring and reducing exposure to thirdhand smoke. His role in the project is to develop and test a simple, field deployable, device capable of performing semi-quantitative analysis of thirdhand smoke residue. The aim is to provide the public with a tool which can be used by anyone (like a pool chlorination test kit) to get an approximation of the amount of thirdhand smoke residue present in their living spaces.
Contact:
charrison@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
An up-to-date list can be found on Google Scholar.
Jenny has a research focus on environmental justice in relation to exposures to children and vulnerable populations at the US-Mexico border. She studies children’s exposure to toxicants in house dust and on surfaces, such as residual tobacco toxicants remaining after smoking has taken place, known as thirdhand smoke. She applies emerging technologies to assess environmental health problems, such as silicone wristbands for measuring carcinogen exposures in children from thirdhand smoke, and low-cost air sensors deployed in Tijuana at sensitive receptor sites. She studies air pollution arising from the long northbound wait times and lines of idling vehicles at US-Mexico Ports of Entry, exposing border crossers and surrounding communities to traffic pollutants. She is a Scientific Guidance Panel member for the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.
Contact:
jquintan@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Hovell MF, Bellettiere J, Liles S, Nguyen B, Berardi V, Johnson C, Matt GE, Malone J, Boman-Davis MC, Quintana PJE, Obayashi S, Chatfield D, Robinson R, Blumberg EJ, Ongkeko WM, Klepeis NE, Hughes SC. Randomised controlled trial of real-time feedback and brief coaching to reduce indoor smoking. Tob Control. 2019 Feb. 15. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed PMID:30770436.
Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Jrn Expo Sc Environ Epidemiol. 2019; Feb 6. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:30728487
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: A longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018; 27(6):643-649. PubMed PMID:29439207
Jacob P 3rd, Benowitz NL, Destaillats H, Gundel L, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Samet JM, Schick SF, Talbot P, Aquilina NJ, Hovell MF, Mao JH, Whitehead TP. Thirdhand smoke: New evidence, challenges, and future directions. Chem Res Toxicol. 2017; 30(1):270-294. PubMed PMID:28001376.
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tob Control. 2016;26(5):548-556. PubMed PMID:27655249
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Fortmann AL, Zakarian JM, Galaviz VE, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Winston C. Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: Non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2014; 23(3):264-72. PubMed PMID:23669058.
Quintana PJ, Matt GE, Chatfield D, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Hoh E. Wipe sampling for nicotine as a marker of thirdhand tobacco smoke contamination on surfaces in homes, cars, and hotels. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013; 15(9):1555-63. PubMed PMID:23460657.
Hoh E, Hunt RN, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Chatfield DA, Wittry BC, Rodriguez E, Matt GE. Environmental tobacco smoke as a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled household dust. Environ Sci Technol. 2012; 46(7):4174-83. PubMed PMID:22397504
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: Residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011; 20(1):e1. PubMed PMID:21037269.
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Destaillats H, Gundel LA, Sleiman M, Singer BC, Jacob P, Benowitz N, Winickoff JP, Rehan V, Talbot P, Schick S, Samet J, Wang Y, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Pankow JF, Hovell MF. Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011;119(9):1218-26. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103500. PubMed PMID: 21628107.
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Hovell MF, Bernert JT, Song S, Novianti N, Juarez T, Floro J, Gehrman C, Garcia M, Larson S. Households contaminated by environmental tobacco smoke: sources of infant exposures. Tob Control. 2004 Mar;13(1):29-37. PubMed PMID:14985592.
Dr. Eunha Hoh’s research interests have focused on fate and behaviors of persistent organic contaminants in the environment and their impact on human health. Her current research projects focus on ocean and human health, exposure to tobacco smoke residue (thirdhand smoke), microplastic pollution, tobacco product waste, and wastewater treatment.
Dr. Hoh is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) a Co-Investigator of a few tobacco projects funded by the Tobacco-related Disease Research Program, including the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. She has developed novel analytical methods which included fast and efficient analyses of multiple classes of targeted chemical residues, and a nontargeted analytical approach for organic contaminants of interest in various types of environmental and biological samples. She leads chemical analyses required for identifying chemicals of concern in thirdhand smoke and evaluating removal of them as well as contributing expertise on analyses of environmental samples and the design and interpretation of all lab analyses.
