Publications

AppalTRUST (U54DA058256) Publications

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PMID

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Reference

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PMC13447286

42568597

Integration of community-engaged research technology and methods to guide tobacco regulatory science in rural communities

Front Public Health . 2026 Jul 24:14:1867960. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1867960.

Melissa H Abadi, et. al.

PMC13384142

42468964

Evaluating cannabis-nicotine substitution and demand during nicotine cessation treatment in young adults: protocol for a prospective, remote 12-week nicotine cessation trial in the USA

BMJ Open . 2026 Jul 17;16(7):e110992. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110992.

Ashley N Dowd, et. al.

TBA

42449326

Proximity and density of tobacco retail locations to Kentucky schools and the relationship to youth perceptions of harm and susceptibility to e-cigarette use

BMC Public Health . 2026 Jul 14. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28315-y.

Hannah Cardona, et. al.

PMC13390782

42474982

Comparing current veterans affairs contingency management incentive structures against common alternatives on intentions to abstain from alcohol among veterans

Exp Clin Psychopharmacol . 2026 Jul 20:10.1037/pha0000867. doi: 10.1037/pha0000867. Online ahead of print

William Middleton, et. al

PMC13127341

41903399

Perceived neighborhood disadvantage and current nicotine pouch use among U.S. youth

Drug Alcohol Depend . 2026 Jun 1:283:113118. doi: 10.1016

Delvon T Mattingly, et. al.

PMC13089354

41637991

Urban–rural disparities in oral nicotine pouch sales and flavors in the United States

Int J Drug Policy . 2026 Apr:150:105178. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105178. Epub 2026 Feb 3.

Lei Xu, et. al.

PMC12970609

41785113

Identification and management of nonsystematic cross-commodity data: Toward best practice

Exp Clin Psychopharmacol . 2026 Mar 5:10.1037/pha0000836. doi: 10.1037/pha0000836. Online ahead of print.

Mark J Rzeszutek, et. al.

PMC13288831

41964313

Adult Tobacco Product Use Patterns across the Urban-Rural Continuum: The Longitudinal Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2016–2023

J Rural Health. 2026 Mar;42(2):e70140. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70140

Jing Zhang, et. al.

PMC12884400

41454484

The interaction of tobacco retailer density and rurality with tobacco use prevalence in Kentucky

J Rural Health . 2026 Jan;42(1):e70106. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70106

Shyanika W Rose, et. al.

PMC13250487

41494528

Exploring the Relationships Between Social Influence, Vaping Behaviors, and Susceptibility Across Grade Levels in Kentucky

Am J Health Promot . 2026 Sep;40(7):843-851. doi: 10.1177/08901171251413763. Epub 2026 Jan 6.

Raphael Adesiyan, et. al.

PMC13370820

42460280

Commercial tobacco retail marketing in rural communities in Appalachian Kentucky, 2024

Prev Med Rep . 2025 Dec 22;66(Suppl 1):103354. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103354. eCollection 2026 Jun

Saber Feizy, et. al.

PMC12242720

40451438

Tobacco marketing exposure and lifetime and current nicotine pouch use among US youth, 2022

Prev Med . 2025 Aug:197:108322. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108322. Epub 2025 May 30

Saber Feizy, et. al.

PMC12095801

39700459

Considering Relative Rurality in Tobacco Regulatory Science

Nicotine Tob Res . 2025 May 22;27(6):1147-1150. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae303.

Mary Kay Rayens, et. al.

PMC12723236

40973143

Discrimination Distress and Current Combustible and Non-combustible Tobacco Product Use Among US Youth, 2023

Nicotine Tob Res . 2025 Dec 23;28(1):97-107. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf166

Meman Diaby, et. al.

PMC13285434

41402059

Triple tank control: disposable vape devices with adjustable nicotine and flavour levels

Tob Control . 2025 Dec 30:tc-2025-059870. doi: 10.1136/tc-2025-059870. Online ahead of print.

Jennifer B Unger, et. al.

PMC12462635

40977590

A comparison of classifications for geographic location and their associations with tobacco use among US adults

J Rural Health . 2025 Jun;41(3):e70070. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70070

Jenny E Ozga, et. al.

PMC13050075

41940211

Perceptions of the Proposed FDA Graphic Cigarette Warnings among Adults Who Smoke on a Nondaily or Daily Basis: A Within-Subjects Experiment

AJPM Focus . 2025 Dec 11;5(3):100474. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2025.100474. eCollection 2026 Jun.

Bethany Shorey Fennell, et. al.

Presentations

Recent Notable Presentations

"AppalTRUST Project 3: the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace"

Presented by: William Middleton, PhD
University of Kentucky Appalachian Research Day Conference 
April 2026, London, KY.

"Interactions between self-reported disability and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use severity as a function of polysubstance use"

Presented by: Mark Rzeszutek, PhD
Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Conference 
March 2026, Boston, MA.

"Rurality with Smoking Intensity: Evidence from Quartile Regression"

Presented by: Jing Zhang, PhD
University of Kentucky SURE Conference 
May 2026, Lexington, KY.

 

Recent Notable Presentations

"AppalTRUST Project 3: the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace"

Presented by: William Middleton, PhD
University of Kentucky Appalachian Research Day Conference 
April 2026, London, KY.

"Interactions between self-reported disability and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use severity as a function of polysubstance use"

Presented by: Mark Rzeszutek, PhD
Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Conference 
March 2026, Boston, MA.

"Rurality with Smoking Intensity: Evidence from Quartile Regression"

Presented by: Jing Zhang, PhD
University of Kentucky SURE Conference 
May 2026, Lexington, KY.