Recent Presentations

Popova, L., Arias, J., Aycock, D., Cormier, J.-C., Dolan, K., Huang, J., Li, F., Lynch, N., Owen-Smith, A., Pechacek, T.F., Salazar, L., Spears, C.A., Stauber, C., & Weaver, S.R. (May, 2023). SURGE (Southern Urban Research for Growth and Equity) – A community research project at Georgia State University. Presented at the 10th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium, Atlanta, GA.  

 

Spears, C. A. (April, 2023). Digital Health: How Can We Leverage Emerging Technologies with Central Focus on Health Equity? Oral presentation at the Georgia State University School of Public Health’s Inaugural Research Day, “Shifting Landscapes and Innovations in Public Health,” Atlanta, GA.

 

Henderson, K.C., Teklu, H., Kendzor, D., Businelle, M., Eriksen, M., Wetter, D., Spears, C.A. (April, 2023). Usability Testing: Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment Delivered through Mobile Technology for Low-Income Smokers. Poster presentation at the 2023 meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.

 

Raol, P., Teklu, H. L., Henderson, K. C., Abdirahim, S., & Spears, C. A. (April, 2023). Optimizing and Testing a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation among U.S. Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status. Poster presentation at the Georgia State University School of Public Health’s Inaugural Research Day, Atlanta, GA.

 

Teklu, H. L., Henderson, K. C., Abdirahim, S., Raol, P., & Spears, C. A. (April, 2023). Qualitative Feedback on a Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Application for Adults with Low-Socioeconomic Status. Poster presentation at the Georgia State University School of Public Health’s Inaugural Research Day, Atlanta, GA.

 

Spears, C. A. (March, 2023). iQuit Mindfully: Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Enhanced with Mobile Technology for Low-Income Smokers. Oral presentation in preconference workshop, “Treatments that Work for Priority Populations,” sponsored by SRNT Treatment Network, 2023 meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.

 

Fairman, R., Spears, C. A., Reidy, D., & Popova, L. (March, 2023). Racism and discrimination: Examination of smoking behaviors among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral paper presentation at the 2023 meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.

 

Moore, S. P., Gunzler, D., Spears, C. A., Shaikh, N. I., & Kim-Mozeleski, J. (March, 2023). Longitudinal Experiences of Food Insecurity and Cigarette Smoking Days in Early COVID-19 Pandemic, United States. Poster presentation at the 2023 meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.

 

Mavreles Ogrodnick, M., Kute, N., Pechacek, T. F., Do, V. V., Henderson, K. C., Heath, J. W., Spears, C. A., & Weaver, S. R. (March, 2023). Describing and Understanding the Recent and New Concurrent Users of Cigarettes and ENDS: The Adult Consumers of Tobacco Study   (ACTS). Poster presentation at the 2023 meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.

 

Fallon, E. A., Spears, C. A., & Der Ananian, C. (March, 2023). Diversity within Movement-Based Mind-Body Interventions for Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of United Stated Randomized Clinical Trials. Poster presentation at the OARSI 2023 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Denver, CO.

Cottrell-Daniels, C., Pecháček, T., Aycock, D. M., Sims, M., & Spears, C. A, (April, 2022). Associations between experiences with racial discrimination, religion/spirituality, and current smoker status among African American adults: The Jackson Heart Study. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 43rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

 

Fairman, R. T., Weaver, S. R., Nyman, A., Popova, L., Massey, Z. B., Reynolds, R., & Spears, C. A. (March, 2022). Disparities Among Smokers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examination of COVID-19 Related Worries by Sociodemographic Variables in a U.S. Nationally Representative Survey. Oral paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Society For Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

 

Cottrell-Daniels, C., Mhende, J., Wright, M., Willis, A., Sayyad, A., Pecháček, T., Aycock,   D.M., Sims, M., & Spears, C. A. (March, 2022). Qualitative examination of multiple tobacco product use among low-income African American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster session at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

 

Weaver, S. R., Spears, C. A., Ashley, D., Fritz, M., Berg, C., *Kute, N., & Pechacek, T. F. (October, 2021). Cigarette smokers’ and electronic nicotine device users’ perceptions of and intentions to use IQOS: A qualitative analysis. Paper presented at the 2021 NIH Tobacco Regulatory Science Meeting (Virtual).

Jones, D. M., Masyn, K., & Spears, C. A. (February, 2021). Discrimination, Psychological Functioning, and Tobacco Use Among U.S. Young Adults Aged 18-28, 2017. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Virtual Conference.

