Education:

• Ph.D: Epidemiology and Community Health; February 2005
• Predoctoral NCI Training Grant fellow
• Coursework: Public health and epidemiology: Research methods and advanced methodology, multivariate data analysis, epidemiologic study design and statistical analysis, Cancer Prevention, Tobacco Control, Nutritional Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Chronic disease prevention
• GPA: 3.96
• Selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

• M.P.H. Degree (Master of Public Health); 1996
• M.S. Degree, Public Policy Analysis; 1991
• B.A. Degree, Political Science; 1990

Summer Graduate Programs:

State University of NY at Buffalo
Summer Training Institute in Advanced Statistics
Buffalo, NY

• Hierarchical Linear and Non-linear modeling (June 2003)

Epidemiology Research Institute
Boston University School of Public Health
Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology
Boston, MA (July 2000)

• Epidemiologic Methods
• The Biology and Epidemiology of Cancer

Erasmus University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Graduate Summer Program in Epidemiology
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (August 1999)

• Molecular Genetics for Epidemiologists
• Genetic Epidemiology

University of Michigan
School of Public Health
Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology
Ann Arbor, Michigan (July 1998)

• Cancer Prevention
• Pharmacoepidemiology

Other Short-Courses/Professional Workshops:

• ‘The Future of Youth Tobacco Cessation Workshop’, ACS/NCI/NIDA, Rockville, MD, May 2007
• ‘Strategic Prevention Framework Cross-site Evaluation Workshop’, Westat/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Gaithersburg, MD, October 2006.
• ‘State Epidemiologic Outcomes Workgroup Training Workshops’, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Bethesda, MD, July 2006.
• ‘Intensive Tobacco Treatment Training’, Center for Tobacco Independence, Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine, Bangor, ME, May 2006.
• ‘Addressing Tobacco in Health Care National Forum – Translating Health Services Research into Practice and Policy’, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Pre-Conference Workshop, Orlando, FL, February 2006.
• ‘Tobacco-Related Health Disparities’, Healthy Maine Partnerships, Partnership for A Tobacco-Free Maine, Portland, ME, January 2006.
• ‘Sharing the Journey: A Forum on Women and Smoking’, Partnership for A Tobacco-Free Maine, Augusta, ME, December 2005.
• ‘Quality Counts! Putting it All Together to Improve Chronic Illness Care and Prevention’, University of Southern Maine, Augusta, ME, December 2005.
• ‘Strategies in Writing for Medical Literature’ Workshop, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, November 2005.
• ‘Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular Collaborative: Learning Session One’, MaineHealth, Freeport, ME, October 2005.
• ‘Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training’, Center for Tobacco Independence, Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine, Farmington, ME, September 2005
• NIH Grant Writing and Development Workshop, National Institutes for Mental Health, Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, May 2004.
• ‘Assessing Youth Smoking Cessation Needs and Practices Methodological Development Workshop: Event-Triggered Follow-ups’, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2003.
• ‘Tobacco Control on Campus’ Training Workshop, National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA, November 2002.
• Bridging the Gap: ImpacTeen Tobacco Expert Panel Meetings (2000, 2001, 2002), East Aurora, NY.
• Bridging the Gap: ImpacTeen Research Development and Planning Meeting, Braselton, GA, February 2002.
• Sixth National Synar Workshop, Washington D.C., March 2002.
• ‘Tobacco Media Literacy Training Workshop’, Erie & Niagara Tobacco Free Coalition, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, November 2001.
• ‘Research Ethics Workshop’, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, May 2001. 
• ‘Mixed Models for Longitudinal Data: An Applied Introduction’ (Donald Hedeker, University of Illinois at Chicago), American Statistical Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, January 2001.
• Bridging the Gap: ImpacTeen Research Development and Planning Meeting, Sundance, UT, October 2000.
•  ‘Analysis of Complex Surveys’, including SUDAAN software for data analyses, American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting, September 2000.
• ‘Evaluation in Practice’ Workshop, Leadership Management Training Institute, Buffalo, NY, 1997.

