Presentations
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco: 2026 Annual Meeting
The VAPOR team will give four oral presentations at the SRNT annual meeting.
Title: Barriers and Facilitators to Enforcing E-Cigarette Regulations for Online Sales
Authors: Sangah Clara Lee, Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Maeve Stover, Luke Haqq, Boram Lee, and Douglas Levy
Title: A Qualitative Examination into the Implementation of State E-cigarette Taxes
Authors: Maeve Stover, Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Hattie Kahl, Nancy Rigotti, A. Eden Evins, and Douglas Levy
Title: Qualitative considerations for e-cigarette directories: perspectives of state tobacco control policy implementers
Authors: Ginny Chadwick, Sangah Clara Lee, Hattie Kahl, Maeve Stover, Gina Kruse, and Douglas Levy
Title: E-cigarette Disposal and the qualitative finds on the tobacco control implementation challenges states face
Authors: Ginny Chadwick, Hattie Kahl, Sangah Clara, Maeve Stover, Gina Kruse, and Douglas Levy
November 2025: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo
Ginny Chadwick delivered an oral presentation on the implementation of Minimum Legal Sales Age (MLSA) model policy components.
Title: MLSA for e-cigarettes: A qualitative study on the implementation of model policy components
Authors: Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Maeve Stover, Cameron Reitan, Victoria Lopez, Hattie Kahl, and Douglas Levy
March 2025: Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco: 2025 Annual Meeting
The VAPOR research team is pleased to deliver three oral presentations at the SRNT 2025 meeting.
Title: Identifying Enforcement Factors Associated with Changes in E-Cigarette Use in U.S. Flavor Restriction States: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Presented by Dr. Lindsay Kephart
Authors: Lindsay Kephart, Ginny Chadwick, Maeve Stover, Gina Kruse, Abra Jeffers, David Cheng, Douglas Levy
Title: An In-Depth Understanding of the Implementation of E-Cigarette MLSA Laws at the State-Level. Presented by Dr. Doug Levy
Authors: Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Maeve Stover, Cameron Reitan, Victoria Lopez, Hattie Kahl, and Douglas Levy
Associations between Statewide E-Cigarette Flavor Restrictions and Use of Tobacco Products among Youth, Young adults, and Adults. Presented by Dr. Doug Levy
Authors: Gina Kruse, Ginny Chadwick, Maeve Stover, Cameron Reitan, Victoria Lopez, Boram Lee, Mark Meaney, Hai-Yen Chien, Sydney Goldberg, Eden Evins, Nancy Rigotti, Douglas Levy
September 2024: Tobacco Online Policy Seminar
Title: Policy implementation science: moving beyond binary definitions of tobacco policy
March 2024: Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco: 2024 Annual Meeting
Dr. Levy delivered an oral presentation on findings from key informant interviews on the implementation of state e-cigarette flavor restrictions.
Title: Implementation of state-level policies restricting flavored e-cigarettes in the U.S.
Authors: Gina Kruse, Ginny Chadwick, Maeve Stover, Cameron Reitan, Victoria Lopez, Boram Lee, Mark Meaney, Hai-Yen Chien, Sydney Goldberg, Eden Evins, Nancy Rigotti, Douglas Levy
Publications
Barriers and Facilitators to Enforcing E-Cigarette Regulations for Online Sales
This study examines the barriers and facilitators to implementing tobacco control policies in the context of e-cigarettes sold online.
Authors: Sangah Clara Lee, Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Maeve Stover, Luke Haqq, Boram Lee, and Douglas Levy
Minimum Legal Sales Age for E-cigarettes: a Qualitative Study on the Implementation of Model Policy Components
This study examines state e-cigarette Minimum Legal Sales Age (MLSA) policy implementation in relation to national tobacco control organizations MLSA Model Policy guidance.
Authors: Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Maeve Stover, Cameron Reitan, Victoria Lopez, Hattie Kahl, and Douglas Levy
Projected Impact of Higher E-Cigarette or Combustible Cigarette Taxes on Use of Both Products in the U.S.
This study utilizes a microsimulation model to project the five-year effect of tax increases on use patterns of combustible cigarettes, e-cigs, or both among youth, young adults, and adults.
Authors: Krishna Reddy, Nora Mulroy, Breanna Richards, Linzy V. Rosen, Amirah Fawziyyah, Nancy A. Rigotti, Douglas E. Levy PhD, Stavroula A. Chrysanthopoulou
State Implementation of Policies Restricting Sales of Flavored E-cigarettes: A Qualitative Analysis
Youth consumption of e-cigarettes is driven by flavored products. This study examined states’ experiences implementing flavor restriction policies, identifying challenges, success, and differences between states.
Authors: Gina Kruse, Ginny Chadwick, Maeve Stover, Cameron Reitan, Victoria Lopez, Boram Lee, Mark Meaney, Hai-Yen Chien, Sydney Goldberg, Eden Evins, Nancy Rigotti, Douglas Levy
State E-Cigarette Flavor Restrictions and Tobacco Product Use in Youth and Adults
E-cigs are the leading tobacco product used by youth, driven by flavored e-cigs .This study estimated state-level trends in prevalence of e-cig and cig use and their associations with flavor restriction policies.
Authors: David Cheng, Boram Lee, Abra Jeffers, Maeve Stover, Lindsay Kephart, Ginny Chadwick, Gina Kruse, Eden Evins, Nancy Rigotti, Douglas Levy
