Recent Presentations

Spears, C. A. (July, 2024). Expanding the Reach of Mindfulness for Health Promotion in Under- Resourced Populations. Oral presentation at the 2024 Park City Behavioral Science Summit, Park City, UT.

Garner, J. B., Spears, C. A., Recinos, M., & Self-Brown, S. (June, 2024). Examining the Association between Child Maltreatment Type & Physical Activity in Adulthood. Oral      presentation at the ADD Health Users Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.

Garner, J., Recinos, M., Spears C. A., & Self-Brown, S. (May, 2024). Examining the Association between Child Maltreatment Type & Physical Activity in Adulthood. Poster     presentation at the 2024 meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.

Alonge, Z., Spears C. A., Todd, J., & Shaikh, N. I. (April, 2024). Effect of participation in a culinary medicine class on mental health, food security status, fruit and vegetable intake, and academic performance among undergraduate college students: A study protocol. Poster presentation at the 2024 GSU Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Kute N., Ashley D. L., Spears C. A., Nyman A. L., Henderson K. C., Do V. V., Huang J., & Popova L. (March, 2024). Association of Tobacco Purchasing Behaviors with Tobacco Use by User Groups during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Poster presentation at the 2024 meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Murphy, M., Abdirahim, S., Kulkarni, T., Henderson, K. C., Teklu, H., & Spears C. A. (February, 2024). Usability Testing: Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment Delivered through  Mobile Technology for Low-Income Adults. Poster presentation at the GSU Adult Literacy    Research Center (ALRC) Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Raol, P., Teklu, H. L., Henderson, K. C., Abdirahim, S., & Spears, C. A. (February 2024). Optimizing and Testing a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation among U.S. Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status. Poster presentation at the GSU Adult Literacy Research Center (ALRC) Conference. Atlanta Georgia. *Won “Best Poster in the Health Literacy Area” award.

Spears C. A. (January, 2024). Promoting Smoking Cessation in Underserved Populations. Invited oral presentation at the 2024 Georgia Cancer Summit, Macon, GA.

Stauber, C., Arias, J., Aycock, D., Cormier, J.-C., Dolan, K., Huang, J., Li, F., Lynch, N., Owen-Smith, A., Popova, L., Pechacek, T.F., Salazar, L., Spears, C.A., & Weaver, S.R. (November, 2023). Southern Urban Research for Growth and Equity (SURGE) - Engaging Local Communities in University Health Research. Poster presentation at the International Conference on Urban Health, Atlanta, GA.  

Mavreles Ogrodnick, M., *Watson, A., Feinberg, I., Owen-Smith, A., & Spears, C. A. (October, 2023). Understanding Telehealth Experiences and Preferences by Health Literacy Level. Poster presentation at the International Conference on Communication, Puerto Rico.

Peterson, E., Kim-Mozeleski, J. E., Spears, C. A., & Shaikh, N. I. (October, 2023). Food Choices of Food Insecure People Who Currently Smoke or Formerly Smoked. Poster presentation at the second annual GSU Graduate Conference for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Atlanta, GA.

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.