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• Hoffman BL, Manganello J, Burke JG, Chu K, Miller E, Felter EM, Sidani JE, Primack BA*. Viewer reactions to EVALI storylines on popular medical dramas: A thematic analysis of Twitter messages. Journal of Health Communication. 2023, in press.
• Escobar-Viera CG, Coulter RWS, Friedman MR, Thoma B, Switzer GE, Martina J, Egan JE, Primack BA*. The influence of social media interactions and behaviors on depressive symptoms among sexual and gender minority young adults in the United States: Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study. JMIR Research Protocols. 2023;12:e43627. DOI: 10.2196/43627.
• Colditz JB, Shensa A, Kennedy AJ, Woods MS, Sidani JE, Primack BA*. Acceptability and efficacy of the SMARxT media literacy education program to counter pharmaceutical marketing influences among medical trainees. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 2022;13(3):213-220. DOI: 10.30476/IJVLMS.2022.95137.1151.
• Merrill RA, Cao C, Primack BA*. Associations between social media use, personality structure, and development of depression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 2022;10:100385. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100385.
• Baker W, Colditz JB, Dobbs PD, Mai H, Visweswaran S, Zhan J, Primack BA*. Classification of Twitter vaping discourse using BERTweet: Comparative deep learning study. JMIR Medical Informatics. 2022;10(7):e33678. PMID: 35862172. PMCID: PMC9353682. DOI: 10.2196/33678.
• Liu T, Li H, Conley YP, Primack BA, Wang J, Lo WJ, Li C. A genome-wide association study of prediabetes status change. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2022;13:881633. PMID: 35769078. PMCID: PMC9234217. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.881633.
• Dobbs PD, Colditz JB, Shields S, Meadows A, Primack BA*. Policy and Behavior: Comparisons between Twitter Discussions about the US Tobacco 21 Law and Other Age-Related Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(5):2613. PMID: 35270306. PMCID: PMC8910197. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052613.
• Dobbs PD, Schisler E, Colditz JB, Primack BA*. Miscommunication about the US federal Tobacco 21 law: a content analysis of Twitter discussions. Tobacco Control. 2022:tobaccocontrol-2021-057099. PMID: 35173067. PMID: 35173067. DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057099.
• Chu K, Hershey T, Hoffman B, Wolynn R, Colditz JB, Primack BA, Sidani JE. Puff bars, tobacco policy evasion, and nicotine dependence: Content analysis of Tweets. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2022;24(3):e27894. DOI: 10.2196/27894.
• Sidani JE, Hoffman B, Colditz JB, Wolynn R, Hsiao L, Chu KH, Rose J, Shensa A, Davis E, Primack BA*. Discussions and misinformation about electronic nicotine delivery systems and COVID-19 on Twitter. JMIR Formative Research. 2022;6(4):e26335. PMID: 35311684. PMCID: PMC9009382. DOI: 10.2196/26335.
• Primack SJ, Primack BA*. Sex differences in confidence and memory. Journal of Emerging Investigators. Available online at: https://emerginginvestigators.org/articles/sex-differences-in-confidence-and-memory. 2021;4:1-5.
• Sidani JE, Hoffman BL, Colditz JB, Melcher E, Taneja SB, Shensa A, Primack BA, Davis E, Chu, KH. E-cigarette-related nicotine misinformation on social media. Substance Use & Misuse. 2022;57(4):588-594. PMID: 35068338. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2026963.
• Liu T, Li H, Conley Y, Primack BA, Wang J, Li C. The Brain-derived neurotrophic factor functional polymorphism and hand grip strength impact the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and cognition in older adults in the United States. Biological Research for Nursing. 2022; 10998004211065151. PMID: 34974714. DOI: 10.1177/10998004211065151.
• Russell AM, Colditz JB, Barry AE, Davis RE, Shields S, Ortega JM, Primack BA*. Analyzing Twitter chatter about tobacco use within intoxication-related contexts of alcohol use: “Can someone tell me why nicotine is so fire when you're drunk?” Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2021;25:ntab195. PMID: 34562100. DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntab195.
• Russell AM, Davis RE, Ortega JM, Colditz JB, Primack BA*, Barry AE. #Alcohol: Portrayals of alcohol in top videos on TikTok. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2021;82(5):615-622. PMID: 34546908.
• Escobar-Viera CG, Shensa A, Sidani J, Primack BA*, Marshal MP. Association between LGB sexual orientation and depression mediated by negative social media experiences: national survey study of US young adults. JMIR Mental Health. 2020;7(12):e23520. PMID: 33270041. PMCID: PMC7746493.
