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Vani Nath Simmons, Ph.D.

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Curriculum Vitae for: Vani Nath Simmons, Ph.D.

Current Position: Senior Member

Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Co-Director, Tobacco Research & Intervention Program

4115 E. Fowler Avenue

Tampa, FL 33617

Phone: (813) 745-4816

Fax: (813) 449-8506

Email: [email protected]

Current Academic

Appointment: Associate Professor

Department of Oncologic Sciences, MDC 44

College of Medicine

University of South Florida

12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

Tampa, FL 33612

Education:

1998 University of Michigan

B.A., High Distinction

High Honors in Psychology

2001 University of South Florida

Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology

2004 University of South Florida

Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology

Minor Concentration: Public Health

Internship and Postgraduate Training:

2003 – 2004 Clinical Psychology Intern

James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital

2004 – 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow Behavioral Oncology


Academic Appointments and Employment:

2006 – 2007 Instructor

Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology


2007 – 2014 Assistant Professor

mailto:[email protected]


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Department of Oncologic Sciences


2008 – 2014 Assistant Member




Courtesy appointment, Department of Psychology



Courtesy appointment, Department of Epidemiology and

Health Policy Research

University of Florida

2014 – Present Associate Professor

Department of Oncologic Sciences


2014 – 2019 Associate Member



2014 – Present Associate Professor

Courtesy appointment, Department of Psychology


2015 – 2019 Associate Member

Secondary appointment, Department of Thoracic Oncology


2019 – Present Co-Director (July 1, 2019)

Tobacco Research & Intervention Program


2020 Senior Member



2020 Senior Member

Secondary appointment, Department of Thoracic Oncology


Research Support

Current:

R01 CA199143

Names of MPI’s: Simmons, V.N. (PI); Brandon, T. (PI)

Dates: 8/16 – 7/21

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Expanding the reach of a validated smoking-cessation

intervention: A Spanish-language RCT

% Effort: 18%

Total Direct Costs: $1,650,594


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Total Amount of Award: $2,839,022

Goal: The goal of this study is to conduct a national clinical trial of a

Spanish-language smoking cessation self-help program.

5JK03

Name of PI: Simmons, V.N.

Dates: 5/15 – 5/20

Source: Florida Biomedical Research Program

Title: Expanding the reach of a validated smoking-cessation

intervention: A Spanish-language clinical trial

% Effort: 26.50%



Goal: The goal of this study is to develop and test a Spanish-language

version of a validated self-help smoking cessation intervention. If

demonstrated effective, the proposed intervention would represent

an easily disseminable and low-cost evidence-based intervention

with significant public health impact for Hispanic smokers in

Florida.

R01 DA037961

Names of PIs: Brandon, T. (PI); Simmons, V.N. (Co-PI)

Dates: 4/15 – 1/21

Source: NIH/NIDA

Title: Smoking cessation self-help for dual users of tobacco cigarettes

and e-cigarettes

% Effort: 10%



Goal: The goal of this study is to develop and test a smoking cessation

intervention for dual users of tobacco cigarettes and electronic

cigarettes.

1P20CA202920-01A1

Names of PIs: Meade, C.D. /Cress, D. (Co-PIs);

Simmons, V.N. (Co-I; Co-Director Cancer Research Education

Program)

Dates: 9/17 – 8/21

Source: NIH/CRCHD

Title: Southeast Partnership for Improving Research and Training in

Cancer Health Disparities (SPIRIT-CHD)

% Effort: 5%

Total Direct Costs: $750,000


Goal: The partnership seeks to promote research education and outreach

that improve racial/ethnic minority awareness of and participation


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in precision medicine research with the central focusing on

biospecimen-based precision medicine research in ethnically

diverse and underserved and understudied populations.

U54 CA163068

Names of PIs: Wright, K./Monteiro.A

Simmons, V.N. (Co-Chair of Internal Advisory Committee) Dates: 9/17 – 8/22

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Ponce School of Medicine-Moffitt Cancer Center Partnership

% Effort: 2.5%



Goal: The goal of the PHSU-MCC Partnership is to further grow and

engage faculty and students in cancer precision medicine

research that directly impacts the Hispanic/Latino populations in

Florida and southwest Puerto Rico.

6JK02

Name of PI: Simmons, V.N. (PI; 07/01/2019-02/28/2021)

(Co-Investigator; 03/01/2016-06/30/2019) Dates: 3/16 – 2/21

Source: Florida DOH/James & Esther King Research Program

Title: Facilitating smoking cessation with reduced nicotine cigarettes

% Effort: 20%



Goals: The goals of this project are (1) to develop a novel smoking

cessation intervention based on extinction of smoking-related

reinforcement via pre-quit usage of very low nicotine content

(VLNC) cigarettes, (2) to conduct a randomized controlled trial

(RCT) to begin evaluating the intervention, and (3) to examine

potential moderators and mediators of treatment efficacy.

P30 CA076292-20S3

Name of PI: Cleveland, J., Simmons, V.N. (Project PI)

Dates: 2/18 – 1/21

Source: NCI Cancer Moonshot Initiative: Administrative Supplements for

the P30 Cancer Center Support Grant

Title: Moffitt Cancer Center Support Grant – Cancer Moonshot Tobacco

Cessation Treatment Capacity and Infrastructure

% Effort: 10%


Total Amount of Award: $498,884

Goal: The first aim of our project is to expand the provision of evidence-

based smoking cessation intervention to our patients by effectively


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utilizing the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and levering

technology to improve access (Telemedicine). Our primary goal is

to provide every current smoker in our institution with an

evidence-based smoking cessation intervention.

R03 CA227044

Name of PI: Martinez, U., Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 1/19 – 12/20

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Motivating a spectrum of cancer patients to quit smoking:

Intervention development and feasibility

% Effort: 3%



Goal: The goals of this project are (1) to develop, using systematic,

iterative process, a minimal intervention, specific for each cancer

type, to increase motivation to quit smoking in patients recently

diagnosed with a cancer not not widely known to be associated

with smoking; (2) to assess feasibility and acceptability of the

intervention among the target populations.

Contract:

R43 DP006495

Name of (site) PI: MPI: D. Smith & H. Severson; Simmons,V.N. (Consultant)

Dates: 7/19 – 6/23

Source: ORI/CDC

Title: Smoking Cessation: Evaluation of a computerized cognitive

dissonance intervention and functional MRI analysis

% Effort: 25%


Goal: The proposed study aims to adapt and test a cognitive dissonance-

based mobile app for smoking cessation (CDI). Following

development and pilot-testing, the CDI mobile app will be

evaluated in an RCT with 1500 adult smokers randomly assigned

to CDI or a comparison mobile app for smoking cessation. The

study will also assess changes in brain activity via fMRI that are in

response to the CDI intervention.

Pending:

Name of MPI: Vadaparampil, S. & Christy, S., Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 3/20 – 2/25

Source: State of Florida James and Esther King Biomedical Research

Program


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Title: HPV PRACTICE: Promoting Rates of Acceptance and Completion

with Technology, Intervention, Communication, and Education

% Effort: 2%

Total Amount of Award: $1,424,995.69

Goal: The proposed aims are to: 1) Test whether the multilevel

intervention increases HPV vaccine series initiation rates among

adolescents ages 11-17, 2) Explore whether practice,

provider/staff, and patient characteristics are associated with

intervention effect, 3) Examine implementation facilitators and

barriers using RE-AIM QuEST, 4) Explore the resource utilization,

costs, and cost effectiveness of the intervention.

Completed:

5JK01

Names of PIs: Lee, D. (Site PI: Brandon, T.); Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 5/15 – 11/19


Title: Addressing racial/ethnic tobacco health disparities via group

intervention

% Effort: 5%

Direct Costs: $1,817,158

Total Direct Costs: $559,288 (subcontract)

Total Amount of Award: $643,181 (subcontract)

Goal: The goal of this study is to test if cognitive behavioral therapy for

treating tobacco dependence reduces ethnic and racial disparities in

stress, depression, and smoking cessation outcomes.

MMRE - Moffitt

Name of PI: Drobes, D., Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 3/18 – 6/18

Source: MMRE (Medical Marijuana Research and Education) – State of

Florida initiative administered through Moffitt Cancer Center

Title: Establishing a Research Program in Medical Marijuana and

Tobacco Co-Use

% Effort: 7%


Goal: Specific Aim 1: Conduct analyses regarding marijuana and tobacco

relationships, using existing datasets at the Moffitt Cancer Center’s

Tobacco Research and Intervention Program (TRIP). The focus

will be on how marijuana use relates to specific markers of tobacco

use and addiction (e.g., dependence, craving, withdrawal, smoking

cessation).Specific Aim 2: Establish rates and patterns of

marijuana and tobacco comorbidity among the Moffitt Cancer

Center’s patient population. This aim will utilize the Center’s

Electronic Patient Questionnaire and New Patient Questionnaire,


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working with the Center’s Collaborative Data Services Core

(CDSC). Specific Aim 3: Develop and administer a statewide

survey to examine usage, knowledge, and attitudes regarding

medical marijuana and its relationship to tobacco use.

R01 CA154596

Name of PI : Simmons, V.N.

Dates: 3/11 – 2/18

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Smoking relapse-prevention intervention for cancer patients

% Effort: 35%



Goal: The major goal of this study is to test the first smoking relapse-

prevention intervention designed specifically for cancer patients.

4KB17

Name of PI: Antonia, S; Simmons, V.N. (MPI of Aim 1; Co-I on Aim 4)

Dates : 6/14 – 12/17

Source : Florida Biomedical Research Program

Title : Expansion of enduring infrastructure to support lung cancer

screening research

% Effort : 15%

Total Direct Costs : $1,394,000

Total Amount of Award : $1,600,000

Goal : The purpose of this application is to expand and improve existing

infrastructure to support lung cancer screening research at the

Moffitt Cancer Center. The Specific Aims are to: i) address

barriers to lung cancer screening, ii) establish lung cancer

screening registry, iii) collect and process advanced digital features

from CT scans, and iv) develop a smoking cessation program

specifically for screening participants.

Miles for Moffitt

Name of Co-PIs: Quinn, G./Schabath, M. Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 7/15 – 12/16

Source: Moffitt Cancer Center

Title: Improving clinician cultural competency in the care of LGBTQI

patients

% Effort: In-kind


Goal: This project aims to identify the knowledge and training needs of a

national sample of oncologists practicing at NCI designated cancer

centers about LGBTQI patients and survivors; and convene a

national panel of LGBTQI oncology healthcare experts to identify

the key domains of learning content for providers.


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U54 DA031659

Names of PIs: Donny/Hatsukami; Drobes, D. (Site PI); Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 6/13 – 8/17

Source: NIH/NIDA

Title: Evaluating new nicotine standards for cigarettes

% Effort: 2%



Goal: The goal of this project is to determine the optimal yield for very

low nicotine content cigarettes that leads to reduced smoking, but

also minimal discomfort and maximal acceptability.

U54 CA153509

Names of MPIs: Meade, C./Gwede, C.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 9/10 – 8/15

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN), Community

Networks Program Center

% Effort: 10%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to find ways to reduce the cancer

burden among medically underserved populations in our

community.

U54 CA153509-05S1

Names of MPIs: Meade, C./Gwede,C.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 9/15 – 8/16

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN): A Community

Network Program Center Phase-Out

% Effort: 5%



Goal: This one year funding provides support for close-out activities

relating to the original aims of TBCCN such as activity/core variable

tracking, close out of partner discussions, trainee tracking and

outputs and dissemination.

4KB05

Name of PI: Brandon, T; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 12/13 – 11/15



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Title: Translating extinction research to improve pharmacotherapy for

tobacco dependence: Intervention development and feasibility trial

% Effort: 5%



Goal: The goal of this study is to develop and pilot test a brief behavioral

intervention designed to maximize the extinction of smoking-

related conditioned responses during the pre-cessation Varenicline

run-in period.

TBCCN – Moffitt Cancer Center

Name of PI: Allen-Gipson, D.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I; Mentor)

Dates: 11/13 – 8/15

Source: Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network: Pilot Grant

Title: Perspectives on household smoking bans among low-income

African Americans

% Effort: 5%, In Kind



Goal: To conduct formative research to identify barriers and facilitators

to the implementation of smoking bans among low-income,

African American households.

4KB02

Name of PI: Brandon, T.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 10/13 – 9/14


Title: Feasibility of recruiting low-income Hispanic women for

postpartum smoking intervention

% Effort: 15%



Goal: The goal of this study is to collect pilot data on the feasibility of

recruiting pregnant Hispanic women into a clinical trial to prevent

postpartum smoking.

R01 CA134347

Name of PIs: Brandon, T.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-PI)

Dates: 5/09 – 3/14

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Extended self-help for smoking cessation

% Effort: 20.25%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to test the efficacy of a series of

self-help booklets mailed to smokers.


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R01 CA137357

Name of PI: Brandon, T.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 1/09 – 11/12

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Relapse prevention booklets as adjunct to a tobacco quitline

% Effort: 7.5%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to test the effectiveness of a series

of self-help booklets mailed to clients of a state tobacco quitline,

designed to prevent relapse to smoking.

U56 CA118809

Name of PI: Pledger, J.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 9/06 – 8/11

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Ponce School of Medicine-Moffitt Cancer Center Partnership

% Effort: In kind



Goal: The major goal of this grant is to develop an academic partnership

between the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and the Ponce School of

Medicine in Puerto Rico. This partnership involves basic research,

outreach, training, and education components.

08KN-14-17219 Name of PI: Simmons, V.N.

