Alayna Tackett, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences
Address2001 N. Soto Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90032
Emailalaynata@usc.edu
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    Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KYBA05/2009Psychology; Honor's Studies
    Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OKMS05/2014Psychology; Pediatric Psychology Specality
    Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OKPhD07/2017Psychology; Pediatric Psychology Specality
    Brown University, Providence, RI07/2017Clinical Psychology Internship/Residency
    Brown University, Providence, RI07/2018Postdoctoral Fellowship

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    VERIFY: Vaping’s End through Research and Innovation For Youth
    American Heart Association 20YVNR35490079Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2022
    Role: MPI Project 2
    Role Description: The goal is to provide answers in three areas: the short- and long-term effects of e-cigarettes, including their impact on the brain, lungs and heart; the most effective regulations to reduce the appeal and addictiveness of e-cigarettes for youth; and the best methods to help youth kick their addiction to e-cigarettes.
    Respiratory effects of e-cigarette use among youth: a prospective, longitudinal investigation
    NIH K01HL148907Aug 15, 2019 - Jul 31, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Electronic Cigarettes in Youth with Asthma
    NIH F32HL138734Sep 11, 2017 - Sep 10, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Cross-Sectional Associations of Multiple Tobacco Product Use with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Young Adult E-Cigarette Users. Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Jul 29; 1-8. Cwalina SN, Pacek LR, Barrington-Trimis JL, Tackett AP, Pentz MA. PMID: 34320919.
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    2. Harm Perceptions of Tobacco/Nicotine Products and Child Exposure: Differences between Non-Users, Cigarette-Exclusive, and Electronic Cigarette-Exclusive Users. Tob Use Insights. 2021; 14:1179173X21998362. Tackett AP, Wallace SW, Smith CE, Turner E, Fedele DA, Stepanov I, Lechner WV, Hale JJ, Wagener TL. PMID: 33854392.
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    3. Youth use of e-cigarettes: Does dependence vary by device type? Addict Behav. 2021 08; 119:106918. Tackett AP, Hébert ET, Smith CE, Wallace SW, Barrington-Trimis JL, Norris JE, Lechner WV, Stevens EM, Wagener TL. PMID: 33798918.
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    4. Effects of Negative Emotion on Abstinence Induced Change in Urge to Vape and Measures of Vaping Dependence. Subst Use Misuse. 2021; 56(6):768-776. Kittaneh AA, Sidhu NK, Tackett AP, Lechner WV. PMID: 33706646.
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    5. Associations Between Exposure to The Real Cost Campaign, Pro-Tobacco Advertisements, and Tobacco Use Among Youth in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2021 05; 60(5):706-710. Stevens EM, Hébert ET, Keller-Hamilton B, Frank-Pearce SG, Tackett AP, Leshner G, Wagener TL. PMID: 33583677.
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    6. Patterns of Asthma Medication Use across the Transition to High School. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Feb 07. McQuaid EL, Kopel SJ, Seifer R, Tackett A, Farrow M, Koinis-Mitchell D, Dunsiger S. PMID: 33550368.
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    7. Effect of Exposure to e-Cigarettes With Salt vs Free-Base Nicotine on the Appeal and Sensory Experience of Vaping: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 01 04; 4(1):e2032757. Leventhal AM, Madden DR, Peraza N, Schiff SJ, Lebovitz L, Whitted L, Barrington-Trimis J, Mason TB, Anderson MK, Tackett AP. PMID: 33433597.
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    8. Adolescent Susceptibility to E-Cigarettes: An Update From the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Am J Health Promot. 2021 05; 35(4):551-558. Tackett AP, Keller-Hamilton B, Hébert ET, Smith CE, Wallace SW, Stevens EM, Johnson AL, Wagener TL. PMID: 33167676.
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    9. Evaluation of Respiratory Symptoms Among Youth e-Cigarette Users. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 10 01; 3(10):e2020671. Tackett AP, Keller-Hamilton B, Smith CE, Hébert ET, Metcalf JP, Queimado L, Stevens EM, Wallace SW, McQuaid EL, Wagener TL. PMID: 33048131.