• Sidani JE, Shensa A, Escobar-Viera CG, Primack BA*. Associations between comparison on social media and depressive symptoms: a study of young parents. Journal of Child & Family Studies. 2020;29(12): 3357-3368. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-020-01805-2.
• Shensa A, Sidani JE, Hoffman BL, Escobar-Viera CG, Melcher EM, Primack BA, Myers SP, Burke JG. Positive and negative social media experiences among young adults with and without depressive symptoms. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 2021;6(2):378-387. DOI:10.1007/s41347-020-00175-2.
• Colditz JB, Tulikangas MC, Sidani JE, Dodson ZM, Woods MS, James AE, Primack BA*. Vape shop proliferation and non-compliance in Pennsylvania: a pre- and post-tax analysis. Tobacco Use Insights. 2021;14:1179173X20927389. PMID: 33746518. PMCID: PMC7905483. DOI: 10.1177/1179173X20927389.
• Primack BA, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Escobar-Viera CG, Fine MJ. Temporal associations between social media use and depression. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2021;60(2):179-188. PMID: 33309454. PMCID: PMC8261713. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.09.014.
• Chu K, Shensa A, Colditz JB, Sidani JE, Hoffman BL, Sinclair D, Krauland MG, Primack BA*. Integrating social dynamics into modeling cigarette and e-cigarette use. Health Education & Behavior. 2020;47(2):191-201. PMID: 32090652. PMCID: PMC7256966. DOI: 10.1177/1090198119876242.
• Hoffman BL, Shensa A, Escobar-Viera CG, Sidani JE, Miller E, Primack BA*. Their page is still up: Social media and coping with loss. Journal of Loss and Trauma. 2020;26(5):451-468. DOI:10.1080/15325024.2020.1820227.
• Visweswaran S, Colditz JB, O’Halloran P, Han N, Taneja SB, Welling J, Chu K, Sidani JE, Primack BA*. Machine learning classifiers for Twitter surveillance of vaping. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;12;22(8):e17478. PMID: 32784184. PMCID: PMC7450367. DOI: 10.2196/17478.
• Rzewnicki D, Shensa A, Levenson J, Primack BA, Sidani JE. Associations between positive and negative social media experiences and sleep disturbance among young adults. Sleep Health. 2020 22;S2352-7218(20)30079-6. PMID: 32335040. PMCID: PMC7577979. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2020.02.013.
• Hoffman BL, Cafferty LA, Jain P, Shensa A, Rosenthal EL, Primack BA*, Sidani JE. Patient-centered communication behaviors on primetime television. Journal of Health Communication. 2020 1;25(2):170-179. PMID: 32013787. DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2020.1723040.
• Primack ML, Primack BA*. Trajectories to and from electronic nicotine delivery systems and traditional cigarettes. Journal of Emerging Investigators. Available online at: https://emerginginvestigators.org/articles/trajectories-between-cigarette-smoking-and-electronic-nicotine-delivery-system-use-among-adults-in-the-u-s. 2019;2:1-6.
• Chu K, Colditz JB, Sidani JE, Zimmer M, Primack BA*. Reevaluating standards of human subjects protection for sensitive health data in social media networks. Social Networks. 2021;67:41-46. PMID: 34539049. DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2019.10.010.
• Escobar-Viera CG, Shensa A, Hamm M, Sidani JE, Melcher EM, Rzewnicki DI, Egan JE, Primack BA*. ‘I don’t feel like the odd one’: Utilizing content analysis to compare social media experiences of sexual minority and non-minority U.S. young adults. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2020;34(3):285-293. PMID: 31698919. PMCID: PMC7404611. DOI: 10.1177/0890117119885517.
• Shensa A, Sidani JE, Escobar-Viera CG, Switzer GE, Primack BA, Choukas-Bradley S. Emotional support from social media and face-to-face relationships: Associations with depression risk among young adults. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2020;1;260:38-44. PMID: 31493637.
• Shiffman S, Scholl SM, Mao J, Ferguson SG, Hedeker D, Primack BA, Tindle HA. Using nicotine gum to assist non-daily smokers in quitting: a randomized clinical trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. In press, 2019. PMID: 31125988
• Chu K, Colditz JB, Malik M, Yates T, Primack BA*. Identifying key target audiences for public health campaigns: leveraging machine learning in the case of hookah tobacco smoking. JMIR. 2019. 21(7).
• Sidani JE, Colditz JB, Barrert EL, Chu K, James AE, Primack BA*. JUUL on Twitter: analyzing tweets about use of a new nicotine delivery system. Journal of School Health. 2019.
