Dina Marie Jones, MPH, PhD

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: College of Public Health Department: Health Behavior & Health Education

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: No Specific Disease Site
• Research Focus Area: Health Disparities, Prevention
• Type of Research: Population Sciences
• Research Keywords: epidemiology, tobacco, substance use, public health, disparities
• Research Interest Statement: My primary research interests include investigating the role of tobacco product characteristics (i.e., flavors, product type) and social-environmental and psychosocial factors as contributors to tobacco use and cancer and tobacco-related health disparities among socially disadvantaged groups. I often combine quantitative and qualitative epidemiologic methods and I aim to use my research to inform regulations and technology-supported observational studies and interventions to increase successful smoking cessation and reduce cancer and tobacco disparities among populations disproportionately burdened by tobacco such as African Americans, rural, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. My research also extends to other factors that contribute to tobacco use and health disparities including poor mental health, non-tobacco substance use (i.e., marijuana, alcohol), and access to cancer screening.

Contact Information

• Email Address: DMJONES2@UAMS.EDU
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Active Grants

• NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse – 1K01DA055088
  “Predictors of Momentary Smoking Lapse Among African American Menthol Cigarette Smokers”
  Principal Investigator
  8/15/2022 – 7/31/2027

Recent Publications

• Clawson AH, Jones DM, Bullock S, [et al.]. Home environment and cigarette quitting behaviors among rural Black/African American women caregivers. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. 2024. PMID: 39347763.
• Jones DM, Taylor E, Orloff M, [et al.]. Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic COVID-19 Disparities. American journal of public health. 2024 114(S1):S59-S64. PMID: 38207260. PMCID: PMC10785162.
• Soule EK, Jones DM, Lovelady N, [et al.]. Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners' and Researchers' Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities. Health equity. 2024 8(1):426-436. PMID: 39011082. PMCID: PMC11249129.
• Jones DM, Masyn KE, Spears CA. Associations among discrimination, psychological functioning, and substance use among US Black adults aged 18-28: Moderation by racial attribution and sex. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2023:209080. PMID: 37230392. PMCID: PMC10526892.
• Jones DM, Guy MC, Fairman BJ, [et al.]. Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis. Substance use & misuse. 2023 58(5):618-628. PMID: 36852436. PMCID: PMC10249428.
• Jones DM, Bullock S, Donald K, [et al.]. Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities. Preventive medicine. 2022 165(Pt B):107340. PMID: 36370892. PMCID: PMC9727706.
• Spears CA, Jones DM, Cottrell-Daniels C, [et al.]. "When I Don't Have a Cigarette It's Helpful, but It Really Don't Satisfy:" Qualitative Study of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use among Low-Income Smokers. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2022 19(3). PMID: 35162181. PMCID: PMC8834368.
• Cottrell-Daniels C, Jones DM, Bell SA, [et al.]. Mindfulness and Mobile Health for Quitting Smoking: A Qualitative Study Among Predominantly African American Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status. American journal of qualitative research. 2022 6(1):19-41. PMID: 35392178. PMCID: PMC8985517.
• Jones DM, Kulik MC, Baezconde-Garbanati L, [et al.]. Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021 18(20). PMID: 34682623. PMCID: PMC8535496.
• Jones DM, Masyn KE, Spears CA. Discrimination, psychological functioning, and substance use among U.S. young adults aged 18-28, 2017. Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology. 2021. PMID: 34398638. PMCID: PMC9134875.
• Fishbein H, Bauer D, Yu Q, [et al., including Jones D]. Harmonizing Cigar Survey Data Across Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science, Center for Tobacco Products, and Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Studies: The Cigar Collaborative Research Group. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2021 23(1):212-218. PMID: 31665435. PMCID: PMC7789955.
• Jones D, Guy MC, Soule E, [et al.]. Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2021. PMID: 33400781. PMCID: PMC8360626.
• Spears CA, Jones DM, Weaver SR, [et al.]. Use of and perceptions about electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among people with mental health conditions or serious psychological distress, 2018. Drug and alcohol dependence. 2020 212:108049. PMID: 32442748. PMCID: PMC7867116.
• Fagan P, Eissenberg T, Jones DM, [et al.]. The First 10 Years: Reflecting on Opportunities and Challenges of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the United States Food and Drug Administration. The Journal of legal medicine. 2020 40(3-4):293-320. PMID: 33797324. PMCID: PMC9121395.