Patricia Simon, PhD
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Yale School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry/Division of Prevention and Community Research, 389 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
United States
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Psychiatry
Founder & Director, Innovation to Impact at YaleAppointments
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Education & Training
- Regulatory Affairs Training Program
- Duke University, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Quality (2021)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2015)
- PhD
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Clinical Psychology (2013)
- MS
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Clinical Psychology (2010)
- BA
- Duke University, Developmental Psychology; Political Science; Entrepreneurship Capstone (2007)
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Grace Kong, PhD
Meghan Morean, PhD
Dana Cavallo, PhD
Asti Jackson, PhD
Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, FAAP
Krysten Bold, PhD
48Publications
1,323Citations
Publications
Featured Publications
Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–2018
Simon P, Stefanovics E, Ying S, Gueorguieva R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Buta E. Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–2018. Preventive Medicine 2024, 183: 107956. PMID: 38615947, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and HealthNicotine product useU.S. youthAssociated with tobacco useEstimate adjusted associationsPopulation AssessmentPromote harm reductionTobacco product useMultinomial logistic regressionTobacco useAdjusted associationsSocioecological approachStudy Wave 1Harm reductionProduct useIntrapersonal factorsLogistic regressionWave 1Family factorsLifetime historyNicotine productsOlder ageLifetime usersYouthPrevent escalationThe first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths
Simon P, Buta E, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G, Morean M, Bold K, Davis D, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107437. PMID: 36731754, PMCID: PMC10507373, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNicotine product useSymptoms of dependenceNicotine dependenceMultiple product useSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsProduct useSeparate multinomial logistic regression modelsHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1Smokeless tobacco usersHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence scoresDemographic factorsLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelsMultivariable modelTobacco usersHigh riskDependence scoresSymptomsGreater likelihoodUse statusWave 4Regression modelsLongitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
Simon P, Jiang Y, Buta E, Sartor CE, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e223549. PMID: 35319763, PMCID: PMC8943628, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNicotine product useCigar useTobacco usersTobacco useHealth StudyCigarette useProduct useWave 1Significant public health concernLongitudinal trajectoriesPublic health concernNon-Hispanic whitesTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsTobacco use behaviorsComplex survey designMultinomial logistic regression modelsDays of useSocioecological factorsMAIN OUTCOMESmokeless tobaccoLower oddsNicotine productsLatent class growth analysisSociodemographic factorsTransitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse statusSocioeconomic status and adolescent e-cigarette use: The mediating role of e-cigarette advertisement exposure
Simon P, Camenga D, Morean M, Kong G, Bold KW, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Socioeconomic status and adolescent e-cigarette use: The mediating role of e-cigarette advertisement exposure. Preventive Medicine 2018, 112: 193-198. PMID: 29673887, PMCID: PMC6007030, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsE-cigarette useE-cigarette advertisementsSocioeconomic statusAdolescent e-cigarette useE-cigarette advertising exposureAdvertising exposureLow socioeconomic statusE-cigarette advertisingTobacco product useDifferent SES groupsHigher socioeconomic statusRace/ethnicityE-cigarette advertisement exposureCigarette useS groupPast month frequencyAnonymous surveyCigarette advertisingProduct useAdvertisement exposureYouth exposureGreater frequencyExposureAssociationGreater exposureYouth E-cigarette, Blunt, and Other Tobacco Use Profiles: Does SES Matter?
Simon P, Camenga DR, Kong G, Connell CM, Morean ME, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Youth E-cigarette, Blunt, and Other Tobacco Use Profiles: Does SES Matter? Tobacco Regulatory Science 2017, 3: 115-127. PMID: 29082301, PMCID: PMC5654631, DOI: 10.18001/trs.3.1.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricUpdate of Adolescent Smoking Cessation Interventions: 2009–2014
Simon P, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Update of Adolescent Smoking Cessation Interventions: 2009–2014. Current Addiction Reports 2015, 2: 15-23. PMID: 26295017, PMCID: PMC4540362, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-015-0040-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAn evaluation of training for lay providers in the use of motivational interviewing to promote academic achievement among urban youth
Simon P, Ward NL. An evaluation of training for lay providers in the use of motivational interviewing to promote academic achievement among urban youth. Advances In School Mental Health Promotion 2014, 7: 255-270. PMID: 26356248, PMCID: PMC4561511, DOI: 10.1080/1754730x.2014.949062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsGroup supervision sessionsAcademic achievementMotivational Interviewing Training ProgramBooster sessionsSupervision sessionsMI adherent behaviorsHours of trainingEvaluation of trainingSchool-based settingsIntrinsic motivationTraining outcomesMI trainingMI principlesLay advisorsHigh motivationLay providersMinority youthTraining programUrban youthSimulated clientsTrainingSessionsReal clientsFurther trainingMotivation
2024
Behavioral precursors of nicotine product use trajectories among youth
Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Simon P, Garrison K. Behavioral precursors of nicotine product use trajectories among youth. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024 PMID: 38782105, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNicotine useNicotine productsHarm perceptionsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyBehavioral precursorsPublic health priorityNon-user classPriority intervention targetsPredictors of trajectoriesNonuser classesHealth StudyHealth priorityNicotineHigher oddsCentral network nodesYouth agesNon-usersOddsIntervention targetsPopulation AssessmentYouthPositive expectations
2022
Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults
Steeger CM, Harlow AF, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Hill KG, Leventhal AM. Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults. Preventive Medicine 2022, 161: 107143. PMID: 35803351, PMCID: PMC9994601, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTobacco productsTobacco useLower likelihoodFlavor useReduced likelihoodLong-term cessationShort-term abstinencePublic health impactTobacco product useWave 2Wave 4Adverse public health impactsReduced oddsHealth StudySociodemographic characteristicsAdult survey dataLong-term associationOlder adultsYoung adultsLongitudinal associationsCessationProduct useTwo yearsHealth impactsAdults
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor Travel Award
International AwardSociety for Research on Nicotine and TobaccoDetails03/01/2020United Stateshonor Loan Repayment Award
National AwardNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Details09/01/2016United Stateshonor National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Travel Award
National AwardAmerican Psychological AssociationDetails04/01/2014United Stateshonor Early Career Prevention Research Network (ECPN) Travel Award
National AwardSociety for Prevention ResearchDetails04/01/2013United Stateshonor Leon H. Greenberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Research
Other AwardRutgers Center of Alcohol StudiesDetails04/01/2012United States
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- May 01, 2024Source: Yale News
Understanding Youth Nicotine Use to Prevent Initiation and Escalation
- August 02, 2023
Simon to Present at NIH Diversity Supplement Professional Development Workshop
- February 22, 2023Source: Preventive Medicine
Yale Study: First Nicotine Product Tried Correlates With Current Product Use and Nicotine Dependence in Youth
- March 28, 2022Source: JAMA Network Open
Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
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