Dates: 7/08 – 12/11 (No cost extension)


Title: Secondary smoking prevention for college students: Testing an

experiential, web-based intervention

% Effort: 35%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to develop and test the efficacy

of a web-based smoking intervention for college students.

R21 CA141600-01

Name of PI: Pomeranz, J.L.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I; Site PI)

Dates: 9/09 – 8/11

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Development of a tobacco cessation program for people with

disabilities

% Effort: 10%

Total Direct Costs: $288,515 (Subaward DC: $47,658)


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Total Amount of Award: $399,512 (Subaward TC: $79,590)

Goal: The major goal of this study is to use social marketing strategies to

develop a smoking cessation intervention that is tailored to the

needs of people with disabilities.


Dates: 9/09 – 6/10

Source: University of South Florida Area Health Education Center, Florida

Department of Health

Title: A brief DVD-based smoking education intervention for cancer

outpatients: a feasibility study

% Effort: 15%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to develop and test the feasibility

of a brief educational Smoking Cessation DVD and resource guide

to be utilized in medical clinic settings.

R03 CA126409

Name of PI : Simmons, V.N.

Dates: 4/07 – 3/10

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Smoking relapse among lung cancer and head and neck cancer

patients

% Effort: 10%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to investigate the time course

and predictors of smoking relapse among cancer patients.

R01 CA94256

Name of PI: Brandon, T.; Simmons, V.N. (Project Director)

Dates: 8/02 – 7/09

Source: NIH/NCI

Title: Preventing smoking relapse during pregnancy and beyond

% Effort: 15%



Goal: The goals of this project are to adapt and evaluate our smoking

relapse-prevention program for pregnant and postpartum women.

Name of PI: Olliver, N.; Simmons, V.N. (Co-I)

Dates: 3/09 – 6/09



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Title: The Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Healthcare Provider

Initiative: increasing awareness of effects of tobacco on lung and

head and neck cancer outcomes

% Effort: 5%



Goal: The major goal of this grant is to increase awareness about

tobacco prevention and cessation among health care providers

treating patients with chronic diseases.


Dates: 4/08 – 6/09

Source: University of South Florida Area Health Education Center

Title: Smoking relapse prevention education for Hispanic smokers

% Effort: 20%



Goal: The major goal of this project is to develop a culturally and

linguistically relevant version of the Forever Free booklets.


Dates: 1/06 – 6/07

Source: March of Dimes

Title: Smoking relapse prevention education for pregnant and

post-partum Hispanic women

% Effort: 25%



Goal: The major goals of this project are to translate and culturally

validate a series of smoking relapse-prevention booklets for

pregnant and postpartum Hispanic women.

Teaching Experience

University of South Florida Courses:

1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant: Research Methods Lab, Psychology

Department, University of South Florida.

2006 Instructor: Abnormal Psychology (CLP 4143), Psychology Department,

University of South Florida.

2007 Guest Lecturer: Research Methods in Health Psychology, Psychology

Department, University of South Florida.

2009 Guest Lecturer: Graduate seminar in health promotion for older adults, School

of Aging Studies, University of South Florida. Lecture title: Smoking relapse

among lung cancer and head and neck cancer patients.


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2009 Guest Lecturer: Personality (13296), Psychology Department, University of

South Florida. Lecture title: Smoking and personality.

2009 Guest Lecturer: Evidence based clinical practice course to medical students,

College of Medicine, University of South Florida. Lecture title: Cognitive

behavioral strategies for smoking cessation.

2010 Guest Lecturer: Seminar in Contemporary Public Health Issues (PHC 6601),

University of Florida. Lecture title: Tobacco control across the cancer prevention

continuum.

2012 Guest Lecturer: Motivation (EXP 4304), Psychology Department, University of

South Florida. Lecture title: Growth motivation and positive psychology.

2014 Guest Lecturer: College of Nursing Oncology Research, University of South

Florida. Lecture title: Smoking cessation and relapse prevention in the oncology

setting.

Continuing Education and Workshops:

2003 Lecturer: James A. Haley Veteran’s Medical Center, Tampa. Presented an

in-service on smoking cessation to nursing staff.

2010 Presenter: American Psychosocial Oncology Society

Workshop title: Using qualitative methods in psychosocial oncology research

2011 Lecturer: Morton Plant Mease Medical/Surgical Conference.

Presented Smoking cessation.

2012 Presenter: 8th

Biennial Cancer, Culture, and Literacy Conference

Workshop title: Proposal Success! Strategies to improve funding potential in a

highly competitive environment.

2012 Lecturer: South Florida Baptist Hospital, Pasco County

Lecture title: Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation. Presented to

health care providers and hospital staff.

2012 Lecturer: Kindred Hospital

Lecture title: Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation. Presented to

health care providers and hospital staff.

2013 Presenter: Community Based Participatory Research Training Institute

Workshop title: CBPRTI Grants Workshop

2013 Co-Lecturer: Community Based Participatory Research Training Institute

Lecture title: Work-Life Balance

2013 Discussant: Community Based Participatory Research Training Institute

Professional Development Panel

2013 Invited speaker, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, 2013 Faculty Retreat, Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel.

Presented The Juggling Act: Managing energy and time across academic,

professional, research, scholarly activities and personal life.

2014 Presenter: International Cancer Education Conference, Clearwater Beach

Workshop title: Grantwriting 101: Improving Your Submissions

Community College and University Lectures:

Lecturer: Presented “Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation”


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2008 University of Tampa Nursing students

Nurse Practitioner students

Pasco-Hernando Community College Respiratory Therapy students

St. Petersburg Community College Nursing students

Respiratory Therapy students

Hillsborough Community College Nursing students

Dental Hygiene students

University of Florida Dental residents

2009 St. Petersburg Community College Nursing students

Pasco-Hernando Community College Respiratory Therapy students

2010 University of Tampa Nursing students

St. Petersburg College Nursing students


Hillsborough Community College Dental Hygiene students

2012 St. Petersburg Community College Dental Hygiene students

Florida A&M University Pharmacy students

Hillsborough Community College Respiratory Therapy students

Rasmussen College Nursing students



Nursing students


Rasmussen College Nursing students

Pasco-Hernando Community College Nursing students



University of Tampa Respiratory Therapy students

Lecturer: Presented “Cognitive-behavioral therapy for smoking cessation and systems

change”



University of Tampa Nursing students

MSN Program

Hillsborough Community College Respiratory Therapy students

Bayfront Health Obstetrics-Gynecology Residents

South University Physician Assistant Program

Pasco Hernando State College Social Work students

2016 Tampa General Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Residents


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Lecturer: Presented “Evidence-based smoking cessation interventions”


2018 University of South Florida Respiratory Care students

St. Petersburg Community College Nursing students

2018 University of Tampa ARNP students

2018 Hillsborough Community College Radiology students

2019 St. Petersburg Community College Respiratory Care, Nursing Students

2019 Hillsborough Community College Dental Hygiene Students

Undergraduate Student Advising/Research Mentoring:

2006 – 2007 Ligia Cruz, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2008 (Summer) Zulhermi Diaz, SPARK Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2008 – 2009 (Summer) Lev Gabrilovich, SPARK Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2008 – 2009 Elizabeth Railey, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2009 (Summer) Luis Jose Laboy, U56 Ponce Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2009 – 2010 (Summer) Sarah Montgomery, SPARK Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2009 – 2010 Lauren Bello, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2009 – 2010 Pattie Scime, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2010 – 2011 Catalina Castillo, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2011 (Summer) James Russell Moore, SPARK Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2008 – 2011 Anamaria Bejarano, Undergraduate Thesis (Chair).

Thesis Title: Libres Para Siempre: Study of the dissemination of

smoking relapse prevention materials in the Hispanic community.

Awarded the University of South Florida Undergraduate Research

Grant 2010.

2012 – 2013 Joseph Hall, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2012 – 2013 Nia Jackson, Project LINK trainee, Moffitt Cancer Center

2012 – 2013 Desiree Ghazi, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2013 – 2014 Preyanca Oree, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2014 – 2015 Asad Shaikh, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2015 Asad Shaikh, Undergraduate Thesis (Director). Thesis Title: Barriers

to LDCT Screening for Lung Cancer

2015 – 2016 Laxmi Vijayan, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2016 Laxmi Vijajan, Undergraduate Theses (Director). Thesis Title:

Examination of Cognitive and Behavioral Coping Mechanisms

Utilized by Cancer Patients in a Randomized Smoking Relapse-

Prevention Intervention Trial

2015 – 2016 Danish Hasan, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2016 Danish Hasan, Undergraduate Thesis (Director)

2016 Yamini Mulla,TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2016 Yamini Mulla, Undergraduate Thesis (Director). Thesis Title: An

Exploration into the Co-Use of Cannabis and Tobacco


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2016 Manuela Florez, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2016 Manuela Florez, Undergraduate Thesis (Director). Thesis Title:

Smoking Cessation Interventions Targeted to Hispanics in the United

States: A Literature Review

2016 – 2017 Vanessa Mojica Mercado, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer

Center

2017 Truc Nguyen, TRIP Research Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

Undergraduate Thesis (Committee Member). Thesis Title:

Examination of the differences in smoking cessation treatment

acceptability between black and white smokers

2018 – 2019 Vanessa Carreno, P20 SPIRIT Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2019 Monise Harris, P20 SPIRIT Intern, Moffitt Cancer Center

2019 Leon Ochoa, SPARK Intern

Graduate Student Research Supervisor/Committee Member:

2007 – 2011 Erika Litvin, USF Clinical Psychology

Role: Research Supervisor

2007 – 2013 Bryan Heckman, USF Clinical Psychology


2008 – 2016 Nicole Marquinez, USF Clinical Psychology


2011 – 2014 Jason Oliver, USF Clinical Psychology


Recipient of Moffitt Scientific Symposium Poster Award (2013)

2011 (Summer) Angelina Fink, MPH Student, USF Public Health

Role: Field Experience Supervisor

2012 – 2013 Morgan Lee, USF Clinical Psychology, Thesis Title: “Exercise

barriers in cancer survivors: A multi-dimensional approach.”

Role: Committee Member

2012 – 2013 Cedric Harville, MPH Student, USF Public Health


2013 (Fall) Kevin Geffard, MPH Student, USF Public Health


2013 - 2014 Diana Diaz, MPH Student, USF Public Health


2014 (Fall) Lauren Meltzer, MPH Student, USF Public Health


2014 Lavonza Q. Holliman, UF Public Health

Role: Field Experience Co-Supervisor

2014 - 2016 Idan Ariel, USF Clinical Psychology, Dissertation Title: “Effect of

electronic cigarette messages on young-adult behavioral dispositions

towards use”


2015 (Summer) Marissa Collier, UF Public Health trainee intern



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2015 – 2017 Amanda Palmer, USF Clinical Psychology, Thesis Title: "Parsing the

influences of nicotine and expectancies on the acute effects of e-

cigarettes: A balanced placebo experiment”


2016 Morgan Lee, USF Clinical Psychology

Role: Dissertation Defense Outside Chair

2017 Jacqueline Gonzalez, MPH Student


2017 Victor Martinez Loredo, Research Visiting Scholar, University of

Oviedo, Spain.

2018 Kayoko Kennedy, MPH student


2018 John Correa, USF Clinical Psychology

Dissertation Title: “Message Received? The Relationship between

Graphic Warning Labels, Message Framing, and Psychological

Responses among Smokers"

Role: Dissertation Defense Outside Chair

2018 Lin Akil, MPH student

Role: Preceptor Mentor

Postdoctoral Mentoring:

2013 –2015 Paul Harrell, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Role: Co-Mentor with Dr. Brandon as Primary Mentor

2014 – 2016 Barbara Pineiro, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow


2016 – 2019 Ursula Martinez, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow


2018 – 2019 Viola Voncken-Brewster, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

Role: Primary Mentor

Faculty Mentoring:

2012 – 2015 Elba Diaz-Toro, DMD, MSD, MPH, Associate Professor,

University of Puerto Rico

2012 – 2018 Diane S. Allen-Gipson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,

University of South Florida, College of Pharmacy

2017 – Present Christine E. Vinci, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Health Outcomes &

Behavior, Division of Population Science

Role: Secondary Mentor with Dr. Brandon as Primary Mentor

Honors and Awards

1. Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology, University of Michigan 1995

2. University Honors, University of Michigan 1995-98

3. James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan 1997-98

4. Graduate with High Honors in Psychology, University of Michigan 1998


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5. Scholarship to attend the conference, “Cancer, Culture, & Literacy: Developing

Effective Communication Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities” Sand Key Beach,

Florida 2002

6. Tampa Bay Cancer Care Network Community-Based Participatory Research Scholar

2007

7. “Miles for Moffitt” Research Award, Moffitt Cancer Center 2009

8. Outstanding Faculty Performance Award, Moffitt Cancer Center 2009

9. TBCCN Community-Based Participatory Research Trainee 2/24/11-8/31/12, National

Cancer Institute (U54CA153509) PIs: Cathy Meade, Clement Gwede

10. TBCCN CBPRTI Travel Award to attend the “Promising Practices to Eliminate

Tobacco Related Disparities: The Power of Communities.” New Orleans, Louisiana

2012

11. TBCCN Travel Award to attend the 8th

Biennial Cancer Culture and Literacy

Conference, Clearwater, Florida 2012

12. Conference Poster Presentation Award, International Cancer Education Conference, Ann

Arbor, Michigan 2012

13. Outstanding Faculty Performance Award, Moffitt Cancer Center 2016

14. Moffitt’s Research Mentor of the Year 2019

Service

Moffitt Cancer Center

Committees:

