Eva Sharma
Biographic Data
| ID | 6041041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eva Sharma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eva |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharma |
| SIGNATURE | SHARMA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Westat (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6466-088X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Altruistic Surrogacy and Reproductive Futurism in Falguni Kothari’s The Object of Your Affections (2019)
Design and methods of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) study during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of the US population on tobacco use and its effects on health, collecting data annually since 2013. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted in-person survey data collections around the world. In the USA, this included a PATH Study data collection focused on youth (13-17) and young adults (18-19) as well as other US surveys on tobacco use. Giv…
Navigating Motherhood through Surrogacy: Biological Citizenship and Maternal Agency in Meera Syal’s The House of Hidden Mothers (2015)
This paper presents an analysis of Meera Syal's The House of Hidden Mothers (2015), delving into the concept of biological citizenship and its implications for intended mothers. The study investigates how intended mothers step into the position of bioconsumers within the surrogacy industry, actively pursuing assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) like commercial gestational surrogacy to accomplish their fixation for biological parenthood which…
The biopolitics of transnational commercial gestational surrogacy in Mimi (2021)
The study examines the Bollywood movie, Mimi, to unravel the systemic and structural exploitation of surrogates in the transnational commercial gestational surrogacy (TCGS) markets in India. The movie unpacks TCGS as a site of neoliberal eugenics and state-led biopolitics where the privileged white intended bioconsumers commission bodies of less-privileged women of the Global South. The complex hierarchical power relationship between the wealthy …
Bollywood celebrities as bioconsumers of reproductive technologies in neoliberal fertility markets: A study of popular public discourse
The article makes a biopolitical study of commercial surrogacy in India through the case studies of Bollywood celebrities prioritizing bioengineered babies through surrogacy. Drawing upon the theories of the culture industry and neoliberal subjectivity, the entanglement between the cultural economy of celebrity and the medico-industrial complex is decoded. The study attempts to focus on the existing popular public discourse using newspaper articl…
Clinical Violence on Bioprecarious Bodies in Kishwar Desai’s Origins of Love
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Device Types and Flavors Used by Youth in the Path Study, 2016–2019
The evolving electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) marketplace and recent regulatory actions may influence youth ENDS device preferences. Using data from Waves (W) 4, 4.5, and 5 (2016-2019) of the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, this study estimated the prevalence of open and closed system primary ENDS use by youth (12-17 years) current (past 30-day) ENDS users, and compared demographics, t…
Cardiovascular Outcomes among Combustible-Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Users in Waves 1 through 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study, 2013–2019
This study found no difference in CVD incidence by tobacco status over three 3 year intervals, even for tobacco quitters. It is possible that additional waves of PATH Study data, combined with information from other large longitudinal cohorts with careful tracking of ENDS use patterns may help to further clarify this relationship
Examining Use and Dual Use of Tobacco Products and Marijuana among Minnesota Adults
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of states are legalizing the medicinal and/or recreational use of marijuana. Adult perceptions of harm have decreased and marijuana use has increased. This is in contrast to declining cigarette smoking. In this article we examine independent use and dual use of marijuana and tobacco products. METHODS: = 6055). Estimates were calibrated on sex, race, location, and education from the American Community Survey. RESUL…
Cardiovascular Risk Factor and Disease Measures from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study
These analyses suggest reliability and concurrent validity regarding self-reported cardiovascular risk factors and disease assessed in the PATH Study
Biomarkers of Exposure among USA Adult Hookah Users: Results from Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study (2013–2014)
Hookah smoking has become common in the USA, especially among young adults. This study measured biomarkers of exposure to known tobacco product toxicants in a population-based sample of exclusive, established hookah users. Urinary biomarker data from 1753 adults in Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study were used to compare geometric mean concentrations of biomarkers of exposure in exclusive, established past 30-da…