Employment:

Assistant Professor (2007-present)
Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy
Translational Tobacco Reduction Program (T2R2)
School of Pharmacy/Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

• Research Areas: Health Outcomes Research, Health Behavior, Tobacco Control, Substance Abuse Prevention, Health Policy, Applied Health Services Research, Community Intervention, Evaluation, Epidemiology

• Research Projects:

•  Translational Tobacco Reduction Program (T2R2), Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center (Core Investigator)
•  Building the West Virginia CoHORTS Center, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Co-Investigator)

• Research Grants Submitted: (Recent Selected)

•  Smoke-Free Air in West Virginia: Assessing Impact, Perceptions, and Policy (Principal Investigator, submitted November 2007 to RWJ Substance Abuse Policy Research Program).
•  Smoking Cessation Among Young Adults in West Virginia: A Study of Attitudes, Perceptions, and Quitting Methods (Principal Investigator, submitted November 2007 to West Virginia University, Senate Grant Program).

• Research Activities: Design and conduct original research in areas of health behavior, health policy, health outcomes, and tobacco control; manuscript preparation and revision; data analyses; survey planning, design and development; outcomes assessment; needs assessment; evaluation; initiate and develop research proposals for  funding; grant-writing and management; project development.

• Teaching Activities:

•  School of Pharmacy, Pharm D Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, PHAR 737: Disease Prevention Health Promotion (Spring 2008).
•  School of Pharmacy, PSP Graduate Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, PHAR 782: Social and Behavioral Theory (Fall 2008).

Associate Research Scientist (2006-2007)
Center for Public Health Improvement and Innovation
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Calverton, Maryland

• Research Areas: Public Health, Epidemiology, Substance Abuse Prevention, Tobacco Control, Health Behavior, Health Policy, Applied Health Services Research, Community Intervention, Evaluation

• Research Projects/Project Management:

•  Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (Senior Program Manager)
•  State Epidemiological Outcome Workgroups (Senior Program Manager)
•  CISNET Kentucky SimSmoke Dissemination Grant (Research Coordinator)

• Research Development Projects/Grant-Writing: (Recent Selected)

•  Increasing Demand for Tobacco Cessation Services Among a High-Need Smoker Population (Principal Investigator, submitted to RWJ Substance Abuse Policy Research Program)
•  Adventist Health Care Center for Health Disparities: Evaluating and Assessing Health Disparities and Quality of Care (Researcher/Co-Investigator, worked on proposal development)

• Research Activities: Manage state and community substance abuse prevention activities and state epidemiological workgroup activities; coordinate ongoing research and reporting activities; develop research materials and training sessions on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs for state prevention workshops; provide technical assistance and direction to states in substance abuse, health behavior, health promotion, and prevention; report writing; disseminate data and study results; manuscript preparation and revision; database development and analyses; survey planning, design and development; outcomes assessment; needs assessment; evaluation; coordinate research, training, and dissemination efforts for government and advocacy groups in Kentucky related to state tobacco control policies; design and conduct original research; identify funding opportunities; initiate and develop research proposals for  funding; grant-writing and management; project development.

Behavioral Scientist (2005-2006)
Center for Tobacco Independence
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Portland, Maine

• Research Areas: Health Behavior, Tobacco Control, Health Policy, Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Community Intervention, Evaluation

• Research Projects/Project Management:

•  Implementing HelpLine Fax Referrals Among Adult Smokers with Chronic Disease in Community-Based Practices (Project Manager, CDC-Funded Project through June 2006)
•  Evaluating a Differential Health Insurance Premium for Smoking Employees in a Health Care Setting (Research Development Coordinator)
•  Evaluating Access and Outcomes for Treatment Seekers in a State-Funded Tobacco Program (Researcher/Analyst, Maine Health Access Fund Project)
•  Understanding and Preventing the Onset of Psychosis (Researcher/Analyst, Center for Psychiatric Research, Maine Medical Center)

• Research Activities: Manage state subcontracts for community-based practice interventions; coordinate ongoing research activities; conduct grant writing and research development; design and conduct original research; literature reviews; manuscript preparation and revision; database development, data analyses; survey planning, design and development; project management duties; report writing; disseminate data and study results; present findings at national conferences and professional meetings; lecture and instruct HelpLine Specialists at consultation sessions; evaluation of the Maine Tobacco Treatment Initiative; outcomes assessment; planning for current and future research activities.

