Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2015, 1292–1293 doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv060 Society News Advance Access publication March 16, 2015
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SRNT Trainee Network Spotlight Emily L. Zale MS1, Olga Rass PhD2, SRNT Trainee Network Advisory Board Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Corresponding Author: Emily L. Zale, MS, Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340, USA. Telephone: 315-443-1052; Fax: 315-443-4085; E-mail: [email protected]
Erin Mead, PhD Post-Doctoral Trainee Public Health
Dr Mead became interested in tobacco science after observing significant tobacco-related disparities in a vulnerable, underserved population while working with small native communities in the Canadian Arctic. Her favorite parts of being an SRNT member include exposure to innovative research, exchange of ideas, and opportunities to participate in cutting edge workshops. Dr Mead’s future training goals include training in transdisciplinary tobacco regulatory science, developing expertise in the use of mobile health technology for research and interventions, and continuing work in tobacco disparities research using a culturally competent approach.
Tracy Smith, MS Graduate Student Pre-Clinical
Erin Mead, PhD
Dr Mead completed her PhD in Public Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in 2014. She is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science. Dr Mead’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include publishing a study on the role of novel, theory-driven graphic warning labels in motivation to quit among low-income, urban smokers and receiving a distinguished Doctoral Research Award from the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Tracy Smith, MS
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: [email protected].
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The SRNT Trainee Network Spotlight highlights outstanding trainees in tobacco science, thereby providing visibility and networking opportunities. Please visit the Trainee Network’s website (www.srnt.org/ mem_only/networks/trainee.cfm) to learn more about trainee webinars, the trainee mixer event at the annual meeting, and joining the network.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 10 Ms Smith is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. She will graduate with a PhD in Biological and Health Psychology in 2015. Ms Smith’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include receipt of a pre-doctoral National Research Service Award (F31) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to investigate the relationship between nicotine cost and nicotine dose as well as publishing a review in Preventive Medicine on the utility of applying a behavioral economics framework to research on nicotine addiction. Ms Smith became interested in tobacco science through her graduate work, which has focused on pre-clinical research questions that have the potential to inform regulatory policy (eg, reduction of nicotine content in cigarettes). Her favorite part of being an SRNT member is attending the annual meeting, because it provides opportunities to learn about new and ongoing research in the field of tobacco science. Ms Smith’s future training goals include completing a post-doctoral fellowship and ultimately working in tobacco regulatory science as a faculty member at a research institution. Ms Smith is currently applying for post-doctoral fellowships.
1293 connecting with colleagues via participation in networks and annual meetings, and disseminating research findings through Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Dr Ramo’s future training goals include developing expertise in conducting clinical trials for smoking cessation in youth, using social media to deliver health behavior change, tobacco policy and marketing regulations that are relevant to young people, and ethical issues in online research, as well as becoming a leader in psychiatry and outcomes research.
Olivia Maynard, PhD Early Career Investigator Public Health
Early Career Investigator Clinical
Olivia Maynard, PhD
Danielle Ramo, PhD
Dr Ramo completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at San Diego State University and UC San Diego (joint program) in 2008. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr Ramo’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include receipt of a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop and test the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention for young adults delivered via Facebook. Dr Ramo became interested in tobacco science through a desire to understand developmental differences in substance use and an interest in using innovative strategies to reach young smokers. Her favorite parts of being an SRNT member are
Dr Maynard completed her PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol in 2014, where she is now a Research Associate. Dr Maynard’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include receipt of an “Outstanding Early Career Impact Prize” from the Economic Social Research Council in 2014 for her work in tobacco control policy. Dr Maynard has also recently received her first grant, awarded by the Cancer Research UK Tobacco Advisory Group to evaluate the effectiveness of cigarette package health warnings using cognitive neuroscience techniques. Dr Maynard became interested in tobacco science when she began her doctoral training in 2010 and started using cognitive neuroscience techniques to answer policy-relevant research questions. Her favorite part of being an SRNT member is attending the annual meetings of SRNT and SRNT-Europe, as they provide her with the opportunity to learn about new findings in both her own research field and in novel areas, while traveling the world. Dr Maynard’s future training goals include working in multiple labs in order to learn new research techniques and perspectives, enabling her to continue to conduct internationally relevant and cutting-edge research.
