Mimi Nichter

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Scholarly Contributions

Books

• Nichter, M. (2015). Lighting Up: The Rise of Social Smoking on College Campuses. New York University Press.
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  The book was published in Feb 2015 and discusses why social smoking is on the rise among millennials.

Chapters

• Nichter, M. -. (2012). The social life of yoga: Exploring transnational flows in India. Springer Press, Germany.
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  The article is to be published in a book entitled "Yoga Traveling: bodily practice in transcultural perspective".;Your Role: Sole Author;

Journals/Publications

• Yamini, T., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Sairu, P., Aswati, S., Leelamoni, K., & Unnikrishnan, B. (2015). Developing a fully integrated tobacco curriculum in medical colleges in India.. BMC Medical Education, 15(90).
• Dierker, L., Stolar, M., Lloyd-Richardson, E., Tiffany, S., Flay, B., Collins, L., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Bailey, S., Clayton, R., & , . (2015). Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among first-year US college students: A time series analysis. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, 43(5), 680-699.
• Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Adrian, S., Goldade, K., Tesler, L., & Muramoto, M. (2015). Smoking and harm-reduction efforts among postpartum women. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH, 18(9), 1184-1194.
• Nichter, M., Padmajam, S., Nichter, M., Sairu, P., Aswathy, S., Mini, G., Bindu, V., Pradeepkumar, A., Thankappan, K. R., Nichter, M., Padmajam, S., Nichter, M., Sairu, P., Aswathy, S., Mini, G., Bindu, V., Pradeepkumar, A., & Thankappan, K. R. (2015). Developing a smoke free homes initiative in Kerala, India. BMC Public Health, 480(1-9), 15.
• Goldade, K., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Adrian, S., Tesler, L., & Muramoto, M. (2013). Breastfeeding and smoking among low-income women: Results of a longitudinal qualitative study. BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE, 35(3), 230-240.
• Hingle, M., M., N., & Sam, G. (2012). Texting for Health: The use of participatory methods to develop healthy lifestyle messages for teens. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
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  This was published in the first edition of the journal for 2013.;Your Role: co-author;Full Citation: Hingle, Melanie, Nichter, Mimi, Medeiros, Melanie, and Grace, Samantha. Texting for health: the use of participatory methods to develop healthy lifestyle messages for teens. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 45(1), 2013.;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;
• Mohan, S., Pradeepkumar, A. S., Thresia, C. U., Thankappan, K. R., Poston, W. S., Haddock, C. K., Pinkston, M. M., Muramoto, M. L., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., & Lando, H. A. (2012). Tobacco use among medical professionals in Kerala, India: The need for enhanced tobacco cessation and control efforts. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 31(12), 2313-2318.
• Nichter, M. -., Amos, A., Greaves, L., Nichter, M., & Bloch, M. (2012). Women and tobacco: A call for including gender in tobacco control research, policy and practice. Tobacco Control.
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  This is the leading journal in the field of tobacco control.;Your Role: We are all co-authors. This was an invited article for the journal.;Full Citation: Amos, A., Greaves, L., Nichter, M., and Bloch, M. Women and tobacco: a call for including gender in tobacco control research, policy and practice. Tobacco Control 2012, 21:236-243.;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: These are colleagues from the UK and Canada. Michele Bloch is the acting head of Tobacco Research at the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health;
• Ritenbaugh, C., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Kelly, K., & sims, C. (2012). Developing a patient centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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  ;Your Role: co-author;Full Citation: Ritenbaugh, C., Nichter, Mimi, Nichter, Mark, Kelly, Kim, Sims, C., Castenada, H et al. Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies: defining content and format.;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Written with one faculty member from our department, one from Family and Community Medicine, 2 PhDs from our department and a current PhD candidate.;
• Yamini, T. R., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Sairu, P., Aswathy, S., Leelamoni, K., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P. P., Thapar, R., Basha, S. R., Jayasree, A. K., Mayamol, T. R., Muramoto, M., Mini, G. K., & Thankappan, K. R. (2012). Developing a fully integrated tobacco curriculum in medical colleges in India. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 15.