• Research Areas: Health Behavior; Tobacco Control; Health Policy; Adolescent Health; Public Health, Epidemiology; Cancer Prevention; Health Services Research

• Research Projects/Project Management:

•  Bridging the Gap, ImpacTeen project, Tobacco Component (Project Manager)
•  SmokeLess States Project, Legislative Tobacco Component (Project Manager)
•  Youth Cessation Planning Grant: Assessing Youth Smoking Cessation Needs and Practices (AYSCNP) Survey (Co-investigator)
•  National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey (Co-investigator)
•  State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws and Adolescent Smoking Behavior Among U.S. Communities (Project Director)
•  New Jersey Youth Tobacco and Health Behavior: A Focus Group Study (Project Director)
•  Rapid Response Proposal: Nicotine Replacement Therapy use in school-based smoking cessation programs

• Research Activities: Coordinate and assist with the following research tasks: literature reviews; manuscript preparation; edit and revise manuscripts for publication; database development and coding of state tobacco control legislative data; data analyses; survey/questionnaire planning, design and development; IRB submission protocols; project management duties

• Focus Groups: Designed, coordinated, and moderated ‘New Jersey Youth Tobacco and Health Behavior: A Focus Group Study’; Helped to plan and design youth and young adult focus groups related to youth tobacco cessation - observed focus group sessions and contributed to the research process and instrument development

• Dissemination of Data and Study Results: Interpret and present key findings from data analyses; prepare oral and/or poster presentations to disseminate project findings at national and international scientific conferences and professional meetings

• Evaluation and Planning: Plan current and future research projects; design research questions and hypotheses; assist in outlining study objectives; review progress reports to assess and report on current and future project status; assist in grant preparation; prepare materials for review related to project funding/re-funding

Specific Research Activities:

• Project Management activities: Complete ImpacTeen monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports; present activity updates on ImpacTeen Project conference calls; coordinate and supervise tobacco policy data management and coding activities for the State Tobacco Control database and ImpacTeen State Tobacco Control website; Coordinate detailed Legislative Tobacco Coding for the SmokeLess States Project
• Research Development activities: Assist in development and revision of baseline, follow-up, and event-triggered questionnaires for the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey; assist in planning the study design, methods, and analysis for the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey; assist in Key Informant survey development and development of cognitive validity testing methodology for ImpacTeen; assist in legislative coding development and validation for the Smokeless States project; assist in development of a state-specific tobacco control policy database on the ImpacTeen website
• Design and conduct original research: Design a survey instrument and conduct interviews with state tobacco control officials to study and report on enforcement of state tobacco control possession, use, and/or purchase (PUP) laws; develop enforcement index measures for state and local PUP laws; plan, design, and conduct focus groups among New Jersey youth in local towns to study enforcement of local tobacco control PUP ordinances; design and plan analyses using descriptive and advanced statistical techniques (including hierarchical linear regression modeling)

NCI Predoctoral Cancer Training Fellow (1998 -2000)
SUNY at Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Health Research Inc.
Buffalo, New York

• Research and coursework in the field of cancer epidemiology and cancer prevention
• Presentation of original research at national and international epidemiologic conferences
• Graduate summer programs supplementing coursework in epidemiologic methods, study design, genetic epidemiology, and cancer biology

• Teleform (software) consulting and training
• Survey design
• Database management, database design, and data analysis
• Needs assessment and outcomes assessment
• Evaluation and report generation

Senior Evaluation Associate
Evaluation Associate (1996 - 1998)
SUNY Research Foundation
Research & Evaluation Group
Buffalo, New York

• Research, plan and design evaluations and survey instruments
• Program evaluation; outcome assessment; needs assessment; report writing and generation
• Database design and analysis; data entry, data cleaning; electronic data scanning
• Coordinate statewide needs assessment surveys and produce county, regional, and statewide reports
• Evaluate, analyze, and report on Agency Climate Scale assessments for various NY State county agencies
• Supervise evaluation staff
• Prepare a quarterly evaluation report

Research Assistant (III, V) (1992 - 1997)
Research Institute on Addictions
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
Buffalo, NY

• Data analysis and research for the Family and Adolescent Study
• Data cleaning, coding, and editing
• Development of data coding systems
• Create and maintain derived variable files
• Database management
• Content analysis of sociological indicators
• Critique and edit survey instruments
• Data collection: personal, telephone, and video interviews; Respondent follow-up
• Evaluate and report on social indicators of respondents

Health Services Researcher (1992 - 1994)
VA Rochester Outpatient Clinic
Rochester, NY