Urinary Biomarkers of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Wave 1 (2013–2014)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous in the environment. In the United States (U.S.), tobacco smoke is the major non-occupational source of exposure to many harmful VOCs. Exposure to VOCs can be assessed by measuring their urinary metabolites (VOCMs). The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a U.S. national longitudinal study of tobacco use in the adult and youth civilian non-institutionalized population. We mea…
Correlates of tobacco product reuptake and relapse among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Objective This study examines sociodemographic and tobacco use correlates of reuptake and relapse to tobacco use across a variety of tobacco products (cigarettes, electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigars, hookah and smokeless tobacco) among the US population. Design Data were drawn from the first three waves (2013–2016) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, a nationally representative, longitudinal cohort study of US youth…
Correlates of tobacco product cessation among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Demographic correlates of tobacco cessation behaviours underscore tobacco use disparities in the USA. Use of ENDS and use of smokeless tobacco products are positively associated with some adult cigarette cessation behaviours
Overview of tobacco use transitions for population health
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act provided the US Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products using a population health standard. Models have been developed to estimate the population health impacts of tobacco initiation, cessation and relapse transitions. Models should be informed by high-quality, longitudinal data to estimate these constructs. Simulation studies have generated data to predict the impa…
Initiation of any tobacco and five tobacco products across 3 years among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Objective This study reports weighted cross-sectional prevalence of never use of tobacco, and longitudinal past 12-month (P12M), past 30-day (P30D) and frequent P30D any tobacco or specific tobacco product initiation across three 1-year waves. Longitudinal three-wave pathways are examined to outline pathways of exclusive and polytobacco initiation, as well as pathways of new initiators of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or cigarettes.…
Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Other tobacco product use and age predict P30D tobacco initiation across products whereas associations with other demographic characteristics vary by product. Continued contemporary evaluation of initiation rates within the changing tobacco product marketplace is important
Building the evidence base for waterpipe regulation and policy
Waterpipe (hookah, shisha, narghileh) smoking is emerging as an epidemic, particularly among young people in the USA and globally. Unlike cigarettes, waterpipe smoking involves several components (eg, tobacco, charcoal, device and venues) and is characterised by unique smoking patterns that expose smokers to significant amounts of nicotine and other toxic substances. With the rising prevalence of use among young people and continuing misperceptio…
Correlates of Transitions in Tobacco Product Use by U.S. Adult Tobacco Users between 2013–2014 and 2014–2015: Findings from the Path Study Wave 1 and Wave 2
More than half of adult tobacco users in the United States (U.S.) transitioned in tobacco product use between 2013−2014 and 2014−2015. We examine how characteristics of adult tobacco users in the U.S. relate to transitions in tobacco product use. Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study data were analyzed from 12,862 adult current tobacco users who participated in Wave 1 (W1, 2013−2014) and Wave 2 (W2, 2014−2015). Three types of t…
Transitions in Tobacco Product Use by U.S. Adults between 2013–2014 and 2014–2015: Findings from the Path Study Wave 1 and Wave 2
In 2013−2014, nearly 28% of adults in the United States (U.S.) were current tobacco users with cigarettes the most common product used and with nearly 40% of tobacco users using two or more tobacco products. We describe overall change in prevalence of tobacco product use and within-person transitions in tobacco product use in the U.S. between 2013−2014 and 2014−2015 for young adults (18−24 years) and older adults (25+ years). Data from Wave 1 (W1…
Tobacco-Product Use by Adults and Youths in the United States in 2013 and 2014
BACKGROUND: Noncigarette tobacco products are evolving rapidly, with increasing popularity in the United States. METHODS: We present prevalence estimates for 12 types of tobacco products, using data from 45,971 adult and youth participants (≥12 years of age) from Wave 1 (September 2013 through December 2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, a large, nationally representative, longitudinal study of tobacco use and h…
Understanding Psychosocial Aspects of Waterpipe Smoking among College Students
Interventions focusing on changing the perceptions of college students regarding health hazards associated with waterpipe smoking should be developed
Reliability and Validity of the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire
The GN-SBQ shows promise as a tool for distinguishing behavioral from physical nicotine dependence
Bollywood celebrities as bioconsumers of reproductive technologies in neoliberal fertility markets: A study of popular public discourse