• Hoffman BL, Felter EM, Chu K, Shensa A, Hermann C, Wolynn T, Williams D, Primack BA*. It’s not all about autism: The emerging landscape of anti-vaccination sentiment on Facebook. Vaccine. 2019;37(16):2216-2223.
• Chu K, Escobar-Viera CG, Matheny S, Davis EM, Primack BA*. Tobacco cessation mobile app intervention (Just Kwit! study): Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled pragmatic trial. Trials. 2019;20:147.
• Chu K, Colditz JB, Primack BA, Shensa A, Allem JP, Miller E, Unger JB, Cruz TB. JUUL: Spreading online and offline. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2018;63(5):582-586.
• Primack BA, Karim SA, Shensa A, Bowman B, Knight J, Sidani JE. Positive and negative social media experiences and social isolation. American Journal of Health Promotion. In press, 2018.
• Corbin BD, Colditz JB, Switzer GE, Sidani JE, Klatt PM, Schaffer T, Primack BA*. The SMARxT media literacy program: improving evidence-based prescribing among medical students. Journal of Media Literacy Education. In press, 2019.
• Escobar-Viera CD, Whitfield DL, Wessel CB, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Brown Jr AL, Chandler CJ, Hoffman BL, Marshal MP, Primack BA*. For better or for worse? a systematic review of the evidence on social media use and depression among lesbian, gay, and bisexual minorities. JMIR Mental Health. 2018;5(3):e10496. PMID: 30037786 PMCID: PMC6079300.
• Taleb ZB, Laestadius LI, Asfar T, Primack BA, Maziak W. #Hookahlife: The rise of waterpipe promotion on Instagram. Health Education & Behavior. 2018:1-8.
• Escobar-Viera CG, Shensa A, Bowman ND, Sidani JE, Knight J, James AE, Primack BA*. Passive and active social media use and depressive symptoms among U.S. young adults. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 2018;21(7):437-443. PMID: 29995530.
• Primack BA, Bisbey M, Shensa A, Bowman B, Karim SA, Knight J, Sidani JE. The association between valence of social media experiences and depression. Depression and Anxiety. 2018;35(8):784-794.
• Sidani JE, Shensa A, Yabes J, Fertman C, Primack BA*. Waterpipe tobacco use in college and non-college young adults in the USA. Family Practice. 2018. PMID: 29741621.
• Colditz JB, Chu K, Emery S, Welling J, Larkin CR, James AE, Primack BA*. Toward real-time infoveillance of Twitter health messages: Practical considerations for data collection, Management, and Human Coding. American Journal of Public Health. 2018;108(8). PMID: 2992764 PMCID: PMC6050832.
• Hoffman BL, Tulikangas MC, James AE, Shensa A, Colditz JB, Primack BA*. Pennsylvania policymakers’ knowledge, attitudes, and likelihood for action regarding waterpipe tobacco smoking & electronic nicotine delivery systems. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2018;4.
• Primack BA, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Tulikangas MC, Roberts MS, Colditz JB, James AE, Fine MJ. Comparison of toxicant load from waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among young adults in the United States. Tobacco Control. 2018:1-7. PMID: 29773707.
• Shensa A, Sidani JE, Escobar-Viera CG, Chu K, Bowman ND, Knight JM, Primack BA*. Real-life closeness of social media contacts and depressive symptoms among university students. Journal of American College Health. 2018:1-8. PMID: 29452042.
• Soneji S, Primack BA, Pierce JJ, Sung H, Sargent JD. Quantifying population-level health benefits and harms of e-cigarette use. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(3):e0193328 PMID: 29538396 PMCID: PMC5851558
• Shensa A, Sidani JE, Dew MA, Escobar-Viera CG, Primack BA*. Social media use and depression and anxiety symptoms: a cluster analysis. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2018;42(2):116-128. PMID: 29458520.
• Colditz JB, Chu K, Switzer GE, Pelechrinis K, Primack BA*. Online data to contextualize waterpipe tobacco smoking establishments surrounding large US universities. Health Informatics Journal. 2018:1-11.
• Hoffman BL, Rosenthal EL, Colditz JB, McGarry R, Primack BA*. Use of Twitter to assess viewer reactions to the medical drama Code Black. Journal of Health Communication. 2018;23(3):244-253.
• Primack BA, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Soneji S, Hoffman BL, Sargent JD, James AE, Hoffman R, Fine MJ. Initiation of traditional cigarette smoking after electronic cigarette use among tobacco-naïve U.S. young adults. American Journal of Medicine. In press, 2018. PMID: 29242110.