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    10. Harm Perceptions of the JUUL E-Cigarette in a Sample of Ever Users. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 07 02; 17(13). Stevens EM, Hébert ET, Tackett AP, Leavens ELS, Wagener TL. PMID: 32630647.
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    11. Racial/ethnic differences in pediatric asthma management: the importance of asthma knowledge, symptom assessment, and family-provider collaboration. J Asthma. 2020 Jul 01; 1-12. Tackett AP, Farrow M, Kopel SJ, Coutinho MT, Koinis-Mitchell D, McQuaid EL. PMID: 32546119.
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    12. E-cigarette regulation: a delicate balance for public health. Addiction. 2020 12; 115(12):2197-2199. Tackett AP, Hébert ET, Stevens EM, Wagener TL. PMID: 32307739.
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    13. People in E-Cigarette Ads Attract More Attention: An Eye-Tracking Study. Tob Regul Sci. 2020 Mar; 6(2):105-117. Stevens EM, Johnson AL, Leshner G, Sun F, Kim S, Leavens ELS, Tackett AP, Hébert ET, Wagener TL. PMID: 33816715.
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    14. Food insecurity and caregiver perceptions of food allergen risk by food purchase location in children with food allergies. Transl Behav Med. 2019 05 16; 9(3):404-412. Tackett AP, Roberts CM, Farrow M, McQuaid EL. PMID: 31094448.
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    15. Polytobacco use and risk perceptions among young adults: The potential role of habituation to risk. Addict Behav. 2019 03; 90:278-284. Leavens ELS, Meier E, Brett EI, Stevens EM, Tackett AP, Villanti AC, Wagener TL. PMID: 30472536.
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    16. Post traumatic stress symptoms in parents of children with cancer: A mediation model. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2018 May; 35(4):231-244. Perez MN, Sharkey CM, Tackett AP, Delozier AM, Bakula DM, Gamwell KL, Mayes S, McNall R, Chaney JM, Clawson AH, Mullins LL. PMID: 30395795.
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    17. Preliminary exploration of secondhand smoke exposure in youth with Sickle Cell Disease: biochemical verification, pulmonary functioning, and health care utilization. Psychol Health Med. 2019 01; 24(1):35-42. Tackett AP, Leavens ELS, Wiedenmann A, Perez MN, Baker A, Mayes S, Mullins LL, Wagener TL. PMID: 30203658.
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    18. Poor Adherence Is Associated with More Infections after Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 02; 24(2):381-385. Pai ALH, Rausch J, Drake S, Morrison CF, Lee JL, Nelson A, Tackett A, Berger S, Szulczewski L, Mara C, Davies S. PMID: 29102720.
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    19. The impact of a brief cessation induction intervention for waterpipe tobacco smoking: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Addict Behav. 2018 03; 78:94-100. Leavens ELS, Meier E, Tackett AP, Miller MB, Tahirkheli NN, Brett EI, Carroll DM, Driskill LM, Anderson MP, Wagener TL. PMID: 29128712.
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    20. Asthma-specific cognitions, self-focused attention, and fear of negative evaluation in adolescents and young adults diagnosed with childhood-onset asthma. Psychol Health Med. 2018 Jan; 23(1):69-81. Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Tackett AP, Suorsa KI, Chaney JM, Mullins LL. PMID: 28524707.
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    21. Illness uncertainty and illness intrusiveness as predictors of depressive and anxious symptomology in college students with chronic illnesses. J Am Coll Health. 2017 Jul; 65(5):352-360. Mullins AJ, Gamwell KL, Sharkey CM, Bakula DM, Tackett AP, Suorsa KI, Chaney JM, Mullins LL. PMID: 28362166.
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    22. Have combustible cigarettes met their match? The nicotine delivery profiles and harmful constituent exposures of second-generation and third-generation electronic cigarette users. Tob Control. 2017 03; 26(e1):e23-e28. Wagener TL, Floyd EL, Stepanov I, Driskill LM, Frank SG, Meier E, Leavens EL, Tackett AP, Molina N, Queimado L. PMID: 27729564.
