Profiles
Paul T. Harrell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics: Community Health and Research
Williams Hall
Dr. Harrell conducts research with a team of graduate and practicum students, staff members and volunteers at the Behavioral Epidemiology and Pharmacology Laboratory in Community Health and Research, a division of EVMS Pediatrics.
Faculty Appointments
Pediatrics
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Fellowship
Drug Dependence Epidemiology (2010 - 2013) - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Behavioral Oncology (2013 - 2015) - Moffitt Cancer Center
Graduate Education
Ph.D., 2010 - American University, Psychology (Behavior, Cognition & Neuroscience Track)
M.A., 2008 - American University, Psychology
Current Projects
Sponsored Research:
Harrell, P.T. "Measure Development for Prediction of E-cigarette Initiation", National Cancer Institute, R03CA195124
Harrell, P.T. "Adolescent beliefs about E-cigarettes: Measure Development to Understand and Reduce Youth Initiation", Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
Plunk, A.D., Harrell, P.T. "Assessing the Impact of Smoke-Free Public Housing", Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Research Program
Presentations and Scholarships
Full National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) bibliography
Publications:
Harrell, P.T., Naqvi, S., Plunk, A.D., Ji, M., & Martins, S.S. (in press). Patterns of United States Youth Tobacco Use: A Latent Class Analysis from a Nationally Representative Dataset. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2016.1225072
Harrell, P.T., Lin, H., Park, J.Y., Blank, M., Drobes, D.J. & Evans, D.E. (2016). Dopaminergic Genetic Variation Moderates Effect of Nictotine on Cigarette Reward. Psychopharmacology, 233(2), 351-360. PMID: 26497691.
Brandon, T.H., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Unrod, M, Harrell, P.T., Meade, C.D. Craig, B.M., Lee, J., & Meltzer, L.R. (2016). Extended Self-Help for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(1), 54-62. PMID: 26868284. PMCID: PMC4914420
Pineiro, B., Correa, J.B., Simmons, V.N., Harrell, P.T., Menzie, N.S., Meltzer, L., Unrod, M., & Brandon, T.H. (2016). Gender Differences in Use and Expectancies of E-cigarettes: Online Survey Results. Addictive Behaviors, 52, 91 - 97. PMID: 26406973. PMCID: PMC4644488.
Plunk, A.D., Agrawal, A., Harrell, P.T., Tate, W.F., Will, K.E., Mellor, J.M., & Grucza, R.A. (2016). The Impact of Adolescent Exposure to Medical Marijuana Laws on High School Completion, College Enrollment, and College Degree Completion. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 168 (1), 320-327. PMID: 27742490
Faculty Appointments
Pediatrics
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Fellowship
Drug Dependence Epidemiology (2010 - 2013) - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Behavioral Oncology (2013 - 2015) - Moffitt Cancer Center
Graduate Education
Ph.D., 2010 - American University, Psychology (Behavior, Cognition & Neuroscience Track)
M.A., 2008 - American University, Psychology
Current Projects
Sponsored Research:
Harrell, P.T. "Measure Development for Prediction of E-cigarette Initiation", National Cancer Institute, R03CA195124
Harrell, P.T. "Adolescent beliefs about E-cigarettes: Measure Development to Understand and Reduce Youth Initiation", Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
Plunk, A.D., Harrell, P.T. "Assessing the Impact of Smoke-Free Public Housing", Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Research Program
Presentations and Scholarships
Full National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) bibliography
Publications:
Harrell, P.T., Naqvi, S., Plunk, A.D., Ji, M., & Martins, S.S. (in press). Patterns of United States Youth Tobacco Use: A Latent Class Analysis from a Nationally Representative Dataset. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2016.1225072
Harrell, P.T., Lin, H., Park, J.Y., Blank, M., Drobes, D.J. & Evans, D.E. (2016). Dopaminergic Genetic Variation Moderates Effect of Nictotine on Cigarette Reward. Psychopharmacology, 233(2), 351-360. PMID: 26497691.
Brandon, T.H., Simmons, V.N., Sutton, S.K., Unrod, M, Harrell, P.T., Meade, C.D. Craig, B.M., Lee, J., & Meltzer, L.R. (2016). Extended Self-Help for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(1), 54-62. PMID: 26868284. PMCID: PMC4914420
Pineiro, B., Correa, J.B., Simmons, V.N., Harrell, P.T., Menzie, N.S., Meltzer, L., Unrod, M., & Brandon, T.H. (2016). Gender Differences in Use and Expectancies of E-cigarettes: Online Survey Results. Addictive Behaviors, 52, 91 - 97. PMID: 26406973. PMCID: PMC4644488.
Plunk, A.D., Agrawal, A., Harrell, P.T., Tate, W.F., Will, K.E., Mellor, J.M., & Grucza, R.A. (2016). The Impact of Adolescent Exposure to Medical Marijuana Laws on High School Completion, College Enrollment, and College Degree Completion. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 168 (1), 320-327. PMID: 27742490