• Whaite E, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Colditz JB, Rosen D, Primack BA*. Social media relationships and depressive symptoms among U.S. university students. Personality and Individual Differences. 2017;124:45-50.
• Chakraborty P, Colditz JB, Silvestre AJ, Friedman MR, Bogen KW, Primack BA*. Using Twitter to characterize public sentiment toward HPV vaccination. Cogent Med. 2017;4(1).
• Rosen DA, McCall J, Primack BA*. A telehealth protocol prevents readmission among a high-risk cohort of patients with congestive heart failure. The American Journal of Medicine. 2017;130(11):1326-1330. PMID: 28754266.
• Levenson J, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Colditz JB, Primack BA*. Social media use before bed and sleep disturbance among young adults in the United States: A nationally-representative study. SLEEP. 2017;40(9):1-7. PMID: 28934521.
• Shensa A, Escobar-Viera, CG, Sidani JE, Bowman ND, Marshal MP, Primack BA*. Problematic social media use and depressive symptoms among U.S. young adults: A nationally-representative study. Social Science & Medicine. 2017;182:150-157. PMID: 28446367. PMCID: PMC5476225.
• Soneji S, Barrington-Trimis JL, Leventhal AM, Unger JB, Gibson LA, Wills TA, Yang J, Andrews JA, Hornick RC, Primack BA, Dang R, Sargent JD. E-cigarette use and subsequent cigarette smoking among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. 2017;171(8):788-797. PMID: 28654986.
• Primack BA, Colditz JB, Rosen E, Giles LM, Jackson K, Kraemer KL. Portrayal of alcohol brands favored by underage youth on YouTube. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2017;78(5), 654–664. PMCID: PMC4451204
• Colditz JB, Welling J, Smith NA, James AE, Primack BA*. World Vaping Day: contextualizing vaping culture in online social media. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 2019;13(2):196-215.
• Hoffman BL, Hoffman RM, Wessel C, Shensa A, Woods MS, Primack BA*. The use of fictional medical television in medical education: A systematic review. Advances in Health Sciences Education. PMID: 28083814.
• Sidani, JE, Shensa A, Naidu MR, Yabes J, Primack BA*. Initiation, progression, and sustained waterpipe use: A nationally-representative longitudinal study of U.S. young adults. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention. PMID: 28082346.
• Hoffman BL, Shensa A, Wessel C, Hoffman RM, Primack BA*. Exposure to fictional medical television and health: A systematic review. Health Education Research. 2017;32(2):107-123. PMID:28334962.
• Primack BA, Shensa A, Escobar-Viera CG, Barrett EL, Sidani JE, Colditz JB, James AE. Use of multiple social media platforms and symptoms of depression and anxiety: A nationally-representative study among U.S. young adults. Computers in Human Behavior. 2017;69:1-9.
• Primack BA, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Whaite EO, Lin L, Rosen D, Colditz JB, Radovic A, Miller E. Social media use and perceived social isolation among young adults in the U.S. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2017;53(1):1-8. PMID: 28279545.
• Jones JR, Colditz JB, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Lin L, Terry MA, Primack BA*. Associations between internet-based professional social networking and emotional distress. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 2016;19(10):601-8. PMID: 27732077. PMCID: PMC5067824.
• Maziak W, Taleb ZB, Jawad M, Afifi R, Nakkash R, Akl E, Ward KD, Salloum RG, Barnett TE, Primack BA, Sherman S, Cobb CO, Sutfin EL, Eissenberg T. Consensus statement on assessment of waterpipe smoking in epidemiological studies. Tobacco Control. 2016;0:1-6. PMID: 27165995. PMCID: PMC5104675.
• Sidani JE, Shensa A, Hoffman B, Hanmer J, Primack BA*. Association between social media use and eating concerns among U.S. young adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2016;116(9):1465-72. PMID: 27161027. PMCID: PMC5003636.
• Brook JS, Zhang C, Rubenstone E, Primack BA, Brook DW. Trajectories of substance use as predictors of antisocial personality disorder, major depressive episode, and generalized anxiety disorder. Addictive Behaviors. 2016;62:114-21. PMID: 27344118. PMCID: PMC4955839.
• Levenson JC, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Colditz JB, Primack BA*. Social media use and sleep disturbance among young adults. Preventive Medicine. 2016;85(4);36-41.
• Lin LY, Sidani JE, Shensa A, Radovic A, Miller E, Colditz JB, Hoffman BL, Giles LM, Primack BA*. Association between social media use and depression among U.S. young adults. Depression and Anxiety. 2016;33(4):323-31. PMID: 26783723. PMCID: PMC4853817.
