Pebbles Fagan
Biographic Data
| ID | 141895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pebbles Fagan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pebbles |
| FAMILY NAME | Fagan |
| SIGNATURE | FAGAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0289-432X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States
This study describes the Arkansas Social Justice Coalition and early pre-post changes in the capacity of participating community-based organizations to address social and structural determinants of health during the formative stage of this coalition. We utilized population-level data to understand the coalition’s reach to counties experiencing health inequities. Community-based organizations (N = 29) involved in this coalition all served rural co…
What is Social Justice? An Important Approach to Public Health Research, Practice, and Health Care Solutions
Operationalizing Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce the Burden of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Translating Health Equity Research Findings Into Meaningful Community- and Systems-Level Change, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2022–2023
We identified strategies needed to translate research findings into systems-level change. In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2022 and 2023, academic and community partners provided statements completing a prompt that related to strategies for translating research into practice to eliminate health disparities. Participants sorted the statements by theme and rated the statements on importance and feasibility. We identified six themes, and community engag…
Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities
Background: A social justice framework can be used to inform healthy equity-focused research, and operationalizing social justice can inform strategic planning for research and practice models. This study aimed to develop a working definition of social justice based on input from a diverse group of collaborators to better inform the work conducted within the Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice. Methods: A concept mapping study was con…
Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic Covid-19 Disparities
This article describes Arkansas Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) Coalition initiatives and changes in measures of organizational capacity and sustainability via two waves of surveys. The Arkansas CEAL Coalition used several initiatives to address racial/ethnic COVID-19 disparities by building the capacity of community-based organizations and businesses to increase COVID-19 protective behaviors among their clients.…
Electronic Cigarette Users’ Reactions and Responses to a Hypothetical Nicotine Concentration Reduction in Electronic Cigarette Liquids
Background: Regulations limiting nicotine in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been proposed or implemented. Little is known about e-cigarette users’ reactions to reducing e-cigarette liquid nicotine concentration. Methods: We used concept mapping to describe e-cigarette users’ reactions to a 50% reduction in the nicotine concentration of their e-cigarette liquids. In 2019, current e-cigarette users who used e-cigarette liquid with greate…
Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis
BACKGROUND: Co-use of tobacco and cannabis and dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are very common among young adults. However, it is unclear whether co-use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and/or cannabis is associated with higher levels of nicotine dependence than cigarette-only use. We investigated the relationship between cigarette/nicotine dependence and co-use of tobacco and cannabis among 4 groups of cigarette smokers aged 18-35: cigarette…
Electronic cigarette users’ reactions and responses to a hypothetical ban of flavoured electronic cigarette liquids
Some e-cigarette users may dislike an e-cigarette flavour ban; however, some e-cigarette users would likely be willing to use tobacco, menthol or unflavoured e-cigarette liquids with lower likelihood of quitting vaping or switching to other tobacco products
Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities
Black/African American women from low-resource, rural communities bear a disproportionate burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. This study examined associations between menthol smoking and socioeconomic deprivation with nicotine dependence and quitting behaviors among Black/African American women cigarette and/or little cigar/cigarillo smokers, aged 18-50 living in low-resource, rural communities. Baseline survey data from a randomiz…
No Ke Ola Pono o Nā Kāne: A Culturally Grounded Approach to Promote Health Improvement in Native Hawaiian Men
In Hawai’i, Native Hawaiian men (kāne) have the highest death rate from colon cancer among all ethnic groups. While screening can prevent 90% of these cancers, data show that >58% of kāne over age 50 have never been screened. Prior research has demonstrated that community-based social networks may help kāne adopt healthy behaviors such as cancer screening, however, few studies have activated such an approach. A cross-sectional study entitled No K…
Impacts of Covid-19 on Electronic Cigarette Purchasing, Use and Related Behaviors