2007 – 2009 Member, Working Mothers Advisory Group

2009 – 2010 Member, Moffitt Scientific Retreat Committee

2009 – 2010 Member, Cancer, Culture, & Literacy Conference, Local Planning

Committee

2009 Poster Judge, Moffitt Cancer Center Scientific Symposium

2009 – 2010 Member, Lifetime Cancer Screening Executive Steering Committee


2010 Member, DGWG Riskfactors Taskforce: Tobacco

2010 Co-Captain, Miles for Moffitt, Population Science Team


2011 Member, Website Faculty Advisory Committee

2011 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health Outcomes

and Behavior


2012 – 2018 Member, Moffitt Scientific Review Committee (SRC)

2013 Participant in Research Faculty Internal Communications Meeting


2013 – Present Faculty Advisor to University of South Florida Student Organization

“Bulls for Moffitt”

2013 – 2015 Member, Project Link Training Advisory Committee

2013 Reviewer, Tampa Bay Community Center Network Pilot Grant

2013 Reviewer, ACS-IRG Grant

2013 Interviewer, Moffitt CTO Director candidates

2013 – 2014 Member, Moffitt Smoking Cessation Taskforce


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2014 – 2015 Member, Junior Faculty Research Award for Basic & Population Science

Committee

2015 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health Outcomes

and Behavior

2015 – 2016 Member, LATTE Program Committee, Lung and Thoracic Tumor

Education

2016 –2018 Member, Program Leader’s Advisory Committee, Department of Health

Outcomes and Behavior

2016 – Present Member, Moffitt Tobacco Cessation Steering Committee

2016 – Present Member, Lung Cancer Screening Committee

2017 – 2019 Member, Moffitt “Happiness at Work” Committee

2017 – Present Member, Biology of Health Disparities

2017 – Present Member, Moffitt Scientific Symposium Committee

2017 – 2018 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health Outcomes

and Behavior

2018 Member, Search Committee Member for Manager of Division Grant

Administration

2018 – 2019 Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health Outcomes

and Behavior

2019– Present Member, Research Integration Committee, Office of Community

Outreach, Engagement, and Equity (COE&E)

2019– Present Member, Keep Up Task Force

2020 Member, Total Cancer Care Committee

2020 Member, NIH Other Support Task Force

Moffitt Cancer Center

Invited Presentations:

September 2006 Invited speaker, Thoracic Oncology Advocacy Program. Presented

Smoking Relapse among Cancer Patients.

July 2009 Presented Meet the Experts: Smoking Cessation, at the Patient Education

Resource Center.

September 2009 Invited speaker, Grand Rounds in Population Sciences. Presented Tobacco

Control across the Cancer Prevention Continuum: Secondary and tertiary

prevention research.

April 2011 Invited speaker, Publications/Marketing and Foundation Departments.

Presented Tobacco Control across the Cancer Prevention Continuum.

December 2012 Invited speaker, Foundation Department Quarterly Partner Meeting, Moffitt

International. Presented Tobacco Control across the Cancer Prevention

Continuum.

December 2013 Invited speaker, Tampa Bay Community Center Network. Presented Lung

Cancer: The invisible disease.

January 2015 Invited speaker, Moffitt Merit Society luncheon at the Tampa Club.

Presented Understanding electronic cigarette use among cancer patients:

Patient and provider perspectives.

August 2015 Invited speaker, Grand Rounds in Health Outcomes & Behavior


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Presented Smoking relapse prevention for cancer patients.

May 2016 Presented The Journey of a Grant at the Health Outcomes & Behavior

Program Meeting.

May 2016 Invited speaker, Lung Cancer Center of Excellence meeting. Presented

CT Lung Cancer Screening in Florida.

May 2018 Invited speaker, Moffitt Cancer Center Scientific Symposium. Presented

Surviving SmokeFree: Smoking Cessation and Relapse Prevention in the

Oncology Setting.

January 2019 Invited speaker, Leadership Council Meeting. Presented Smoking Cessation

Moonshot.

March 2019 Invited speaker, Moffitt Employers Event Meeting. Presented Screening and

Prevention.

April 2019 Invited speaker, National Board of Advisors Meeting. Presented Stopping

Cancer by Stopping Smoking: Tobacco Research at Moffitt.

April 2019 Invited speaker, Medical Directors Council Meeting. Presented Tobacco

Cessation Therapy C31 Grant.

May 2019 Research APT Seminar Series. Research seminar in support of application for

promotion. Presented Smoking cessation across the cancer continuum:

Special populations research.

July 2019 R25 Lunch and Learn invitation to participate in Work Life Balance/Life

Intergration R25 Discussion.

July 2019 Invited Panel Discussant for summer participants on the U54 Partnership

events. Topic is Planning a Career in Cancer Health Disparities.

Service to Profession

Professional Association Membership Positions:

2010 – 2012 Early Career Psychologist Network Representative, APA Division 50

2012 – Present Mentor, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Trainee Network

2012 – 2014 Program Planning Co-Chair, American Public Health Association, Cancer

Forum

2014 – 2015 Vice Chair, American Public Health Association, Cancer Forum

2015 – 2016 Chair, American Public Health Association, Cancer Forum

2016 – Present Committee Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer

Prevention

2016 Member, CVS Health- Moonshot Smoking Cessation Committee

2016 – 2019 Member, ASCO Tobacco Use Assessment & Treatment Work Group

2016 – 2019 Member, ASCO Cancer Prevention Committee

2017 – 2019 Chair, American Society of Clinical Oncology Tobacco Subcommittee

2018 – 2019 Member, ASCO CaPC Education Work Group

2019 Member, ASCO Provider Education & Training Subcommittee

Reviewer of Program Proposals:

2008 Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Division 50

2010 7th

Biennial Cancer, Culture & Literacy Conference

2013 Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)

2013 – 2015 Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Cancer Forum


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2018 Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Cancer Forum


Grant Reviewer:

2008 Health Research Council, New Zealand

2010 University of South Florida, Internal Awards, Tampa, Florida

2010 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Study Section, Special

Emphasis Panel: Effectiveness Research on Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized

Patients, Bethesda, Maryland

2011 MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Cancer Prevention (R25),

Fellowship Program in Cancer Prevention and Control

2012 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Study Section, Behavioral research in cancer

control (R03), Bethesda, Maryland

2012 Dutch Cancer Society

2013 National Institutes of Health Study Section: Risk, Prevention, & Intervention for

Addictions Section RPIA-N (9), Washington, D.C. (July, December)

2013 National Institutes of Health Study Section: Fellowships Meeting

Section F16-L (20)

2014 National Institutes of Health Study Section: Risk, Prevention, & Intervention for

Addictions Section RPIA-N, Washington, D.C. (March) Chicago, IL (June)

2014 Cancer Research UK

2015 National Institutes of Health Study Section: Omnibus Grant Applications (R21

and R03), Bethesda, Maryland (March)

2015 – 2019 National Institutes of Health Study Section: Addiction Risks and Mechanisms,

Standing Member

2017 Chicago Cancer Center Health Equity Collaborative (CHEC) Incubator &

Catalyst Program Grant Reviewer

2018 - 2019 National Institutes of Health Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel: Target

Assessment, Engagement and Data Replicability to Improve Substance Use

Disorders Treatment Outcomes, Baltimore, Maryland.

2019 National Cancer Institute Special emphasis Panel, NCI, ZCA1 TCRB-V (J2)

SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards. Ad Hoc Member

2019 Ad Hoc reviewer and Chair; NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR); Risk,

Prevention and Health Behavior (RPHB) Integrated Review Group; Special

Emphasis Panel

Editorial Board:

2012 ISRN Addiction

Manuscript Reviewer:

Acta Oncologica

Addiction

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and

Prevention

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Current Oncology

Drug and Alcohol Dependence


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European Journal of Cancer Care

Evaluation and Program Planning

Health Education Research

Health Psychology

ISRN Addiction

Journal of Adolescent Health

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Journal of Cancer Education

Journal of Cancer Research and

Therapeutics

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical

Psychology

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and

Underserved

Journal of Health Communication

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Journal of Smoking Cessation

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Journal of Translational Behavioral

Medicine

Lung Cancer Management

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Patient Education and Counseling

PLOS ONE

Psychological Bulletin

Psychology of Addictive Behavior

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Psycho-Oncology

The Oncologist

Promotion and Tenure Applicants:

Promotion and Tenure reviewer for Dr. Sandra Japuntich, University of Minnesota – May

2019

Promotion and Tenure reviewer Dr. Claire Spears, School of Public Health, Georgia State

University – 2019

Community Service

Presentations:

Invited speaker, AAA Auto Club South, Tampa. Presented Smoking Cessation in 2005.

(October 2005)

Invited speaker, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa. Presented Smoking Cessation.

(November 2005)

Invited participant, DOH Women's Health Strategic Planning Meeting (October 2006)

Invited speaker, COPD Foundation, World Spirometry Day 2010. Presented Smoking

Cessation Treatments in 2010. (October 2010)

Invited speaker, Tobacco Free Partnership Meeting, University of Tampa. Presented Tobacco

Research & Intervention Program: Ongoing Research. (May 2011)

Invited speaker, Rotary Club in Fishhawk. Presented E-cigarette Research at Moffitt.

(August 2017)

Committee Memberships:

2009 – Present Member, Tobacco Free Partnership, Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance

2012 –2018 Member, Florida Cancer Plan Goal 2 Tobacco Work Group

2017 Member, Tobacco Community of Practice Work Group

Media Representation:

August 2004 Interviewed by “Good Day Tampa Bay” on smoking during pregnancy

November 2007 Interviewed by Fox 13 TV for the “Great American Smokeout”


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March 2009 Interviewed by WUSF as “Miles for Moffitt” research award recipient

June 2010 Interviewed by Bay News 9 on Project Quit grant

November 2010 Interviewed by Channel 10 for the “Great American Smokeout”

December 2011 Interviewed by St. Petersburg Times for a story on quitting smoking

November 2012 Interviewed by Tampa Bay Times for a story on quitting smoking

July 2016 Interviewed by WFLA News news appearance on E-cigarettes

National and International Media Coverage of Research:

Feature story on new focus for smoking cessation in International Innovation (11/13)

Research described in article entitled, “Smoking Cessation before Surgery Helpful for

Cancer Patients” in Counsel & Heal weekly newspaper 1/13)

Research described in story entitled, “You Can’t Quit Too Soon” in dailyRx News (1/13)

Research described in story entitled, “Study examines cancer patients’ smoking addictions”

Nurse.com (1/27)

Research described in article entitled, “Quitting smoking before surgery to keep from lighting

up after” in Tampa Bay Times (1/13)

Research described in article entitled, “Quitting Smoking before Cancer Surgery Best, Study

Finds” in HealthDay News (1/13)

Research described in article entitled, “Some still smoke after cancer surgery” in Sarasota

Herald-Tribune (1/13)

Research described in article entitled, “Smoking patients with cancer need to know that it is

never too late to quit smoking” in The ASCO Post (3/13)

Research featured on NCI’s Research to Reality website (2016)

Reuters Health story on lung cancer screening in M.D./alert (5/19), Rates of lung cancer

screening discussions are low, and falling further.

Research described in article entitled, “Is vaping as harmful as traditional cigarettes? And other

questions” in Tampa Bay Times (12/27/2019)

Professional Association Memberships

1998 – Present Member, American Psychological Association, Division 50 & Division 38

1998 – Present Member, Society for the Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

2012 – 2016 Member, American Association for Cancer Education

2012 – Present Member, American Public Health Association

2015 – 2016 Member, American Psychosocial Oncology Society

2015 – Present Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology

2017 Member, American Society of Preventive Oncology

Invited Presentations

November 2009 Invited speaker at Roswell Park Cancer Prevention Grand Rounds,

New York. Presented “Tobacco control across the cancer prevention

continuum: Secondary and tertiary prevention research”

December 2009 Invited speaker at the NCI meeting, Treating Tobacco Dependence at the

NCI Cancer Centers, Bethesda, Maryland. Presented “Smoking cessation

program at Moffitt Cancer Center.”


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October 2010 Invited speaker for the American Head and Neck Society Research

Meeting on the Biology, Prevention and Treatment of Head & Neck

Cancer, Washington, D.C. Presented “Smoking cessation and relapse

prevention for cancer patients”

April 2011 Invited speaker at All Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Grand Rounds.

Presented “Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation”

November 2011 Invited speaker, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Department of

Psychology. Presented “Tobacco control across the cancer prevention

continuum”

January 2012 Invited speaker, University of South Florida College of Medicine

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Grand Rounds, Tampa General

Hospital. Presented “Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation”

March 2012 Invited speaker at Bayfront Medical Center, Grand Rounds.

Presented “Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation”

May 2013 Invited speaker, Pasco County Health Department Nurses Training Day.

Presented “Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation and

systems change”

June 2014 Invited speaker at the 7th

Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference,

Atlanta, GA. Presented “Smoking relapse prevention for Cancer patients.”

January 2017 Invited speaker at the Annual Cancer Research Symposium, Oklahoma

Tobacco Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center. Presented “Smoking

relapse prevention for cancer patients.”

September 2018 Invited speaker at the 9th

Annual Thematic Meeting on Addictions,

Dartmouth. Presented “Surviving SmokeFree: Smoking cessation and relapse

prevention in the oncology setting”

June 2019 Invited speaker at the NIH Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Workshop,

Bethesada, Maryland. Presenting Barriers and Facilitators of Tobacco

Cessation Services and Lung Cancer Screening.