Contact:
ehoh@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Merianose AL, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Matt GE. Nicotine on Children’s hands: Limited protection of smoking bans and initial clinical findings. Tobacco Use Insights. 2019, Jan 16;12:1179173X18823493. doi: 10.1177/1179173X18823493. PubMed PMID: 30728727
Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 2019. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7. PubMed PMID:30728487
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: A longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018; 27(6):643-649. PubMed PMID:29439207
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tob Control. 2016; 26(5):548-556. PubMed PMID:27655249
Northrup TF, Khan AM, Jacob P 3rd, Benowitz NL, Hoh E, Hovell MF, et al. Thirdhand smoke contamination in hospital settings: assessing exposure risk for vulnerable paediatric patients. Tob Control 2016; 25(6):619-23. PubMed PMID: 26635031
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Fortmann AL, Zakarian JM, Galaviz VE, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Winston C. Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: Non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2014; 23(3):264-72. PubMed PMID:23669058.
Quintana PJ, Matt GE, Chatfield D, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Hoh E. Wipe sampling for nicotine as a marker of thirdhand tobacco smoke contamination on surfaces in homes, cars, and hotels. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013; 15(9):1555-63. PubMed PMID:23460657.
Hoh E, Hunt RN, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Chatfield DA, Wittry BC, Rodriguez E, Matt GE. Environmental tobacco smoke as a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled household dust. Environ Sci Technol. 2012; 46(7):4174-83. PubMed PMID:22397504
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: Residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011; 20(1):e1. PubMed PMID:21037269.
Dr. Dodder works in the San Diego State University School of Public Health Environmental Health Laboratory. An analytical chemist specializing in applications related to environmental and public health, his expertise includes: 1) analytical method development for the quantification of contaminants, metabolites, and protein biomarkers by chromatography/mass spectrometry; 2) non-targeted mass spectrometry for the identification of unexpected environmental contaminants; 3) environmental survey design to assess the occurrence and fate of contaminants in abiotic and biotic matrices; 4) implementation of quality assurance / quality control procedures for chemical analyses; and 5) scientific software development, including tools for mass spectral interpretation and mass spectral libraries, automated quality control validation, and data analysis and visualization.
Dr. Dodder is a Co-Investigator of a couple of MERG projects. In these projects, he leads method development for qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses, with responsibility for QA/QC, laboratory maintenance, and training and supervision of laboratory technicians and student lab assistants.
Contact:
ndodder@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Jrnl Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019. doi:10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7.
Thomas was awarded an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Nebraska in 2015. During a 23-year career in the US Public Health Service, he served as a Family Physician in Northern California, a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in Denver, Colorado, Medical Epidemiologist in the Office on Smoking and Health, and CDC Liaison to the World Bank in Washington, DC. He later served in the Clinton and Bush Administrations as HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Refugee Health and Assistant Surgeon General from 1999-2002. He was a Professor in Residence of Epidemiology at UC San Francisco from 2002-2008, where he directed international programs for medical and other health sciences students. He co-directed the Joint PhD program in Global Health at SDSU/UCSD from 2009-2015. He re-joined the Department of Health and Human Services as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Science and Medicine) in 2015 under the Obama administration and returned to San Diego in 2017. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is co-editor of 21st Century Health Diplomacy (World Scientific Publishers, 2013).
Contact:
tnovotny@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
An up-to-date list can be found on Google Scholar.
Dr. Greiner uses community-based research approaches to examine the relationships among man-made environmental hazards and health outcomes. Dr. Greiner is the Coordinator for the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. In this role she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Center. With more than twenty years of experience in community-based health promotion, she collaborates with other members of the Center Team, thirdhand smoke researchers, and community stakeholders in the outreach and dissemination efforts of the Center.
Contact:
lgreiner@sdsu.edu
Dr. Record’s research, typically grounded in behavior change theories, employs mixed methods to examine campaign and intervention strategies to improve tobacco-related health behavior outcomes,
Dr. Record joined the Thirdhand Smoke Research Consortium in Fall 2017. She is a Co-Investigator of the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center, funded through the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. Her role in the center is to assist with the Center’s online footprint and oversee campaign strategies, including design, implementation, and evaluation.