Mhende, J., Bell, S. A., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Luong, J.M., Streiff, M., Dannenfelser, M. A., & Spears, C. A. (April, 2021). mHealth Delivery of Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment among Low-Income Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Research Spotlight session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Virtual Conference.

 

Bell, S. A., Mhende, J., Strosnider, C. L., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Luong, J. M., & Spears, C.A.  (April, 2021). User Experiences with Features Designed to Increase Engagement with an mHealth Smoking Cessation Program. Research Talk and Research Spotlight session at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Virtual Conference.

Mavreles Ogrodnick, M., Sangaraju, A., Spears, C. A., and Feinberg, I. (April 2021). Influenza Vaccination Practices among Clarkston, Georgia Refugees. Research spotlight presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (virtual conference). 

Spears, C. A. (October, 2020). Mindfulness and mHealth strategies for quitting smoking: iQuit Mindfully. Symposium presentation, Annual Conference (Virtual) of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Culbreth, R., Spears, C.A., Swahn, M.H, & Gardenhire, D. (May, 2020). Dual use of electronic cigarettes and traditional cigarettes among adults in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

 

Scarlett, C.A., Strosnider, C.L., Luong, J., Hanks, K., Owen-Smith, A., Ross, K.M., & Spears, C.A. Inclusion of Minorities and Low-SES Individuals in Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Weight Loss: A Systematic Review. (April, 2020). Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

 

Do, V., Spears, C. A., Hoang, M. V., Huang, J., Redmon, P. B., Nguyen, L. X., & Eriksen, M. P. (March, 2020). Perceptions about mindfulness-based smoking cessation SMS text-messaging  among Vietnamese smokers: Results from a qualitative study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.

 

Cottrell-Daniels, C., Jones, D. M., Elahi, H., Strosnider, C., Luong, J., Weaver, S. R., Pechacek, T. F., & Spears, C. A. (March, 2020). Qualitative Study of Experiences with ENDS use among Low-Income Smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.

 

Feng, Y., Zheng, P., Huang, J., Spears, C. A., Redmon, P., & Eriksen, M. P. (March, 2020). Development and Pilot Testing of a WeChat Smoking Cessation Intervention for Chinese Male Smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.

 

Mhende, J., Bell, S. A., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Luong, J., Streiff, M., Strosnider, C., Do., V., Ogrodnick, M., Oliver, C., & Spears, C. A. (2020). iQuit iText: Refining a Mindfulness-Based mHealth Smoking Cessation Intervention. Poster presented at the GSU mHealth Research Collaborative Symposium, Atlanta, GA.

 

Cottrell-Daniels, C. & Spears, C. A. (November, 2019). Does Between-Session Mindfulness Practice Predict Smoking Cessation and Psychosocial Outcomes? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.

 

Feng, Y., Zheng, P., Huang, J., Spears, C. A., Redmon, P., & Eriksen, M. P. (April, 2019). A Qualitative Study of Attitudes towards Mobile Health Smoking Cessation Intervention among Chinese Male Smokers. Poster presented at the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education World Conference on Health Promotion, Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Goeke-Morey, M., Wagner, B., Spears, C. A., Anderson, N., Ramsey, K., Connors, A., & Lynn, B. (March, 2019). The Mindful Family: A Qualitative Analysis of Family Mindfulness Practice. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Kemp, C. B., Spears, C. A., Ashley, D., & Pechacek, T. F. (February, 2019). Adults’ Harm Perceptions of Children Being Exposed to Nicotine E-Liquids. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Francisco, CA.

Kemp, C. B., Spears, C. A., Ashley, D., & Pechacek, T. F. (February, 2019). Adults’ Awareness of Nicotine E-Liquid Handling Practices in Homes with Young Children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Francisco, CA.

Scarlett, C. A., Elahi, H., Strosnider, C., Grant, A., Bell, S. A., Carter, B. P., Bandlamudi, M., Cottrell-Daniels, C., & Spears, C. A. (November, 2018). Qualitative Study of Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Treatment among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.

Hoover, D. S., Spears, C. A., Nguyen, N., Piñeiro, B., McNeill, L. H., Wetter, D. W., & Vidrine J. I. (November, 2018). Implementation of Ask-Advise-Connect in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Using the RE-AIM Framework. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Cottrell-Daniels, C., Bell, S. A., Bandlamudi, M., Jones, D., Sigurdardottir, A., & Spears, C. A. (October, 2018). Qualitative Study of Text Messaging for Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Adults. Poster presented at the 2018 International Cancer Education Conference, Atlanta, GA. [2nd Place, Best Poster Presentation Award]

Notley, C., Kassianos, A., Kurti, A., Mitchell, F., Nostikasari, D., Payton, J., Spears, C. A., & Ward, E. (September, 2018). Project HATCH – Staying Healthy after Childbirth: Developing the Evidence Base for Supporting Smoking Relapse Prevention Postpartum Alongside Other Cancer Preventative Behaviors. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe (SRNT – E), Munich, Germany.