• Research and design a health services screening instrument and needs assessment study for Rochester veterans
• Estimate prevalence of unmet need
• Identify and report on social indicators/high risk veteran groups
• Measure client satisfaction
• Survey design and data collection
• Data analysis (SAS, SPSS)
• Outcome assessment; study and program evaluation

Teaching Assistant (1992 -1993)
Introduction to Community Medicine
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, NY

Skills:

• Data collection, data analysis, database management
• Statistical analysis: univariate and multivariate analysis, regression analysis, hierarchical linear modeling
• Literature reviews
• Research methodology: plan and design research studies, evaluation, needs assessment
• Survey development and design
• Outcomes assessment, outcomes research
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Computer skills: Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, Power Point); Statistical Software: SPSS, SAS; STATA; Survey design software: Teleform (Standard and Elite)

Professional Memberships:

• Association for Prevention, Teaching, and Research
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• American Public Health Association
• Society for Prevention Research
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
• Society for Epidemiologic Research
• Tobacco Cessation Learning Network
• Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative
• Maine Public Health Association (2005-2007)
• American Society for Preventive Oncology (2000-2005)
• Council of Research Scientists (affiliate member, 1996)

Reviewer:

• American Journal of Public Health
• Tobacco Control
• American Journal of Preventive Medicine
• Social Science & Medicine
• Health Policy
• Health Research Council of New Zealand

Committee Memberships:

• Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University (2007 – present)
• Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University (2008 – present)
• Health Sciences Center Cessation Services Delivery Planning Committee (2007 – present)
• N-O-T on Tobacco Data Group (2007 – present)
• Monongalia County Tobacco Prevention Partnership (2007 – present)
• Mountains of Hope, West Virginia Cancer Coalition (2007 – present)  
• Library Services Advisory Committee, PIRE (2007)
• Partnership for A Tobacco-Free Maine, Bureau of Health, Data Work Group (2006)
• Analyst Committee, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, Maine Medical Center Research Institute (2005-2006)
• MaineHealth Corporate Wellness Council (2005-2006)
• Center for Tobacco Independence Website Development Committee (2005)
• Smoke-free Air Legislative Coding Subcommittee, Chair (SmokeLess States Project, 2005)
• Polysubstance Research Subcommittee (Project ImpacTeen, 2001, 2002)
• Social Capital Research Subcommittee (Project ImpacTeen, 2001-2003)
• Tobacco Expert Panel Planning Committee, Chair (2001, 2002)
• Methods & Measures Subcommittee (Project ImpacTeen, 2001, 2002)

Awards and Honors:

• SRNT New Investigator Award, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 2006
• Maine Public Health Association Program Recognition Award (2005, Center for Tobacco Independence)
• American Lung Association of Maine Distinguished Service Award (2005, Center for Tobacco Independence)
• Saxon Graham Award Nominee and Finalist, SUNY at Buffalo (2005, for Outstanding Epidemiologic Research)
• Public Health Education and Health Promotion Graduate Student Research Award, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 2004.

Publications:

• Klein SM, Giovino GA, Barker DC, Tworek C, Cummings KM, O’Connor RJ. Use of Flavored Cigarettes Among Older Adolescent and Adult Smokers, 2004/2005. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, in press.

• Levy DT, Tworek C, Hahn EJ, Davis RA. The Kentucky SimSmoke Tobacco Policy Simulation Model: Reaching Healthy People 2010 Goals Through Policy Change. Southern Medical Journal, in press.

• Tworek C, Horn K. Smoking and Medicaid Benefits. American Medical Association Virtual Mentor. December 2007, Volume 9, Number 12: 794-798. http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2007/12/ccas2-0712.html, Accessed December 4, 2007.

• Barker DC, Giovino GA, Gable J, Tworek C, Orleans CT, Malarcher A. Use of Cessation Methods Among Smokers Aged 16-24 Years – United States, 2003. MMWR, December 2006; 55(50):1351-1354.

• Balch GI, Tworek C, Barker DC, Sasso B, Giovino GA. Opportunities for Youth Smoking Cessation: Findings from a National Focus Group Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, February 2004; 6(1):9-17.

• Tworek C, Giovino GA, Yang J, Wakefield M, Cummings KM, Chaloupka F. Exploring the Relationship Between Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Adults in the United States. ImpacTeen Research Paper Series, No. 26; April 2003. www.impacteen.org.

