Latest Research
In addition to providing education, treatment, and advocacy relating to tobacco, the Tobacco Dependence Program at Rutgers-School of Public Health aims to carry out and disseminate high quality research on tobacco dependence and its treatment.
The Tobacco Dependence Program has collaborative links with the Center for Tobacco Surveillance and Evaluation Research (CTSER) within the School of Public Health as well as with numerous other healthcare agencies and research institutes throughout New Jersey. In addition to core funding from New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Program faculty have obtained grants from national funding agencies such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Association of Schools of Public
Many of the Tobacco Dependence Program faculty have a wealth of experience in carrying out and publishing cutting-edge scientific research on tobacco dependence. Some recent publications are given below.
2022
Kota KJ, Ji S, Bover Manderski MT, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB; Lung Cancer Screening Knowledge and Perceived Barriers Among US Physicians; JTO Clinical and Research Reports (accepted in press); 2022.
Bhurosy T, Manderski MB, Heckman CJ, Gonsalves N, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB; Perceived effectiveness of cancer screening among family medicine and internal medicine physicians in the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports. May 2022; 101842. 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101842.
2021
Doose M, Steinberg MB, Xing CY, Lin Y, Cantor JC, Hong CC, Demissie K, Bandera EV, Tsui J. Comorbidity Management in Black Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: the Role of Primary Care in Shared Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jan;36(1):138-146. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06234-x. PMID: 32974725; PMCID: PMC7858725.
Doose M, Tsui J, Steinberg MB, Xing CY, Lin Y, Cantor JC, Hong CC, Demissie K, Bandera EV. Patterns of chronic disease management and health outcomes in a population-based cohort of Black women with breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Jan 6. doi: 10.1007/s10552-020-01370-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33404907.
Kadiwar, Payal MPH; Shah, Nimit MPH; Black, Taylor MPH; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. PhD, DO, MPH; Steinberg, MB; Black, Kathleen PhD, MPH; Sackey, Joachim PhD, MS; Graber, Judith PhD, MS Dietary Intake Among Members of a Volunteer Fire Department Compared With US Daily Dietary Recommendations, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: February 2021 - Volume 63 - Issue 2 - p 147-150
Patel MS, Hogshire LC, Noveck H, Steinberg MB, Hoover DR, Rosenfeld J, Arya A, Carson JL; A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Impact of Nurse Practitioners on Hospitalized Patient Outcomes; Nursing Reports; 2021; in press.
Sheffer, C.E.; Al-Zalabani, A.; Aubrey, A.; Bader, R.; Beltrez, C.; Bennett, S.; Carl, E.; Cranos, C.; Darville, A.; Greyber, J.; et al. The Emerging Global Tobacco Treatment Workforce: Characteristics of Tobacco Treatment Specialists Trained in Council-Accredited Training Programs from 2017 to 2019. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health; 2021, 18, 2416. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph18052416
Maloney SR, Udasin IG, Black TM, Shah NN, Steinberg MB, Pratt ME, Graber JM. Perceived Health Risks Among Firefighters; The New Jersey Firefighter Health Survey. J Occup Environ Med. 2021 Apr 1;63(4):317-321. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002125. PMID: 33769397.
Graber, J.M.; Black, T.M.; Shah, N.N.; Caban-Martinez, A.J.; Lu, S.-e.; Brancard, T.; Yu, C.H.; Turyk, M.E.; Black, K.; Steinberg, M.B.; et al. Prevalence and Predictors of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Serum Levels among Members of a Suburban US Volunteer Fire Department. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3730. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073730
Heckman CJ, Wackowski OA, Mukherjee R, Hatsukami DK, Stepanov I, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB. Cigarette Relighting: A Series of Pilot Studies Investigating a Common Yet Understudied Smoking Behavior. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(12):6494. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126494
Bover Manderski MT, Steinberg MB, Wackowski OA, Singh B, Young WJ, Delnevo CD. Persistent Misperceptions about Nicotine among US Physicians: Results from a Randomized Survey Experiment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 21;18(14):7713. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147713. PMID: 34300168; PMCID: PMC8306881.
