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 Lee, 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. (Honored with “2026 Best Paper Award” by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.)
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