• Ruel E, Mani N, Sandoval A, Terry-McElrath Y, Slater SJ, Tworek C, Chalopuka, F. After the Master Settlement Agreement: Trends in the American Tobacco Retail Environment from 1999 to 2002. Health Promotions Practice, 2004;5(3Suppl):99S-110S.

• Tworek C, Muti P, Micheli A, Krogh V, Riboli E, Berrino F. Fatty Acid Composition of the Red Blood Cell Membrane in Relation to Menopausal Status. Annals of Epidemiology, October 2000; 10(7):477.

• Tworek, C. Case Study of Head and Neck Cancer Genetics Research with Emphasis on Development of New Research Strategies.  In XXIV Century Press Documents, Class, SPM612. Publication 990830.zip.August 1999.  http://www.at24thcentury.com.

• Horn K, Dino G, Branstetter SA, Zhang J, Kelley G, Noerachmanto N, Tworek C. A Profile of Teen Smokers who Volunteered to Participate in School-Based Smoking Intervention. Submitted and under review, Tobacco Induced Diseases, January 2008.

• Tworek C, Yamaguchi Y, Kloska DD, Emery SL, Barker DC, Giovino GA, O’Malley PM, Chaloupka FJ. The Effect of State-Level Tobacco Control Policies on Youth Smoking Cessation. (In revision, will be submitted to Tobacco Control, Winter 2008).

• Tworek C, Haskins A, Woods S. The Maine Tobacco Medication Program: Assessing Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes. (In revision, will be submitted to Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Winter 2008).

• Tworek C, Giovino GA, Hyland A, Wakefield M, Cummings KM. Tobacco PUP Enforcement and Youth Smoking Behavior: A Focus Group Study (Manuscript in progress, will be submitted to Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Winter 2008).

• Tworek C, Giovino GA, Hyland A, Cummings KM, Wakefield M, Chaloupka FJ. Youth Access Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws: Measures of State and Local Enforcement (Manuscript in progress, will be submitted to Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Spring 2008).

• Tworek C, Giovino GA, Cummings KM, Hyland A, Wakefield M, Chaloupka FJ. Enforcement of Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws in Relation to Youth Smoking Behavior (Manuscript in progress, will be submitted to American Journal of Public Health, Spring 2008).

Abstracts Submitted:

• Tworek C, Frey-McClung V, Prendergast E, Horn K. “Local Smoke-Free Air Regulation and Workplace Air Quality: Site Testing in Monongalia County West Virginia”; 16^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA, May 2008.
  

• Tworek C, Yamaguchi R, Kloska D, Emery S, Barker D, Giovino G, O’Malley P, Chaloupka F. “Are State-Level Tobacco Control Policies Related to Youth Smoking Cessation?”; 16^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA, May 2008.
  

• Tworek C, Haskins A, Woods S. “Nicotine Replacement Therapy and The Maine Tobacco HelpLine: Knowledge, Utilization Patterns, Short-Term Outcomes, and Satisfaction Among Smokers”; 13^th Annual International Meeting of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Toronto, Canada, May 2008.

Presentations:

• ACCESS 2008: Building a Tobacco-Free Future, Seattle, WA

Panel Presentation: Youth Access: Are Restrictions and Enforcement Related to Youth Smoking Behavior (accepted for March 2008)
"Youth Access PUP Laws: How Existence and Enforcement Relate to Smoking Behavior Among Youth.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank Chaloupka).

• National Cancer Institute Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Survey Users’ Workshop, Minneapolis, MN

Invited Workshop Presentation (October 2007)
"Using TUS Data for State Models: A Discussion of How SimSmoke has been Successfully Used for Evaluation and Recommendations for Future Intervention.”
(Cindy Tworek and David Levy).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN

Poster Presentation (October 2007)
"Kentucky’s SimSmoke Model: Using Policy to Reduce Smoking Prevalence.”
(Cindy Tworek, David Levy, Ellen Hahn, RaeAnne Davis).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis, MN

Poster Presentation (October 2007)
"Evaluating SmokeLess States Tobacco Control Legislation Among Key Policy Areas.”
(Cindy Tworek, Anna Sandoval, Deborah Harper, Frank Chaloupka).

