Research
The goal of , represented in some of the active projects listed below, is to promote wellness among Texans by partnering with healthcare organizations to build capacity for system-wide, sustainable initiatives that reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among employees, patients and visitors.
| Funder | Title | Principal Investigator |
Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas #PP230078 | Implementation and Dissemination of an Evidence-Based Intervention to Increase Tobacco Treatment Capacity in Opioid Treatment Programs | Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D., and Maggie Britton, Ph.D. | Paul Cinciripini, Ph.D., and Maher Karam-Hage, M.D. |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas #PP230003 | Taking Texas Tobacco Free: Dissemination to and Implementation within Centers Serving Texans who Identify as LGBTQ+ | Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D., and Maggie Britton, Ph.D. | Jennifer Cofer, Dr.P.H. |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas #PP210003 | Taking Texas Tobacco Free among Substance Users within Community-based Healthcare Settings in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas Across Texas | Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. | Maggie Britton, Ph.D., and Isabel Martinez Leal, Ph.D. |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas #PP230002 | Taking Texas Tobacco Free: Dissemination to and Implementation within Lung Cancer Screening Programs | Maggie Britton, Ph.D., and Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. | Isabel Martinez Leal, Ph.D., and Lisa Lowenstein, Ph.D. |
| MD Anderson Permanent Health Funds | MD Anderson Community Cessation Quitline: Advancing equity in community health through high-value, cost-efficient cancer prevention interventions | Paul Cinciripini, Ph.D. | Maggie Britton, Ph.D., and Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas #PP240005 | Preventing Tobacco Related Cancers by Expanding Capacity for Tobacco Use Interventions Within Agencies Serving Women with Behavioral Health Needs | Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D., Maggie Britton, Ph.D., and Isabel Martinez Leal, Ph.D. | Janice Blalock, Ph.D. |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas #PP250004 | A Virtual, Centralized Lung Cancer Screening Program for Northeast Texas | Jennifer Minnix, Ph.D., Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D., and Lisa Lowenstein, Ph.D. | Paul Cinciripini, Ph.D., and Robert J. Volk, Ph.D. |
The is a targeted initiative to train talented postdoctoral fellows, early-stage investigators and doctoral scholars with the ultimate goal of recruiting and retaining a strong alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) research workforce that can mitigate ATOD use and the chronic health conditions that result.
| Funder | Title | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIDA) R25DA054015 | Helping Everyone Achieve a LifeTime of Health Future Addiction Scientist Training (HEALTH-FAST) Program | Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. |
The is a targeted initiative to train talented scholars to address tobacco use amongst their patients and to understand and conduct tobacco-related cancer prevention/health equity research. The two tracks are a 10-week, full time summer program for medical students and those entering medical school in the fall (national catchment) and a 12-month, part time program for enrolled in doctoral degree programs in and around Houston, Texas.
| Funder | Title | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Health (NIDA) R25DA059907 |
Supporting Tobacco-Related Ongoing Education and Research (STRONGER) Program | Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. |
