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Pebbles Fagan
High Impact
Professor
Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012); University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2013–2018); National Institutes of Health (2003–2012); Pennsylvania State University (2004); National Institute on Drug Abuse (2012); University of Hawaii System (2012–2017); Harvard University (2003); Virginia Commonwealth University (2011–2025); East Carolina University (2025); University of Arkansas System (2022); University of California San Diego (2018); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2012); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2001–2003); National Cancer Institute (2003–2012); University of Hawaii Cancer Center (2012–2018); Morgan State University (2012); Texas A&M University (1997)
Health Behavior & Health Education, College of Public Health
39 h-index
134 pubs
5,071 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Pebbles Fagan, a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses on research related to tobacco use, health disparities, and cessation. Her work has investigated the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes) among young adults and transgender individuals, exploring factors such as marketing receptivity, harm perceptions, and social media exposure. Fagan has also examined quit attempts and intentions among young adults in the United States and has published on identifying and eliminating tobacco-related health disparities.
Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 39, with over 5,000 citations across more than 130 publications. She has served as Co-Principal Investigator on a $4,749,323 NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant for the Center for Research, Health and Society. Fagan leads a research group and maintains an active lab website, collaborating with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Dina M. Jones and Mohammed S. Orloff, on numerous shared publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 39
- Publications: 134
- Citations: 5,071
Positions
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Professor 2016–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Behavior & Health Education, College of Public Health Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States (2025)
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The legacy of colonialism and commercial tobacco-caused social inequities (2025)
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Commercial tobacco, ceremonial tobacco and impact on indigenous people: a land acknowledgment (2025)
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Dynamics that predispose, enable, and reinforce commercial tobacco-related health disparities: Introduction to a Monograph (2025)
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Developing social justice competencies: preparing the next generation of health disparities researchers and practitioners (2025)
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Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke (2025)
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A surgeon general’s perspective on eliminating tobacco-related disparities: an interview with M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, MS (2025)
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Operationalizing Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce the Burden of Multiple Chronic Conditions (2025)
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What is Social Justice? An Important Approach to Public Health Research, Practice, and Health Care Solutions (2025)
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Caregiver restrictions on child access to tobacco in the home and home Smoking/Vaping bans among Black/African American women caregivers who smoke and live in Resource-limited, rural areas (2024)
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Home environment and cigarette quitting behaviors among rural Black/African American women caregivers. (2024)
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Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities (2024)
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Reactions to a Hypothetical Ban of Open-System Electronic Cigarettes Among People Who Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes (2024)
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Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic COVID-19 Disparities (2024)
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Electronic Cigarette Users’ Reactions and Responses to a Hypothetical Nicotine Concentration Reduction in Electronic Cigarette Liquids (2023)
Federal Grants 1 $4,749,323 total
NIH
Co-PI
Sep 2021 - Jun 2027
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- Center for the Study of Tobacco Products NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse via Virginia Commonwealth University Principal Investigator
- Center for the Study of Tobacco Products - Continuation Year 2019-2020 NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse via Virginia Commonwealth University Principal Investigator
- FOOD AS MEDICINE: ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (FOOD INSECURITY) TO EFFECT CLINICAL OUTCOMES (CEAL) Westat via Westat Principal Investigator
- COVID-19 PREVENT (Partnership for Rapid Engagement to enhance Vaccine uptake for Everyone: Neighbors working Together) Project NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute via Westat Principal Investigator
- Community Engagement Research Alliance (CEAL) 2023-2024 Renewal NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute via Westat Principal Investigator
- A Tobacco Regulatory Agenda for Vulnerable and Disparate Groups: Developing a Blueprint for Research, Policy, and Regulatory Standards U.S. Food and Drug Administration Principal Investigator
- Predicting Effects of ENDS Flavor Regulations on Tobacco Behavior, Toxicity, and Abuse Liability among African American Menthol Smokers NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse via Virginia Commonwealth University Principal Investigator
- The Center for the Study of Tobacco Products: Project 4: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for MRTP Evaluation NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse via Virginia Commonwealth University Principal Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD COE NIH Co-Investigator
- ACPI Health Initiatives and Disparities Screening Program FY2022 Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Mignonne C. Guy
University of Richmond (US)
22 shared publications
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Electronic Cigarette Purchasing, Use and Related Behaviors
- “I cannot live without my vape”: Electronic cigarette user-identified indicators of vaping dependence
- User identified positive outcome expectancies of electronic cigarette use: A concept mapping study.
- Orthodox and Unorthodox Uses of Electronic Cigarettes: A Surveillance of YouTube Video Content
Showing 5 of 22 shared publications
Eric K. Soule
East Carolina University (US)
16 shared publications
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Electronic Cigarette Purchasing, Use and Related Behaviors
- Content analysis of internet marketing strategies used to promote flavored electronic cigarettes
- “I cannot live without my vape”: Electronic cigarette user-identified indicators of vaping dependence
- User identified positive outcome expectancies of electronic cigarette use: A concept mapping study.