Contact:
rrecord@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Record, R. A., Harrington, N. G., Helme, D., & Savage, M. W. (2018). Using the theory of planned behavior to guide focus group development of messages aimed at increasing compliance with a tobacco-free policy. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(1), 143-152. doi:10.1177/0890117116687467.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29214815
Record, R. A. (2017). Tobacco-free policy compliance behaviors among college students: A theory of planned behavior perspective. Journal of Health Communication, 22, 562-567. doi:10.1080/10810730.2017.1318984
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28494210
Namkoong, K., Nah, S., Van Stee, S. K., & Record, R. A. (2017). Social media campaign effects: Moderating role of social capital in anti-smoking campaign communication. Health Communication. Early online publication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1258616
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28059565
Namkoong, K., Nah, S., Record, R. A., & Van Stee, S. K. (2017). Communication, reasoning, and planned behaviors: Unveiling the effects of interactive communication in an anti-smoking social media campaign. Health Communication, 32, 41-50. doi:10.1080/10410236.2015.1099501
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27119592
Record, R. A., Helme, D., Savage, M. W., & Harrington, N. G. (2017). Let’s clear the air: A campaign that effectively increased compliance with a University’s tobacco-free policy. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 45(1), 79-95. doi:10.1080/00909882.2016.1248471
Hahn E. J., Kolpek. J. K., Lee., E., Record, R., Wiggins, A. T., Butler, K. M., & Rayens, M. K. (2015). Rural print media and a tailored advocacy interventions for smoke-free policy. American Journal of Health Promotion. (early online publication). doi:10.4278/ajhp.140725-QUAN-364
Riker, C., Butler, K. M., Ricks, J., Record, R. A., Begley, K., Anderson, D., & Hahn, E. J. (2015). Creating effective media messaging for rural smoke-free policy. Public Health Nursing, 32, 613-624. doi: 10.1111/phn.12188
Cho, H., Lee, K., Hwang, Y., Richardson, P., Sidney, H., Teeters, E., Record, R., Riker, C., & Hahn, E. (2014). Outdoor tobacco smoke exposure at the perimeter of a tobacco-free university. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 64(8), 863-866. doi:10.1080/10962247.2014.896295
Butler, K. M., Begley, K., Riker, C., Gokun, Y., Anderson, D., Adkins, S., Record, R., & Hahn, E. (2014). Smoke-free coalition cohesiveness in rural tobacco-growing communities. Journal of Community Health, 39(3), 592-598. doi:10.1007/s10900-013-9804-8
Butler, K. M., Rayens, M. K., Adkins, S., Record, R., Langley, R., Derifield, S., McGinn, C., Murray, D. & Hahh, E. J. (2014). Culturally-specific smoking cessation outreach intervention in a rural community. Public Health Nursing, 31(1), 44-54. doi:10.1111/phn.12066
Dr. Matt’s research focuses on human exposure to tobacco smoke toxicants in real-world field settings and on strategies to protect nonsmokers from the exposure to tobacco smoke toxicants from secondhand and thirdhand smoke.
Dr. Matt is the PI of the Thirdhand Smoke Dissemination, Outreach, and Resource Center (Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center) that connects Thirdhand Smoke researchers with California’s diverse communities. The Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center will (1) establish web-based platform to share Thirdhand Smoke information and outcomes from consortium supported research with California residents, communities, tobacco groups, and business owners (Aim 1); (2) raise awareness among California residents through a social media campaign; (3) share what we know about Thirdhand Smoke with community groups, health professional, and relevant tobacco control stakeholder groups through a series of online workshops; and (4) engage community groups, health professionals, and business owners about adopt policies related to Thirdhand Smoke.
Contact:
gmatt@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Matt GE, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Arceo J. Cotton pillows: A novel field method for assessment of thirdhand smoke pollution. Environ Res. 2019;168:206-10. Epub 2018/10/15. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.025. PubMed PMID: 30317105.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30317105
Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 2019. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30728487
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: a longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018. Epub 2018/02/14. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054052. PubMed PMID: 29439207.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29439207
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Merianos AL, Matt GE. Preliminary evidence that high levels of nicotine on children’s hands may contribute to overall tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2018;27(2):217-9. Epub 2017/04/01. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053602. PubMed PMID: 28360145; PMCID: PMC5623162.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28360145
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tobacco Control. 2016. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053119.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655249
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Fortmann AL, Zakarian JM, Galaviz VE, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Winston C. Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2014;23(3):264-72. Epub 2013/05/15. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050824. PubMed PMID: 23669058.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23669058
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011;20(1):e1. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.037382. PubMed PMID: 21037269; PMCID: 3666918.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21037269
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Destaillats H, Gundel LA, Sleiman M, Singer BC, Jacob P, Benowitz N, Winickoff JP, Rehan V, Talbot P, Schick S, Samet J, Wang Y, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Pankow JF, Hovell MF. Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011;119(9):1218-26. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103500. PubMed PMID: 21628107; PMCID: 3230406.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21628107
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Hovell MF, Chatfield D, Ma DS, Romero R, Uribe A. Residual tobacco smoke pollution in used cars for sale: air, dust, and surfaces. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008;10(9):1467-75. doi: 10.1080/14622200802279898. PubMed PMID: 19023838.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19023838
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Hovell MF, Bernert JT, Song S, Novianti N, Juarez T, Floro J, Gehrman C, Garcia M, Larson S. Households contaminated by environmental tobacco smoke: sources of infant exposures. Tobacco Control. 2004;13(1):29-37. Epub 2004/02/27. PubMed PMID: 14985592; PMCID: 1747815.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14985592?dopt=Citation
Mel’s research focuses on the etiology of health-related behavior following the Behavioral Ecological Model, including studies of classic risk practices, such as diet and physical activity, as well as studies of clinicians’ service delivery. His research also addresses means by which the influence of and change in culture can be achieved to establish healthy practices in whole populations. His work investigation of secondhand smoke exposure reduction for children led to him, along with Dr. Georg Matt, to “discover” thirdhand smoke when he explored nicotine in homes as an explanation of variance in secondhand smoke exposure.