• Shensa A, Sidani JE, Lin L, Bowman ND, Primack BA*. Social media use and perceived emotional support among U.S. young adults. Journal of Community Health. 2016;41(3):541-9. PMID: 26613936. PMCID: PMC4842323.
• Sidani JE, Shiffman S, Shensa A, Switzer GE, Primack BA*. Waterpipe tobacco smoking dependence among US young adults. Addiction. 2016;111(2);351-359.
• Primack BA, Carroll MV, Weiss PM, Shihadeh AL, Shensa A, Farley ST, Fine MJ, Eissenberg T, Nayak S. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inhaled Toxicants from Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking. Public Health Reports. 2016;131(1):76-85.
• Shensa A, Phelps-Tschang JS, Miller E, Primack BA*. A randomized crossover study of Web-based media literacy to prevent smoking. Health Education Research. Available online, December 15, 2015.
• Colditz JB, Ton J, James AE, Primack BA*. Toward Effective Water Pipe Tobacco Control Policy in the United States: Synthesis of Federal, State, and Local Policy Texts. American Journal of Health Promotion. PMID: 26730559. PMCID: PMC4935627.
• Primack BA, Freedman-Doan P, Sidani JE, Rosen D, Shensa A, James AE, Wallace J. Sustained waterpipe tobacco smoking and trends over time among US high school seniors: Findings from Monitoring the Future. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2015;49(6):859-67. PMID: 26385163.
• Primack BA, Soneji S, Stoolmiller M, Fine MJ, Sargent JD. Progression to traditional cigarette smoking after electronic cigarette use among U.S. adolescents and young adults. JAMA Pediatrics. 2015;169(11):1018-23. PMID: 26348249.
• Primack BA, Carroll MV, Davis W, Shensa A, Levine MD. Sex differences in hookah-related images posted on Tumblr. Journal of Health Communication. 2016;21(3):366-75. PMID: 26890733. PMCID: PMC779493.
• Primack BA, Colditz JB, Pang K, Jackson KM. Portrayal of alcohol intoxication on YouTube. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2015;39(3):496-503. PMID: 25703135. PMCID: PMC4510943.
• Phelps-Tschang J, Miller E, Rice K, Primack BA*. Web-based media literacy to prevent tobacco use among high school students. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 2015;7(3);29-40.
• Rubio DM, Robinson GFWB, Gilliam VA,Primack BA, Switzer GE, Seltzer DL, Kapoor WN. Characterization of investigators approaches to research: A qualitative study. Clinical and Translational Science. 2014;7(6):441-6. PMCID: PMC4268360
• Sidani JE, Shensa A, Primack BA*. Waterpipe steam stones: Familiarity with and use among US young adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2015;17(1):114-8.PMID: 25145376. PMCID: PMC4318932.
• Carroll MV, Chang J, Sidani JE, Barnett TE, Soule E, Balbach E, Primack BA*. Reigniting tobacco ritual: Waterpipe tobacco smoking establishment culture in the United States. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2014;16(12):1549-58. PMID: 24972889 PMCID: PMC4296182
• Primack BA, McClure A, Li Z, Sargent JD. Receptivity to and recall of alcohol brand appearances in US popular music and alcohol-related behaviors. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2014;38(6):1737-44. PMID: 24716496. PMCID: PMC4047148.
• Primack BA, Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH, Switzer GE, Shensa A, Carroll MV, Azab M, Eissenberg T. The LWDS-10J: Reliability and validity of the Lebanon Waterpipe Dependence Scale among university students in Jordan. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2014;16(7):915-22. PMID: 24571810. PMCID: PMC4133566.
• Sidani JE, Shensa A, Barnett TE, Cook RL, Primack BA*. Knowledge, attitudes, and normative beliefs as predictors of hookah tobacco smoking initiation: A longitudinal study of University students. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2014;16(6):647-54. PMID: 24323574. PMCID: PMC4015087.
• Robinson GFWB, Switzer GE, Cohen ED, Primack BA, Kapoor WN, Seltzer DL, Bakken LL, Rubio DM. Shortening the Work Preference Inventory for use with physician scientists: WPI 10. Clinical and Translational Science. 2014;7(4):324-8. PMID: 24405561. PMCID: PMC4090299.
• Primack BA, Mah J, Shensa A, Rosen D, Yonas MA, Fine MJ. Associations between race, ethnicity, religion, and waterpipe tobacco smoking. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. 2014;13(1):58-71. PMID: 24564560. PMCID: PMC3998664.