- Orthodox and Unorthodox Uses of Electronic Cigarettes: A Surveillance of YouTube Video Content
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Dina M. Jones
Arkansas Department of Health
12 shared publications
In database
- Association between menthol-flavoured cigarette smoking and flavoured little cigar and cigarillo use among African-American, Hispanic, and white young and middle-aged adult smokers
- Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos
- Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis
- Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities
- Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Mohammed S. Orloff
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
12 shared publications
In database
- PARP1 Is Up-Regulated in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Tissues in the Presence of the Cyanobacterial Toxin Microcystin
- Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma- COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers
- Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma- COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers
- Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos
- Association of PARP1-specific polymorphisms and haplotypes with non-small cell lung cancer subtypes
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Thomas Eissenberg
Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
10 shared publications
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- User identified positive outcome expectancies of electronic cigarette use: A concept mapping study.
- Orthodox and Unorthodox Uses of Electronic Cigarettes: A Surveillance of YouTube Video Content
- Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos
- Warning Statements and Safety Practices Among Manufacturers and Distributors of Electronic Cigarette Liquids in the United States
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Pallav Pokhrel
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
10 shared publications
- Social media e-cigarette exposure and e-cigarette expectancies and use among young adults
- E-cigarette Advertising Exposure, Explicit and Implicit Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use Susceptibility Among Nonsmoking Young Adults
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- Content analysis of internet marketing strategies used to promote flavored electronic cigarettes
- Predictors of marijuana vaping onset and escalation among young adults
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Thaddeus A. Herzog
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
9 shared publications
- Social media e-cigarette exposure and e-cigarette expectancies and use among young adults
- E-cigarette Advertising Exposure, Explicit and Implicit Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use Susceptibility Among Nonsmoking Young Adults
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- Content analysis of internet marketing strategies used to promote flavored electronic cigarettes
- Predictors of marijuana vaping onset and escalation among young adults
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Kari-Lyn K. Sakuma
Oregon State University (US)
8 shared publications
- Widening disparities in cigarette smoking by race/ethnicity across education level in the United States
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- Content analysis of internet marketing strategies used to promote flavored electronic cigarettes
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities Across Indicators of Cigarette Smoking in the Era of Increased Tobacco Control, 1992–2019
- Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Dennis R. Trinidad
University of California San Diego (US)
7 shared publications
- Widening disparities in cigarette smoking by race/ethnicity across education level in the United States
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities Across Indicators of Cigarette Smoking in the Era of Increased Tobacco Control, 1992–2019
- Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos
- Warning Statements and Safety Practices Among Manufacturers and Distributors of Electronic Cigarette Liquids in the United States
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Katherine Donald
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
7 shared publications
In database
- Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities
- Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic COVID-19 Disparities
- Home environment and cigarette quitting behaviors among rural Black/African American women caregivers.
- Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke
- Abstract A002: Leveraging resources through the Translational Research Institute to engage communities in tobacco-related health disparities research
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Sarah Maloney
Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
6 shared publications
- User identified positive outcome expectancies of electronic cigarette use: A concept mapping study.
- Orthodox and Unorthodox Uses of Electronic Cigarettes: A Surveillance of YouTube Video Content
- Warning Statements and Safety Practices Among Manufacturers and Distributors of Electronic Cigarette Liquids in the United States
- User-identified electronic cigarette behavioral strategies and device characteristics for cigarette smoking reduction
- A longitudinal analysis of electronic cigarette forum participation
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Alison Breland
Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
6 shared publications
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Electronic Cigarette Purchasing, Use and Related Behaviors
- “I cannot live without my vape”: Electronic cigarette user-identified indicators of vaping dependence
- User-Perceived Negative Respiratory Symptoms Associated with Electronic Cigarette Use
- Electronic cigarette users’ reactions and responses to a hypothetical ban of flavoured electronic cigarette liquids
- Electronic Cigarette Users’ Reactions and Responses to a Hypothetical Nicotine Concentration Reduction in Electronic Cigarette Liquids
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Sandilyn Bullock
Arkansas Department of Health
6 shared publications
In database
- Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos
- Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities
- Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities
- Home environment and cigarette quitting behaviors among rural Black/African American women caregivers.
- Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Sherilyn Palafox
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
5 shared publications
- Content analysis of internet marketing strategies used to promote flavored electronic cigarettes
- Orthodox and Unorthodox Uses of Electronic Cigarettes: A Surveillance of YouTube Video Content
- Warning Statements and Safety Practices Among Manufacturers and Distributors of Electronic Cigarette Liquids in the United States
- A longitudinal analysis of electronic cigarette forum participation
- Nicotine content in flavored electronic cigarette liquids using three unique samples
Crissy T. Kawamoto
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
5 shared publications
- Social media e-cigarette exposure and e-cigarette expectancies and use among young adults
- Sugar and Aldehyde Content in Flavored Electronic Cigarette Liquids
- Predictors of marijuana vaping onset and escalation among young adults
- Heat-not-burn Tobacco Products and the Increased Risk for Poly-tobacco Use
- Comparison of Measures of E-cigarette Advertising Exposure and Receptivity
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