Visiting Scholar Presentation: Ashley L. Merianos PhD, CHES, TTS

When: November 7, 2019, 1:00 p.m.

Where: College of Nursing, Room 470

Presentation Title: “Behavioral Science and Tobacco Control”

As a health services researcher, Dr. Merianos has extensive training and experience in the epidemiology and prevention of substance use, quantitative methodology, and clinical and translational research in the pediatric healthcare setting. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and Tobacco Treatment Specialist.

Dr. Merianos will present her research on behavioral science and tobacco control. She has been successfully funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as Principal Investigator, focusing on the health and economic burden of child tobacco smoke exposure (including secondhand and thirdhand smoke) using biomarkers to measure exposure and pollution. She serves as Co-Investigator on other NIH projects to assist with quantitative data management, analysis, and interpretation. Dr. Merianos has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals and delivered over 80 professional presentations.

Zoom link is available for this event. Link will be active on the day of the presentation. Please click on this URL to join: https://uahs.zoom.us/j/706551126