Background : COVID-19 has caused health impacts and disruptions globally. Electronic cigarette (ECIG) users may face additional impacts. This study examined impacts of COVID-19 on ECIG users. Methods : Concept mapping, a mixed-methods approach, was used to identify COVID-19 impacts on adult ECIG users. ECIG users ( n = 93) provided statements completing a prompt: "A specific way Coronavirus/COVID-19 has affected my vaping/e-cigarette use, my vapi…
Answering questions about electronic cigarettes using a multidisciplinary model
Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are a relatively new class of tobacco products and a subject of much debate for scientists and policymakers worldwide. Objective data that address the ECIG risk-benefit ratio for individual and public health are needed, and addressing this need requires a multidisciplinary approach that spans several areas of psychology as well as chemistry, toxicant inhalation, and physiology. This multidisciplinary approach would b…
Social media e-cigarette exposure and e-cigarette expectancies and use among young adults
Associations Between Cigarette Print Advertising and Smoking Initiation Among African Americans
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
Use of menthol-flavoured cigarettes and positive perceptions about menthol-flavoured and other flavour additives in LCCs may contribute to dual use with flavoured LCCs among adult cigarette smokers, specifically those from vulnerable populations
Social Network Characteristics, Social Support, and Cigarette Smoking among Asian/Pacific Islander Young Adults
Cigarette smoking may be one of the factors contributing to the high levels of cancer-related mortality experienced by certain Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) subgroups (e.g., Native Hawaiian). Given the collectivist cultural orientation attributed to A/PI groups, social strategies are recommended for substance abuse or smoking cessation treatment among A/PI. However, research examining how social network characteristics and social support relate t…
Contexts of cigarette and e-cigarette use among dual users: A qualitative study
For habitual cigarette smokers wanting to quit tobacco smoking, switching over completely to e-cigarettes may require skills of cognitive-behavioral management. Future research needs to ascertain the characteristics of dual users who use e-cigarettes as cessation aids versus as cigarette alternative when cigarette is unavailable or smoking is not permitted
Biomarkers of Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Racial/Ethnic Groups at High Risk for Lung Cancer
Objectives. We examined biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure among Native Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Whites, groups that have different lung cancer risk. Methods. We collected survey data and height, weight, saliva, and carbon monoxide (CO) levels from a sample of daily smokers aged 18–35 (n = 179). Mean measures of nicotine, cotinine, cotinine/cigarettes per day ratio, trans 3′ hydroxycotinine, the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), and expired CO …
Receptivity to E-cigarette Marketing, Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use
The findings provide preliminary support to the proposition that marketing of e-cigarettes as safer alternatives to cigarettes or cessation aids is associated with increased e-cigarette use among young adults. The findings have implications for development of e-cigarette regulations
Smokers Who Try E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking: Findings From a Multiethnic Study in Hawaii
Objectives. We characterized smokers who are likely to use electronic or “e-”cigarettes to quit smoking. Methods. We obtained cross-sectional data in 2010–2012 from 1567 adult daily smokers in Hawaii using a paper-and-pencil survey. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. Results. Of the participants, 13% reported having ever used e-cigarettes to quit smoking. Smokers who had used them reported higher motivation to quit, higher quittin…
The State of Research on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in The Receipt of Health Care
Objectives. We conducted a review to examine current literature on the effects of interpersonal and institutional racism and discrimination occurring within health care settings on the health care received by racial/ethnic minority patients. Methods. We searched the PsychNet, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles on US populations published between January 1, 2008 and November 1, 2011. We used various combinations of the following search term…
Research on Race/Ethnicity and Health Care Discrimination: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Smedley on the interaction of race and gender, one by Krieger on the relationship between discrimination and health disparities and one by Cooper et al. on the relationship between physicians' attitudes about race and patients' ratings of medical care
Examining the evidence base of mass media campaigns for socially disadvantaged populations: What do we know, what do we need to learn, and what should we do now? A commentary on Niederdeppe's article
Quit Attempts and Intention to Quit Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults in the United States