• State Epidemiologic Outcomes Workgroup Audio Call

Invited Presentation (July 2007)
"Using Community Level Substance Abuse Data for Building a Community Epidemiologic Profile.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• Society for Prevention Research

Poster Presentation (May 2007)
"SmokeLess States: A Snapshot of State-Level Tobacco Legislation and Tobacco Control Policy.”
(Cindy Tworek, Anna Sandoval, Mecca Thompson, Sandy Slater, Frank Chaloupka).

• Society for Prevention Research

Poster Presentation (May 2007)
"Enforcement of Tobacco PUP Laws in Relation to Youth Smoking Behavior.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary Giovino, Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank Chaloupka).

• CSAP State Epidemiologic Outcomes Workgroup Meeting, Bethesda, MD

Invited Presentation (April 2007)
"Updating the State Level Epidemiologic Profile.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX

Poster Presentation (February 2007)
“Predictors of 30-Day Abstinence among 16-24 Year Old Smokers---United States, 2003.”
(Sarah Klein, Gary Giovino, Dianne Barker, Cindy Tworek)

• American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA

Session Presentation (November 2006)
"Evaluating SmokeLess States To Promote Evidence-Based Policy and Practice.”
(Frank Chaloupka, Cindy Tworek, Catherine Siebel, Carol Schmitt, Anna Sandoval).

• American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA

Session Presentation (November 2006)
"SmokeLess States: Evaluating Tobacco Legislation To Understand Policy Outcomes.”
(Cindy Tworek, Anna Sandoval, Mecca Thompson, Sandy Slater, Frank Chaloupka).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC

Poster Presentation (July 2006)
"Promoting Tobacco Cessation in Health Care Delivery: Integrating Fax Referrals into Pediatric Practice.”
(Cindy Tworek, Susan Swartz, Steve DiGiovanni, Karen Wathen).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC

Poster Presentation (July 2006)
"SmokeLess States and Policy: The Impact of Media, Legislation, and Strength of Tobacco Control.”
(Cindy Tworek, Frank Chaloupka, Catherine Siebel, Carol Schmitt).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC

Poster Presentation (July 2006)
"The Effect of Tobacco Control Policies and Programs on Youth Smoking.”
(Frank Chaloupka, Sandy Slater, Melanie Wakefield, Cindy Tworek, Gary Giovino).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC

Poster Presentation (July 2006)
"A 15-Year State Smoke-Free Air Legislative Retrospective: Where Do We Stand?.”
(Jamie Chriqui, Cindy Tworek, Michael Tynan, Jean O’Connor, Gary Giovino).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC

Oral Presentation (July 2006)
"Why Kids Don’t Quit: Data from the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey.”
(Gary Giovino, Dianne Barker, Cindy Tworek, Kathleen Donohue, Tracy Orleans).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC

Oral Presentation (July 2006)
"People and Policies: A Chartbook on the U.S. Experience.”
(Gary Giovino, Karen Gerlach, Frank Chaloupka, Jamie Chriqui, Anne Hartman, Dianne Barker, Cindy Tworek, Jun Yang, James Gibson, Marjorie Paloma, Brian Fix, Michael Cummings).

• Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network, Conference Call Roundtable, Portland, ME

Invited Presentation: Integrating Tobacco Cessation with Chronic Disease Management (May 2006)
"Using Provider Networks to Integrate Tobacco Cessation into Chronic Disease Management Programs.”
(Cindy Tworek,).

• ACCESS 2006: Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco, Seattle, WA

Invited Expert Panel Participant: The Problem of Youth Access (April 2006)
(Cindy Tworek, Joseph DiFranza, Ann Royer, Pamela Clark).

• ACCESS 2006: Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco, Seattle, WA

Panel Presentation: Youth Access: Are Restrictions and Enforcement Related to Youth Smoking Behavior (April 2006)
"Focus Group Findings: Enforcement of PUP Laws and Youth Smoking Behavior and Attitudes.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank Chaloupka).

• ACCESS 2006: Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco, Seattle, WA

Panel Presentation: Youth Access: Are Restrictions and Enforcement Related to Youth Smoking Behavior (April 2006)
"PUP State and Local Enforcement: Is There a Relationship to Youth Smoking Behavior?”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank Chaloupka).

• Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Orlando, FL

New Investigator Award Presentation (February 2006)
"The Maine Tobacco Medication Program: Assessing Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes.”
(Cindy Tworek, Susan Swartz, Tim Cowan).