• Primack BA, Colditz JB, Cohen E, Switzer GE, Robinson G, Seltzer DL, Rubio DM, Kapoor WN. Measurement of social capital among clinical research trainees. Clinical and Translational Science. 2014;7(1):33-7. PMID: 24118964. PMCID: PMC3944911.
• Alzoubi KH, Khabour OF, Azab M, Shqair DM, Shihadeh A, Primack BA, Eissenberg T. Carbon monoxide exposure and puff topography are associated with the Lebanese Waterpipe Dependence Scale score. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2013;15(10):1782-6. PMID: 23616231. PMCID: PMC3842104.
• Robinson GFWB, Switzer GE, Cohen ED, Primack BA, Kapoor WN, Seltzer DL, Bakken LL, Rubio DM. A shortened version of the Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory: CRAI-12. Academic Medicine. 2013;88(9):1340-5. PMID: 23886999. PMCID: PMC3758379.
• Sidani JE, Shensa A, Primack BA*. Substance and Hookah Use and Living Arrangement Among Fraternity and Sorority Members at US Colleges and Universities. Journal of Community Health. 2012;38(2): 238-245. PMID: 22903805. PMCID: PMC3594445.
• Primack BA, Hendricks KM, Longacre MR, Adachi-Mejia AM, Weiss JE, Titus LJ, Beach ML, Dalton MA. Parental efficacy and child behavior in a community sample of children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders. 2012;4(4):189-97. PMID: 22886756. PMCID: PMC3562484.
• Barnett TE, Shensa A, Kim KH, Cook RL, Nuzzo E, Primack BA*. The predictive utility of attitudes toward hookah tobacco smoking on current use and use among a sample of college students. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2013;37(4), 433-439. NIHMSID: 439219.
• Primack BA, Shensa A, Kim KH, Carroll MV, Hoban MT, Leino EV, Eissenberg T, Dachille KH, Fine MJ. Waterpipe smoking among US university students. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2013;15(1);29-35. PMID: 22641433. PMCID: PMC3524056.
• Nuzzo E, Shensa A, Kim KH, Fine MJ, Barnett TE, Cook R, Primack BA*. Associations between hookah tobacco smoking knowledge and hookah smoking behavior among US college students. Health Education Research. 2013;28(1), 92-100. PMID:22987864. PMCID: PMC3549589.
• Primack BA, Douglas E, Land SR, Fine MJ. Comparison of media literacy and usual education to prevent tobacco use: A cluster randomized trial. Journal of School Health. 2014;84(2):106-115. PMID: 25099425. PMCID: PMC4126196.
• Primack BA, Land SR, Fan J, Kim KH, Rosen DA. Associations of mental health problems with waterpipe tobacco and cigarette smoking among college students. Substance Use and Misuse. 2013;48(3), 211-219. PMID: 23302059. PMCID: PMC3582711.
• Primack BA, Hopkins M, Hallett C, Carroll MV, Zeller M, Dachille K, Donohue JM. U.S. health policy related to hookah tobacco smoking. American Journal of Public Health. 2012;102(9):e47-51. PMID: 22827447. PMCID: PMC3482044.
• Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH, Eissenberg T, Mehrotra P, Azab M, Carroll MV, Afifi RA, Primack BA*. Waterpipe tobacco and cigarette smoking among university students in Jordan. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2012:16(7):986-92. PMID: 22525279.
• Shadel WG, Martino S, Setodji C, Haviland A, Primack BA, Scharf D. Motives for smoking in movies affect future smoking risk in middle school students: An experimental Investigation. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2012;123(1-3);66-71. PMID: 22074766. PMCID: PMC3288217.
• Carroll MV, Shensa A, Primack BA*. A comparison of cigarette and hookah-related videos on YouTube. Tobacco Control. 2013;22(5):319-323. PMID: 22363069. PMCID: PMC3655091.
• Primack BA, Roberts T, Fine MJ, Dillman Carpentier FR, Rice KR, Barnato AE. ER vs. ED: A comparison of televised and real-life emergency medicine. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 43(6):1160-6. PMID: 22766407. PMCID: PMC3391574.
• Primack BA, Carroll MV, McNamara M, Klem ML, King B, Rich MO, Chan CW, Nayak S. Role of video games in improving health-related outcomes: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012;42(6):630-8. PMID: 22608382.
