Current Opportunities
The Young Adult Demand for Cannabis and Tobacco Study
The Young Adult Demand for Cannabis and Tobacco Study team is eager to understand cannabis and tobacco use among young adults! We are currently enrolling California young adults (age 18 and 25) who have used flower cannabis and nicotine e-cigarettes or cigarettes in the past 30 days, and want to contribute to interventions which will improve public health. Eligible participants will receive up to $225 for participating in three visits at CSU San Marcos or via Zoom. Visits involve answering questions about cannabis and e-cigarette or cigarette use and beliefs, and how much cannabis and tobacco would be used at different prices. Compensation for the first visit is $50, the next visit (6 months later) is $75, and the final visit (another 6 months later) is $100; each visit is about two hours. This study is funded by the National Institute of Health (1R16GM145553-01) and will be conducted from 8/1/22-7/31/26.
To learn more and see if you qualify, take this survey: csusmkp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3LaeLqrfAzOU92S
Contact us at: [email protected]
The Tobacco, E-Cigarette, and Cannabis Randomized Controlled Trial (TECW RCT)
The TECW RCT team is passionate about health! We are currently enrolling CSUSM and UC Davis students who want to help the environment and promote campus wellness. Students who attend class on main campus at least once a week will be invited to take part in a 6-week intervention addressing tobacco and e-cigarette waste perceptions and behaviors.
Participants will receive $25 for three individual Zoom visits and $35 for a 6-month follow-up, for up to $110 compensation. Visits are 15-45 minutes and include watching brief educational videos, talking with research staff, and completing surveys.
This study is funded by the California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (T321R4972) and will be conducted from 7/1/22-6/30/25. Contact us at [email protected]
Completed Projects
Project Switch
- Among the first U.S. studies establishing electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a harm reduction strategy for smokers. This study was included in the 2018 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Consensus Report on Public Health Consequences of E-cigarettes.
- First randomized controlled trial in the world testing fourth generation pod-system e-cigarettes on short-term health outcomes among racial/ethnic minority smokers who experience significant health disparities. Funded by NIH (1SC3GM122628)
Tracking Tobacco Waste to Increase College Policy Engagement and Compliance (funded by CA TRDRP 27IP-0041)
- Created real-time Tobacco Tracker to help keep college campuses smoke and vapor free
- Doubled awareness of how to report smoking, vaping, or related litter on campus and tripled use of reporting tool
Effect of Packaging on Smoking Perceptions and Behavior: A Randomized Trial (funded by NIH R01CA190347)
- Demonstrated that graphic warning labels are effective reminders of the negative health consequences of smoking
- Established graphic warning labels associated with less positive perceptions of cigarettes and increased concerns about health effects of smoking for self and loved ones
Randomized Cross-over Clinical Trial of Unfiltered Cigarettes (funded by CA TRDRP28IP-0022S)
- Demonstrated unfiltered cigarettes have greater nicotine effects and less desirable sensory effects than filtered cigarettes, and were consumed at lower quantities.
- Concluded that banning the sale of filtered cigarettes might make smoking less attractive overall to people who smoke and would eliminate a tremendous source of plastic environmental waste due to discarded cigarette butts.