Schaer DA, Singh B, Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD. Tobacco Treatment Guideline Use and Predictors Among U.S. Physicians by Specialty. Am J Prev Med. Aug 4 2021;doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.014
The Cancer Center Cessation Initiative Telehealth Working Group, Rigotti NA, Taylor KL, Beneventi DM, King AC, Kotsen C, Fleisher L, Goldstein AO, Park ER, Sherman SE, Steinberg MB, Albert DA, Cox LS, Hayes RB, Hohl SD, Sheffer CE, Shoenbill KA, Simmons VN, Warren GW, Adsit R, Minion M, Pauk D, Rolland B. Telehealth delivery of tobacco cessation treatment in cancer care: An ongoing innovation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Nov;19(Suppl_1):S21-S24. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.7092. PMID: 34872049.
2020
Briganti, M.; Wackowski, O.A.; Delnevo, C.D.; Brown, L.; Hastings, S.E.; Singh, B.; Steinberg, M.B. Content Analysis of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Publications in Core Clinical Journals from 2012 to 2018. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2201.
Sontag JM, Singh B, Ostfeld BM, Hegyi T, Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD. Obstetricians' and Gynecologists' Communication Practices around Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy, Secondhand Smoke and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): A Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(8):2908. Published 2020 Apr 23. doi:10.3390/ijerph17082908
Pham K. Huynh LD, Le TL, Delitto D, Yang L, Jing Huang J, Kang Y, Steinberg MB, Li L, Zhang L, Liu DF, Liu C, Wang H. E-Cigarette Promotes Breast Carcinoma Progression and Lung Metastasis: Macrophage-Tumor Cells Crosstalk and the Role of CCL5 and VCAM-1. Cancer Letter, Aug 2020 in press.
Pierce JP, Benmarhnia T, Chen R, White M, Abrams DB, Ambrose BK, Blanco C, Borek N, Choi K, Coleman B, Compton WM, Cummings KM, Delnevo CD, Elton-Marshall T, Goniewicz ML, Gravely S, Fong GT, Hatsukami D, Henrie J, Kasza KA, Kealey S, Kimmel HL, Limpert J, Niaura RS, Ramôa C, Sharma E, Silveira ML, Stanton CA, Steinberg MB, Taylor E, Bansal-Travers M, Trinidad DR, Gardner LD, Hyland A, Soneji S, Messer K. Role of e-cigarettes and pharmacotherapy during attempts to quit cigarette smoking: The PATH Study 2013-16. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 2;15(9):e0237938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237938. PMID: 32877429; PMCID: PMC7467279.
Steinberg MB, Bover Manderski MT, Wackowski OA, Singh B, Strasser AA, Delnevo CD. Nicotine Risk Misperception Among US Physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06172-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32875504.
Yingst J, Foulds J, Zurlo J, Steinberg MB, Eissenberg T, Du P. Acceptability of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among HIV positive smokers. AIDS Care. 2020 Oct;32(10):1224-1228. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1687835. PubMed PMID: 31698920; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7202989.
Wackowski OA, Sontag JM, Singh B, King J, Lewis MJ, Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD. From the Deeming Rule to JUUL-US News Coverage of Electronic Cigarettes, 2015-2018. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Oct 8;22(10):1816-1822. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa025. PubMed PMID: 32053188; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7542638.
Bover Manderski MT, Black K, Udasin IG, Black TM, Steinberg MB, Giuliano AR, Luft BJ, Harrison D, Crane MA, Moline J, Passannante MR, Ohman Strickland P, Dasaro CR, Lucchini RG, Todd AC, Graber JM. Retrospective Assessment of Risk Factors for Head and Neck Cancer Among World Trade Center General Responders. Front Public Health. 2020 Nov 30;8:488057. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.488057. PMID: 33330296; PMCID: PMC7734028.