Objectives. We investigated variables associated with quitting behaviors among current, daily, and nondaily young adult smokers in the United States. Methods. Data from the national 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to the Current Population Survey were analyzed to identify factors associated with quit attempts and serious intention to quit among young adult smokers aged 18 to 30 years (n=7912). Results. Daily smokers who smoked 20 or…
The State of Research on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in The Receipt of Health Care
Objectives. We conducted a review to examine current literature on the effects of interpersonal and institutional racism and discrimination occurring within health care settings on the health care received by racial/ethnic minority patients. Methods. We searched the PsychNet, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles on US populations published between January 1, 2008 and November 1, 2011. We used various combinations of the following search term…
Eliminating Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: Directions for Future Research
Certain groups in the United States remain at high risk and suffer disproportionately from tobacco-related illness and death despite progress made in reducing tobacco use. To address gaps in research on tobacco-related disparities and develop a comprehensive agenda aimed at reducing such disparities, representatives from funding agencies, community-based organizations, and academic institutions convened at the National Conference on Tobacco and H…
Research on Race/Ethnicity and Health Care Discrimination: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Smedley on the interaction of race and gender, one by Krieger on the relationship between discrimination and health disparities and one by Cooper et al. on the relationship between physicians' attitudes about race and patients' ratings of medical care
Quit Attempts and Intention to Quit Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults in the United States
Objectives. We investigated variables associated with quitting behaviors among current, daily, and nondaily young adult smokers in the United States. Methods. Data from the national 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to the Current Population Survey were analyzed to identify factors associated with quit attempts and serious intention to quit among young adult smokers aged 18 to 30 years (n=7912). Results. Daily smokers who smoked 20 or…
Workplace and home smoking restrictions and racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence and intensity of current cigarette smoking among women by poverty status, TUS-CPS 1998–1999 and 2001–2002
Study objective: Recognition of the health consequences of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke has led government agencies and many employers to establish policies that restrict cigarette smoking in public and workplaces. This cross sectional study examines the association of workplace smoking policies and home smoking restrictions with current smoking among women. Design: Participants were employed US women ages 18–64 who were self responden…
Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic Covid-19 Disparities
This article describes Arkansas Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) Coalition initiatives and changes in measures of organizational capacity and sustainability via two waves of surveys. The Arkansas CEAL Coalition used several initiatives to address racial/ethnic COVID-19 disparities by building the capacity of community-based organizations and businesses to increase COVID-19 protective behaviors among their clients.…
Answering questions about electronic cigarettes using a multidisciplinary model
Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are a relatively new class of tobacco products and a subject of much debate for scientists and policymakers worldwide. Objective data that address the ECIG risk-benefit ratio for individual and public health are needed, and addressing this need requires a multidisciplinary approach that spans several areas of psychology as well as chemistry, toxicant inhalation, and physiology. This multidisciplinary approach would b…
Social Network Characteristics, Social Support, and Cigarette Smoking among Asian/Pacific Islander Young Adults
Cigarette smoking may be one of the factors contributing to the high levels of cancer-related mortality experienced by certain Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) subgroups (e.g., Native Hawaiian). Given the collectivist cultural orientation attributed to A/PI groups, social strategies are recommended for substance abuse or smoking cessation treatment among A/PI. However, research examining how social network characteristics and social support relate t…
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The feasibility of evaluating a tobacco control intervention for working youth
Evaluating a tobacco control intervention in the grocery store setting requires multiple survey assessments to monitor changes in smoking among adolescents. Strategies are needed to maintain high response rates and increase the number of multiple responses from eligible teens
Feasibility of implementing intervention methods in an adolescent worksite tobacco control study