• Primack BA, Kim KH, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Barnett TE, Switzer GE. Tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol use in University students: A cluster analysis. Journal of American College Health. 2012;60(5):374-86. PMID: 22686360. PMCID: PMC3401532
• Salgado MV, Perez-Stable EJ, Primack BA, Kaplan CP, Mejia RM, Gregorich SE, Alderete E. Media literacy in Jujuy. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2012;14(5):516-21. PMID: 22193569. PMCID: PMC3337534.
• Primack BA, Rice KR, Shensa AS, Carroll MV, DePenna EJ, Nakkash R, Barnett T. US hookah tobacco smoking establishments advertised on the internet. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012;42(2):150-6. PMID: 22261211. PMCID: PMC3391575
• Primack BA, Nuzzo E, Rice K, Sargent J. Alcohol brand references in U.S. popular music. Addiction. 2012;107(3):557-66. PMID: 22011113. PMCID: PMC3273659.
• Primack BA, Beach M, Adachi-Mejia AM, Dalton MA. Association of established smoking among adolescents with timing of exposure to smoking depicted in movies. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2012;104(7):1571-6. PMID: 22423010. PMCID: PMC3317882.
• Rubio DM, Primack BA, Switzer GE, Bryce CL, Seltzer DL, Kapoor WN. A comprehensive career-success model for physician-scientists. Academic Medicine. 2011;86(12):1-6. PMID: 22030759. PMCID: PMC3228877.
• Hu X, Primack BA*, Barnett TE, Cook RL. College students and use of K2: An emerging drug of abuse in young persons. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2011;6:16. PMID: 21745369.
• Lee JS, Primack BA, Mor MK, Stone RA, Obrosky DS, Yealy DM, Fine MJ. Processes of Care and Outcomes for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. American Journal of Medicine. 2011;124:1175.e9-1175.e17. PMID: 22000624. NIHMSID: 387883.
• Primack BA, Silk JS, DeLozier CR, Shadel WS, Dillman Carpentier F, Dahl RE, Switzer GE. Using ecological momentary assessment to determine media use by individuals with and without major depressive disorder. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2011;165(4):360-365. PMID: 21464384. PMCID: PMC3074228.
• Longacre M, Primack BA, Owens PM, Gibson L, Beauregard S, Dalton MA. Public directory data sources do not accurately characterize the community food environment in two predominantly rural states. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2011;111:577-82. PMID: 21443992. PMCID: PMC3119892.
• Bier M, Shields D, Spring S, Primack BA*. School-based smoking prevention with media literacy: A pilot study. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 2011;2(3):185-98.
• Shadel WG, Martino S, Haviland A, Setodji C, Primack BA. Smoking motives in movies are important for understanding adolescent smoking: A preliminary investigation. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2010;12(8):850-4. PMID: 20576800. PMCID: PMC2917740.
• Primack BA, Dilmore TC, Switzer GE, Bryce CL, Seltzer DL, Li JI, Landsittel DP, Kapoor WN, Rubio DM. Burnout among early-career research trainees. Clinical and Translational Science. 2010;3(4):186-8. PMID: 20718821. PMCID: PMC2925292.
• Dilmore TC, Rubio DM, Cohen E, Seltzer DL, Switzer GE, Bryce CL, Primack BA, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN. Psychometric properties of the mentor role instrument when used in an academic medicine setting. Clinical and Translational Science. 2010;3(3):104-8. PMID: 20590679.
• Gold MA, Sheftel AV, Chiapetta L, Young AJ, Zuckoff A, Clemente CC, Primack BA*. Associations between religiosity and sexual and contraceptive behaviors. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2010;23(5):290-7. PMID: 20493738. PMCID: PMC2933332.
• Snyder ME, Zillich AJ, Primack BA, Rice K, McGivney MA, Pringle JL, Smith RB. Exploring successful community pharmacist-physician collaborative working relationships using mixed methods. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2010;6(4):307-23. PMID: 21111388. PMCID: PMC3004536.
• Primack BA, Wickett DJ, Kraemer KL, Zickmund S. Teaching health literacy using popular television programming: a qualitative pilot study. American Journal of Health Education. 2010;41(3):147-54.
• Azab M, Khabour OF, Alkaraki AK, Eissenberg T, Alzoubi KH, Primack BA*. Water pipe tobacco smoking among university students in Jordan. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2010;12(6):606-12. PMID: 20418383. PMCID: PMC2878728.
• Simon MA, Primack BA, Teuteberg J, Kormos RL, Bermudez C, Toyoda Y, Shah H, Gorcsan J 3rd, McNamara DM. Left ventricular remodeling and myocardial recovery on mechanical circulatory support. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2010;16(2):99-105. PMID: 20142020. PMCID: PMC2819986.