Li J, Huynh L, Cornwell WD, Tang MS, Simborio H, Huang J, Kosmider B, Rogers TJ, Zhao H, Steinberg MB, Thu Thi Le L, Zhang L, Pham K, Liu C, Wang H. Electronic Cigarettes Induce Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Trigger TLR 9 (Toll-Like Receptor 9)-Mediated Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Dec 31:ATVBAHA120315556. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.315556. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33380174.
2019
Briganti M, Delnevo CD, Brown L, Hastings SE, Steinberg MB. Bibliometric Analysis of Electronic Cigarette Publications: 2003–2018. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(3):320.
Bover Manderski MT, Black K, Udasin IG, Giullano AR, Steinberg MB, et. al. Risk factors for head and neck cancer in the World Trade Center Health Program General Responder Cohort: results from a nested case–control study; Occupational and Environmental Medicine Published Online First: 12 September 2019. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-105890
2018
Lewis MJ, Zimmermann MH, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB. Evaluating receipt of and inability to discontinue tobacco industry direct mail. Tob Control. 2018; Epub ahead of print; PMID: 29588391.
Bloom EL, Burke MV, Kotsen C, Goldstein AO, Ripley-Moffitt C, Steinberg MB, Dailey M, Hunt LE, Bars MP; Billing practices among U.S. tobacco use treatment providers; J Addict Med. July 2018; (in press)
Kotsen C, Santorelli ML, Bloom EL, Goldstein AO, Ripley-Moffitt C, Steinberg MB, Burke MV, Foulds J, A Narrative Review of Intensive Group Tobacco Treatment: Clinical, Research, and U.S. Policy Recommendations; Nicotine Tob Res; Aug 2018 (epub ahead of print).
2017
Santorelli ML, Hirshfield KM, Steinberg MB, Lin Y, Rhoads GG, Bandera EV, Demissie K. Racial Differences in the Effects of Co-morbidity on Breast-cancer Specific Survival; Cancer Causes Control; Epub online June 2017.
Singh B, Hrywna M, Wackowski OA, Delnevo CD, MJ Lewis, Steinberg MB; Knowledge, recommendation, and beliefs of e-cigarettes among physicians involved in tobacco cessation: A qualitative study; Prev Med Rep. 2017; PMID: 28831370.
2016
Villanti AC, Bover Manderski MT, Gundersen DA, Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD. Reasons to quit and barriers to quitting smoking in US young adults. Fam Pract; 2016;33(2):133-9.
Santorelli ML, Steinberg MB, Hirshfield KM, Rhoads GG, Bandera EV, Lin Y, Demissie K. Effects of breast cancer on chronic disease medication adherence among older women. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2016; 25(8):898-907. PMID: 26875432.
Patel MS, Steinberg MB. Smoking Cessation. Ann Intern Med. 2016;164(5):ITC33-ITC48.PMID: 26926702.
Ferreira GS, Steinberg MB. Going Slow May Not Be Best When Quitting Smoking. Ann Intern Med. 2016; 164(9):622-3. PMID: 26974591.
Delnevo CD, Giovenco DP, Steinberg MB, Villanti AC, Pearson JL, Niaura RS, Abrams DB. Patterns of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults in the United States. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016; 18(5):715-9.
Herrigel DJ, Carroll M, Fanning C, Steinberg MB, Parikh A, Usher M. Interhospital transfer handoff practices among US tertiary care centers: A descriptive survey. J Hosp Med. 2016; 11(6):413-7. PubMed PMID: 27042950.
Santorelli ML, Hirshfield KM, Steinberg MB, Rhoads GG, Lin Y, Demissie K. Hormonal therapy for breast cancer and diabetes incidence among postmenopausal women. Ann Epidemiol. 2016; 26(6):436-40. PubMed PMID: 27157863.
Manderski MT, Steinberg MB, Rahi KN, Banerjee SC, Delnevo CD. Surveillance of Tobacco Use Among South Asians in the US: Are We Underestimating Prevalence? J Community Health. 2016; 41(6):1140-1145. PubMed PMID: 27470121
Wackowski OA, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB. Perspectives for Clinicians on Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes. Ann Intern Med. 2016. PubMed PMID: 27571380.
