Jennifer M Kreslake
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6057589 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jennifer M Kreslake |
| NOMBRES | Jennifer M |
| APELLIDO | Kreslake |
| FIRMA | KRESLAKE J M |
| AFILIACIONES | American Legacy Foundation |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6605-1327 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Assessing Reliability of a Change in Survey Item Terminology from “Marijuana” to “Cannabis” Among a Sample of U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults
Introduction: To determine whether changing survey terminology affects measurement reliability among adolescents and young adults.Methods: A convenience sample online survey was conducted (September–October 2023) among respondents aged 15–24 years (N = 1550). Inter-item reliability was measured by recording responses to one item asking about ever marijuana use (with a list of examples/slang), and one of two versions asking about ever cannabis use…
A Longitudinal Analysis of E-Cigarette Initiation Predicted by Peer Use Among U.S. Youth and Young Adults by Sexual and Gender Minority Identity, 2021–2023
Purpose Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people report higher rates of e-cigarette use than non-SGM people. Further investigation is needed to understand the role of peer e-cigarette use in e-cigarette uptake by identity.Methods This study used longitudinal data (2021–2023) to explore the association of peer use and SGM e-cigarette initiation among US young people who have never used tobacco (N = 3136). Logistic regression analyses examined if pe…
When tobacco is headline news: How public health bodies and anti-regulatory issue publics exercise influence in breaking news events
While social media allow practitioners to talk directly to audiences, their unstructured nature often advantages opposition actors not tied to bureaucratic structures. Simultaneously, traditional methods of information dissemination via the mass media continue to exist. Using a large dataset of tweets (N = 62.400) collected during a breaking news public health event (the JUUL Marketing Denial Order), this paper examines the discursive power (Jung…
The role of social media influencer promotion in initiation and use of cigar, little cigar, cigarillo, and cannabis products among US youth and young adults: Using exogenous marketing exposure measure…
The role of third-party e-commerce technology in illegal online e-cigarette sales
The online tobacco market currently accounts for 15% of tobacco products with most online e-cigarette stores depending on Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions like Shopify for site functionality. While the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act restricts online sales by requiring age verification upon delivery and prohibiting shipping with select couriers, concerns remain about youth access to e-cigarettes. This study examines online e-ci…
Clearly flavoured: Rising popularity of ‘clear’ flavoured e-cigarettes and what online descriptions reveal
The presence of flavour terminology in clear-flavoured e-cigarette product descriptions suggests that purportedly unflavoured products, such as clear-flavoured e-cigarettes, are marketed with language that implies flavoured characteristics. E-cigarettes classified as 'clear' flavour may bypass state and local flavour restrictions, advertising flavour experiences that appeal to youth
Beyond the margin of error: A systematic and replicable audit of the TikTok research API
The availability of an accurate API is an essential tool for research examining the content and dissemination of messages on large media platforms in the twenty-first century. TikTok launched their research API as part of a commitment to data transparency and a goal of protecting youth and vulnerable populations from harmful content. A systematic audit of TikTok’s API for researchers was performed comparing the API versus information displayed on…
Responses to e-cigarette nicotine source descriptors: Results from a randomised experiment
Nicotine source descriptors, especially "non-tobacco nicotine" and among past 30-day e-cigarette users, may reduce harm and addictiveness perceptions for e-cigarettes. Marketing regulations of nicotine source descriptors may be needed
Population coverage and comprehensiveness of flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in the USA, 2010–2023
Implementation of FTP sales restrictions rapidly increased from 2019 to 2023, with policies varying in product, flavour and retailer inclusions. During Q4 2023, over one-quarter of US residents were covered by flavour policies; however, coverage by policies in the South and by menthol cigarette policies was limited. These data may be used to longitudinally evaluate the impacts of FTP policies
Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among LGBT+ Youths and Young Adults According to Strength of State-Level LGBT+ Equality Protections
Objectives. To examine whether the state-level LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other identities) legal protections where LGBT+ youths and young adults reside are associated with cigarette and e-cigarette use. Methods. We drew LGBT+ respondents (aged 15–31 years; n = 1255) from a national, probability-based survey conducted from August to December 2023. We scored each state for LGBT+ equality on a scale from restrictive to protecti…
Youth and Young Adult Blunt Use Predicts Progression to Other Nicotine Product Use in the United States
Background Little cigars or cigarillos (LCCs) are frequently modified to smoke cannabis (“blunts”) by youth and young adults. This study investigated whether young blunt users who are otherwise nicotine-naïve are more likely to initiate other tobacco products compared to never blunt users.Methods and Materials Data were from four waves of the Truth Longitudinal Cohort (TLC), a national probability-based sample of youth and young adults (aged 15-2…
Discreet shipping’ on TikTok enables selling of e-cigarettes to youth
Tracking technology changes of e-cigarettes: Characteristics and capabilities of new smart vape devices
