The GFTQ Study aims to learn how a specific intervention program works to help people who are overweight or obese quit smoking without gaining weight.

The THRIVE Study aims to learn more about how electronic cigarettes and financial incentives impact a person’s smoking and weight.

Check back in the fall to learn more about the CRESCENT study!

• Intervention research to improve health outcomes and reduce morbidity and mortality among individuals with tobacco use disorder and comorbid obesity
• Multiple health behavior change interventions & intervention development
• Qualitative methods to understand processes and improve outcomes
• Behavioral economics, contingency management, trans-disease processes, and reinforcement pathology
• Self-regulation, impulsivity, and mindfulness
• Interactive associations between substance use & eating
• Food addiction
• The impact of flavoring on products containing nicotine
• Laboratory research (e.g., cue-reactivity, impact of flavored electronic cigarettes on eating behavior)
• Electronic cigarettes, very low nicotine content cigarettes (VLNC), appetite, and weight