2015
Sheffer CE, Payne T, Ostroff JS, Jolicoeur D, Steinberg MB, Czabafy S, Foulds J, Bars M, Wassum K, Perry B; Increasing the Quality and Availability of Evidence-based Treatment for Tobacco Dependence through Unified Certification of Tobacco Treatment Specialists; Journal of Smoking Cessation; Available on CJO 2014 doi:10.1017/jsc.2014.30; 2015.
Manne S, Steinberg MB, Delnevo C, Ulpe R, Sorice K. Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Foreign-born South Asians in the Metropolitan New York/New Jersey Region. J Community Health. 2015; 40(6):1075-83.
Steinberg MB, Akincigil A, Kim EJ, Shallis R, Delnevo CD. Tobacco Smoking as a Risk Factor for Increased Antibiotic Prescription. Am J Prev Med. 2015. pii: S0749-3797(15)00749-7.
Steinberg MB, Zimmermann MH, Wackowski OA, Delnevo CD; E-cigarette and Nicotine Inhaler Use: 6-month Follow-Up Crossover Trial; Tobacco Regulatory Science;2015.
Steinberg MB, Giovenco DP, Delnevo CD; Patient-Physician Communication Regarding Electronic Cigarettes; Preventive Medicine Reports; 2015; (in press)
2014
Steinberg MB, Zimmermann MH, Lewis MJ, Delnevo CD, Shukla P, Coups E, Foulds J; Comparing the Perceptions and Experiences of Inhaled Nicotine Devices: E-cigarette vs. Nicotine Inhaler; 2014; J Gen Int Med; 29(11); 1444-50; PMID: 24830741
Chew D, Steinberg MB, Thomas P, Shobha S, Sally H; Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program for HIV-Infected Individuals in an Urban HIV Clinic: Challenges and Lessons Learned; AIDS Research and Treatment; 2014; Article ID 237834, doi:10.1155/2014/237834.
Zimmermann MH, Richardson DL, Manderski MTB, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB; Characteristics Regarding Cigarette “Butting-out” and Relighting Behavior Among Treatment Seekers: Implications For Tobacco Dependence Treatment And Policy; 2014; Int J Clin Pract; PMID 25113663.
2013
Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD. Increasing the "Smoking Age": The Right Thing to Do; Ann Intern Med. 2013 Aug 26. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-8-201310150-00695.
2011
Steinberg MB, Zimmermann MH, Gundersen DA, Hart C, Delnevo CD; Physicians’ Perceptions Regarding Effectiveness of Tobacco Cessation Medications; ; 2011; 53(6):433-4.
Lin PN, Zimmermann MH, Bover MT, Schmelzer AC, Steinberg MB; Evaluation of graphic cigarette warning images on cravings to smoke; Journal of Smoking Cessation; Preventive Medicine 2011; 6(2): 85-88.
Delnevo CD, Gundersen DA, Hrywna M, Echeverria SE, Steinberg MB; Smoking-Cessation Prevalence Among U.S. Smokers of Menthol Versus Non-Menthol Cigarettes, Am J Prev Med; 2011; 41(4):357-65.
Steinberg MB, Randall J, Greenhaus S, Schmelzer AC, Richardson DL, Carson JL; Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Hospitalized Smokers: A Randomized, Controlled, Pilot Trial Using Varenicline; Addictive Behaviors; 2011; 36:1127-32.
Williams JM, Steinberg MB, Steinberg ML, Gandhi KK, Ulpe R, Foulds J.; Review of Varenicline for Tobacco Dependence: Panacea or Plight. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy; 2011; 12(11):1799-812.
Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB, Hudson SV, Ulpe R, DiPaola RS.; Epidemiology of Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Use among South Asian Immigrants in the Northeastern United States. J Oncol; vol 2011; Article ID 252675; 2011.
