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COMPONENT 1: DETERMINANT RESEARCH:
Investigations of genetic, environmental, and bio-behavioral determinants or consequences of tobacco use.
Faculty Research:
Cigarette smoke in early life alters airway reactivity [2006-2008]
USDHHS NIEHS (RO3) $72,088
Zhong Xin Wu: Principal Investigator
Student Projects:
Nicotine and Withdrawal Assessment Among Youth (NWAAY).
Independent study: Matthew Goldfine, PhD Student, Psychology
This study examines the processes of withdrawal among teens who attempt smoking cessation.
A Geographical Information Science (GIS) approach at analyzing Lung Cancer Rates of Women in West Virginia.
Independent study: Andrew Anesetti-Rothermel, MPH student
GIS is a system that captures, stores, analyzes and manages data that are spatial referenced to the earth. This projects focuses on the relationship of determinants related to lung cancer in West Virginia women. The data is referenced by a county scale to look at the impacts of these determinants through hot-spot cluster analysis.
Using Overlay Analysis on the relationship between Tobacco Consumption and Population Density.
Independent study: Andrew Anesetti-Rothermel, MPH student
In this project an overlay analysis will be conducted using tobacco consumption and population density data for every county in West Virginia. From there, the relationship between the use of tobacco on the population will be examined by using the counties lung cancer rates. This study will examine the impact that tobacco consumption has on a counties lung cancer rates through visualization.
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