The article makes a biopolitical study of commercial surrogacy in India through the case studies of Bollywood celebrities prioritizing bioengineered babies through surrogacy. Drawing upon the theories of the culture industry and neoliberal subjectivity, the entanglement between the cultural economy of celebrity and the medico-industrial complex is decoded. The study attempts to focus on the existing popular public discourse using newspaper articl…
Reliability and Validity of the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire
The GN-SBQ shows promise as a tool for distinguishing behavioral from physical nicotine dependence
Understanding Psychosocial Aspects of Waterpipe Smoking among College Students
Interventions focusing on changing the perceptions of college students regarding health hazards associated with waterpipe smoking should be developed
Tobacco-Product Use by Adults and Youths in the United States in 2013 and 2014
BACKGROUND: Noncigarette tobacco products are evolving rapidly, with increasing popularity in the United States. METHODS: We present prevalence estimates for 12 types of tobacco products, using data from 45,971 adult and youth participants (≥12 years of age) from Wave 1 (September 2013 through December 2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, a large, nationally representative, longitudinal study of tobacco use and h…
Correlates of Transitions in Tobacco Product Use by U.S. Adult Tobacco Users between 2013–2014 and 2014–2015: Findings from the Path Study Wave 1 and Wave 2
More than half of adult tobacco users in the United States (U.S.) transitioned in tobacco product use between 2013−2014 and 2014−2015. We examine how characteristics of adult tobacco users in the U.S. relate to transitions in tobacco product use. Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study data were analyzed from 12,862 adult current tobacco users who participated in Wave 1 (W1, 2013−2014) and Wave 2 (W2, 2014−2015). Three types of t…
Transitions in Tobacco Product Use by U.S. Adults between 2013–2014 and 2014–2015: Findings from the Path Study Wave 1 and Wave 2
In 2013−2014, nearly 28% of adults in the United States (U.S.) were current tobacco users with cigarettes the most common product used and with nearly 40% of tobacco users using two or more tobacco products. We describe overall change in prevalence of tobacco product use and within-person transitions in tobacco product use in the U.S. between 2013−2014 and 2014−2015 for young adults (18−24 years) and older adults (25+ years). Data from Wave 1 (W1…
Building the evidence base for waterpipe regulation and policy
Waterpipe (hookah, shisha, narghileh) smoking is emerging as an epidemic, particularly among young people in the USA and globally. Unlike cigarettes, waterpipe smoking involves several components (eg, tobacco, charcoal, device and venues) and is characterised by unique smoking patterns that expose smokers to significant amounts of nicotine and other toxic substances. With the rising prevalence of use among young people and continuing misperceptio…
Biomarkers of Exposure among USA Adult Hookah Users: Results from Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study (2013–2014)
Hookah smoking has become common in the USA, especially among young adults. This study measured biomarkers of exposure to known tobacco product toxicants in a population-based sample of exclusive, established hookah users. Urinary biomarker data from 1753 adults in Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study were used to compare geometric mean concentrations of biomarkers of exposure in exclusive, established past 30-da…
Urinary Biomarkers of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Wave 1 (2013–2014)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous in the environment. In the United States (U.S.), tobacco smoke is the major non-occupational source of exposure to many harmful VOCs. Exposure to VOCs can be assessed by measuring their urinary metabolites (VOCMs). The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a U.S. national longitudinal study of tobacco use in the adult and youth civilian non-institutionalized population. We mea…
Correlates of tobacco product reuptake and relapse among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Objective This study examines sociodemographic and tobacco use correlates of reuptake and relapse to tobacco use across a variety of tobacco products (cigarettes, electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigars, hookah and smokeless tobacco) among the US population. Design Data were drawn from the first three waves (2013–2016) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, a nationally representative, longitudinal cohort study of US youth…
Correlates of tobacco product cessation among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Demographic correlates of tobacco cessation behaviours underscore tobacco use disparities in the USA. Use of ENDS and use of smokeless tobacco products are positively associated with some adult cigarette cessation behaviours
Overview of tobacco use transitions for population health
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act provided the US Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products using a population health standard. Models have been developed to estimate the population health impacts of tobacco initiation, cessation and relapse transitions. Models should be informed by high-quality, longitudinal data to estimate these constructs. Simulation studies have generated data to predict the impa…