September 2019 Invited speaker at the Florida Department of Health’s James and Esther King

Biomedical Grant Research Symposium to be held on September 19, 2019 at

Moffitt Cancer Center. Presenting “Expanding the reach of a validated

smoking-cessation intervention: A Spanish-language clinical trial.”

October 2019 Invited Speaker at the 10th

Annual Thematic Meeting on Addiction,

Geinsesville, Florida. Presenting “Expanding the reach of a validated

smoking-cessation intervention: A Spanish-language clinical trial.”

November 2019 Invited Speaker, How Tobacco Affects Florida Cancer Summit, American

Cancer Society. Presented “Smoking Cessation in Oncology”

February 2020 Invited Speaker, UF Health Cancer Center, Tobacco Control Working Group.

Presented “Smoking Cessation Across The Cancer Continuum: Special

Populations Research”

Peer-Reviewed Publications (*Students)

Westmaas, J.L., Nath, V., & Brandon, T.H. (2000). Contemporary smoking cessation.

Cancer Control, 7 (1), 56-62.


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Brandon, T.H., Herzog, T.A. Juliano, L.M., Irvin, J.E., Lazev, A.B., & Simmons, V.N. (2003).

Pretreatment task persistence predicts smoking cessation outcome. Journal of Abnormal

Psychology, 112(3), 448–456.

Simmons, V.N., Webb, M.S., & Brandon, T.H. (2004). College-student smoking: an initial test

of an experiential dissonance-enhancing intervention. Addictive Behaviors, 29(6),

1129-1136. PMID: 15236813

Webb, M.S., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2005). Tailored interventions for motivating

smoking cessation: Using placebo-tailoring to examine the influence of expectancies and

personalization. Health Psychology, 24(2), 179-188. PMID: 15755232

Vidrine, J.I., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2007). Construction of smoking-relevant risk

perceptions among college students: The influence of need for cognition and message

content. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37, 91-114.

Simmons, V.N. & Brandon, T.H. (2007). Secondary smoking prevention in a university setting:

A randomized comparison of an experiential, theory-based intervention and a standard

didactic intervention for increasing cessation motivation. Health Psychology, 26,

268-277. PMID: 17500613

Lopez*, E.N., Simmons, V.N., Quinn, G.P., Meade, C.D., Chirikos, T.N., & Brandon, T.H.

(2008). Clinical trials and tribulations: Lessons learned from recruiting pregnant ex-

smokers for relapse prevention. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 10, 87-96. PMID:

18188749; PMCID: PMC4056986

Simmons, V.N., Vidrine, J.I., & Brandon, T.H. (2008). Smoking cessation counseling as a

teachable moment for skin cancer prevention: Pilot studies. American Journal of Health

Behavior, 32, 137-145. PMID: 18052854

Simmons, V.N., Litvin*, E.B., Patel*, R.D., Jacobsen, P.B., McCaffrey, J.C., Bepler, G., Quinn,

G.P., & Brandon, T.H. (2009). Patient-provider communication and perspectives on

smoking cessation and relapse in the oncology setting. Patient Education and

Counseling, 77, 398-403. PMID: 19846270; PMCID: PMC2787754

Simmons, V.N., Heckman*, B.W., Ditre, J.W., & Brandon, T.H. (2010). A measure of smoking

abstinence-related motivational engagement: development and initial

validation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12, 432-437. PMID: 20190004;

PMCID: PMC2847080

Ponce School of Medicine and Moffitt Cancer Center Outreach Research Group. (2010).

Cultural communication workshop with physicians: How brief interventions can change

behavior. Health Education & Behavior Practice Notes: Strategies in Health Education.

December, 37: 773-782.


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Ditre, J.W., Gonzalez, B.D., Simmons, V.N., Faul, L.A., Brandon, T.H., & Jacobsen, P.B.

(2011). Associations between pain and current smoking status among cancer patients.

Pain, 152, 60-65. PMID: 21168758; PMCID: PMC3031140

Simmons, V.N., Cruz*, L.M., Brandon, T.H., & Quinn, G.P. (2011). Translation and adaptation

of smoking relapse-prevention materials for pregnant and postpartum Hispanic women.

Journal of Health Communication, 16, 90-107. PMID: 21120739

Simmons, V.N., Jimenez, J.C., Castro, E., Litvin*, E.B., Gwede, C.K., Vadaparampil, S.T.,

McIntyre, J., Meade, C.D., Brandon, T. H., & Quinn, G.P. (2011). Initial efforts in

community engagement with health care providers: Perceptions of barriers to care for

cancer patients in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 30, 28-34. PMID:

21449495; PMCID: PMC3685431

Williams, R.J., Herzog, T.A., & Simmons, V.N. (2011). Risk perception and motivation to quit

smoking: a partial test of the Health Action Process Approach. Addictive Behaviors, 36,

789-791. PMID: 21463920; PMCID: PMC3081897

Quinn, G.P., Jimenez, J., Meade, C.D., Muñoz-Antonia, T., Gwede, C.K., Castro, E.,

Vadaparampil, S.T., Simmons, V.N., McIntyre, J., Crocker, T.T., Brandon, T.H.

(2011). Enhancing oncology health care provider's sensitivity to cultural communication

to reduce cancer disparities: a pilot study. Journal of Cancer Education, 26, 322-325.

PMID: 21479572; PMCID: PMC3673723

Simmons, V.N., Quinn, G.P., Litvin*, E.B., Rojas*, A., Jiménez, J., Castro, E., Meade,

C.D., & Brandon, T.H. (2011). Transcreation of validated smoking relapse-prevention

booklets for use with Hispanic populations. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and

Underserved, 22, 886-893. PMID: 21841285;PMCID: PMC3804252

Litvin*, E.B., Rojas*, A.R., Brandon, T.H., Meade, C.D., Quinn, G., Jimenez, J., Castro, E.,

Diaz, Z. & Simmons, V. N. (2011). Cultural acceptability of a smoking relapse

prevention intervention for pregnant women in Puerto Rico: Providers’ feedback.

Hispanic Health Care International, 9, 117-126. PMID: 26617474; PMCID:

PMC4662285

Simmons, V.N., Litvin*, E.B., Unrod, M., & Brandon, T.H. (2012). Oncology healthcare

providers’ implementation of the 5A’s model of brief intervention for smoking cessation:

Patients’ perceptions. Patient Education and Counseling, 86, 414-419. PMID: 21784598;

PMCID: PMC3222746

Unrod, M., Oliver, J.A., Heckman, B.W., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2012). Outdoor

smoking ban at a cancer center: attitudes and smoking behavior among employees and

patients. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 18, 24-31. PMID: 22836544

Gwede, C.K., Castro, E., Brandon, T.H., McIntyre, J., Meade, C.D., Simmons, V.N.,


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Vadaparampil, S.T., Jimenez, J., & Quinn, G.P. (2012). Developing strategies for

reducing cancer disparities via cross-institutional collaboration: Outreach efforts for the

partnership between the Ponce School of Medicine and the Moffitt Cancer Center.

Health Promotion Practice, 13, 807-815. PMID: 22167362; PMCID: PMC3708698

Brandon, T.H., Simmons, V.N., Meade, C.D., Quinn, G.P., Khoury*, E.L., Sutton, S.K., &

Lee, J-H. (2012). Self-help booklets for preventing postpartum smoking relapse: A

randomized trial. American Journal of Public Health, 102, 2109-2115. PMID: 22994170.

PMID: 22994170; PMCID: PMC3477952

Bejarano*, A., Litvin*, E.B., Quinn, G.P., Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (2013).

Distribution of smoking relapse prevention materials in the Hispanic

community: Lessons learned. Journal of Cancer Education, 28, 143-150.

PMID: 23055134; PMCID: PMC4608428.

Simmons, V.N., Litvin*, E.B., Jacobsen, P.B., Patel*, R.D., McCaffrey, J.C., Oliver*, J.A.,

Sutton, S.K., & Brandon, T.H. (2013). Predictors of smoking relapse in patients with

thoracic cancer or head and neck cancer. Cancer, 119, 1420-1427. PMID: 23280005;

PMCID: PMC3604135

Simmons, V.N., Heckman*, B.W., Fink*, A.C., Small, B.J., & Brandon, T.H. (2013).

Efficacy of an experiential, dissonance-based smoking intervention for college students

delivered via the internet. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81, 810-820.

PMID: 23668667; PMCID: PMC4640469

Vadaparampil S.T., Simmons V.N., Lee J-H., Malo T., Klasko L., Rodriguez M., Waddell R.,

Gwede C.K., Meade C.D. (2014). Journal Clubs: An educational approach to advance

understanding among community partners and academic researchers about CBPR and

Cancer Health Disparities. Journal of Cancer Education, 29, 122-128. PMID: 24078328;

PMCID: PMC4201936

Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K, Quinn, G.P., Meade, C.D., & Brandon, T.H (2014). Prepartum and

postpartum predictors of smoking. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16, 461-468.

PMCID: PMC3954426.

Unrod, M., Gironda, R.J., Clark, M.E., White, K.E., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., and

Brandon, T.H. (2014). Smoking behavior and motivation to quit among chronic pain

patients initiating multidisciplinary pain treatment: A prospective study. Pain Medicine.

PMID: 24528473; PMCID: PMC4374596

Harrell, P.T., Simmons, V.N., Correa, J.B., Padhya, T.A., & Brandon, T.H. (2014). Electronic

Nicotine Delivery Systems (“E-cigarettes”): Review of safety and smoking cessation

efficacy. Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 151, 381-393. PMID: 24898072;

PMCID: PMC4376316

Unrod, M., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Meltzer, L.R., Harrell, P.T., Meade, C.D., Craig,


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B.M., Lee. J., & Brandon, T.H. (2014). A randomized clinical trial of self-help

intervention for smoking cessation: Research design, interventions, and baseline data.

Contemporary Clinical Trials, 38, 284-290. PMID: 24865525; PMCID: PMC4104245

Pomeranz, J.L., Moorhouse, M., King, J., Barnett, T.E., Young, M.E., Simmons, V.N.,

Brandon, T.H., & Stetten, N.E. (2014). Creating a tobacco cessation program for people

with disabilities: A community based participatory research approach. Journal of

Addiction Research & Therapy, 5, 204. Doi: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000204

Correa, J. B., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S. K., Meltzer, L. R., & Brandon, T. H. (2015).

A content analysis of attributions for resuming smoking or maintaining abstinence in the

post-partum period. Maternal and Child Health, 19, 664-674. PMID: 24996953; PMCID:

PMC4284152

Harrell, P.T., Marquinez, N.S., Correa, J.B., Meltzer, L.R., Unrod, M., Sutton, S.K., Simmons,

V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2015). Expectancies for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and nicotine

replacement therapy among e-cigarette users (“vapers”). Nicotine & Tobacco Research,

17, 193-200. PMID: 25168035; PMCID: PMC4438353

Bloom, E.L., Oliver, J.A., Sutton, S.K., Brandon, T.H., Jacobsen, P.B., & Simmons, V.N.

(2015). Post-operative smoking status in lung and head and neck cancer patients:

Association with depressive symptomatology, pain, and fatigue. Psycho-Oncology, 24:9,

1012-1019. PMID: 25257853; PMCID: PMC4374041

Menzie, N. S., Simmons, V. N., Quinn, G. P., Diaz, D. B., Piñeiro, B., Jimenez, J., Castro,

E., & Brandon, T. H. (2015). Acceptability and cultural appropriateness of self-help

booklets for smoking cessation in Puerto Rico. Journal of Cancer Education, 30:3, 385-

592. PMID: 25219544; PMCID: PMC4384999

Castro, E., Jimenez, J., Quinn, G., Garcia, M., Colon, Y., Axel, R., Brandon, T., Simmons, V.,

Gwede, C., Vadaparampil, S., & Nazario, C. M. (2015). Identifying clinical and support

service resources and network practices for cancer patients and survivors in Southern

Puerto Rico. Supportive Care in Cancer; 23, 967-975. PMID: 25249352; PMCID:

PMC4346447

Simmons, V.N., Klasko, L.B., Fleming, K., Koskan, A.M., Jackson, N.T., Noel-Thomas, S.,

Luque, J.S., Vadaparampil, S.T., Lee, J.H., Quinn, G.P., Britt, L., Waddell, R., Meade,

C.D., Gwede, C.K. & Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network Community Partners

(2015). Participatory evaluation of a community-academic partnership to inform

capacity-building and sustainability. Evaluation and Program Planning, 52, 19-26.

PMID: 25863014; PMCID: PMC4509815

Harrell, P.T., Simmons, V.N., Piñeiro, B., Correa, J.B., Menzie, N.S., Meltzer L.R., Unrod,

M., & Brandon, T.H. (2015). E-cigarettes and expectancies: Why do some users keep

smoking? Addiction, 110(11), 1833-1843. PMID: 26173651; PMCID: PMC4609252


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Piñeiro, B., Correa, J. B., Simmons, V. N., Harrell, P. T., Menzie, N. S., Unrod, M., Meltzer,

L.R., & Brandon, T.H. (2016). Gender differences in use and expectancies of

e-cigarettes: online survey results. Addictive Behaviors, 52, 91-97. PMID: 26406973

PMCID: PMC4644488

Unrod, M., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Cummings, K.M., Celestino, P, Craig, B.M., Lee,

J., Meltzer, L.R., & Brandon, T.H. (2016). Relapse-prevention booklets as an adjunct to a

Tobacco Quitline: A randomized controlled effectiveness trial. Nicotine & Tobacco

Research, 18, 298-305. PMID: 25847293; PMCID: PMC4757931

Palmer,* A.M., Correa*, J.B., Heckman*, B.W., Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (2016).