• Maine Network for Health, Bangor, ME

Invited Presentation (January 2006)
"Integrating Fax Referrals into your Community-Based Practice Site.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

Poster Presentation (December 2005)
"SmokeLess States Legislative Coding: A Snapshot of Tobacco Bills.”
(Cindy Tworek, Anna Sandoval, Mecca Thompson, Sandy Slater, Frank Chaloupka).

• American Public Health Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Poster Presentation (December 2005)
"Enforcement of Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws in Relation to Youth Smoking Behavior.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank Chaloupka).

• Center for Tobacco Independence, Portland, ME

Invited Lecture (November 2005)
Consultation Session for HelpLine Specialists, Maine Tobacco HelpLine
"Diabetes and Smoking: Self-Management and Health Behavior Choices.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• Center for Tobacco Independence, Portland, ME

Invited Lecture (August 2005)
Consultation Session for HelpLine Specialists, Maine Tobacco HelpLine
"Light Smoking: Implications and Effects of Occasional Smoking.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, IL

Oral Presentation (May 2005)
"The National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey.”
(Dianne C. Barker, Gary A. Giovino, Cindy Tworek, Kathleen Donohue, Barbara Sasso, C. Tracy Orleans).

• Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic

Poster Presentation (March 2005)
"Tobacco PUP Enforcement in Relation to Youth Smoking Behavior and Attitudes: A Focus Group Study.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, Andrew Hyland, K. Michael Cummings).

• Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic

Poster Presentation (March 2005)
"Enforcement of Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws in Relation to Youth Smoking Behavior.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank J. Chaloupka).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Lecture (March 2005)
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Graduate Division, Tobacco Control
"Preventing TobaccoUse.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Student Award Poster Presentation (November 2004)
" New Jersey Youth Tobacco and Health Behaviors: A Focus Group Study.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino).

• Society for Prevention Research, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Poster Presentation (May 2004)
"Youth Access Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws: Measures of State and Local Enforcement.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank J. Chaloupka).

• Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care, Miami, FL

Oral Presentation (April 2004)
“How Youth Smokers Approach Quitting---Baseline Data from the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey.”
(Dianne C. Barker, Gary A. Giovino, Cindy Tworek, Barbara Sasso, C.T. Orleans).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Presentation (April 2004)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Spring Seminar Series
"Youth Access Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws: Measures of State and Local Enforcement.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Lecture (March 2004)
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Graduate Division, Tobacco Control
"Tobacco Control: Youth Access to Tobacco.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Phoenix, AZ

Oral Presentation (February 2004)
"Youth Access Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws: Measures of State and Local Enforcement.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Frank J. Chaloupka).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Lecture (January 2004)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Health Behavior
"Behavioral Diagnosis and Methods of Data Collection.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA

Oral Presentation (December 2003)
"The National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey – Matching Demand, Availability, and Program Content.”
(Dianne C. Barker, Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, Julia Gable, David Holiday, Tracy Orleans).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA

Poster Presentation (December 2003)
"Tobacco Youth Access PUP Laws: State and Local Enforcement.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA

Oral Presentation (December 2003)
"State-Specific Trends in Tobacco Laws, Policies, and Behaviors, 1991-2001.”
(Gary A. Giovino, Jun Yang, Cindy Tworek, Allison Berkowitz, Jamie Chriqui, Joanna King, Anne Hartman).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA

Oral Presentation (December 2003)
"A Comparison of Methods for Measuring Cigarette Prices.”
(Sherry Emery, Frank J. Chaloupka, Gary A. Giovino, Matthew Farrelly, Cindy Tworek, Paul Mowery, Jerell Chua).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA

Poster Presentation (December 2003)
"Study of Income Inequality and Smoking in the United States.”
(Jun Yang, Frank J. Chaloupka, Cindy Tworek, Joe Bauer, Mike Smith, Gary A. Giovino).

• American Public Health Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Poster Presentation (November 2003)
"State and Local Enforcement of Tobacco Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland

Oral Presentation (August 2003)
"Smoke-Free Air Policies and Adolescent Smoking – United States, 1991-2001.”
(Gary A. Giovino, Cindy Tworek, Frank J. Chaloupka, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick O’Malley, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland).

• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland

Poster Presentation (August 2003)
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• American Society of Preventive Oncology Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Poster Presentation (March 2003)
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Lecture (March 2003)
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Graduate Division, Tobacco Control
"Tobacco Control: Youth Access to Tobacco.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA

Poster Presentation (February 2003)
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Lecture (January 2003)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Health Behavior
"Behavioral Diagnosis and Methods of Data Collection.”
(Cindy Tworek).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA

Oral Presentation (November 2002)
“Exploring Tobacco Cessation Services on California College Campuses"
(Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Cindy Tworek, George I. Balch, Gary T. Rudman).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Invited Presentation (October 2002)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Fall Seminar Series
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”  (Cindy Tworek).

• ImpacTeen Tobacco Expert Panel Meeting, East Aurora, NY

Invited Presentation (September 2002)
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• Society for Prevention Research, Seattle, WA

Oral Presentation (May 2002)
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Elizabeth Molnar, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• American Society of Preventive Oncology Conference, Bethesda, MD

Poster Presentation (March 2002)
"State and Local Enforcement of Possession, Use, and Purchase Laws Among U.S. States and Local Communities.”
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, Pamela I. Clark, Dianne C. Barker, Barbara Sasso, Elizabeth Molnar, Erin Ruel, Sandy Slater).

• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, LA

Poster Presentation (November 2001)
“Bridging the Gap: Tobacco Policy Research Findings"
(Gary A. Giovino and Cindy Tworek).

• National Cancer Institute Youth Investigators Meeting, Park City, UT

Poster Presentation (June 2001)
"National Survey of Youth Cessation Needs and Practices: A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Planning Grant."
(Gary A. Giovino, Dianne Barker, Cindy Tworek, Barbara Sasso).

• Society for Prevention Research, Washington D.C.

Oral Presentation (May 2001)
"Study of Youth Smoking and State Laws Prohibiting the Purchase Possession, and/or Use of Cigarettes by Minors – United States, 1991-1998."
(Cindy Tworek, Gary A. Giovino, Melanie Wakefield, Frank Chaloupka, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick O’Malley, Sandy Slater).

• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference, Seattle, WA

Poster Presentation (March 2001)
"The Association Between Tobacco Control Legislation and State-Specific Tobacco use Prevalence Estimates."
(Gary A. Giovino, Michael W. Smith, Cindy Tworek, Sara Abrams, K. Michael Cummings).

• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference, Seattle, WA

Poster Presentation (March 2001)
"Cigarette Smoking among Adolescents and Adults in 24 U.S. States and the District of Columbia in 1997 and 1999 – What Explains the Relationship?"
(Gary A. Giovino, Andrew Hyland, Michael W. Smith, Cindy Tworek, Sara Abrams, Melanie Wakefield, Frank Chaloupka, K. Michael Cummings).

• American Society of Preventive Oncology Conference, New York, NY

Poster Presentation (March 2001)
"Cigarette Smoking among Adolescents and Adults in 24 U.S. States and the District of Columbia in 1997 and 1999 – What Explains the Relationship?"
(Gary A. Giovino, Andrew Hyland, Michael W. Smith, Cindy Tworek, Sara Abrams, Melanie Wakefield, Frank Chaloupka, K. Michael Cummings).

• American College of Epidemiology Conference, Atlanta, GA

Molecular Studies Poster Presentation (September 2000)
"Fatty Acid Composition of the Red Blood Cell Membrane in Relation to Menopausal Status"
(C Tworek, P Muti, A Micheli, V Krogh, E Riboli, F Berrino).

• International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Buffalo, NY

Gene-Environment Interaction Session Oral Presentation (August 2000)
"Gene-Environment Interaction as a Head and Neck Cancer Research Strategy"
(C Tworek and JM Weiner).

• Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference, Seattle WA

Methodologic Issues in Study Design Spotlight Session Oral Presentation (June 2000)
"Matching Research Strategies: An Algorithm for Epidemiologic Research Using Knowledgebases"
(C Tworek and JM Weiner).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Spring Seminar Series (March 2000)
"Matching Research Strategies: An Algorithm for Learning Using Knowledgebases".
(C Tworek).

• SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Spring Seminar Series
Journal Club Presentation (January 1999).
(C Tworek).

• Rochester Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, Rochester, NY

Health Services Research Needs Assessment (MPH Thesis)
Grand Rounds presentation (June 1996).
(C Tworek).

• Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, NY

Health Services Research Needs Assessment (MPH Thesis)
Poster Presentation (May 1996).
(C Tworek).