Teen smoking cessation rates in worksite programmes might be improved if they are conducted in companies where there is job stability and if teen programmes are part of worksite-wide tobacco control programmes that include both teens and adults
Eliminating Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: Directions for Future Research
Certain groups in the United States remain at high risk and suffer disproportionately from tobacco-related illness and death despite progress made in reducing tobacco use. To address gaps in research on tobacco-related disparities and develop a comprehensive agenda aimed at reducing such disparities, representatives from funding agencies, community-based organizations, and academic institutions convened at the National Conference on Tobacco and H…
Workplace and home smoking restrictions and racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence and intensity of current cigarette smoking among women by poverty status, TUS-CPS 1998–1999 and 2001–2002
Study objective: Recognition of the health consequences of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke has led government agencies and many employers to establish policies that restrict cigarette smoking in public and workplaces. This cross sectional study examines the association of workplace smoking policies and home smoking restrictions with current smoking among women. Design: Participants were employed US women ages 18–64 who were self responden…
Quit Attempts and Intention to Quit Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults in the United States
Objectives. We investigated variables associated with quitting behaviors among current, daily, and nondaily young adult smokers in the United States. Methods. Data from the national 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to the Current Population Survey were analyzed to identify factors associated with quit attempts and serious intention to quit among young adult smokers aged 18 to 30 years (n=7912). Results. Daily smokers who smoked 20 or…
Examining the evidence base of mass media campaigns for socially disadvantaged populations: What do we know, what do we need to learn, and what should we do now? A commentary on Niederdeppe's article
The State of Research on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in The Receipt of Health Care
Objectives. We conducted a review to examine current literature on the effects of interpersonal and institutional racism and discrimination occurring within health care settings on the health care received by racial/ethnic minority patients. Methods. We searched the PsychNet, PubMed, and Scopus databases for articles on US populations published between January 1, 2008 and November 1, 2011. We used various combinations of the following search term…
Research on Race/Ethnicity and Health Care Discrimination: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Smedley on the interaction of race and gender, one by Krieger on the relationship between discrimination and health disparities and one by Cooper et al. on the relationship between physicians' attitudes about race and patients' ratings of medical care
Smokers Who Try E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking: Findings From a Multiethnic Study in Hawaii
Objectives. We characterized smokers who are likely to use electronic or “e-”cigarettes to quit smoking. Methods. We obtained cross-sectional data in 2010–2012 from 1567 adult daily smokers in Hawaii using a paper-and-pencil survey. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. Results. Of the participants, 13% reported having ever used e-cigarettes to quit smoking. Smokers who had used them reported higher motivation to quit, higher quittin…
Receptivity to E-cigarette Marketing, Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use
The findings provide preliminary support to the proposition that marketing of e-cigarettes as safer alternatives to cigarettes or cessation aids is associated with increased e-cigarette use among young adults. The findings have implications for development of e-cigarette regulations
Contexts of cigarette and e-cigarette use among dual users: A qualitative study
For habitual cigarette smokers wanting to quit tobacco smoking, switching over completely to e-cigarettes may require skills of cognitive-behavioral management. Future research needs to ascertain the characteristics of dual users who use e-cigarettes as cessation aids versus as cigarette alternative when cigarette is unavailable or smoking is not permitted
Biomarkers of Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Racial/Ethnic Groups at High Risk for Lung Cancer
Objectives. We examined biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure among Native Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Whites, groups that have different lung cancer risk. Methods. We collected survey data and height, weight, saliva, and carbon monoxide (CO) levels from a sample of daily smokers aged 18–35 (n = 179). Mean measures of nicotine, cotinine, cotinine/cigarettes per day ratio, trans 3′ hydroxycotinine, the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), and expired CO …
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