Initiation of any tobacco and five tobacco products across 3 years among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Objective This study reports weighted cross-sectional prevalence of never use of tobacco, and longitudinal past 12-month (P12M), past 30-day (P30D) and frequent P30D any tobacco or specific tobacco product initiation across three 1-year waves. Longitudinal three-wave pathways are examined to outline pathways of exclusive and polytobacco initiation, as well as pathways of new initiators of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or cigarettes.…
Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and adults in the USA: Findings from the Path Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)
Other tobacco product use and age predict P30D tobacco initiation across products whereas associations with other demographic characteristics vary by product. Continued contemporary evaluation of initiation rates within the changing tobacco product marketplace is important
Examining Use and Dual Use of Tobacco Products and Marijuana among Minnesota Adults
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of states are legalizing the medicinal and/or recreational use of marijuana. Adult perceptions of harm have decreased and marijuana use has increased. This is in contrast to declining cigarette smoking. In this article we examine independent use and dual use of marijuana and tobacco products. METHODS: = 6055). Estimates were calibrated on sex, race, location, and education from the American Community Survey. RESUL…
Cardiovascular Risk Factor and Disease Measures from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study
These analyses suggest reliability and concurrent validity regarding self-reported cardiovascular risk factors and disease assessed in the PATH Study
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Device Types and Flavors Used by Youth in the Path Study, 2016–2019
The evolving electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) marketplace and recent regulatory actions may influence youth ENDS device preferences. Using data from Waves (W) 4, 4.5, and 5 (2016-2019) of the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, this study estimated the prevalence of open and closed system primary ENDS use by youth (12-17 years) current (past 30-day) ENDS users, and compared demographics, t…
Cardiovascular Outcomes among Combustible-Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Users in Waves 1 through 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study, 2013–2019
This study found no difference in CVD incidence by tobacco status over three 3 year intervals, even for tobacco quitters. It is possible that additional waves of PATH Study data, combined with information from other large longitudinal cohorts with careful tracking of ENDS use patterns may help to further clarify this relationship
The biopolitics of transnational commercial gestational surrogacy in Mimi (2021)
The study examines the Bollywood movie, Mimi, to unravel the systemic and structural exploitation of surrogates in the transnational commercial gestational surrogacy (TCGS) markets in India. The movie unpacks TCGS as a site of neoliberal eugenics and state-led biopolitics where the privileged white intended bioconsumers commission bodies of less-privileged women of the Global South. The complex hierarchical power relationship between the wealthy …
Bollywood celebrities as bioconsumers of reproductive technologies in neoliberal fertility markets: A study of popular public discourse
The article makes a biopolitical study of commercial surrogacy in India through the case studies of Bollywood celebrities prioritizing bioengineered babies through surrogacy. Drawing upon the theories of the culture industry and neoliberal subjectivity, the entanglement between the cultural economy of celebrity and the medico-industrial complex is decoded. The study attempts to focus on the existing popular public discourse using newspaper articl…
Clinical Violence on Bioprecarious Bodies in Kishwar Desai’s Origins of Love
Design and methods of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) study during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of the US population on tobacco use and its effects on health, collecting data annually since 2013. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted in-person survey data collections around the world. In the USA, this included a PATH Study data collection focused on youth (13-17) and young adults (18-19) as well as other US surveys on tobacco use. Giv…
Navigating Motherhood through Surrogacy: Biological Citizenship and Maternal Agency in Meera Syal’s The House of Hidden Mothers (2015)
This paper presents an analysis of Meera Syal's The House of Hidden Mothers (2015), delving into the concept of biological citizenship and its implications for intended mothers. The study investigates how intended mothers step into the position of bioconsumers within the surrogacy industry, actively pursuing assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) like commercial gestational surrogacy to accomplish their fixation for biological parenthood which…
Altruistic Surrogacy and Reproductive Futurism in Falguni Kothari’s The Object of Your Affections (2019)
Medicine (18 works) · Environmental health (17 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (16 works) · Population (13 works) · Tobacco use (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Nicotine (7 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Smokeless tobacco (7 works)