Health, stigma, and the burden of smoking in college: A thematic analysis

American Journal of Health Behavior, 40, 381-388. PMID: 27103417

Simmons, V. N., Quinn, G. P., Harrell*, P. T., Meltzer, L. R., Correa*, J. B., Unrod, M. &

Brandon, T. H. (2016). E-cigarette use in adults: A qualitative study of users’

perceptions and future use intentions. Addiction Research & Theory, 24, 313-321.

PMID: 27725794

Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N., Sutton, S. K., Unrod, M., Harrell, P. T., Meade, C. D.,

Craig, B. M., Lee, J.H., & Meltzer, L. R. (2016). Extended self-help for smoking

cessation: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51,

54-62. PMID: 26868284

Piñeiro, B., Simmons, V. N., Palmer, A. M., Correa, J. B., & Brandon, T.H. (2016).

Smoking cessation interventions within the context of low-dose computed tomography

lung cancer screening: A systematic review. Lung Cancer, 98, 91-98. PMID: 27393513

Hudson, J., Munoz-Antonia, T., Haura, E., Cress, D., Simmons, V.N., & Quinn, G.P. (2016).

Translating Hispanic genomic factors in lung cancer into clinical practice: EGFR testing

for improved outcomes. Gene Cell Tissue, e(2):e35961. PMID:29888762;

PMCID:PMC5990038.

Simmons, V.N., Piñeiro*, B., Hooper, M.W., Gray, J.E., & Brandon, T.H. (2016). Tobacco-

related health disparities across the cancer continuum. Cancer Control, 23, 434-441.

PMID: 27842333; PMCID:PMC5972388.

Diaz, D.B., Brandon, T.H., Sutton, S.K., Meltzer, L.R., Hoehn, H.J., Meade, C.D., Jacobsen,

P.B., McCaffrey, J.C., Haura, E.B., Lin, H.Y., & Simmons, V.N. (2016). Smoking

relapse-prevention intervention for cancer patients: Study design and baseline data from

the surviving SmokeFree randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 50,

84-89. PMID: 27468664; PMCID: PMC5564185

Merrill, J.K., Alberg, A.J., Goffin, J.R., Ramalingam, S.S., Simmons, V.N., & Warren, G.W.


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(2017). American Society of Clinical Oncology Policy Brief: FDA’s regulation of

electronic nicotine delivery systems and tobacco products. Journal of Oncology

Practice, 13, 58-60. PMID: 28084879

Davis, S.N., Christy, S.M., Chavarria, E.A., Abdulla, R., Sutton, S.K., Schmidt, A.,

Vadaparampil, S.T., Quinn, G.P., Simmons, V.N., Ufondu, C., Ravindra, C., Schultz,

I., Roetzheim, R., Shibata, D., Meade, C.D., & Gwede, C. (2017). A randomized

controlled trial of a multicomponent, targeted, low-literacy educational intervention

compared with a nontargeted intervention to boost colorectal cancer screening with fecal

immunochemical testing in community clinics. Cancer, 123, 1390-1400.

PMID: 27906448; PMCID:PMC5384866

Meltzer, L. R., Simmons, V. N., Sutton, S. K., Drobes, D. J., Quinn, G. P., Meade, C. D., Unrod,

M., Brandon, K. O., Harrell, P. T., Eissenberg, T., Bullen, C. R., & Brandon, T. H.

(2017). A randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation self-help intervention for

dual users of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes: Intervention development and research

design. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 60, 56-62. PMID:28648969;

PMCID:PMC5559662

Simmons, V.N., Gray, J.E., Schabath, M.B., Wilson, L.E., & Quinn, G. (2017). High-Risk

community and primary care providers knowledge about and barriers to low-dose

computed tomography lung cancer screening. Lung Cancer,106, 42-29.

PMID: 28285693

Schabath, M.B., Bowman-Curci, M., Kanetsky, P.J., Vadaparampil, S.T., Simmons, V.N., &

Sanchez, J., Sutton, S.K., Wheldon, C., & Quinn, G.P. (2017). Ask and Tell, the

importance of the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity to improve the

quality of cancer care for sexual and gender minorities. Journal of Oncology Practice,

13, 542-546. PMID: 28719237

Castro, E., Asencio, G., Quinn, G.P., Brandon, T., Gwede, C.K., Vadaparampil, S.,

Simmons, V., McIntyre, J., Jiménez, J. (2017). Importance of and satisfaction with

perceived cancer psychosocial support in Puerto Ricans: Gender, health status and quality

of life associations. P R Health Science Journal, 36 (4), 205-211. PMID:29220064;

PMCID: PMC5859307

Hudson, J.N., Schabath, M., Sanchez, J., Sutton, S., Simmons, V.N., Vadaparampil, S.,

Kanetsky, P., & Quinn, P. (2017). Sexual and gender minority issues across National

Comprehensive Care Network (NCCN) Guidelines: Results from a national survey.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 15, 1379-1382. PMID:

29118229; PMCID: PMC5705047

Meltzer, L.R., Meade, C.D., Diaz, D.B., Carrington, M.S., Brandon, T.H., Jacobsen, P.B.,

McCaffrey, J.C., Haura, E.B., & Simmons, V.N. (2018). Development of a targeted

smoking relapse-prevention intervention for cancer patients. Journal of Cancer

Education, 33, 440-447. PMID: 27476432; PMCID: PMC5288399.


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Piñeiro,* B., Díaz, D. R., Monsalve, L. M, Martínez, Ú., Meade, C. D., Meltzer, L. R., Brandon,

K. O., Unrod, M., Brandon, T. H., & Simmons, V.N. (2018). Systematic transcreation of

self-help smoking cessation materials for Hispanic/Latino smokers: Improving cultural

relevance and acceptability. Journal of Health Communication, 13, 1-10.

PMID: 29533167; PMCID:PMC5972386.

Jiménez, J., Ramos, A.J., Ramos-Rivera, F.E., Gwede, C., Quinn, G.P., Vadaparampil, S.,

Brandon, T., Simmons, V., & Castro, E. (2018). Community engagement for

identifying cancer education needs in Puerto Rico. Journal of Cancer Education, 33, 12-

20. PMID: 27722911; PMCID: PMC53866827

Webb Hooper, M. W., Lee, D. J., Simmons, V. N., Brandon, K. O., Antoni, M. H., Unrod,

M., Asfar, T., Correa, J. D., Loru-Sengal, T., & Brandon, T. H. (2018). Reducing

racial/ethnic tobacco cessation disparities via cognitive behavioral therapy: Design of a

dualsite randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 68, 127-132.

PMID: 29617633

Fleming, K., Simmons, V.N., Christy, S.M., Sutton, S.K., Romo, M., Luque, J.S., Wells, K.J.,

Gwede, C.K., & Meade, C.D. (2018). Educating Hispanic women about cervical cancer

prevention: Feasibility of a promotora-lead charla intervention in a farmworker

community. Ethnicity & Disease, 28 (3), 169-176. Doi:10.18865/ed.28.3.169

PMCID:PMC6051510

Correa*, J.B., Brandon, K.O., Meltzer, L.R., Hoehn, H.J., Piñeiro, B., Brandon, T.H., &

Simmons, V.N. (2018). Electronic cigarette use among patients with cancer: Reasons for

use, beliefs, and patient-provider communication. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 1757-1764.

PMID: 29671928; PMCID: PMC6043356.

Wheldon, C.W., Schabath, M.B., Hudson, J., Curci, M., Kanetsky, P.A., Vadaparampil, S.T.,

Simmons, V.N., Sanchez, J.A., Sutton, S.K. & Quinn, G.P. (2018). Culturally

competent care for sexual and gender minority patients at National Cancer Institute-

Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. LGBT Health, 5, 203-211.PMID: 29641317;

PMCID: PMC5905865

Martínez*, Ú, Brandon, T. H., Sutton, S. K., & Simmons, V. N. (2018). Associations between

the smoking-relatedness of a cancer type, cessation attitudes and beliefs, and future

abstinence among recent quitters. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 2104-2110.

Doi: 10.1002/pon.4774. PMID: 29785718; PMCID:PMC6156937

Hudson*, J.N., Quinn, G.P., Wilson, L.E. & Simmons, V.N. (2018). Evaluation of

promotional materials to promote low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening to

high risk consumers and health care providers. Journal of Cancer Education, 33, 1043-

1051. PMID:28285419

McIntyre, J., Jimenez, J., Rivera, Y.M., Sutton, S.K., Asencio, G., Castro, E., Gwede, C.K.,


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Brandon, T.H., Vadaparampil, S.T., Simmons, V.N., Corchado, J., Moreno, L., Wells,

K.J., & Quinn GP. (2018). Comparison of health communication channels for reaching

Hispanics about biobanking: A Pilot Trial. Journal of Cancer Education, 33, 833-841.

PMID: 28378199, PMCID:PMC5628139

Brandon, T.H., Unrod, M, Drobes, D.J., Sutton, S.K., Hawk, L.W., Simmons, V.N., Brandon,

K.O., Roetzheim, R.G., Meltzer, L.R., Miller, R.R., & Cahill, S.P. (2018). Facilitated

extinction training to improve pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation: A pilot feasibility

trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 20, 1189-1197. PMID: 29059409

Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Meltzer, L.R., Unrod, M., Meade, C.D., & Brandon, T.H.

(2018). Long-term outcomes from a self-help smoking cessation randomized

controlled trial. Psychology of Addictive Behavior,32, 710-714. PMID: 30284878.

PMCID:PMC624763

Schabath, M.B., Blackburn, C.A., Sutter, M.E., Kanetsky, P.A., Vadaparampil, S.,

Simmons, V.N., Sanchez, J., Sutton, S.K., Quinn, G.P. (2019). National Survey of

Oncologists at National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers:

Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practice Behaviors about LGBTQ Patients with Cancer.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37, 547-558. PMCID: PMC6553841

Webb Hooper, M., Asfar, T., Unrod, M., Dorsey, A., Correa, J.B., Brandon, K.O.,

Simmons, V.N., Antoni, M.A., Koru-Sengul, T., Lee, D.J., & Brandon, T.H. (2019).

Reasons for exclusion from a smoking cessation trial: An analysis by race/ethnicity.

Ethnicity & Disease, 29, 23-30. PMID: 30713413; PMCID:PMC6343546

Meltzer, L. R., Unrod, M., Simmons, V. N., Brandon, K. O., Piñeiro, B., Palmer, A. M., &

Brandon, T. H. (2019). Capitalizing on a teachable moment: Development of a targeted

self-help smoking cessation intervention for patients receiving lung cancer

screening. Lung Cancer, 130, 121-127. PMID: 30885332

Harrell, P.T., Brandon, T.H., Will, K.E., Barnett, T.E., Brockenberry, L.O. Simmons, V.N., &

Quinn, G.P. (2019). Vaping expectancies: A qualitative study among young adult

non-users, smokers, vapers, and dual users. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment,

13, 1-12. PMID: 31456638. PMCID:PMC6702779.

Brandon, K. O., Simmons, V. N., Meltzer, L. R., Drobes, D. J., Martínez, Ú., Sutton, S.K.,

Palmer, A. M., Bullen, C. R., Harrell, P. T., & Brandon, T. H. (2019). Vaping

characteristics and expectancies are associated with smoking cessation propensity

among dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes. Addiction, 114, 896-906.

PMCID:PMC6629519

Permuth, J.B., Daly, A.C., Jeong, D., Choi, J.W., Cameron, M.E., Chen, D., Teer, J.K., Barnett,

T.E., Li, J., Powers, B.D., Kumar, N.B., George, T.J., Ali, K.N., Huynh, T., Vyas, S.,

Gwede, C.K., Simmons,V.N., Hodul, P.J., Carballido, E.M., Judge, A.R., Fleming, J.B.,

Merchant, N., Trevino, J. for the Florida Pancreas Collaborative (2019). Racial and

Ethnic Disparities in a State-wide Registry of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and An

Exploratory Investigation of Cancer Cachexia as a Contributor to Observed Inequities.


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Cancer Medicine, 8, 3314-3324. PMCID: PMC6558500

Martinez, Ú., Brandon, K. O., Sutton, S. K., Brandon, T. H., & Simmons, V. N. (2019).

Does smoking abstinence predict cancer patients’ quality of life over time?

Psycho-Oncology, 28,1702-1711. PMCID: PMC6691965

Medina-Ramírez, P., Sutton, S.K., Martínez, Ú., Meade, C.D., Byrne, M.M., Brandon, K.O.,

Meltzer, L.R., Gonzales, F.M., Brandon, T.H., Simmons, V.N. (2019). A randomized

controlled trial of a smoking cessation self-help intervention for Spanish-speaking

Hispanic/Latinx smokers: Study design and baseline characteristics. Contemporary

Clinical Trials, 85, 10586. PMCID: PMC6815731

Muñoz-Antonia, T., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Schabath, M.B., Alam, I., Chiappori, A. &

Quinn, G.P. (2019). Use of biomarker testing in lung cancer among Puerto Rico and

Florida Physicians: Results of a comparative study. Journal of Clinical Pathways, 5, 33-

40. PMCID: PMC6953751

Li, L., Lee, J.H., Sutton, S.K., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2019). A Bayesian

transition model for missing longitudinal binary outcomes and an application to a

smoking cessation study. Statistical Modelling. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471082X18821489

Martínez, Ú., Martínez-Loredo, V., Simmons, V. N., Meltzer, L. R., Drobes, D. J., Brandon, K.

