Lorien Abroms, ScD

George Washington University
School of Public Health
2175 K St, NW, 7th floor
Washington, DC
USA 20037
Email: lorien@gwu.edu

Biographical Sketch:
I conduct research in new media applications for smoking cessation. 2004-present Assistant Professor, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC Related publications are: Abroms LC, Lefebvre RC. Obama's wired campaign: lessons for public health communication. Journal of Health Communication, June 2009. Abroms LC, Gill J, Winsdsor RA, Simons-Morton B. A Process Evaluation of Email Counseling for Smoking Cessation in College Students: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Cost. Journal of Smoking Cessation. Issue 4.1(May), 2009. Abroms LC, Schiavo R, Lefebvre RC. New Media Cases in Cases in Public Health Communication & Marketing: The Promise and Potential. Cases in Public Health Communication & Marketing. Vol 2 (August), 2008. Hamilton L, Dennings K, Abroms LC. A Case Study of Using New Media to Promote Recycling in North Carolina. Cases in Public Health Communication & Marketing. Vol 2 (August), 2008. Abroms LC, Maibach EW. The Effectiveness of Mass Communication to Change Public Behavior. Annual Review of Public Health. 2008 Apr 21;29:219-234. Maibach EW, Abroms LC, Marosits M. Communication and marketing as tools to cultivate the public's health: a proposed people and places framework. BMC Public Health. 2007 May 22;7(1):88 Abroms L, Windsor R, and Simons-Morton B. A formative evaluation of the X-Pack program. Under review, Journal of Medical Internet Research. Abroms LC, Windsor R, Simons-Morton B. Getting young adults to quit smoking: a formative evaluation of the X-Pack Program. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2008 Jan;10(1):27-33. Abroms L, Maibach E, Lyon-Daniel K, Feldman SR. What is the best approach to reducing birth defects associated with isotretinoin? PLoS Medicine. 2006 Nov;3(11):e483. Abroms LC, Simons-Morton BG, Haynie DL, Chen R. Psychosocial Predictors of Smoking Trajectories during Middle and High School. Addiction. 2005. Jun;100(6):852-61. Abroms LC, Fagan P, Eisenberg M, Remba N and Sorensen G. The Strength Ezine: An Application of Email for Health Promotion in Adolescent Girls. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2004. 19(1): 28-32. Simons-Morton BG, Abroms LC, Haynie DL, Chen R. Latent Growth Analyses Of Peer And Parent Influences On Smoking Progression Among Early Adolescents. Health Psychology. 2004. 23(6):612-21.