Use of menthol-flavoured cigarettes and positive perceptions about menthol-flavoured and other flavour additives in LCCs may contribute to dual use with flavoured LCCs among adult cigarette smokers, specifically those from vulnerable populations
Social Network Characteristics, Social Support, and Cigarette Smoking among Asian/Pacific Islander Young Adults
Cigarette smoking may be one of the factors contributing to the high levels of cancer-related mortality experienced by certain Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) subgroups (e.g., Native Hawaiian). Given the collectivist cultural orientation attributed to A/PI groups, social strategies are recommended for substance abuse or smoking cessation treatment among A/PI. However, research examining how social network characteristics and social support relate t…
Associations Between Cigarette Print Advertising and Smoking Initiation Among African Americans
Social media e-cigarette exposure and e-cigarette expectancies and use among young adults
Answering questions about electronic cigarettes using a multidisciplinary model
Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are a relatively new class of tobacco products and a subject of much debate for scientists and policymakers worldwide. Objective data that address the ECIG risk-benefit ratio for individual and public health are needed, and addressing this need requires a multidisciplinary approach that spans several areas of psychology as well as chemistry, toxicant inhalation, and physiology. This multidisciplinary approach would b…
No Ke Ola Pono o Nā Kāne: A Culturally Grounded Approach to Promote Health Improvement in Native Hawaiian Men
In Hawai’i, Native Hawaiian men (kāne) have the highest death rate from colon cancer among all ethnic groups. While screening can prevent 90% of these cancers, data show that >58% of kāne over age 50 have never been screened. Prior research has demonstrated that community-based social networks may help kāne adopt healthy behaviors such as cancer screening, however, few studies have activated such an approach. A cross-sectional study entitled No K…
Impacts of Covid-19 on Electronic Cigarette Purchasing, Use and Related Behaviors
Background : COVID-19 has caused health impacts and disruptions globally. Electronic cigarette (ECIG) users may face additional impacts. This study examined impacts of COVID-19 on ECIG users. Methods : Concept mapping, a mixed-methods approach, was used to identify COVID-19 impacts on adult ECIG users. ECIG users ( n = 93) provided statements completing a prompt: "A specific way Coronavirus/COVID-19 has affected my vaping/e-cigarette use, my vapi…
Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities
Black/African American women from low-resource, rural communities bear a disproportionate burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. This study examined associations between menthol smoking and socioeconomic deprivation with nicotine dependence and quitting behaviors among Black/African American women cigarette and/or little cigar/cigarillo smokers, aged 18-50 living in low-resource, rural communities. Baseline survey data from a randomiz…
Electronic cigarette users’ reactions and responses to a hypothetical ban of flavoured electronic cigarette liquids
Some e-cigarette users may dislike an e-cigarette flavour ban; however, some e-cigarette users would likely be willing to use tobacco, menthol or unflavoured e-cigarette liquids with lower likelihood of quitting vaping or switching to other tobacco products
Electronic Cigarette Users’ Reactions and Responses to a Hypothetical Nicotine Concentration Reduction in Electronic Cigarette Liquids
Background: Regulations limiting nicotine in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been proposed or implemented. Little is known about e-cigarette users’ reactions to reducing e-cigarette liquid nicotine concentration. Methods: We used concept mapping to describe e-cigarette users’ reactions to a 50% reduction in the nicotine concentration of their e-cigarette liquids. In 2019, current e-cigarette users who used e-cigarette liquid with greate…
Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis
BACKGROUND: Co-use of tobacco and cannabis and dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are very common among young adults. However, it is unclear whether co-use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and/or cannabis is associated with higher levels of nicotine dependence than cigarette-only use. We investigated the relationship between cigarette/nicotine dependence and co-use of tobacco and cannabis among 4 groups of cigarette smokers aged 18-35: cigarette…
Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities
Background: A social justice framework can be used to inform healthy equity-focused research, and operationalizing social justice can inform strategic planning for research and practice models. This study aimed to develop a working definition of social justice based on input from a diverse group of collaborators to better inform the work conducted within the Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice. Methods: A concept mapping study was con…
Medicine (28 works) · Environmental health (20 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (19 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Public health (13 works) · Demography (9 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works)