O., Palmer, A. M., Eissenberg, T., Bullen, C. R., Harrell, P. T., & Brandon, T. H.

(2020). How does smoking and nicotine dependence change after onset of vaping? A

retrospective analysis of dual users. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 22, 764-770. PMCID:

PMC7171272

Wang, T., Townsend, M.K., Simmons, V., Terry, K.L., Matulonis, J.A., & Tworoger, S.

(in press). Pre- and Post- Diagnosis Smoking and Survival Following Diagnosis with

Ovarian Cancer. International Journal of Cancer. Epub ahead of Print.

Rodriguez-Rabassa MS, Simmons VN, Vega A, Moreno D, Irizarry-Ramos J, & Quinn

GP (in press). Perceptions of and Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening Among Physicians

in Puerto Rico: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Health Care Poor and Underserved.

Vinci, C., Malkhasyan, L., Simmons, V. N., & Correa-Fernandez, V. (in press). The relationship

of trait mindfulness and mindfulness practice with alcohol use among Hispanics/Latinos.

Psychiatry Research.

Chavarria, E.A., Christy, S.M., Simmons V.N., Vadaparampil, S.T., Gwede, C.K. & Meade,

C.D. (in press). Learner verification: A methodology to create suitable education

materials. HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice.

Manuscripts Under Review

Medina-Ramirez, P., Calixte-Civil, P., Meltzer, L. R., Brandon, K. O., Martinez Pradeda, U.,

Sutton, S. K., Meade, C. D., Byrne, M. M., Brandon, T. H., & Simmons, V. N. (Under


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Review). Recruiting Spanish-preferring participants for a smoking cessation intervention

study in the US: A comparison of methods by enrollment and cost. Manuscript submitted

to Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Sutter, M.E., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Vadaparampil, S.T., Sanchez, J.A., Bowman-Curci,

M., Duarte, L., Schabath, M.B., & Quinn, G.P. (Under Review) Oncologists' Experiences

Caring for LGBTQ Patients with Cancer: Qualitative Analysis of Items on a National

Survey. Submitted to Patient Education and Counseling.

Palmer, A.M., Sutton, S.K., Correa, J.B., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2019).

Abstinence-related motivational engagement: Further construct validation.

Roy, S., Fleming, K., Sutton, S.K., Gwede, C.K., Meade, C.D., Seijo, E.R., Dorvil, M., &

Simmons, V.N. (2019). Youth Ambassadors Reaching Out: Assessing the feasibility and

acceptability of a youth-based cancer education program.

Meltzer, L.R., Simmons, V.N., Piñeiro, B., Drobes, D., Quinn, G.P., Meade, C.D., Brandon,

K.O., Palmer, A., Unrod, M., Harrell, P.T., Bullen, C.R., Eissenberg, T., & Brandon, T.H. (2019). Development of a Self-Help Smoking Cessation Intervention for Dual Users of Tobacco Cigarettes and E-cigarettes. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Other Publications

Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (2013). Steps to help you quit smoking for good.

Coping with Cancer, 27(1), 49.

Simmons, V.N., Haura, E.B., & Brandon, T.H. (2013). Oncology healthcare providers’

pivotal role in smoking cessation and relapse prevention. Lung Cancer Management,

2(5), 341-343.

Clinical Intervention Materials

Libres Para Siempre Por Mi Bebé y Por Mí: Guía Para No Volver a Fumar. (2006)

A series of ten relapse-prevention booklets for pregnant and postpartum women and their

partners, translated and culturally adapted for Hispanic populations. Disseminated by the

National Cancer Institute (smokefree.gov).

Role: Conducted the formative work to inform the cultural adaptation of the Forever

Free for Baby and Me: A Guide to Remaining Smoke Free series.

Libres Para Siempre: Guía Para No Volver a Fumar (2009).

A series of eight relapse-prevention booklets translated and culturally adapted for

Hispanic populations.

Role: Conducted the formative work to inform the cultural adaptation of the Forever

Free: A Guide to Remaining Smoke Free series.

Surviving Smokefree®

(2012). A 14-minute DVD developed for our NCI funded study R01


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CA154596 to be used as part of intervention to prevent smoking relapse among cancer

patients. Role: Producer

Libre del Cigarrillo, Por Mi Familia y Por Mí (2016).

A series of eleven smoking cessation booklets and nine pamphlets translated and

culturally adapted for Hispanic populations.

Role: Led the formative work to inform the cultural adaptation of the Stop Smoking for

Good series.

Book Chapters

Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N., Martinez, U., & Calixte-Civil, P. (in press). Tobacco use and

cessation. In W. S. Breitbart, P. N. Butow, P. B. Jacobsen, W. Lam, M. Lazenby, & M. J.

Loscalzo (Eds.). Psycho-oncology (4rd ed.). New York: Oxford.

Warren, G.W., Simmons, V.N. (2019). Tobacco Use and the Cancer Patient. In DeVita, V.T.,

Lawrence, S. & Rosenberg, S.A. (Eds.), Cancer (pp. 388-400). Philadelphia, PA:Wolters

Kluwer.

Belanger, H.G., Simmons, V.N., Schinka, J.A. (2007). Nicotine. In Kalechstein, A. & Van Gorp

W.G. (Eds.) Neuropsychology and Substance Use: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions.

Psychology Press.

Poster Presentations (*Students)

Nath, V., Juliano, L.M., Lazev, A.B., Irvin, J.E., Stavros, R.A., & Brandon, T.H.

(2000, November). Task persistence predicts success at smoking cessation. Poster

presented at the 33rd

Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of

Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Webb, M.S., Herzog, T.A., Nath, V., Irvin, J.E., Meade, C.D., & Brandon T.H.

(2000, November). Transplanting smoking relapse-prevention from the clinic to the

mailbox. Poster presented at the 33rd

Annual Convention of the Association for the

Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Brandon, T.H., Meade, C.D., Herzog, T.A., Webb, M.S., Nath, V., & Irvin, J.E.

(2000, September). Cost-effective prevention of smoking relapse. Poster presented at the

Inaugural Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior,

Santa Fe, NM.

Irvin, J.E., Nath, V. & Brandon, T.H. (2001, March). Smoking cessation as an opportunity for

other health promotion: An initial test with skin cancer prevention. Poster presented at

the 7th

annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco,

Seattle, WA.


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Nath, V., Webb, M.S., & Hendricks, P.S. (2002, February). Risk perception and cognitive

dissonance among smokers. Poster presented at the 8th

annual meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Savannah, GA.

Nath, V., Herzog, T.A., & Brandon, T.H. (2002, February). A comparison of the contemplation

ladder and the stages of change in a college student sample. Poster presented at the 8th

annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Savannah, GA.

Webb, M.S., Nath, V. & Brandon, T.H. (2002, November). Tailored interventions for

smoking cessation: The role of personalization and expectancies. Poster presented at the

conference of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.

Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2004, February). The efficacy of an experiential, theory-

based intervention for college student smokers. Poster presented at the meeting of the

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Phoenix, Arizona.

Lopez, E., Simmons, V.N., Meade, C., Quinn, G., Pedraza, J., & Brandon, T. (2005, March).

The elusive pregnant ex-smoker: Lessons from recruitment for a clinical trial. Poster

presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco,

Prague, Czech Republic.

Simmons, V.N., Novoa-Hadley*, M., Cruz*, L., Lopez*, E.N., Quinn, G., & Brandon, T.H.

(2007, February). Translating and adapting a smoking relapse intervention for pregnant

and post-partum Hispanic women. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX.

Quinn, G.P., Brandon, T.H., Vadaparampil, S.T., Gwede, C.K., Puig, M., Jimenez, J.,

Simmons, V.N., & Castro, E. (2007, July). Outreach efforts for the partnership between

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Ponce School of Medicine. Poster presented at the

NCI/NIH Cancer Health Disparities Summit, Bethesda, MD.

Quinn, G.P., Brandon, T.H., Simmons V.N., Gwede, C., Vadaparampil, S.T., Jiminez, J., Puig,

M., Castro, E., & Meade, C.D. (2007). Outreach efforts for the partnership between the

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and the Ponce School of Medicine. Poster presented at the

American Association for Cancer Research – The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in

Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Atlanta, GA.

Simmons, V.N., Meade, C.D., Webb, M.S., Herzog, T.A., & Brandon, T.H. (2008, February).

Reconsidering self-help: Secondary cessation findings from the Forever Free trial.

Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco,

Portland, OR.

Simmons, V.N., Litvin*, E. B., Patel*, R., Jacobsen, P. B., McCaffrey, J., Bepler, G., &

Brandon, T. H. (2008, February). Smoking relapse prevention in cancer patients: Patient

and provider perspectives. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research

on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, OR.


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Simmons, V.N., Litvin*, E. B., Patel*, R., Jacobsen, P. B., McCaffrey, J., Bepler, G., &

Brandon, T. H. (2008, August). Cancer patients' and healthcare providers' perspectives

on smoking relapse. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological

Association, Boston, MA.

Quinn G.P., Jimenez, J.C., Castro, E., Meade C.D., Vadaparampil S.T., Gwede C.K., Simmons,

V.N., McIntyre J., Brandon T.H. (2009, February). Identifying psychosocial needs of

cancer survivors in Puerto Rico: A collaborative needs assessment. 2nd Annual AACR

Conference of the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and

the Medically Underserved, Phoenix, AZ.

Simmons, V.N., Khoury*, E.L., Koltz, E.J., Quinn, G.P., Meade, C.D., Unrod, M., & Brandon,

T.H. (2009, April). Preventing smoking relapse among pregnant and postpartum

women: A randomized clinical trial. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Dublin, Ireland.

Litvin*, E.B., Rojas*, A., Simmons, V.N., Quinn, G., Vadaparampil, S., Gwede, C., Brandon,

T.H., Jimenez, J., Castro, E., & Diaz, Z. (2009, April). Cultural acceptability of a

smoking relapse prevention intervention for pregnant women in Puerto Rico: Providers’

feedback. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco, Dublin, Ireland.

Heckman*, B.W., Simmons, V.N., Ditre, J.W., & Brandon, T.H. (2009, April). The

development and initial validation of the abstinence-related motivational engagement

scale. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and


Litvin*, E.B., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2009, August). Cancer patients'

perceptions of healthcare providers' advice regarding smoking cessation. Poster

presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto,

Ontario, Canada.

Ditre, J.W., Gonzalez, B.D., Simmons, V.N., Faul, L.A., Brandon, T.H., & Jacobsen, P.B.

(2010, February). Associations between pain and smoking status among cancer patients.

Poster presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco, Baltimore, M.D.

Simmons, V.N., Quinn, G.P., Jimenez, J.C., Castro, E., Gwede, C.K., Vadaparampil,

S.T., McIntyre, J., Antonia, T.M., & Brandon, T.H. (2010, May). Health care provider

education to enhance cancer-related communications in Hispanic populations. Poster

presented at the 7th

Biennial Cancer, Culture & Literacy Conference, Clearwater, FL.

Bejarano*, A., Diaz*, D., Antolino, P., Quinn, G.; Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (2010,

May). Smoking relapse-prevention for Hispanic men and women. Poster presented at the

7th

Biennial Cancer, Culture & Literacy Conference, Clearwater, FL.


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Fink*, A.C., Patel*, R.D., Heckman*, B.W., Sismilich*, K.M., Brandon, T.H., &

Simmons, V.N. (2011, February). Development and pilot testing of a web-based

intervention for college smokers. Poster presented at the Society for Research on

Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ditre, J.W., Simmons, V.N., Zale, E.L., Litvin, E.B., & Brandon, T.H. (2011, February).

Associations between pain severity and cessation-related factors among cancer

patients. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual

Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Meltzer, L.R., Unrod, M., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Brandon, T.H. (2012, March). The

abstinence-related motivational engagement scale as a predictor of smoking cessation

outcome. Poster presented the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual

Meeting, Houston, TX.

Pomeranz, J.L., Moorhouse, M.D., Barnett, T.E., Young, M.E., Curbow, B.A., Brandon,

T.H., Simmons, V.N., Saldana, P.S., Yu, N.S., & Kennedy, W. (2012, March).

Development of a tobacco cessation program for people with disabilities: A CBPR

Approach. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)

18th

Annual Meeting, Houston, TX.

Litvin*, E.B., Patel*, R., Fink*, A.C., Oliver*, J.A., Sutton, S.K., Jacobsen, P., McCaffrey,

J., Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (2012, March). Trajectories and predictors of

relapse in lung and head and neck cancer patients following surgical treatment. Poster

presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting,

Houston, TX.

Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Meade, C.D., Quinn, G.P., & Brandon, T.H. (2012,

March). Predictors of smoking relapse among pregnant and postpartum women. Poster

presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting,

Houston, TX.

Marquinez, N.S.*, Simmons, V.N., Quinn, G.P., Jimenez, J.C., Castro, E., Garcia, M.M., &

Brandon, T.H. (2012, March). Evaluation of a transcreated version of the Forever Free

booklets: Cultural acceptability of smoking cessation self-help materials among smokers

living in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco Annual Meeting, Houston, TX.

Meltzer,* L.R., Diaz,* D.B., Carrington,* M.S., Meade, C.D., Brandon, T.H., Jacobsen, P.B.,

McCaffrey, J.C., Haura, E.B., Sutton, S.K., & Simmons, V.N. (2012, September).