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    23. Parent illness appraisals, parent adjustment, and parent-reported child quality of life in pediatric cancer. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016 Aug; 33(5):314-326. Mullins LL, Cushing CC, Suorsa KI, Tackett AP, Molzon ES, Mayes S, McNall-Knapp R, Mullins AJ, Gamwell KL, Chaney JM. PMID: 27437562.
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    24. A Proposed Collaboration Against Big Tobacco: Common Ground Between the Vaping and Public Health Community in the United States. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016 May; 18(5):730-6. Wagener TL, Meier E, Tackett AP, Matheny JD, Pechacek TF. PMID: 26508399.
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    25. Illness Uncertainty, Global Psychological Distress, and Posttraumatic Stress in Pediatric Cancer: A Preliminary Examination Using a Path Analysis Approach. J Pediatr Psychol. 2016 Apr; 41(3):309-18. Tackett AP, Cushing CC, Suorsa KI, Mullins AJ, Gamwell KL, Mayes S, McNall-Knapp R, Chaney JM, Mullins LL. PMID: 26423322.
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    26. Characterizing Early Psychosocial Functioning of Parents of Children with Moderate to Severe Genital Ambiguity due to Disorders of Sex Development. J Urol. 2015 Dec; 194(6):1737-42. Suorsa KI, Mullins AJ, Tackett AP, Reyes KJ, Austin P, Baskin L, Bernabé K, Cheng E, Fried A, Frimberger D, Galan D, Gonzalez L, Greenfield S, Kropp B, Meyer S, Meyer T, Nokoff N, Palmer B, Poppas D, Paradis A, Yerkes E, Wisniewski AB, Mullins LL. PMID: 26196734.
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    27. Biochemically verified smoking cessation and vaping beliefs among vape store customers. Addiction. 2015 May; 110(5):868-74. Tackett AP, Lechner WV, Meier E, Grant DM, Driskill LM, Tahirkheli NN, Wagener TL. PMID: 25675943.
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    28. Caregivers' interest in using smokeless tobacco products: Novel methods that may reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke. J Health Psychol. 2016 10; 21(10):2306-13. Wagener TL, Tackett AP, Borrelli B. PMID: 25845835.
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    29. Which nicotine products are gateways to regular use? First-tried tobacco and current use in college students. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jan; 48(1 Suppl 1):S86-93. Meier EM, Tackett AP, Miller MB, Grant DM, Wagener TL. PMID: 25528714.
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    30. Self-esteem, Self-focused Attention, and the Mediating Role of Fear of Negative Evaluation in College Students With and Without Asthma. J Am Coll Health. 2015; 63(8):554-62. Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Suorsa KI, Tackett AP, Burkley E, Chaney JM, Mullins LL. PMID: 26151164.
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    31. Postpartum depression on the neonatal intensive care unit: current perspectives. Int J Womens Health. 2014; 6:975-87. Tahirkheli NN, Cherry AS, Tackett AP, McCaffree MA, Gillaspy SR. PMID: 25473317.
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    32. Effects of duration of electronic cigarette use. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Feb; 17(2):180-5. Lechner WV, Tackett AP, Grant DM, Tahirkheli NN, Driskill LM, Wagener TL. PMID: 24827788.
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    33. Assessing psychosocial risk in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: validation of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0_General. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Jan; 58(1):51-6. Pai AL, Tackett A, Hente EA, Ernst MM, Denson LA, Hommel KA. PMID: 23969535.
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    34. Effectiveness of electronic aids for smoking cessation. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2013 Dec; 7(6). Meier E, Tackett AP, Wagener TL. PMID: 24319519.
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    35. System for integrated adherence monitoring: real-time non-adherence risk assessment in pediatric kidney transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2012 Jun; 16(4):329-34. Pai AL, Rausch J, Tackett A, Marsolo K, Drotar D, Goebel J. PMID: 22353189.
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    36. Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0_General: validity of a psychosocial risk screener in a pediatric kidney transplant sample. Pediatr Transplant. 2012 Feb; 16(1):92-8. Pai AL, Tackett A, Ittenbach RF, Goebel J. PMID: 22192481.
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