Kassianos, A., Ward, E., Rojas-Garcia, A., Saadi, J., Spears, C. A., Mitchell, F., Nostikasari, D., Payton, J., & Notley, C. (August, 2018). A Systematic Review of Breastfeeding Interventions among Postpartum Women Using the Behaviour Change Techniques Taxonomy. Poster presented at the annual conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Galway, Ireland.

Spears, C. A., Li, L., Wu, C., Guo, L., Vinci, C., Heppner, W. L., Hoover, D. S., Lam, C., & Wetter, D. W. (April, 2018). Real-time Mechanisms Linking Mindfulness with Quitting Smoking: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Spears, C. A., Carter, B. P., Bell, S. A., Bandlamudi, M., Scarlett, C. A., Grant, A., Abroms, L., & Wetter, D. W. (April, 2018). Experiences with Text Messaging for Smoking Cessation among Low-Income, Primarily African American Smokers. In S. M. Christy (Chair), Using mHealth and eHealth Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities: From Cancer Prevention to Cancer Survivorship. Symposium at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Spears, C. A., Dannenfelser, M. A., Bell, S. A., Carter, B. P., Scarlett, C. A., & Wetter, D. W. (April, 2018). Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation among Predominantly Low-Income, African American Smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Vinci, C., Spears, C. A., & Copeland, A. L. (April, 2018). Predictors of Response to a Brief Mindfulness Intervention among Problematic Alcohol Users. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.  

Spears, C. A., Li, L., Vinci, C., Lam, C., & Wetter, D. W. (February, 2018). Dynamic Patterns of Self-efficacy and Quitting Smoking: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Spears, C. A., Carter, B. P., Bell, S. A., Scarlett, C. A., Abroms, L., & Wetter, D. W. (February, 2018). Development and Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Treatment Enhanced with Mobile Technology. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Kemp, C. B., Spears, C. A., Pechacek, T. F., Eriksen, M. P. (February, 2018). Do adults’ perceptions of nicotine harm to children vary by individual characteristics? Results of a nationally representative survey. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Ward, E., Nostikasari, D., Kurti, A., Kassianos, A., Payton, J., Spears, C. A., Mitchell, F., & Notley, C. (February, 2018). Staying Healthy After Childbirth (Project HATCH) – A Theory-based Survey of UK and USA HCPS views on the promotion of smoking cessation and interrelated cancer preventative behaviours postpartum. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Spears, C.A., Carter, B. P., Bell, S. A., Scarlett, C. A., Abroms, L., & Wetter, D. W. (November, 2017). User Experiences with Text Messaging for Smoking Cessation. In D. J. Whitaker (Chair), Using Technology to Advance Public Health Interventions. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

Perskaudas, R., Glass, C. R., Spears, C. A., & Kaufman, K. A. (November, 2017). Effects of Adherence to Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement on Psychological and Sport Outcomes in Collegiate Athletes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

Popova, L., Majeed, B., Owusu, D., Spears, C. A., & Ashley, D. L. (October, 2017). Who Are the Inveterate Smokers? Poster presented at the Fall 2017 NIH/FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Grantee Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland.

Housten, A. J., Hoover, D. S., Correa-Fernández, V., Strong, L. L., Heppner, W. L., Vinci, C., Wetter, D. W., Spears, C.A., & Castro, Y. (October, 2017). Associations of Health Literacy with Acculturation among Latino Adults. Poster presented at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference and the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Baltimore, MD.

Glass, C. R., Spears, C. A., Perskaudas, R., & Kaufman, K. A. (October, 2017). Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Collegiate Athletes. Lecture presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Raymond, R., Anderson, N. K., Heryak, R., Glass, C. R., Spears, C. A. (August, 2017). Effects of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention on Daily Mood: An Experience Sampling Study. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Spears, C. A., Guo, L., Li, L., Vinci, C., Heppner, W. L., Hoover, D. S., & Wetter, D. W. (March, 2017). An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study of Mechanisms Linking Mindfulness and Smoking Cessation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.

Spears, C. A., Anderson, N. K., Lotfalian, S., Abroms, L., & Wetter, D. W. (March, 2017). Qualitative Study of Text Messaging for Smoking Cessation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.