Williams JM, Zimmermann MH, Steinberg ML, Gandhi KK, Delnevo CD, Steinberg MB, Foulds J.; A Comprehensive Model for Mental Health Tobacco Recovery in New Jersey. Admin Policy Men's Health; 38(5):368-83; 2011
Steinberg MB, Bover, MT, Richardson DL, Schmelzer AC, Williams JM, Foulds J; Abstinence and psychological distress in co-morbid smokers using various pharmacotherapies; Drug and Alcohol Dependence; 2011; 114:77-81.
2010
Steinberg MB, Schmelzer AC, Lin PN, Garcia G; Smoking as a Chronic Disease; Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports; 2010; 4(6):413-20.
2009
Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD; Tobacco Smoke by Any Other Name is Still as Deadly; Ann Int Med; 2009; 152(4):259-60.
Foulds J, Schmelzer AC, Steinberg MB; Treating tobacco dependence as a chronic illness and a key modifiable predictor of disease; Int J Clin Practice; 2009; 64(2):142-6.
Steinberg MB, Greenhaus S, Schmelzer AC, Bover MT, Foulds J, Hoover DR, Carson JL; Triple Combination Pharmacotherapy for Medically-Ill Smokers; Ann Int Med; 150(7); 447-54; 2009
Gandhi KK, Foulds J, Steinberg MB, Lu S, Williams JM; Lower Quit Rates among Menthol Cigarette Smokers at a Specialist Tobacco Treatment Clinic in New Jersey; Int J Clin Pract; 63(3):360-7; 2009.
2008
Bover MT, Foulds, J, Steinberg MB, Richardson DL, Marcella SW; Waking at night to smoke as a marker for tobacco dependence: patient characteristics and relationship to treatment outcome; Int J Clin Pract; 62(2):182-190; 2008
Steinberg MB, Schmelzer AC, Richardson DL, Foulds J; The case for treating tobacco dependence as a chronic disease; Ann Int Med;148(7):554-7; 2008.
2007
Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD; Physician Beliefs Regarding Effectiveness of Tobacco Dependence Treatments; Journal of General Internal Medicine; 22(10): 1459-62; 2007
Steinberg MB, Nanavati K, Delnevo CD, Abatemarco DJ; Predictors of Self-reported Discussion of Cessation Medications by Physicians in New Jersey; Addictive Behaviors; 32(12); 3045-53; 2007.
Abatemarco D, Steinberg MB, Delnevo CD; Knowledge, attitudes and practices of tobacco dependence treatment by nurse midwives; Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health; 52(5); 451-7; 2007.
2006
Han ES, Foulds J, Steinberg MB, Gandhi KK, West B, Richardson DL, Zelenetz S, Dasika J; Characteristics and smoking cessation outcomes among patients returning for repeat tobacco dependence treatment; International Journal of Clinical Practice; 2006; 60(9):1068-74
Steinberg MB, Akincigil A, Delnevo CD, Crystal S, Carson JL; Gender and age disparities for tobacco dependence treatment: Results of the 2001-2002 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; Am J Prev Med; 30(5); 405-12; 2006.
Foulds J, Gandhi K, Steinberg MB, Richardson DL, Williams JM, Burke MV, Rhoads GG; Factors Associated with Quitting Smoking at a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Clinic; Am J Health Behaviors; 30(4);400-412;2006.
Steinberg MB, Alvarez MS, Delnevo CD, Kaufman I, Cantor JC; Disparity of Physicians’ Utilization of Tobacco Treatment Services; Am J Health Behaviors; 30(4);375-386;2006.
Foulds J, Steinberg MB, Williams JM, Ziedonis DM; Developments In Pharmacotherapy For Tobacco Dependence: Past, Present and Future; Drug and Alcohol Review; 25; 59-71; 2006.
Steinberg MB, Foulds J, Richardson DL, Burke MV, Shah P; Pharmacotherapy and Smoking Cessation at a Tobacco Dependence Clinic; Prev Med; 42(2); 114-9; 2006.