Development of a smoking relapse-prevention intervention for cancer patients. Poster

presented at the International Cancer Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.

Correa, J.B., Kovacs, M.A., Marquinez, N.S., Meltzer, L.R., Simmons, V.N., Unrod, M.,


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Cummings, K.M., & Brandon, T.H. (2013, March). Predictors of attrition in a

randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation intervention using self-help and

quitline services. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Oliver*, J.A., Bloom, E.L., Patel*, R., Fink*, A.C., Sutton, S.K., Jacobsen, P.B., McCaffrey,

J., Brandon, T.H. & Simmons, V.N. (2013, March). Post-operative smoking status in

cancer patients: Impact on mood, pain, fatigue and cancer-related cognitions. Poster

presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco,

Boston, MA.

Sutton, S K., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2013, March). The advantages of multiple

imputation for analyzing randomized clinical trials in smoking intervention research.

Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting,

Boston, MA.

Ghazi, D.P., Correa, J.B., Meltzer, L.R., Simmons, V.N., Unrod, M., Sutton, S., Brandon,

T.H., Cummings, K.M., & Celestino, P. (2013, May). Demographic and smoking-

related predictors of e-cigarette use among quitline clients. Poster presented at

the 2013 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Rivera, Y. M., McIntyre, J., Adams, D., Jiménez, J., Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N.,

Vadaparampil, S. T., Gwede, C., Meade, C. D., Gonzalez, W. E., Nazario, C .M., Castro,

E., Asencio, G., Vélez, H., Antonia, T. M., & Quinn, G. P. (2013, December).

Adaptation of a Spanish-language educational DVD about biobanking for Hispanics in

Puerto Rico and Florida. Poster presented at the American Association for Cancer

Research – The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the

Medically Underserved, Atlanta, GA.

Harrell, P.T., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Unrod, M., Meltzer, L.R., Meade, C.D., Lee, J.,

& Brandon, T.H. (2014, February). Self-help for smoking cessation: A randomized

clinical trial. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on

Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, WA.

Correa, J.B., Meltzer, L.R., Sutton, S.K., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2014, February)

Content analysis of open-ended responses describing reasons for postpartum smoking

abstinence or relapse. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research

on Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, WA.

Unrod, M., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Meltzer, L.R., Lee, J., Cummings, K.M.,

Celestino, P., & Brandon, T.H. (2014, February). Relapse-prevention booklets as an

adjunct to a tobacco quitline. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, WA.

Harrell, P.T., Piñeiro, B., Simmons, V.N., Menzie, N.S., Correa, J.B., Unrod, M., Meltzer,


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L., & Brandon, T.H. (2015, February). Dual use in e-cigarettes: The role of

expectancies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on

Nicotine and Tobacco conference in Philadelphia, PA.

Wilson, L.E., Sehovic, I., Sanchez, J.A., Sutton, S.K., Kanetsky, P.A. Simmons, V.N.,

Vadaparampil, S.T., Schabath, M.B., Quinn, G.P. (2015, November). LGBTQ Self-

Disclosure in Healthcare: The Need for Providers to Discuss LGBTQ-Specific Cancer

Education. Poster presented at the Eighth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer

Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Atlanta,

GA.

Rojas, W., McIntyre, J., Simmons, V., Vadaparampil, S.T., Clement, G., Sutton, S.,

Corchado, J., Castro E, Jimenez J, Brandon TH, Quinn GP. (2015, November).

Cancer education on biobanking: Comparing health communication channels for

reaching Hispanics. Poster presented at the Eighth AACR Conference on The Science of

Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved,

Atlanta, GA.

Tamargo C.L., Sanchez, J., Sutton, S., Kanetsky, P.A., Simmons, V.N., Vadaparampil, S.T.,

Schabath, M., Quinn, G.P. (2015, November). Providing Care for LGBTQ Individuals

with Cancer: A Call for Education and Training. Poster presented at the Eighth AACR

Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and

the Medically Underserved, Atlanta, GA.

Palmer, A., Correa, J.B., Heckman, B.W., Brandon, T.H., & Simmons, V.N. (2016, March).

Health, stigma, and the burden of smoking: A thematic analysis of college smokers’

video testimonials. Poster presented at the 22nd

annual meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco conference, Chicago, IL.

Diaz, D.B., Brandon, T.H., Sutton, S.K., Correa, J.B., Meltzer, L., Hoehn, A., Meade, C.D.,

Jacobsen, P.B., McCaffrey J.C., Haura, E.B., & Simmons, V.N. (2016, March).

Smoking-Related Cognitions and Behaviors by Cancer Patients: Does It Matter If

Their Cancer Was “Smoking-Related”? Poster presented at the 22nd

annual

meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco conference, Chicago, IL.

Harrell, P.T., Simmons, V.N., Correa, J.B., Menzie, N.S., Meltzer, L.R., Unrod, M., &

Brandon, T.H. (2016, March). E-cigarette expectancy profiles associated with higher risk

of continued cigarette smoking. Poster presented at the 22nd

annual meeting of the

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco conference, Chicago, IL.

Wilson, L.E., Sehovic, I., Sanchez, J.A., Sutton, S.K., Kanetsky, P.A., Simmons,V.N.,

Vadaparampil, S.T., Schabath, M.B., Wheldon, C., & Quinn, G.P. (2016, April). Cancer

communication and prevention behaviors: HPV associated cancer prevention deficits

among an MSM population in Tampa Bay. Poster presented at the AACR Annual

Meeting 2016, New Orleans, LA.


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Hartman, J., Blackburn, C., Craig, B., & Simmons, V. (2016, May). The association between

maternal smoking during pregnancy and child quality-adjusted life years. Poster

presented at the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Wilson, L.E., Sanchez, J.A., Schabath, M.B., Hudson, J., Sutton, S.K., Kanetsky, P.A.,

Simmons, V.N., Vadaparampil, S.T., Quinn, G.P. (2016, September). Cancer

Communication and Prevention Behaviors: HPV Associated Cancer Prevention Deficits

among a MSM population in Tampa Bay. Poster presented at the 9th American

Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities

in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

McIntyre, J., Cortes, C., Lopez, J., Castro, E., Gwede, C.K., Vadaparampilt., S., Simmons,

V.N., Brandon, T.H., Jiménez, J., Quinn, G.P. (2016, September). Outreach efforts to

reduce cancer disparities via a partnership between the Ponce Health Sciences

University and the Moffitt Cancer Center. Poster presented at the 9th American

Association for Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health

Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved,

Ft.Lauderdale, FL.

Jiménez, J.C., Matos-Castro, J.C., Castro, E.M., Ramos, A.J., Cortes, C., Quinn, G.P.,

Brandon, T.H., Gwede, C.K., Vadaparampil, S., Simmons, V.N., McIntyre, J., &

Asencio, G. (2016, September). Community and Academia: Identifying strategies for

cancer prevention education in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the 9th

American

Association for Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health

Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved,

Ft.Lauderdale, FL.

Díaz, D.B., Monsalve, L.M., Brandon, T.H., Piñeiro, B., Martinez, U., Meltzer, L.R., Meade,

C.D., Brandon, K.O., Unrod, M., & Simmons, V.N. (2016, September). Transcreating

self-help smoking cessation materials for Hispanic/Latino smokers: Focus group and

learning verification findings. Poster presented at the 9th American Association for

Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in

Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Jiménez, J.C., Matos-Castro, J.C., Castro, E.M., Ramos, A.J., Cortes, C., Quinn, G.P., Brandon,

T.H., Gwede, C.K., Vadaparampil, S., Simmons, V.N., McIntyre, J., & Asencio, G.

(2016, September). Community and Academia: Identifying strategies for cancer

prevention education in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the 9th American Association

for Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in

Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Quinn, G., Vadaparampil, S., Kanetsky, P., Schabath, M.B., Sutton, S., Simmons, V., Wilson,

L.E., & Hudson, J.N. (2016, October). Addressing LGBTQ Issues across NCCN Panels.

Poster presented at the 18th

International Psycho Oncology Society Congress, Dublin,

Ireland.


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Unrod, M., Drobes, D.J., Sutton, S.K., Brandon, K.O., Hawk, L.W., Simmons, V.N., Meltzer,

L.R., Miller, R.R., & Brandon, T.H. (2017, March). Facilitated extinction training to

improve pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation: A pilot feasibility trial. Poster


Florence, Italy.

Meltzer, L.R., Simmons, V.N., Pineiro, B., Drobes, D.J., Quinn, G.P., Meade, C.D., Brandon,

K.O., Unrod, M., Steen, C.A., & Brandon, T.H. (2017, March). Development of a self-

help smoking cessation intervention for dual users of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes.

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco, Florence, Italy.

Martinez, U., Sutton, S.K., Brandon, T.H., Diaz, D., & Simmons, V.N. (2017, March). Is

smoking-relatedness of cancer type associated with cognitive smoking cessation

variables? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on

Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.

Simmons, V.N., Gray, J.E., Schabath, M.B., Wilson, L.E., & Quinn, G. (2017, March). Low-

Dose computed tomography lung cancer screening: High-risk community and primary

care providers barriers and facilitators. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.

Webb Hooper, M., Asfar, T., Toledo, A., Correa, J., Menzie, N., Unrod, M., Brandon, K.O.,

Simmons, V.N., Antoni, M.A., Lee, D.J., & Brandon, T.H. (2017, March). Hits and

misses: recruitment into a multisite smoking cessation trial designed to address

racial/ethnic disparities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.

Sampson, A., Sutter, M.E., Sanchez, J.A., Kanetsky, P.A., Vadaparampil, S.T., Simmons, V.N.,

Sutton, S.K., Quinn, G.P., Schabath, M.B. (2018, May) Knowledge and Attitudes toward

LGBTQ Cancer Patients: A Survey of Oncology Advanced Practice Professionals. Poster

presentation at the 2018 National LGBT Health Workforce Conference. New York, NY.

Brandon, T. H., Martínez, Ú., Simmons, V. N., Meltzer, L. R., Sutton, S. K., Drobes, D. J.,

Unrod, M., & Harrell, P. T. (2018, March). Dual use of combustible and electronic

cigarettes: patterns and associations between products. Poster presented at the 17th

World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Cape Town, South Africa.

Meltzer, L.R, Sutton, S.K, Brandon, T.H, Diaz, D.B, Palmer, A.M., Meade, C.D., Jacobsen, P.B.,

McCaffrey, J.C., Haura, E.B., Hoehn, H.J., & Simmons, V.N. (2018, February) Smoking

Relapse Prevention Intervention for Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine

and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Brandon, K.O., Simmons, V.N., Meltzer, L.R, Sutton, S.K., Unrod, M., Drobes, D.J.,

Eisenberg, T., & Brandon, T.H. (2018, February). Vaping reinforcement effects on

smoking cessation propensity in dual users. Poster presented at the 24th

Annual


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Scientific Meeting for SRNT, Baltimore, MD.

Unrod, M., Simmons, V.N., Brandon, K.O., Meltzer, L.R, Pineiro, B., Palmer, A.M, &

Brandon, T.H. (2018, February). Development of a targeted smoking cessation

intervention for patients undergoing lung cancer screening: Capitalizing on a teachable

moment. Poster presented at the 24th

Annual Scientific Meeting for SRNT,

Baltimore, MD.

Sutton, S.K., Simmons,V.N., Meltzer L.R., Unrod, M, & Brandon, T.H. (2018, February).

Intensive self-help for smoking cessation: Smoking status one year post-treatment.

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Verzijl, C.L., Calixte-Civil, P., Unrod, M., Brandon, K.O., Simmons, V., Hooper, M.W., &

Brandon, T. (2018, March). Differences in cigarette craving reductions between African

American and White smokers undergoing smoking cessation treatment. Poster

presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Martínez, Ú., Simmons, V. N., Meltzer, L. R., Sutton, S. K., Brandon, K. O., Palmer, A. M.,

Drobes, D. J., & Brandon, T. H. (2018, March). Nicotine levels in e-cigarette solutions:

Associations with cigarette dependence and vaping frequency. Poster presented at the

Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Martínez, Ú., Brandon, K. O., Brandon, T. H., Meltzer, L. R., & Simmons, V. N. (2018, March)

Smoking status predicts cancer patients’ quality of life over time. Poster presented

at the 17th

World Conference on Tobacco and Health, Cape Town, South Africa.

Tsien, F., Gregory, P.E., Quinn, G.P., Simmons, V.N., Sims, Z., Sutte,r M.E., Umrigar, A., Zea,

A.H., Meade, C.D., Gwede, C.K. (2018, November). The Cancer Research Education

Program (CREP): Training the next generation of cancer health disparities researchers

through the Southeast Partnership for Improving Research and Training in Cancer

Health Disparities (SPIRIT-CHD). Poster presentation at the American Association for

Cancer Research 11th

Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in

Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, New Orleans, LA.

Conn, M. R., Brandon, T. H., Donny, E. C., Evans, D. E., Hatsukami, D., Lorenzo, Y. L.,

Sawyer, L. E., Simmons, V. N., & Drobes, D. J. (2019, February). Facilitated extinction

using very low nicotine content cigarettes: A preliminary feasibility trial. Poster

presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, San

Francisco, CA.

Sutton, S.K., Thompson, Z.J., Reich, R.R., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2019, February).

A comparison of multiple imputation methods applied to a longitudinal smoking

cessation clinical trial. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.


