This Project will investigate the levels of motivation people have to quit smoking and determine how to classify that motivation. Accurately measuring motivation to quit could lead to smoking cessation treatments that are tailored to match a smoker’s level of motivation. Smoking cessation booklets based on Dr. Herzog’s proposed classification system will be used to provide information to smokers based on their motivation to quit. Participants will be assessed for smoking status and motivation to quit two weeks and two months after receiving the booklets. The results will help to determine if the proposed classification system leads to better smoking cessation outcomes.

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Thaddeus Herzog, PhD

Thaddeus Herzog is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine.  He earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University.  His research has focused on motivation to quit smoking for both adolescents and adults.  He also has a general interest in stage models of health behavior change.  Dr. Herzog’s research has been funded by the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and American Cancer Society.

Dr. Herzog currently has R01 funding from the National Cancer Institute to test a new stage model of smoking cessation in the context of an intervention trial.

List of Publications

therzog@hsc.wvu.edu