Grace Kong, PhD
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry
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Dr. Kong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology with Specialization in Child and Adolescent Psychology. Her research is focused on preventing youth tobacco use using a variety of methods, such as qualitative and quantitative strategies, including social media analytics to understand tobacco use and promotional trends to inform policies and to develop novel prevention/cessation interventions. She is also dedicated to preventing tobacco use among marginalized youth, such as youth from low-income and communities of color who may experience disproportionate levels of tobacco-related cancer and other illnesses due to tobacco use in the future. Dr. Kong has served as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies, and she is committed to training the next generation of independent researchers to use social media to prevent tobacco use and other addictive behaviors to promote positive health behaviors.
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Psychiatry
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- Connecticut Mental Health Center
- Division of Addictions
- Psychiatry
- Psychotherapy Development Center
- Tobacco Research in Youth (TRY)
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
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0000-0002-9269-3435
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Research Interests
Meghan Morean, PhD
Dana Cavallo, PhD
Patricia Simon, PhD
Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, FAAP
Asti Jackson, PhD
Krysten Bold, PhD
Adolescent
Social Media
Tobacco
Smoking Prevention
Publications
2024
Association Between Exposure to LGBTQ-Targeted Tobacco Marketing and Tobacco Use Behaviors Among US Young Adults
Lee J, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Morean M. Association Between Exposure to LGBTQ-Targeted Tobacco Marketing and Tobacco Use Behaviors Among US Young Adults. Substance Use & Misuse 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-7. PMID: 39610016, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2024.2434011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender minority young adultsExposure to tobacco marketingMinority young adultsTobacco marketingLGBTQ young adultsGender minority individualsGender minority peopleUS young adultsTobacco useTobacco marketing regulationsPride festivalAssociated with current tobacco useYoung adultsMinority individualsMinority peopleLGBTQCurrent tobacco useMarket regulationTobacco marketing exposureGenderLogistic regression analysisVenuesMarket exposureMarketRisk factorsTobacco control policies discussed on social media: a scoping review.
Dobbs P, Kong G, Lovett K, Henriksen L. Tobacco control policies discussed on social media: a scoping review. Tobacco Control 2024, tc-2024-058824. PMID: 39461851, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2024-058824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsTobacco control policiesE-cigarettesTobacco control lawsWHO Framework ConventionRegulate e-cigarettesE-cigarette regulationsWeb of ScienceSmoke-freeStandardised packagingTobacco taxesStudy characteristicsRemoving duplicatesCampus policiesVaping productsControl policiesTobaccoFlavor restrictionsStudy descriptionImplementation practicesFramework ConventionPublished literatureIdentified methodsCINAHLTime pointsSocial mediaUse of cannabis among youth who vape nicotine
Davis D, Bold K, Wu R, Morean M, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S. Use of cannabis among youth who vape nicotine. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 160: 108173. PMID: 39326231, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCannabis useNicotine vapingSmoking cannabisRoute of administrationAssociation of cannabis useNicotine co-useCannabis use frequencyInvestigated cannabis useUse of cannabisVaping nicotineNicotine useCannabis smokingCannabisCessation studyCo-useYouth e-cigarette useE-cigarette useCannabis productsNicotineCessation effortsTargeted treatmentPublic health concernModerate desireYouthE-cigarettesUnintended exposure to e-liquids and subsequent health outcomes among US youth and adults
Lee J, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Camenga D. Unintended exposure to e-liquids and subsequent health outcomes among US youth and adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0308006. PMID: 39078829, PMCID: PMC11288430, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOlder adultsE-liquid exposureYoung adultsUS youthAssociated with higher oddsE-cigarette useHealth outcomesHigher oddsAnalytic sampleWarning labelsWave 5E-cigarettesPopulation AssessmentPackaging regulationsAdultsHospitalYouthPrevalenceOutcomesSurvey dataE-liquidsDevice typeOddsHealthUnintended exposureIdentifying E-cigarette Content on TikTok: Using a BERTopic Modeling Approach
Lee J, Ouellette R, Murthy D, Pretzer B, Anand T, Kong G. Identifying E-cigarette Content on TikTok: Using a BERTopic Modeling Approach. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2024, ntae171. PMID: 39001654, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntae171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsSocial media researchSocial mediaMedia researchTobacco regulatory policiesE-cigarettesAnalysis of hashtagsTopic clustersE-cigarette marketingNon-English languageAmount of social media dataTobacco productsSocial media dataUse of e-cigarettesE-cigarette promotionsTikTokTikTok postsUnique hashtagsHashtagsE-cigarette contentMedia dataCluster textsAnalytic sampleVaping flavorsVaping identityQualitative approachUse of ENDS devices and modifications to vape cannabis among adolescents and young adults who also vape nicotine
Ouellette R, Morean M, Lee J, Kong G. Use of ENDS devices and modifications to vape cannabis among adolescents and young adults who also vape nicotine. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 157: 108099. PMID: 39003977, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic nicotine delivery systemsVaping cannabisCo-use of cannabisVape pensElectronic nicotine delivery systems useVaping devicesMultivariate logistic regression modelNicotine delivery systemsYoung adultsElectronic nicotine delivery systems devicesCannabis useLogistic regression modelsNicotine liquidVaping nicotineNicotineCannabis concentratesCannabisCo-useAYAE-liquidsVaping productsSocio-economic statusDelivery systemTobacco productsDaysThe Scientific Basis for the Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products
Bold K, Kong G, O'Malley S. The Scientific Basis for the Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology 2024, 20: 381-406. PMID: 38346292, PMCID: PMC11446566, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080921-075624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco policiesTobacco productsTobacco useReduce tobacco-related health disparitiesTobacco-related health disparitiesFlavored tobacco productsMenthol tobacco productsHealth disparitiesFood and Drug AdministrationEvidence-based policyClinical research methodsMenthol cigarettesClinical sciencePublic healthTobaccoPopulation levelScientific evidencePublication dateRegulation of flavorClinical researchUS Food and Drug AdministrationProtect public healthAnnual ReviewExpected final online publication dateTobacco marketplaceW36 Cooling Flavors Use and E-Cigarette Nicotine Dependence Among Youth
Li W, Davis D, Bold K, Camenga D, Jackson A, Kong G, Lee J, Morean M, Sharma A, Krishnan-Sarin S. W36 Cooling Flavors Use and E-Cigarette Nicotine Dependence Among Youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110654. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchW126 Understanding Cannabis Use Among Teens who Vape Nicotine
Davis D, Wu R, Bold K, Kong G, Morean M, Krishnan-Sarin S. W126 Understanding Cannabis Use Among Teens who Vape Nicotine. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110744. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDEVELOPING AN APP TO PROVIDE CBT FOR VAPING CESSATION TO YOUTH E-CIGARETTE USERS
Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gordon M, Frankforter T, Bold K. DEVELOPING AN APP TO PROVIDE CBT FOR VAPING CESSATION TO YOUTH E-CIGARETTE USERS. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110011. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- November 22, 2024
How Social Media Promotion of Vaping Targets Teens
- June 18, 2024Source: MSD Manual Professional
Teens, Young Adults Modify Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
- June 17, 2024
Modification of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Among Adolescents and Young Adults
- February 20, 2024
Kong Edits Special Issue of Nicotine Tobacco Research