He is a Co-Investigator of the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. In this role he will contribute to the translation of thirdhand smoke research findings to real-world settings to disseminate findings and improve public health.
Contact:
mhovell@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Northrup TF, Stotts AL, Suchting R, Khan AM, Green C, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Matt GE. Medical staff contributions to thirdhand smoke contamination in a neonatal intensive care unit. Tob Induc Dis. 2019 E-pub Apr 24;17:37. doi: 10.18332/tid/106116. PubMed PMID: 31516480.
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: a longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018. Epub 2018/02/14. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054052. PubMed PMID: 29439207.
Haardörfer R, Berg CJ, Escoffery C, Bundy ŁT, Hovell M, Kegler MC. Development of a scale assessing beliefs about thirdhand smoke (BATHS). Tob Induc Dis. 2017 Epub Jan 17;15:4. doi: 10.1186/s12971-017-0112-4. PubMed PMID: 28104999.
Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tob Control. 2016. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053119. PubMed PMID: 27655249.
Peyton III J, Benowitz NL, Destaillats H, Gundel L, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Matt GE, et al. Thirdhand smoke: New evidence, challenges, and future directions. Chem Res Toxicol. 2016; 30(1): 270-294. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00343. PubMed PMID: 28001376.
Northrup TF, Khan AM, Jacob P, Benowitz NL, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Stotts AL. Thirdhand smoke contamination in hospital settings: Assessing exposure risk for vulnerable paediatric patients. Tob Control. 2016; 25(6):619-623. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052506. PubMed PMID: 26635031.
Northrup, TF, Jacob III P, Benowitz NL, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Stotts AL. Thirdhand smoke: State of the science and a call for policy expansion. Public Health Rep. 2016; 131(2):233-8. doi: 10.1177/003335491613100206. PubMed PMID: 26957657.
Northrup TF, Matt GE, Hovell MF, Khan AM, Stotts AL. Thirdhand smoke in the homes of medically fragile children: Assessing the impact of indoor smoking levels and smoking bans. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016; 18(5):1290-8. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv174. PubMed PMID: 26315474.
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Destaillats H, Gundel LA, Sleiman M, Singer BC, Jacob P, Benowitz N, Winickoff JP, Rehan V, Talbot P, Schick S, Samet J, Wang Y, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Pankow JF, Hovell MF. Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011; 119(9):1218-26. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103500. PubMed PMID: 21628107.
Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011; 20(1):e1. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.037382. PubMed PMID: 21037269.
Dr. Gibbons is a demographer with expertise in spatial analysis and neighborhood studies.
Contact:
jgibbons@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Finch, Brian Karl, Kyla Thomas, Joseph R. Gibbons, and Audrey N. Beck. 2021. “The Impact of Residing in a Gang Territory on Adverse Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Los Angeles.” Journal of Urban Health Online First: 15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-020-00512-z.
Gibbons, Joseph, Robert Malouf, Brian Spitzberg, Lourdes Martinez, Bruce Appleyard, Caroline Thompson, Atsushi Nara, and Ming-Hsiang Tsou. 2019. “Twitter-Based Measures of Neighborhood Sentiment as Predictors of Residential Population Health.” PLOS ONE 14 (7): e0219550. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219550.
Gibbons, Joseph R. 2019a. “The Effect of Segregated Cities on Ethnoracial Minority Healthcare System Distrust.” City & Community 18 (1): 321–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/cico.12370.
———. 2019b. “Are Gentrifying Neighborhoods More Stressful? A Multilevel Analysis of Self-Rated Stress.” SSM – Population Health 7 (April): 100358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100358.
———. 2020a. “Evaluating the Relationship of Social Service Usage to Neighborhood Community for Older Adults: A Case Study.” Urban Affairs Review, June, 1078087420933670. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087420933670.