Youth and young adult flavour expectancies for new ‘non-menthol’ cigarettes introduced following California’s ban on flavoured tobacco products
Younger age was associated with expectations of new non-menthol cigarettes having a minty/menthol taste. Results raise concerns regarding the potential appeal of these products to youth and young adults
Use of a multi-method approach to rapidly assess the impact of public health policies at the state and local level: A case study of flavored e-cigarette policies
This rapid and efficient method of coupling online survey data with retail sales data provides a timely and effective approach for monitoring a quickly changing tobacco product landscape, particularly for states and localities where rapidly-available data is often not available. This approach can also be used to monitor other health behaviors and relevant policy impacts
Reducing e-cigarette use among youth and young adults: Evidence of the truth campaign’s impact
Findings from this analysis of weekly campaign awareness demonstrate that exposure to the truth anti-e-cigarette campaign is associated with significantly lower odds of intentions to use and current use of e-cigarette among YYA
Influence of Flavors and Nicotine Concentration on Nicotine Dependence in Adolescent and Young Adult E-Cigarette Users
Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between e-cigarette flavors, nicotine concentration, and their interaction on measures of nicotine dependence.Methods: Survey data are drawn from a cross-sectional convenience sample of past 30-day e-cigarette users aged 15 to 24 years (N = 2037) collected between October 2020 and November 2020. Participants were asked to provide information about the e-cigarette products they…
Relative increases in direct-to-consumer menthol ads following 2020 FDA guidance on flavoured e-cigarettes
The 2020 FDA flavour guidance was followed by an increased proportion of direct-to-consumer email advertisements of menthol-flavoured e-cigarette products
Heating Up: How Early Twitter Marketing Gave Rise to Organic Word-of-Mouth About Heated Tobacco Products
Social media are an important marketing platform for emerging tobacco products. Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have been introduced in a limited number of local test markets in the United States as potentially reduced-exposure tobacco products. HTPs can be used to heat tobacco as well as marijuana. However, due to growing digital media promotion of these products, it is possible that public knowledge and purchasing opportunities extend beyond tes…
Youth and young adult risk perceptions and behaviours in response to an outbreak of e-cigarette/vaping-associated lung injury (Evali) in the USA
News of vaping-attributable health conditions may prevent e-cigarette/vape use and encourage cessation among young people. Tobacco control campaigns should address uncertain health effects of e-cigarettes or vape products and align with risk communication by public health agencies during outbreaks
Early evidence of the associations between an anti-e-cigarette mass media campaign and e-cigarette knowledge and attitudes: Results from a cross-sectional study of youth and young adults
Young people with awareness of anti-e-cigarette ads demonstrate higher levels of campaign-targeted knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. Future campaign evaluation priorities include measuring the campaign effects on e-cigarette use behaviours
Industry tactics in anticipation of strengthened regulation: Bidi Vapor unveils non-characterising Bidi Stick flavours on digital media platforms
Research reported in this publication was supported by Truth Initiative and by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01CA234082. In January 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance for the electronic cigarette industry, which resulted in a limited prohibition of flavoured cartridge or ‘pod’-based e-cigarette products but allowed for the sale of other flavoured e-cigarette pro…
E-Cigarette Use Among Youths and Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020
Objectives. To determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected e-cigarette use among young people in the United States. Methods. Data came from a weekly cross-sectional online survey of youths and young adults (aged 15–24 years). Logistic regression analyses measured odds of past-30-day e-cigarette use (n = 5752) following widespread stay-at-home directives (March 14–June 29, 2020), compared with the pre‒COVID-19 period (January 1–March 13, 2020…
Validating Self-Reported Ad Recall as a Measure of Exposure to Digital Advertising: An Exploratory Analysis Using Ad Tracking Methodology
Many mass media campaigns aimed at changing young people's health behavior air on digital platforms rather than on broadcast media (e.g., television), given the intended audience's preference for web-based communication. While research suggests self-reported ad recall correlates with exposure to television advertising, it remains unclear whether self-report measures are correlated with exposure to digital advertising. This study examined the asso…
Effects of Multiple Exposures and Ad-Skipping Behavior on Recall of Health Messages on YouTubeTM
Although measuring exposure to public health messages is key to understanding campaign effectiveness, little is known about how exposure to and avoidance of digital ad messages may influence self-reported ad recall. A sample of 15-24-year-olds ( n = 297) received a varying number of forced-view and skippable test ads across multiple simulated YouTube TM sessions. Each session was coded for whether the participant viewed the ad or skipped it. Whil…
E-Cigarette Use Among Youths and Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020
Objectives. To determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected e-cigarette use among young people in the United States. Methods. Data came from a weekly cross-sectional online survey of youths and young adults (aged 15–24 years). Logistic regression analyses measured odds of past-30-day e-cigarette use (n = 5752) following widespread stay-at-home directives (March 14–June 29, 2020), compared with the pre‒COVID-19 period (January 1–March 13, 2020…