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Asfar, T., Koru-Sengul, T., Dorsey, A., Herreria, C.R., Correa, J., Brandon, K.O., Simmons,

V.N., Antoni, M.A., Lee, D.J., Brandon, T.H., Webb Hooper, M. (2019, February).

Recruiting diverse smokers into smoking cessation trial: Racial/ethnic differences in

enrollment yield and efficiency by recruitment source. Poster presented at the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Sims, Z., Sutter, M.E., Cress, W.D., Gregory, P.E., Gwede, C.K., Meade, C.D., Miele, L., Quinn,

G.P., Simmons, V.N., Tsien, F., Umrigar, A., Zea, A.H. (2019, May). Southeast

Partnership for Improving Research and Training in Cancer Health Disparities (SPIRIT-

CHD): Training the next generation of cancer health disparities researchers. Poster

presentation at Moffitt Cancer Center Scientific Symposium, Tampa, FL.

Medina-Ramirez, P., Sutton, S. K., Martinez, U., Meade, C. D., Byrne, M. M., Brandon, K. O.,

Meltzer, L. R., Gonzales, F. M., & Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N. (2019, September).

A randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation self-help intervention for Spanish-

speaking Hispanic/Latinx smokers: Study design and baseline characteristics. Poster

presentation for the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Symposium, Moffitt

Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.

Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N., Meltzer, L. R., Unrod, M., Brandon, K. O., Piñeiro, B., &

Palmer, A. M. (2019, September). Capitalizing on a teachable moment: Development of a

targeted self-help smoking cessation intervention for patients receiving lung cancer

screening. James and Esther King Biomedical Research Grant Symposium, Tampa, FL.

Simmons, V.N., Brandon, T.H., Meade, C., Sutton, S., Brandon, K.O., Unrod, M., Medina-

Ramirez, P., Diaz, D. & Meltzer, L. (2019, September). Expanding the reach of a validated

smoking-cessation intervention: A Spanish-language clinical trial. Poster presentation for

the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Symposium, Moffitt Cancer Center,

Tampa, FL.

Sutton, S.K, Martínez, Ú., Brandon, K.O., Simmons, V.N., Brandon, T.H. (2020, March).

Patterns of dual cigarette and e-cigarette use over 12 months. Poster presentation for the

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting,

New Orleans, LA.

Sutton, S.K., Harrell, P.T., Brandon, K.O., Martínez, Ú., Simmons, V.N., Brandon, T.H.

(2020, March). Characteristics of cigarette and e-cigarette dual use subtypes created with

finite mixture modeling. Abstract submitted for presentation at the Society for Research

on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Martínez, Ú., Simmons, V. N., Brandon, K. O., Sutton, S. K., Quinn, G. P., & Brandon, T. H.

(2020, March). Examination of differences in smoking and vaping characteristics

between LGB and heterosexual individuals. Poster presentation for the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.


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Medina-Ramírez P, Sutton SK, Martínez Ú, Meade CD, Byrne MM, Brandon KO, Meltzer L,

Brandon TH, Simmons VN. (2020, March). Preliminary Results from a clinical trial of a

Spanish-language self-help intervention. Poster to be presented at the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco annual meeting, New Orleans, USA.

Pineiro B, Jones SR, Vidrine DJ, Simmons VN, Wetter DW, Zbikowski S, Frank-Pearce S, and

Vidrine JI (2020, March). Implementation of Ask-Advise-Connect in a safety net health

system: Differential Effectiveness among Spanish- vs. English-speaking smokers. Poster

accepted for presentation at the 26th Annual meeting of the Society for Research on

Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.

Medina-Ramirez P, Calixte-Civil P, Meltzer LR, Brandon KO, Martinez U, Sutton SK, Meade

CD, Byrne MM, Brandon TH and Simmons VN (2020, October). Recruiting

Hispanic/Latinx Spanish-preferring Treatment-seeking Smokers: Comparison of

Methods by Enrollment and Cost. Abstract submitted for presentation at the 148th

Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.

Maller B, Simmons VN, Byrne MM, Tanvetyanon T (2020, May). Characteristics and outcomes

of lung cancer screening among individuals with and without cancer. Poster presented

at: Cancer prevention, risk reduction, and genetics. 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific

Program; Chicago, IL.

Maller B, Simmons VN, Byrne MM, Tanvetyanon T (2020, May). Low-dose CT screening

among cancer survivors: An NCCN institution experience. Poster presented at: 2020

Moffitt Scientific Symposium; Tampa, FL.

Oral Presentations (*Students)

Brandon, T.H., Stavros, R.A., & Nath,V. (1999, September). Applying contemporary learning

theory to substance abuse treatment: Research in progress. Oral paper presented at the

National Institute on Drug Abuse 25th

Anniversary Celebration, Bethesda, MD.

Webb, M.S., Nath, V., & Brandon, T.H. (2003, February). Tailored interventions for smoking

cessation: The role of placebo tailoring and expectancies. Oral paper presented at the

meeting for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.

Irvin, J.E., Simmons, V.N., & Brandon, T.H. (2004, February). Construction of smoking-

relevant risk perceptions among college students: The influence of need for cognition and

message content. Oral paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on

Nicotine and Tobacco, Phoenix, AZ.

Brandon, T.H., Herzog, T.A. Juliano, L., Irvin, J.E., Lazev, A., & Simmons, V.N. (2004, July).


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Task-persistence as a predictor of smoking cessation outcome. In M.L. Stitzer (Chair),

Smoking relapse: Predictors, mechanisms and treatment. Symposium presented at the

meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Lopez, E., Simmons, V.N., Cardona, L., & Brandon, T. (2006, February). The elusive pregnant

ex-smoker: Lessons from recruitment for a clinical trial. Oral paper presented at the

meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, FL.

Luque, J.,Vadaparampil, S., Simmons, V.N., Martinez, D., & Meade, C. (2009, March).

Community-Based Participatory Research Training Institute: Lessons and outcomes from

a postdoctoral training program. Oral paper presented at the Society for Applied

Anthropology (SFAA) Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM.

Simmons, V.N. (Chair), (2009, April). Tobacco use, cessation, and relapse in cancer patients.

Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and


Simmons, V.N., Litvin*, E.B., Patel*, R., Jacobsen, P.B., McCaffrey, J., Bepler, G., & Brandon,

T.H. (2009, April). Smoking relapse among lung cancer and head and neck cancer

patients: Qualitative and quantitative findings. In V.N. Simmons (Chair), Tobacco use,

cessation, and relapse in cancer patients. Symposium presented at the meeting of the

Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Dublin, Ireland.

Brandon, T.H., Simmons, V.N., Khoury*, E.L., Quinn, G.P., Meade, C.D., Unrod, M.,

Lee, J-H., & Han, G., (2010, February). Self-help for preventing postpartum smoking

relapse: The role of partner support. In D.W. Wetter (Chair), New treatments during

pregnancy. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine

and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Brandon, T.H., Meltzer, L.R., Sismilich, K.M., Simmons, V.N., & Unrod, M.

(2010, September). Reducing smoking relapse via self-help booklets: The Forever Free

studies. Oral paper presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco –

Europe meeting, Bath, United Kingdom.

Castro, E., Jiménez, J., Quinn, G., Gwede, C.K., Alejandro, K., Colon, Y., Garcia, M., Simmons,

V.N., Vadaparampil, S., Brandon, T., & McIntyre, J. (2010, December). Identifying

community resources to address cancer patients needs in the southern area of Puerto

Rico. Oral paper presented at the 12th RCMI International Symposium on Health

Disparities, Nashville, TN.

Simmons, V.N., Heckman*, B.W., Fink*, A.C., Patel*, R.D., Bello*, L., & Brandon, T.H.

(2011, February). Efficacy of an experiential, web-based smoking intervention for

college smokers. Oral paper presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and

Tobacco Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Brandon, T.H., Marquinez, N.S., Kovacs, M.A., Simmons, V.N., & Unrod, M., Meade, C.D., &


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Sutton, S.K. (2011, March). Validation and dissemination of a self-help approach to

smoking relapse-prevention. Oral paper presented at the European Conference on

Tobacco or Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Simmons, V.N. (2013, November). Efficacy of an experiential, dissonance-based smoking

intervention for college students. Oral paper presented at the Fourth Annual Thematic

Meeting on Addiction, Tampa, FL.

Fleming, K., Simmons, V., Koskan, A., Klasko, L., Jackson, N., Harville II, C., &

Robinson, J. (2013, November). Leveraging the power of future generations: The youth

ambassadors reaching out (YARO) program. Oral paper presented at the American

Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Brandon, T. H., Simmons, V. N., Unrod, M., Sutton S. K., Meltzer, L. R., Meade, C. D., Lee,

J-H., & Harrell, P. T. (2014, September). A randomized controlled trial of a self-help

intervention for smoking cessation. Oral paper presented at the meeting of the Society

for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco-Europe, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.


J-H., & Harrell, P. T. (2014, September). Self-help intervention for tobacco dependence:

A randomized controlled trial. Oral paper presented at the Fifth Annual Thematic

Meeting on Addiction, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Fleming, K., Simmons, V., Gwede, C.K., Meade, C.D., Dorvil, M., & Sherry, P. (2014,

October). CBPR driven education across the cancer continuum. Oral paper presented at

the 2014 International Cancer Education Conference, Clearwater, FL.

Simmons, V.N. (Session Moderator) (2014, November). Tobacco use and treatment in the

oncology setting. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Public Health

Association, New Orleans, LA.


J-H., & Harrell, P. T. (2015, February). A randomized controlled trial of a self-help

intervention for tobacco dependence. Oral paper presented at the meeting of the Society

for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Philadelphia, PA.

Piñeiro, B., Simmons, V. N., Harrell, P. T., Correa, J. B., Menzie, N. S., Unrod, M., Meltzer, L.

R., & Brandon, T. H. (2015, February). Gender differences in e-cigarette use: Results

from an online survey. Oral paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research

on Nicotine and Tobacco, Philadelphia, PA.

Simmons, V. N., Diaz, D., Meltzer, L., Hoehn, A., Sutton, S., Meade, C., Jacobsen, P.,

McCaffrey, J., Haura, R., & Brandon, T. (2015, July). Smoking relapse prevention among

cancer patients. In J. Ostroff (Chair), Opportunities and challenges of promoting tobacco

cessation among cancer patients: Expanding the toolkit of the Psycho-Oncologist.


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Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society-

International Psychosocial Oncology society conference, Washington, D.C.

Sehovic, I., Sanchez, J., Sutton, S. K., Wilson, L., Shetty, G., Green, B. L., Simmons, V. N.,

Vadaparampil, S. T., Wheldon, C., Quinn, G. P., & Schabath, M. B. (2015, July).

LGBTQI Cancer Healthcare Experiences: Results of a Survey of Healthcare Providers

and an LGBTQ1 Population in Florida. Oral paper presented at the meeting of the

American Psychosocial Oncology Society-International Psychosocial Oncology society

conference, Washington, D.C.

Harrell, P.T., Simmons, V.N., Correa, J.B., Menzie, N.S., Meltzer, L.R., Unrod, M., &

Brandon, T.H. (2016, March). Use of e-cigarette flavors among adult cigarette

smokers: Associations with smoking cessation. In M. De Biasi (Chair), E-cigarette

flavoring in nicotine consumption and reward. Symposium presented at the meeting of

the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Chicago, IL.

Quinn, G., Vadaparampil, S., Kanetsky, P., Simmons, V., Hudson, J. Sutton, S., Wheldon, C.,

Sanchez, J., & Schabath, M. (2016, October). Sexual and gender minorities cancer

screening and health behaviors. Oral paper presented at the 18th

International Psycho

Oncology Society Congress, Dublin, Ireland.

Quinn, G.P., Hudson, J.N., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S., Vadaparampil, S.T., Kanetsky, P.,

Sanchez, J., Schabath, M.B. (2017, April). National Comprehensive Cancer Centers

focus on LGBTQ Patients with Cancer. Oral presentation at the 2017 LGBT Health

Workforce Conference, New York, NY

Martínez, Ú., Martínez-Loredo, V., Sutton, S. K., Meltzer, L. R., Correa, J. B., Simmons, V. N.,

Drobes, D. J., Eissenberg, T., & Brandon, T. H. (2018, February). How does smoking and

nicotine dependence change after onset of vaping? Analysis of dual users. Oral paper


Baltimore, MD.

Sims, Z., Sutter, M.E., Cress, W.D., Gregory, P.E., Gwede, C.K., Meade, C.D., Quinn, G.P.,

Simmons, V.N., Tsien, F.,& Zea, A.H. (2018, October). Southeast Partnership for

Improving Research and Training in Cancer Health Disparities (SPIRIT-CHD): Training

the next generation of cancer health disparities researchers. Oral Presentation at the

International Cancer Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Martínez, U., Brandon, K. O., Sutton, S. K., Brandon, T. H., & Simmons, V. N.(2019,

February). Does smoking abstinence predict cancer patients’ quality of life over time? In

K. McCarter (Chair), Understanding smoking in patients with cancer: from prevalence to

a placebo-controlled trial. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for

Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Francisco, CA.

Sims, Z, Cress, W.D., Gregory, P.E., Gwede, C.K., Martinez, U., Meade, C.D., Miele, L,, Quinn,

G.P., Simmons, V.N., Tsien, F., Zea, A.H. (2019, September). Southeast Partnership for


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Improving Research and Training in Cancer Health Disparities (SPIRIT-CHD):

Technology to Enhance Engagement and Learning for Interprofessional Trainees in

Cancer Health Disparities. Oral Presentation at the International Cancer Education

Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

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