Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: 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: Prevention, Health Disparities
• Type of Research: Population Sciences

Contact Information

• Email Address: PFAGAN@UAMS.EDU
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Open Clinical Trials

• “FRESH Delivers: an Innovative Approach to Reducing Tobacco Use Among Rural/​Black African American Smokers” (NCT05429892)

Active Grants

• Arkansas Department of Health – 4600054486
  “FY25 ADH ACPI Health Initiatives and Disparities Screening Program”
  Co-Investigator
  7/1/2024 – 6/30/2026
• NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities – 1P50MD017319
  “The Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice ”
  Principal Investigator
  9/24/2021 – 6/30/2026
• Westat – 1OT2HL156812CEAL
  “Food As Medicine: Addressing Social Determinants of Health (Food Insecurity) to Improve Clinical Outcomes”
  Principal Investigator
  5/1/2021 – 3/31/2026

Recent Publications

• Jones DM, Clawson AH, Jin J, [et al., including Fagan P]. Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):224-234. PMID: 40795917.
• Fagan P, Taylor BE, Elders MJ. A surgeon general's perspective on eliminating tobacco-related disparities: an interview with M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, MS. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):266-273. PMID: 40795907.
• Fagan P, Alexander LA. The legacy of colonialism and commercial tobacco-caused social inequities. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):187-200. PMID: 40795911.
• Odom DB, Edwards CR, Gomez J, [et al., including Fagan P]. Developing social justice competencies: preparing the next generation of health disparities researchers and practitioners. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):287-300. PMID: 40795914.
• Nez Henderson P, Kaholokula JK, Clark HW, [et al., including Fagan P]. Commercial tobacco, ceremonial tobacco and impact on indigenous people: a land acknowledgment. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):184-186. PMID: 40795913.
• Villanti AC, Hickman N, Kennedy RD, [et al., including Fagan P]. Dynamics that predispose, enable, and reinforce commercial tobacco-related health disparities: Introduction to a Monograph. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):177-183. PMID: 40795908.
• Soule EK, Jones DM, Heym M, [et al., including Fagan P]. Translating Health Equity Research Findings Into Meaningful Community- and Systems-Level Change, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2022-2023. American journal of public health. 2025 115(S2):S116-S119. PMID: 40561400.
• Clawson AH, Du R, Jones DM, [et al., including Fagan P]. Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States. Health promotion international. 2025 40(4). PMID: 40856209.
• AuYoung M, Fagan P, Rhoads KF. Operationalizing Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce the Burden of Multiple Chronic Conditions. American journal of public health. 2025 115(S2):S92-S93. PMID: 40561409.
• Jones DM, Guy MC, Soule EK, [et al., including Fagan P]. What is Social Justice? An Important Approach to Public Health Research, Practice, and Health Care Solutions. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2025. PMID: 40434524.
• Clawson AH, Jones DM, Jin J, [et al., including Fagan P]. Caregiver restrictions on child access to tobacco in the home and home Smoking/Vaping bans among Black/African American women caregivers who smoke and live in Resource-limited, rural areas. Preventive medicine reports. 2024 48:102918. PMID: 39534461. PMCID: PMC11555469.
• Clawson AH, Jones DM, Bullock S, [et al., including Fagan P]. 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. PMCID: PMC11956115.
• Soule EK, Mayne S, Snipes W, [et al., including Fagan P]. Reactions to a Hypothetical Ban of Open-System Electronic Cigarettes Among People Who Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2024. PMID: 38408200. PMCID: PMC11750733.
• Jones DM, Taylor E, Orloff M, [et al., including Fagan P]. 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., including Fagan P]. 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.
• Jackson A, Gibbons FX, Fleischli ME, [et al., including Fagan P]. Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2023:208985. PMID: 36822270. PMCID: PMC10442461.
• Tan ASL, Hinds JT, Smith PH, [et al., including Fagan P]. Incorporating Intersectionality as a Framework for Equity-Minded Tobacco Control Research: A Call for Collective Action Toward a Paradigm Shift. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2023 25(1):73-76. PMID: 35439321. PMCID: PMC9717371.
• Jones DM, Guy MC, Fairman BJ, [et al., including Fagan P]. Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis. Substance use & misuse. 2023 58(5):618-628. PMID: 36852436. PMCID: PMC10249428.
• Soule EK, Mayne S, Snipes W, [et al., including Fagan P]. Electronic Cigarette Users' Reactions and Responses to a Hypothetical Nicotine Concentration Reduction in Electronic Cigarette Liquids. Substance use & misuse. 2023 58(10):1202-1211. PMID: 37222484. PMCID: PMC10339361.
• Breland AB, Carroll D, Denlinger-Apte R, [et al., including Fagan P]. Centering racial justice for Black/African American and Indigenous American people in commercial tobacco product regulation. Preventive medicine. 2022 165(Pt B):107117. PMID: 35716811. PMCID: PMC9722549.
• Jones DM, Bullock S, Donald K, [et al., including Fagan P]. 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.
• Soule EK, Mayne S, Snipes W, [et al., including Fagan P]. Electronic cigarette users' reactions and responses to a hypothetical ban of flavoured electronic cigarette liquids. Tobacco control. 2022 31(Suppl 3):s197-s205. PMID: 36328459. PMCID: PMC9661374.
• Jackson A, Fleischli ME, Haeny A, [et al., including Fagan P]. Association of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Advertisements and Racial Discrimination With Non-Cigarette Tobacco Product Use Among Black Adults. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2022. PMID: 36169563. PMCID: PMC10032198.
• Faseru B, Fagan P, Okuyemi KS. Additional Benefits of Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle After Quitting Smoking. JAMA network open. 2022 5(9):e2232784. PMID: 36136337.
• Jones DM, Kulik MC, Baezconde-Garbanati L, [et al., including Fagan P]. 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.
• Selva Kumar D, Peterson M, Zhang C, [et al., including Fagan P]. The impact of menthol cigarette use on quit attempts and abstinence among smokers with opioid use disorder. Addictive behaviors. 2021 118:106880. PMID: 33706070. PMCID: PMC8059772.
• Jones D, Guy MC, Soule E, [et al., including Fagan P]. 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.
• Pokhrel P, Herzog TA, Kawamoto CT, Fagan P. Heat-not-burn Tobacco Products and the Increased Risk for Poly-tobacco Use. American journal of health behavior. 2021 45(1):195-204. PMID: 33402249. PMCID: PMC9236702.
• Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, [et al., including Fagan P]. Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tobacco induced diseases. 2021 19:23. PMID: 33841062. PMCID: PMC8025916.
• Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, [et al., including Fagan P]. Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tobacco induced diseases. 2021 19:75. PMID: 34720794. PMCID: PMC8530195.
• Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, [et al., including Fagan P]. Erratum: Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tobacco induced diseases. 2021 19:74. PMID: 34727146. PMCID: PMC8530193.
• Soule EK, Bode KM, Desrosiers AC, [et al., including Fagan P]. User-Perceived Negative Respiratory Symptoms Associated with Electronic Cigarette Use. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2020 22(Supplement_1):S45-S53. PMID: 33320252. PMCID: PMC7737476.