Dina M. Jones

Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Health Behavior & Health Education, College of Public Health

15 h-index 41 pubs 567 cited

Research Areas

Smoking Behavior and Cessation Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Behavioral and Psychological Studies Health disparities and outcomes Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Mental Health Research Topics Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

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Dina M. Jones, Assistant Professor in Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, investigates factors influencing substance use and psychological well-being among young adults. Her research group focuses on understanding the complexities of nicotine dependence, particularly in relation to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and cannabis use. Jones has examined the characterization of ENDS warning statements in media and explored qualitative insights into ENDS use among low-income populations.

Her work also addresses the intersection of discrimination, psychological functioning, and substance use, with specific attention to U.S. Black adults. Jones has investigated how racial attribution and sex moderate these associations. Furthermore, her research has explored factors associated with smokefree home rules among Black/African American women smokers in rural, low-resource communities, and the specific role of menthol smoking in nicotine dependence within this demographic. Jones has received $29,478 in federal funding from the NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse to study predictors of momentary smoking lapse among adults who smoke menthol cigarettes.

Metrics

h-index: 15
Publications: 41
Citations: 567

Selected Publications

Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States (2025) DOI
Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke (2025) DOI
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) DOI
Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities (2024) DOI
Associations among discrimination, psychological functioning, and substance use among US Black adults aged 18–28: Moderation by racial attribution and sex (2023) DOI
Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis (2023) DOI
Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities (2022) DOI
“When I Don’t Have a Cigarette It’s Helpful, but It Really Don’t Satisfy:” Qualitative Study of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use among Low-Income Smokers (2022) DOI
Mindfulness and Mobile Health for Quitting Smoking: A Qualitative Study Among Predominantly African American Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status (2021) DOI
Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities (2021) DOI
Discrimination, psychological functioning, and substance use among U.S. young adults aged 18–28, 2017. (2021) DOI
Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos (2021) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $29,478 total

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse Contact PI Aug 2022 - Sep 2025

Predictors of Momentary Smoking Lapse Among Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes

National Institute on Drug Abuse $29,478 K01

Grants & Funding

Minority Research Center Pilot Arkansas Department of Health - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Principal Investigator
Predictors of Momentary Smoking Lapse Among African American Menthol Cigarette Smokers NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse Principal Investigator
A Mixed-Methods Examination of Risk Perceptions, Cessation, and Harm Reduction Among Young Adult Smokers (Pilot Study) NIH Principal Investigator
Pilot Study Center for the Study of Tobacco, UAMS Principle Investigator
Center for Research, Health and Society NIH Co-Investigator
Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD COE NIH Co-Investigator
Center for the Study of Tobacco Products - Continuation Year 2019-2020 NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: Virginia Commonwealth University Co-Investigator
Minority Research Center Pilot - Continuation Year 2020-2021 Arkansas Department of Health - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Principal Investigator