Professional Certifications and Education
- Faculty, Center for the Study Of Tobacco, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
- Research Faculty, Office of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
- Doctor of Philosophy — Georgia State University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia (2019)
- Master of Public Health — University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2015)
- Bachelor of Arts — Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia (2013)
Research Interests
My primary research interests include investigating the role of tobacco product characteristics (i.e. flavors, product type) and social-environmental and psychosocial factors as contributors to tobacco use and tobacco-related disparities among socially disadvantaged groups. I aim to use my research to inform regulations and technology-supported observational studies and interventions to increase successful smoking cessation among socially disadvantaged smokers and populations disproportionately burdened by tobacco such as African Americans, persons with mental health conditions, sexual minorities, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. My research also extends to other health behaviors that contribute to health disparities including poor mental health and non-tobacco substance use (i.e., marijuana, alcohol).
Recent Publications
Jones DM, Masyn KE, Spears CA. Associations among discrimination,
psychological functioning, and substance use among US Black adults aged 18-28: Moderation by racial attribution and sex. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023
Oct;153:209080. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209080. Epub 2023 May 23. PMID:
37230392; PMCID: PMC10526892.
Jones DM, Guy MC, Fairman BJ, Soule E, Eissenberg T, Fagan P. Nicotine
Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis. Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(5):618-628. doi 10.1080/10826084.2023.2177961. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 36852436; PMCID: PMC10249428.
Jones DM, Bullock S, Donald K, Cooper S, Miller W, Davis AH, Cottoms N,
Orloff M, Bryant-Moore K, Guy MC, Fagan P. Factors associated with smokefree
rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-
resource rural communities. Prev Med. 2022 Dec;165(Pt B):107340. doi:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107340. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PMID: 36370892; PMCID:
PMC9727706.
Cottrell-Daniels C, Jones DM, Bell SA, Bandlamudi M, Spears CA. Mindfulness
and Mobile Health for Quitting Smoking: A Qualitative Study Among Predominantly African American Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status. Am J Qual Res. 2022;6(1):19-41. doi: 10.29333/ajqr/11427. PMID: 35392178; PMCID: PMC8985517.
Spears CA, Jones DM, Cottrell-Daniels C, Elahi H, Strosnider C, Luong J,
Weaver SR, Pechacek TF. “When I Don’t Have a Cigarette It’s Helpful, but It
Really Don’t Satisfy:” Qualitative Study of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
(ENDS) Use among Low-Income Smokers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 20;19(3):1157. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031157. PMID: 35162181; PMCID: PMC8834368.
Jones DM, Kulik MC, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Bullock S, Guy MC, Fagan P.
Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 16;18(20):10877. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010877. PMID: 34682623; PMCID: PMC8535496.
Jones DM, Masyn KE, Spears CA. Discrimination, psychological functioning, and
substance use among U.S. young adults aged 18-28, 2017. Exp Clin
Psychopharmacol. 2022 Dec;30(6):884-896. doi: 10.1037/pha0000502. Epub 2021 Aug 16. PMID: 34398638; PMCID: PMC9134875.
Fagan P, Eissenberg T, Jones DM, Cohen JE, Nez Henderson P, Clanton MS. The
First 10 Years: Reflecting on Opportunities and Challenges of the Tobacco
Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the United States Food and Drug
Administration. J Leg Med. 2020 Jul-Dec;40(3-4):293-320. doi:
10.1080/01947648.2020.1868938. PMID: 33797324; PMCID: PMC9121395.
Jones DM, Guy MC, Soule E, Sakuma KK, Pokhrel P, Orloff M, Trinidad D, Smith
D, Browley S, Walker AP, Bullock S, Eissenberg T, Fagan P. Characterization of
Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos. Nicotine
Tob Res. 2021 Aug 4;23(8):1358-1366. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa272. PMID: 33400781; PMCID: PMC8360626.
Spears CA, Jones DM, Weaver SR, Yang B, Pechacek TF, Eriksen MP. Use of and
perceptions about electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among people with mental health conditions or serious psychological distress, 2018. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Jul 1;212:108049. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108049. Epub 2020 May 13. PMID: 32442748; PMCID: PMC7867116.