———. 2020b. “‘Placing’ the Relation of Social Media Participation to Neighborhood Community Connection.” Journal of Urban Affairs, August, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2020.1792311.
———. 2020c. “Measuring Gentrification’s Association With Perceived Housing Unaffordability: A Philadelphia Case Study.” Housing Policy Debate, October, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2020.1810097.
———. 2021. “Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Composition and Medical Discrimination’s Relation to Mammograms: A Philadelphia Case Study.” Race and Social Problems, January. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-021-09312-9.
In the role of project coordinator, Nicolas manages the recruitment, data collection and analyses, and development of research projects related to thirdhand smoke.
Nicolas has more than ten years of research experience in environmental and occupational health. His research focus is on environmental health issues experienced by marginalized communities such as pesticide exposure in migrant farm workers and the presence of THS residues in low-income multi-unit housing.
Contact:
nilopez@sdsu.edu
Relevant Publications:
Quintana, P.J., Lopez-Galvez, N., Dodder, N.G., Hoh, E., Matt, G.E., Zakarian, J.M., Vyas, M., Chu, L., Akins, B., Padilla, S. and Anderson, K.A., 2021. Nicotine, Cotinine, and Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines Measured in Children’s Silicone Wristbands in Relation to Secondhand Smoke and E-cigarette Vapor Exposure. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(3), pp.592-599.
As the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Tobacco Product Waste Reduction Project, Jennifer introduces the project to the community and seeks partnerships to collaborate on ways to address and potentially resolve the disparities of hazardous tobacco product waste throughout San Diego County. Her task of initiating the project’s outreach plan, includes recruiting a committed group of volunteers and leaders countywide to participate in the development of sustainable solutions to end tobacco product waste. Jennifer’s extensive community outreach background in the water, transportation, and wastewater industry blends well with her current position. Prior to joining SDSU, she operated a small transportation company that safely provided rides to mature adults and children in San Diego.
Contact:
jdill@sdsu.edu
Lucia is a Research Assistant III working for the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. She previously worked for the TEM project as a bilingual interviewer for Spanish-speaking participants. Lucia currently works as a website and social media coordinator for the Center by sharing information with California’s residents, communities, businesses, health care professionals, and policymakers about the toxic legacy of tobacco smoke residue. Lucia is a passionate advocate for reducing health disparities in Latinx communities in the San Diego-Tijuana transborder region. Her research interests focus on women’s health, including menstrual and reproductive justice.
Nalima interned with the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center and received training as an environmental technician. She assisted in data collection for TEM project home visits and worked on a project to interview investigators on their research and relay their key findings to the public. She is currently working on her thesis project, which serves as a methods development to collect thirdhand smoke surface samples. She is testing commercially available wipes such as makeup remover or lens cleaner wipes that a) do not remove paint or damage surfaces and b) can detect surface nicotine in indoor environments. She is testing the versatility of these wipes in designated smoking and non-smoking hotel rooms. This is the first step to developing a DIY test kit so that community residents may test for thirdhand smoke in the comfort of their own homes. She is the recipient of Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award as her study focuses on tobacco-related research that addresses health disparity among underrepresented communities.
Sam has been an environmental technician with MERG for nearly 5 years. He has been a part of Healthy Homes 4, the Microbiome Project, and the Wristband Project. He is currently working with the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center, Healthy Homes 5, and the TEM Project. He is interested in environmental health and justice.
Rebeca has been a part of MERG for almost 3 years. She has worked on many of MERG’s projects, including the Wristband Project, Microbiome Project, TEM Project, and the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. Her prior research experience comes from the South Bay Latino Research Center, BroadStreets, and Sharp’s Psychiatric Hospital Mesa Vista.
Leta works on communications for the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. She has a background in science journalism and communications. She currently is a research assistant studying health equity and primary care access of vulnerable populations at Johns Hopkins University. She hopes to eventually work to build diversity and equity into our systems to promote health and sustainability.
Jessica is a part of the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. She has been involved in different research roles throughout her education. She was a research lab manager as an undergraduate student, and now is a science communications fellow and assistant project coordinator. She wants to use her diverse skill set to make an impact on public policy.
Estela works with vulnerable communities on public health issues and disease prevention. She has surveyed Baja California communities with the Borderland Project, presented research on rural women’s health in India, and worked extensively with Tijuana female sex workers to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
Elizabeth is interested in environmental health and occupational safety of workers. Besides the Healthy Homes 5 Project, she is also interning with the Industrial Environmental Association which educates industries about how to promote compliance and environmental protection. Previously, she has researched adolescent health challenges and was an admission counselor at her undergraduate university.