Student Accomplishments
Troy Puga
Puga, T., Liu, Y., Xiao, P., Dai, R., & Dai, H. D. (2024). Genetic and environmental influence on alcohol intent and alcohol sips among U.S. children-Effects across sex, race, and ethnicity. PloS one, 19(2), e0298456. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298456
Dai, H. D., Puga, T. B., Zhang, J. & Benowitz, N. L. (2026). Propensity score modeling of adolescent e-cigarette use and cognitive performance: One-year follow-up study. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 24(March), 31. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/216705
Dai, H. D., & Puga, T. B. (2026). CBD, cannabis, or both? Examining use patterns and associated factors among U.S. youth and adults. Addictive behaviors, 176, 108622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108622
Michaud, T., Puga, T., Archer, R., Theye, E., Zagurski, C., Estabrooks, P., & Dai, H. D. (2025). Enhancing Text Message Support With Media Literacy and Financial Incentives for Vaping Cessation in Young Adults: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols, 14, e60527. https://doi.org/10.2196/60527
Puga, T. B., Dai, H. D., Wang, Y., & Theye, E. (2024). Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy and Child Neurocognitive Development. JAMA network open, 7(2), e2355952. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55952
Hanh Pham
Dai, H. D., Nollen, N., Rennard, S., Guenzel, N., Pham, H., & Khan, A. S. (2023). Racial and ethnic disparities in biomarkers of exposure and potential harm among U.S. adult exclusive e-cigarette users: 2013–2019. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 252, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110984
Avina Mahroke
Dai, H. D., Idoate, R., Mahroke, A., & Abresch, C. 2025. Racial Disparities in Patterns and Modes of Current and Daily Marijuana Use among Adults Living with Children. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 12(3), 1787–1796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02008-x
Mahroke, A. Reyes, S, Ramos, A., Wheeler, L., Archer, R., Dai H. Focus Group Study of Racial Differences and the Effects of Parental Marijuana Use on Youth Marijuana Use. Submitted to Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
Andrew Kochvar
Kochvar, A., Laviolette, S. R., Khan, A. S., Grin, B., & Dai, H. D. (2025). Regions of interest assessment of prenatal exposure to tobacco on adolescent cortical thickness and sulcal depth. Behavioural brain research, 494, 115741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115741
Kochvar, A., Liu, Y., Munafo, M., Xu, Z., & Dai, H. D. (2023). Genetic and environmental influences on early-age susceptibility and initiation of nicotine-containing product use: A twin-pairs study. Tobacco prevention & cessation, 9, 34. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/173556
Brian Young
Dai, H. D., & Young, B. (2026). Biomarkers of Exposure to Tobacco-Related Toxicants among Adult Nicotine Pouch Users. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 28(2), 260–267. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf185
Young, B., Wheeler, L., & Dai, H. D. (2025). Parental influence on youth cannabis use: The interplay between disapproval and warmth. Addictive behaviors reports, 22, 100621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100621
Dai, H. D., & Young, B. (2025). Changes in quality of life and mental health outcomes related to vaping cessation among US adults. Tobacco control, tc-2024-059098. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-059098
Dai, H. D., Young, B., & Beseler, C. (2025). Mechanism that links perceived racism and discrimination and youth cannabis use, a structural equation modeling approach. Addictive behaviors reports, 21, 100590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100590
Mathuri Morgan
Dai, H. D., Hanh, P., Guenzel, N., Morgan, M., Kerns, E., & Winickoff, J. P. (2023). Adoption of Vaping Cessation Methods by US Adolescent E-Cigarette Users. Pediatrics, 152(5), e2023062948. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-062948
Avina Marhoke presenting her poster at APHA 2024
Brian Young presenting his project at the UNMC College of Public Health Student Research Conference
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James Buckley presenting his project at the UNMC College of Public Health, Student Research Conference
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