Tobacco Industry Control of Menthol in Cigarettes and Targeting of Adolescents and Young Adults
Objectives. We examined whether tobacco manufacturers manipulate the menthol content of cigarettes in an effort to target adolescents and young adults. Methods. We analyzed data from tobacco industry documents describing menthol product development, results of laboratory testing of US menthol brands, market research reports, and the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Results. The tobacco industry attracted new smokers by promoting cigar…
Cigarette price variation around high schools: Evidence from Washington DC
Marketing Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Advertising, Price, and Associations With Neighborhood Demographics
Objectives. We have documented little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) availability, advertising, and price in the point-of-sale environment and examined associations with neighborhood demographics. Methods. We used a multimodal real-time surveillance system to survey LCCs in 750 licensed tobacco retail outlets that sold tobacco products in Washington, DC. Using multivariate models, we examined the odds of LCC availability, the number of storefront exte…
Tobacco Industry Control of Menthol in Cigarettes and Targeting of Adolescents and Young Adults
Objectives. We examined whether tobacco manufacturers manipulate the menthol content of cigarettes in an effort to target adolescents and young adults. Methods. We analyzed data from tobacco industry documents describing menthol product development, results of laboratory testing of US menthol brands, market research reports, and the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Results. The tobacco industry attracted new smokers by promoting cigar…
Marketing Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Advertising, Price, and Associations With Neighborhood Demographics
Objectives. We have documented little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) availability, advertising, and price in the point-of-sale environment and examined associations with neighborhood demographics. Methods. We used a multimodal real-time surveillance system to survey LCCs in 750 licensed tobacco retail outlets that sold tobacco products in Washington, DC. Using multivariate models, we examined the odds of LCC availability, the number of storefront exte…
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AffiliationsJennifer Cantrell, Jennifer Kreslake, Ollie Ganz, Donna M. Vallone, and Haijun Xiao are with the Research and Evaluation Department, Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC. Jennifer L. Pearson, Andrew Anesetti-Rothermel, and Thomas R. Kirchner are with the Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Legacy Foundation
Cigarette price variation around high schools: Evidence from Washington DC
Developing effective communication materials on the health effects of climate change for vulnerable groups: A mixed methods study
Individuals who are vulnerable to the health effects of climate change benefit from communication materials that explain, using graphics and concise language, how climate change affects health conditions and how to engage in protective adaptation behaviors
The Critical Roles of Health Professionals in Climate Change Prevention and Preparedness
Climate change is a burgeoning public health concern, with implications for chronic health conditions; nutrition and food security; food-, water-, and vector-borne diseases; and social disruption, injuries, displacement, and death associated with extreme weather.1 Climate change is contributing to health disparities in the United States by having a disproportionate impact on low-income individuals, some communities of color, and those with higher…
Perceived Importance of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation According to Social and Medical Factors Among Residents of Impacted Communities in the United States
Purpose: To determine whether perceived importance of local climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts differs according to social or medical factors among residents of impacted communities. Methods: An online survey was conducted among residents of California (Los Angeles/Orange), Florida (Miami-Dade/Broward), and Arizona (Maricopa) counties in July 2018 (n=605). Multivariable ordered logistic regression measured associations between the p…
Validating Self-Reported Ad Recall as a Measure of Exposure to Digital Advertising: An Exploratory Analysis Using Ad Tracking Methodology
Many mass media campaigns aimed at changing young people's health behavior air on digital platforms rather than on broadcast media (e.g., television), given the intended audience's preference for web-based communication. While research suggests self-reported ad recall correlates with exposure to television advertising, it remains unclear whether self-report measures are correlated with exposure to digital advertising. This study examined the asso…
Effects of Multiple Exposures and Ad-Skipping Behavior on Recall of Health Messages on YouTubeTM
Although measuring exposure to public health messages is key to understanding campaign effectiveness, little is known about how exposure to and avoidance of digital ad messages may influence self-reported ad recall. A sample of 15-24-year-olds ( n = 297) received a varying number of forced-view and skippable test ads across multiple simulated YouTube TM sessions. Each session was coded for whether the participant viewed the ad or skipped it. Whil…
Youth and young adult risk perceptions and behaviours in response to an outbreak of e-cigarette/vaping-associated lung injury (Evali) in the USA
News of vaping-attributable health conditions may prevent e-cigarette/vape use and encourage cessation among young people. Tobacco control campaigns should address uncertain health effects of e-cigarettes or vape products and align with risk communication by public health agencies during outbreaks
Early evidence of the associations between an anti-e-cigarette mass media campaign and e-cigarette knowledge and attitudes: Results from a cross-sectional study of youth and young adults