• Primack BA, Douglas EL, Kraemer KL. Exposure to cannabis in popular music and cannabis use among adolescents. Addiction. 2010;105(3):515-23. PMID: 20039860.
• Primack BA, Fertman CI, Rice KR, Adachi-Mejia AM, Fine MJ. Waterpipe and cigarette smoking among college athletes in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2010;46(1):45-51. PMID: 20123257.
• Sherman EJ, Primack BA*. What works to prevent adolescent smoking? A systematic review of the National Cancer Institute’s Research-Tested Intervention Programs. Journal of School Health. 2009;79(9):391-9. PMID: 19691713.
• Fertman CI, Primack BA*. Elementary student self-efficacy scale development and validation focused on student learning, peer relations, and resisting drug use. Journal of Drug Education. 2009;39(1):23-38. PMID: 19886160.
• Arke ET, Primack BA. Quantifying media literacy: development, reliability, and validity of a new measure. Educational Media International. 2009;46(1):53-65.
• Rubin AG, Gold MA, Primack BA*. Associations between depressive symptoms and sexual risk behavior in a diverse sample of female adolescents. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2009;22(5):306-12. PMID: 19592279.
• Primack BA, Douglas EL, Fine MJ, Dalton MA. Exposure to sexual lyrics and sexual experience among urban adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009;36(4):317-23. PMID: 19285196.
• Primack BA, Sidani J, Carroll MV, Fine MJ. Associations between smoking and media literacy in college students. Journal of Health Communication. 2009;14(6):541-55. PMID:19731126.
• Primack BA, Fine D, Yang CK, Wickett D, Zickmund S. Adolescents’ impressions of antismoking media literacy education: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial. Health Education Research. 2009;24(4):608-21. PMID: 19052155. PMCID: PMC2706492.
• Adachi-Mejia AM, Primack BA, Beach ML, Titus-Ernstoff L, Longacre MR, Weiss JE, Dalton MA. Influence of movie smoking exposure and team sports participation on established smoking. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2009;163(7):638-43. PMID: 19581547.
• Primack BA, Walsh M, Bryce C, Eissenberg T. Water-pipe tobacco smoking among middle and high school students in Arizona. Pediatrics. 2009;123(2):e282-8. PMID: 19171581.
• Primack BA, Swanier B, Georgiopoulos AM, Land SR, Fine MJ. Association between media use in adolescence and depression in young adulthood: a longitudinal study. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2009;66(2):181-8. PMID: 19188540.
• Primack BA, Kraemer KL, Fine MJ, Dalton MA. Media exposure and marijuana and alcohol use among adolescents. Substance Use and Misuse. 2009;44(5):722-39. PMID: 19306219.
• Primack BA, Hobbs R. Association of various components of media literacy and adolescent smoking. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2009;33(2):192-201. PMID: 18844513.
• Primack BA, Sidani J, Agarwal AA, Shadel WG, Donny EC, Eissenberg TE. Prevalence of and associations with waterpipe tobacco smoking among U.S. university students. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2008;36(1):81-6. PMID: 18719977.
• Primack BA, Gold MA, Schwarz EB, Dalton MA. Degrading and non-degrading sex in popular music: a content analysis. Public Health Reports. 2008;123(5):593-600. PMID: 18828414.
• Primack BA, Land SR, Fine MJ. Adolescent smoking and volume of exposure to various forms of media. Public Health. 2008;122(4):379-89. PMID: 18206196.
• Primack BA, Dalton MA, Carroll MV, Agarwal AA, Fine MJ. Content analysis of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs in popular music. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2008;162(2):169-75. PMID: 18250243.
• Primack BA, Bost JE, Land SR, Fine MJ. Volume of tobacco advertising in African American markets: systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health Reports. 2007;122(5):607-15. PMID: 17877308. PMCID: PMC1936959.
• Primack BA, Bui T, Fertman CI. Social marketing meets health literacy: innovative improvement of health care providers’ comfort with patient interaction. Patient Education and Counseling. 2007;68(1):3-9. PMID: 17418522.
• Primack BA, Switzer GE, Dalton MA. Improving measurement of normative beliefs involving smoking among adolescents. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2007;161(5):434-9. PMID: 17485617.
• Primack BA, Gold MA, Land SR, Fine MJ. Association of cigarette smoking and media literacy about smoking among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006;39(4):465-72. PMID: 16982379.
• Primack BA, Gold MA, Switzer GE, Hobbs R, Land SR, Fine MJ. Development and validation of a smoking media literacy scale for adolescents. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2006;160(4):369-74. PMID: 16585481.