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Danielle Ramo, PhD
Society News
SRNT Trainee Network Spotlight Emily L. Zale MS1, Olga Rass PhD2, SRNT Trainee Network Advisory Board Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Corresponding Author: Emily L. Zale, MS, Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340, USA. Telephone: 315-443-1052; Fax: 315-443-4085; E-mail: [email protected]
Erin Mead, PhD Post-Doctoral Trainee Public Health
Dr Mead became interested in tobacco science after observing significant tobacco-related disparities in a vulnerable, underserved population while working with small native communities in the Canadian Arctic. Her favorite parts of being an SRNT member include exposure to innovative research, exchange of ideas, and opportunities to participate in cutting edge workshops. Dr Mead’s future training goals include training in transdisciplinary tobacco regulatory science, developing expertise in the use of mobile health technology for research and interventions, and continuing work in tobacco disparities research using a culturally competent approach.
Tracy Smith, MS Graduate Student Pre-Clinical
Erin Mead, PhD
Dr Mead completed her PhD in Public Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in 2014. She is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science. Dr Mead’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include publishing a study on the role of novel, theory-driven graphic warning labels in motivation to quit among low-income, urban smokers and receiving a distinguished Doctoral Research Award from the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Tracy Smith, MS
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: [email protected].
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The SRNT Trainee Network Spotlight highlights outstanding trainees in tobacco science, thereby providing visibility and networking opportunities. Please visit the Trainee Network’s website (www.srnt.org/ mem_only/networks/trainee.cfm) to learn more about trainee webinars, the trainee mixer event at the annual meeting, and joining the network.
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 10 Ms Smith is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. She will graduate with a PhD in Biological and Health Psychology in 2015. Ms Smith’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include receipt of a pre-doctoral National Research Service Award (F31) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to investigate the relationship between nicotine cost and nicotine dose as well as publishing a review in Preventive Medicine on the utility of applying a behavioral economics framework to research on nicotine addiction. Ms Smith became interested in tobacco science through her graduate work, which has focused on pre-clinical research questions that have the potential to inform regulatory policy (eg, reduction of nicotine content in cigarettes). Her favorite part of being an SRNT member is attending the annual meeting, because it provides opportunities to learn about new and ongoing research in the field of tobacco science. Ms Smith’s future training goals include completing a post-doctoral fellowship and ultimately working in tobacco regulatory science as a faculty member at a research institution. Ms Smith is currently applying for post-doctoral fellowships.
1293 connecting with colleagues via participation in networks and annual meetings, and disseminating research findings through Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Dr Ramo’s future training goals include developing expertise in conducting clinical trials for smoking cessation in youth, using social media to deliver health behavior change, tobacco policy and marketing regulations that are relevant to young people, and ethical issues in online research, as well as becoming a leader in psychiatry and outcomes research.
Olivia Maynard, PhD Early Career Investigator Public Health
Early Career Investigator Clinical
Olivia Maynard, PhD
Danielle Ramo, PhD
Dr Ramo completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at San Diego State University and UC San Diego (joint program) in 2008. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr Ramo’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include receipt of a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop and test the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention for young adults delivered via Facebook. Dr Ramo became interested in tobacco science through a desire to understand developmental differences in substance use and an interest in using innovative strategies to reach young smokers. Her favorite parts of being an SRNT member are
Dr Maynard completed her PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol in 2014, where she is now a Research Associate. Dr Maynard’s recent accomplishments in tobacco science include receipt of an “Outstanding Early Career Impact Prize” from the Economic Social Research Council in 2014 for her work in tobacco control policy. Dr Maynard has also recently received her first grant, awarded by the Cancer Research UK Tobacco Advisory Group to evaluate the effectiveness of cigarette package health warnings using cognitive neuroscience techniques. Dr Maynard became interested in tobacco science when she began her doctoral training in 2010 and started using cognitive neuroscience techniques to answer policy-relevant research questions. Her favorite part of being an SRNT member is attending the annual meetings of SRNT and SRNT-Europe, as they provide her with the opportunity to learn about new findings in both her own research field and in novel areas, while traveling the world. Dr Maynard’s future training goals include working in multiple labs in order to learn new research techniques and perspectives, enabling her to continue to conduct internationally relevant and cutting-edge research.
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Danielle Ramo, PhD