Young people with awareness of anti-e-cigarette ads demonstrate higher levels of campaign-targeted knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. Future campaign evaluation priorities include measuring the campaign effects on e-cigarette use behaviours
Industry tactics in anticipation of strengthened regulation: Bidi Vapor unveils non-characterising Bidi Stick flavours on digital media platforms
Research reported in this publication was supported by Truth Initiative and by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01CA234082. In January 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance for the electronic cigarette industry, which resulted in a limited prohibition of flavoured cartridge or ‘pod’-based e-cigarette products but allowed for the sale of other flavoured e-cigarette pro…
E-Cigarette Use Among Youths and Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020
Objectives. To determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected e-cigarette use among young people in the United States. Methods. Data came from a weekly cross-sectional online survey of youths and young adults (aged 15–24 years). Logistic regression analyses measured odds of past-30-day e-cigarette use (n = 5752) following widespread stay-at-home directives (March 14–June 29, 2020), compared with the pre‒COVID-19 period (January 1–March 13, 2020…
Influence of Flavors and Nicotine Concentration on Nicotine Dependence in Adolescent and Young Adult E-Cigarette Users
Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between e-cigarette flavors, nicotine concentration, and their interaction on measures of nicotine dependence.Methods: Survey data are drawn from a cross-sectional convenience sample of past 30-day e-cigarette users aged 15 to 24 years (N = 2037) collected between October 2020 and November 2020. Participants were asked to provide information about the e-cigarette products they…
Relative increases in direct-to-consumer menthol ads following 2020 FDA guidance on flavoured e-cigarettes
The 2020 FDA flavour guidance was followed by an increased proportion of direct-to-consumer email advertisements of menthol-flavoured e-cigarette products
Heating Up: How Early Twitter Marketing Gave Rise to Organic Word-of-Mouth About Heated Tobacco Products
Social media are an important marketing platform for emerging tobacco products. Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have been introduced in a limited number of local test markets in the United States as potentially reduced-exposure tobacco products. HTPs can be used to heat tobacco as well as marijuana. However, due to growing digital media promotion of these products, it is possible that public knowledge and purchasing opportunities extend beyond tes…
Use of a multi-method approach to rapidly assess the impact of public health policies at the state and local level: A case study of flavored e-cigarette policies
This rapid and efficient method of coupling online survey data with retail sales data provides a timely and effective approach for monitoring a quickly changing tobacco product landscape, particularly for states and localities where rapidly-available data is often not available. This approach can also be used to monitor other health behaviors and relevant policy impacts
Reducing e-cigarette use among youth and young adults: Evidence of the truth campaign’s impact
Findings from this analysis of weekly campaign awareness demonstrate that exposure to the truth anti-e-cigarette campaign is associated with significantly lower odds of intentions to use and current use of e-cigarette among YYA
Youth and Young Adult Blunt Use Predicts Progression to Other Nicotine Product Use in the United States
Background Little cigars or cigarillos (LCCs) are frequently modified to smoke cannabis (“blunts”) by youth and young adults. This study investigated whether young blunt users who are otherwise nicotine-naïve are more likely to initiate other tobacco products compared to never blunt users.Methods and Materials Data were from four waves of the Truth Longitudinal Cohort (TLC), a national probability-based sample of youth and young adults (aged 15-2…
Discreet shipping’ on TikTok enables selling of e-cigarettes to youth
Tracking technology changes of e-cigarettes: Characteristics and capabilities of new smart vape devices
Youth and young adult flavour expectancies for new ‘non-menthol’ cigarettes introduced following California’s ban on flavoured tobacco products
Younger age was associated with expectations of new non-menthol cigarettes having a minty/menthol taste. Results raise concerns regarding the potential appeal of these products to youth and young adults
Beyond the margin of error: A systematic and replicable audit of the TikTok research API
The availability of an accurate API is an essential tool for research examining the content and dissemination of messages on large media platforms in the twenty-first century. TikTok launched their research API as part of a commitment to data transparency and a goal of protecting youth and vulnerable populations from harmful content. A systematic audit of TikTok’s API for researchers was performed comparing the API versus information displayed on…
Responses to e-cigarette nicotine source descriptors: Results from a randomised experiment
Nicotine source descriptors, especially "non-tobacco nicotine" and among past 30-day e-cigarette users, may reduce harm and addictiveness perceptions for e-cigarettes. Marketing regulations of nicotine source descriptors may be needed
Population coverage and comprehensiveness of flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in the USA, 2010–2023
Implementation of FTP sales restrictions rapidly increased from 2019 to 2023, with policies varying in product, flavour and retailer inclusions. During Q4 2023, over one-quarter of US residents were covered by flavour policies; however, coverage by policies in the South and by menthol cigarette policies was limited. These data may be used to longitudinally evaluate the impacts of FTP policies
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