Tobacco Research at MUSC
Affiliated Faculty & Staff
| Georges El Nahas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 68 President Street, BEB 103-P Charleston, SC 29425 843-876-2447 843-876-2344 Fax elnahas@musc.edu |
Michael E. Saladin, Ph.D. Professor Department of Health Sciences and Research College of Health Professions 77 President Street Charleston, SC 29425 843-792-5306 843-792-1358 Fax saladinm@musc.edu |
Graham Warren, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Vice Chairman for Research in Radiation Oncology Department of Radiation Oncology 169 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC 29425 843-876-2295 843-792-5498 Fax warrengw@musc.edu |
| Dianne Wilson Program Coordinator Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 68 President Street Charleston, SC 29425 843-876-2437 843-876-2344 Fax wilsoncd@musc.edu |
Nathaniel L. Baker, MS Assistant Professor Department of Public Health Sciences Phone: 843-792-5028 bakern@musc.edu |
Matthew J. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Hollings Behavioral & Population Science
Professor, College of Medicine - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor, College of Medicine - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Matthew J. Carpenter, Ph.D., is the Flora McLeod Edwards Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research and a clinical psychologist with strong research expertise in behavioral science, particularly addictive behaviors and smoking cessation. In his associate director role, he provides strategic direction, research leadership, and program development to advance behavioral, epidemiologic, and population science across the cancer continuum, with an emphasis on cancer prevention, early detection, health disparities, survivorship, and implementation science.
K. Michael Cummings, Ph.D.
Professor
Jennifer Dahne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
mail
dahne@musc.edu
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The Innovation Sciences Unit is led by Dr. Jennifer Dahne, an Associate Professor within the Addiction Sciences Division of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Dahne is an academic entrepreneur who has received five small business grants from various NIH institutes (NIMH, NIDA, NCATS, NIMHD) totaling more than $3M. Dr. Dahne has co-founded two faculty-led spinout companies, both of which are in the digital health space. Dr. Dahne has led the development, evaluation, and commercialization of five commercially available digital health products to date. These products have been evaluated via rigorous randomized clinical trials which have accrued more than 1,000 patients. In addition to entrepreneurial ventures, Dr. Dahne directs a research laboratory within the Addiction Sciences Division that has received numerous traditional NIH grant awards including R01, R21, and K23 funding. Dr. Dahne is passionate about translating academic innovations into products that can be widely disseminated and commercialized in order to improve public health.
Kevin M. Gray, M.D.
Program Director
Erin A. McClure, Ph.D.
MUSC Faculty Collaborator
Alana Rojewski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Research Interests: Dr. Rojewski is a psychologist with a focus on cancer control. Her research interests include tobacco treatment interventions for populations with medical comorbidities and implementing tobacco treatment interventions in the health care system.
Tracy Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
College of Medicine
College of Medicine
Academic Focus: nicotine and tobacco use, tobacco control, e-cigarettes, tobacco product regulation
Benjamin Toll, Ph.D.
Oliver and Jennie Donaldson Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Professor & Vice Chair, Public Health Sciences
Associate Director, Hollings Education & Training
Co-Director, Hollings Lung Cancer Screening Program
Director, MUSC Health Tobacco Treatment Program
Professor & Vice Chair, Public Health Sciences
Associate Director, Hollings Education & Training
Co-Director, Hollings Lung Cancer Screening Program
Director, MUSC Health Tobacco Treatment Program
mail
toll@musc.edu
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Benjamin Toll, Ph.D., a professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at MUSC, specializes in the treatment of tobacco use disorders and improvement of health behaviors. As associate director, his goal is to provide well-structured and effective education and training opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral students and junior faculty at Hollings Cancer Center.
Amanda Palmer, Ph.D.
Research Instructor, Public Health Sciences
Rachel L. Tomko, Ph.D.
Executive Council
South Carolina Tobacco Research Group (SCTRIG)
Description: Tobacco research at MUSC is coordinated through a collaborative group of investigators within SC TRIG. Formed in December 2010, SC TRIG is an interest group composed of experts with research interests in nicotine dependence, smoking cessation, and tobacco control. Our long term working goal is to establish aCenter for Tobacco Research.Mission: The central mission of SC TRIG is to establish and maintain an interdisciplinary, inter-institutional infrastructure for collaboration among researchers and practitioners from across South Carolina who conduct tobacco control research and interventions across the continuum of basic, clinical, and population sciences. The Center would serve as a resource for statewide tobacco control efforts, and would work in concert with existing state- and community-based partners (e.g., DHEC, SCCA, SCTC) toward innovating and disseminating science-based tobacco control policy and programs.
Schedule & Meeting Format: SC TRIG holds monthly research meetings, held the 2nd Wednesday of each month, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., in Hollings Cancer Center Room 121 (AT&T conference room).
Meetings have conferencing capability for off-campus attendees and we encourage anyone with an interest in tobacco to attend. Monthly TRIG meetings are informal, but with the general purpose to share research, generate ideas, and build collaborations. Each TRIG meeting is led by one pre-determined presenter who will provide an overview of an ongoing/upcoming research project (Less than 30 minutes). Presentations are best if they are forward-focused; i.e., next steps. Presentations of upcoming grant ideas, even if tentative, are strongly encouraged. The remainder of the meeting (Greater than 30 minutes) are group-based brainstorming sessions.
How to Join: You may join in person or via teleconference line. Please contact Jen Dahne, Ph.D. (dahne@musc.edu / 843-876-2280) or Tracy Smith, Ph.D. (smithtra@musc.edu / 843-792-5164) for more information..
Studies
MUSC participates in a large number of smoking research studies. New trials are added on a routine basis and offer another option to individuals who are trying to quit smoking.How to Join: Call 843-792-8300 to speak to a research professional about study opportunities available at MUSC.
SCresearch.org – The South Carolina Research Studies Directory designed specifically to help people locate research opportunities.
