Judith S Gordon

Biography

Judith S. Gordon, Ph.D., is a Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research and Executive Director for Research Initiatives in the College of Nursing. She is also a Professor and was previously Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Gordon received her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oregon, Eugene. Previously she was a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute, Eugene.

Dr Gordon’s areas of expertise include public health tobacco cessation interventions delivered in dental and medical settings, self-help tobacco cessation programs,  educational tobacco cessation programs for healthcare practitioners, computer-based tobacco prevention programs, multi-behavioral interventions to address weight, physical activity, and tobacco, and the use of mobile health technologies (e.g., mobile apps) for lifestyle change and medication adherence.

Dr. Gordon has been the PI or Co-Investigator on more than 30 projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She has authored and co-authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, and presented widely at national and international scientific conferences. She has served on several proposal review committees, editorial boards, and professional societies.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
• University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, US
• Helping Survivors of Domestic Violence: The Effectiveness of Medical, Mental Health and Community Services

Awards

• Distinguished Mentor Award
• University of Arizona, Spring 2023
• SRNT Fellow
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Fall 2020
• Leadership Award
• Human Relations Commission of the City of Tucson, Spring 2018
• Maria Teresa Velez Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
• University of Arizona, Spring 2018
• Health Leadership Award
• Arizonans Concerned About Smoking, Fall 2017
• 2016 College of Medicine Faculty Mentoring Award
• University of Arizona, Spring 2016
• Most Influential Women in Arizona
• Arizona Business Magazine, Spring 2015
• Outstanding Service
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Spring 2015
• Janet Senf Award for Excellence in Research
• University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine, Spring 2012
• Health care innovation award, AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange
• AHRQ, Spring 2010
• Outstanding Service Award
• Oregon Research Institute, Spring 2009
• Service Award
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Spring 2001