Organization profile
Organization profile
Co-director: Jonathan Foulds, PhD
Co-director: Joshua Muscat, PhD, MPH
The Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health’s mission is to be a national leader of scientific discovery that will translate into effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking and across the world tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death. The goal of the Center is to conduct innovative research that will inform future policymaking on tobacco and health, investigate the toxicology and addictiveness of new and existing tobacco products, and discover new treatments for nicotine addiction.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Karam El-Bayoumy, PhD
- Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine - Distinguished Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute - Associate Director, Basic Research
- Cancer Institute, Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
- Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Person: Academic
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Andrea Hobkirk, PhD
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health - Assistant Professor
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Assistant Professor
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics - Assistant Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
- Penn State Neuroscience Institute
- Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP)
- Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Person: Academic
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Vonn Walter, PhD
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
- Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine - Associate Professor
- Institute for Personalized Medicine
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
- Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Person: Academic
Research output
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Applying a Process Mapping Methodology to Identify Barriers and Facilitators to Social Needs Screener and Medical-Legal Partnership Integration into Primary Care Facilities
Graham, J. D., Kraschnewski, J., Allen, S., Makhlouf, M., Sheriff, N., Llavona-Ortiz, J. & Calo, W. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CD28-deficient mice are vulnerable to mouse papillomavirus MmuPV1 infection of the skin and mucosae
Brendle, S., Li, J., Lu, S., Schell, T. D., Kozak, M., Walter, V., Shearer, D., Place, J., Balogh, K., Casanova, J. L., Christensen, N., Burgener, A. D., Murooka, T. T., Zhu, Y., Béziat, V. & Hu, J., Mar 2026, In: PLoS pathogens. 22, 3 March, e1013968.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing recruitment and retention strategies in human tobacco research
Mazhar, L., Krebs, N., Allen, S. I., Hobkirk, A. L., Carrillo, M., Livelsberger, C., Peters, V., Foulds, J. & Yingst, J. M., Mar 2026, In: PloS one. 21, 3 March, e0340668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ergothioneine dynamics in a long-term farming systems trial: Effects of tillage, management, and oxidative stress on grain and soil ergothioneine
Das, S., Omondi, E. C., Hinson, P. O., Nguyen, K. D., Olson, R., Beelman, R., Bitzer, Z., Sun, D., Zinati, G., Smith, A. & Fagan, J., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 26, 102661.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Merging Law and Medicine: Patient Attitudes About and Experiences with Social Needs Screening and Medical-Legal Partnerships in Primary Care
Graham, J. D., Kraschnewski, J. L., Allen, S. I., Makhlouf, M., Llavona-Ortiz, J. & Calo, W. A., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Effective and Small Sample-Size Valid Confidence Interval for Isotonic Dose–Response Curves by Inverting a Partial Likelihood Ratio Test
Liao, J. G., 2025, In: American Statistician. 79, 2, p. 236-246 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Population-Level Real-World Analysis and Single-Center Validation of Melanoma Brain Metastasis Epidemiology following Dual-Agent Immunotherapy
Bhanja, D., Zhu, J., Wilding, H., Benavides-Vasquez, J., de Macedo Filho, L., Ozair, A., Moeckel, C., Badani, A., Hong, J., Sivik, J., Drabick, J. J., Pameijer, C. R., Margolin, K., Ahluwalia, M. & Mansouri, A., Aug 1 2025, In: Clinical Cancer Research. 31, 15, p. 3276-3284 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Qualitative Exploration of Quitline Perceptions among African American and Hispanic or Latino Adults Who Smoke
Allen, S. I., Bordner, C. R., D’Souza-Rushton, G., Krebs, N. M., Hobkirk, A. L., Calo, W. A., Houser, K. R., Livelsberger, C., Foulds, J., Henry, T., Eisele, C. & Yingst, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Scoping Review of Interventions for Tobacco Cessation Among African American Individuals
Upadhyay, S., Duah, A., Francois, V. & Allen, S. I., Dec 2025, In: Current Addiction Reports. 12, 1, 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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ASO Author Reflections: Examining the Outcomes of Adding Immunotherapy to Adjuvant Chemoradiation in Pathologic Stage II–IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Venugopal, N., Vazquez-Urrutia, J. R., Zhu, J., Hashinokuchi, A., Takamori, S. & Komiya, T., Oct 2025, In: Annals of Surgical Oncology. 32, 10, p. 7940-7941 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Longitudinal cohort of mushroom intake and cognitive function in the elderly
Muscat, J. (PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Career Enhancement Core
Hobkirk, A. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Penn State TCORS: Tobacco Product Composition Effects on Toxicity and Addiction
Muscat, J. (PI), Hobkirk, A. (CoPI), Sun, D. (CoPI), Richie, J. (CoPI), Foulds, J. (CoPI), Liao, J. J. (CoPI) & Spratt, T. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Project 1: Translational Studies on Temperature and Solvent Effects on Electronic Cigarette-Derived Oxidants
Richie, J. (PI) & Spratt, T. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Project 2: Oxidative Stress and Harmful Constituent Levels Associated with Little Cigars
Muscat, J. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Administrative Core
Muscat, J. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Electronic Cigarette-derived Oxidants and their Impact on Lung Cancer Development
Foulds, J. (PI), Richie, J. (CoPI) & Bitzer, Z. (CoPI)
6/5/20 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Metabolic activation of nitroarenes and Nrf2-Keap1
Penning, T. T. M. (PI) & El-Bayoumy, K. (CoPI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
5/8/19 → 2/28/27
Project: Research project
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Identification of Free Radical Induced Biomarkers of Exposure to Electronic Cigarette Aerosol
Bitzer, Z. (PI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
4/1/23 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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A human translation of research on the neurobehavioral reward and reinforcement of flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)
Hobkirk, A. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
8/1/22 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hussein, R. (Recipient), Stredny, E. (Recipient), Whitley, M. (Recipient), Mnatsakanyan, N. (Recipient), Raimundo, N. (Recipient), Zarnescu, D. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Kowalczyk, A. (Recipient), Travelute, C. (Recipient), Marco, C. (Recipient), Tondt, J. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Heron, C. (Recipient), Newman, R. (Recipient), Richard, D. (Recipient), Scartozzi, C. (Recipient), Dellasega, C. (Recipient), Akhtar, N. (Recipient), Albano-Aluquin, S. (Recipient), Chisty, A. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Federici, E. H. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), Lakshmanan, P. (Recipient), Mathew, A. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Prokop, A. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Tariq, A. (Recipient), Thompson, B. (Recipient), Thompson, E. (Recipient), Trivedi, N. (Recipient), Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), Wong, J. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mamarabadi, M. (Recipient), Shankar, L. (Recipient), Bowie, E. (Recipient), Petfield, J. (Recipient), Whitaker, M. (Recipient), Aynardi, J. (Recipient), Allen, N. (Recipient), Cunningham, B. (Recipient), Gandhi, C. (Recipient), Jairath, B. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, K. M. (Recipient), Kerris, E. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Shook, J. (Recipient), Proctor, E. A. (Recipient), Raup-Konsavage, W. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Llorente, A. (Recipient), Nutting, S. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Yingst, J. (Recipient), Zhou, S. (Recipient), Mahase, S. (Recipient), Brian, P. (Recipient), Goldman, E. (Recipient), Maffie, J. (Recipient), Brahmbhatt, R. (Recipient), Fahy, A. (Recipient), Gish, J. (Recipient), Reed, M. F. (Recipient) & Tomasko, J. (Recipient), 2024
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