• Yuan, N., Castenada, H., Nichter, ., Nichter, M., S., W., Carruth, ., & Muramoto, M. (2012). Lay health influencers: how they tailor brief tobacco cessation interventions. Health Education and Behavior.
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  This paper has 3 graduate students (some who have graduated already) on it and a faculty member from the Medical School.;Your Role: co PI on grant;Full Citation: Yuan, Castenada, Nichter, Nichter, Wind, et al.Lay health influencers: how they tailor brief tobacco interventions. Health Education and Behavior, October 2012, 39(5), 544-554.;Collaborative with graduate student: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;
• Yuan, N. P., Wind, S., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Castaneda, H., Carruth, L., & Muramoto, M. (2011). Types of Lay Health Influencers in Tobacco Cessation: A Qualitative Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR, 34(5), 607-617.
• Acosta, M. C., Eissenberg, T., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Balster, R. L., & , . (2010). Characterizing early cigarette use episodes in novice smokers. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 33(1), 106-121.
• Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Carkoglu, A., Lloyd-Richardson, E., & , . (2010). Smoking and drinking among college students: "It's a package deal". DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 106(1), 16-20.
• Nichter, M., Padmajam, S., Nichter, M., Sairu, P., Aswathy, S., Mini, G. K., Bindu, V. C., Pradeepkumar, A. S., & Thankappan, K. R. (2010). Developing a smoke free homes initiative in Kerala, India. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 15.
• Nichter, M., Padmawati, S., Danardono, M., Ng, N., Prabandari, Y., & Nichter, M. (2010). Reading culture from tobacco advertisements in Indonesia. TOBACCO CONTROL, 18(2), 98-107.
• Ritenbaugh, C., Nichter, M., Nichter, M. A., Kelly, K. L., Sims, C. M., Bell, I. R., Castaneda, H. M., Elder, C. R., Koithan, M. S., Sutherland, E. G., Verhoef, M. J., Warber, S. L., & Coons, S. J. (2010). Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies I: defining content and format. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, 11.
• Stromberg, P., Nichter, M., & Nichter, M. (2010). Taking play seriously: Low-level smoking among college students. CULTURE MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY, 31(1), 1-24.
• Bhat, S. J., Blank, M. D., Balster, R. L., Nichter, M., & Nichter, M. (2009). Areca nut dependence among chewers in a South Indian community who do not also use tobacco. ADDICTION, 105(7), 1303-1310.
• Magid, V., Colder, C. R., Stroud, L. R., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., & , . (2009). Negative affect, stress, and smoking in college students: Unique associations independent of alcohol and marijuana use. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 34(11), 973-975.
• Nichter, M. -., Nichter, M. -., Padmawati, S., Danardono, M., Ng, N., Prabandari, Y., & Nichter, M. -. (2009). Reading culture from tobacco advertisements in Indonesia. Tobacco control, 18(2).
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  Tobacco advertising in Indonesia is among the most aggressive and innovative in the world, and tobacco advertisements saturate the environment. Tobacco companies are politically and financially powerful in the country because they are one of the largest sources of government revenue. As a result, there are few restrictions on tobacco marketing and advertising. National surveys reveal that 62% of men and 1% to 3% of women are smokers. Over 90% of smokers smoke clove cigarettes (kretek). This paper examines the social and cultural reasons for smoking in Indonesia and discusses how the tobacco industry reads, reproduces and works with culture as a means of selling cigarettes. An analysis is provided of how kretek tobacco companies represent themselves as supporters of Indonesian national identity. This analysis is used to identify strategies to break the chains of positive association that currently support widespread smoking.
• Amos, A., Greaves, L., Nichter, M., & Bloch, M. (2008). Women and tobacco: a call for including gender in tobacco control research, policy and practice. TOBACCO CONTROL, 21(2), 236-243.
• Hingle, M., Nichter, M., Medeiros, M., & Grace, S. (2008). Texting for Health: The Use of Participatory Methods to Develop Healthy Lifestyle Messages for Teens. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR, 45(1), 12-19.
• Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Muramoto, M., & , . (2008). Project Quit Tobacco International: Laying the Groundwork for Tobacco Cessation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 22, 181S-188S.
• Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Muramoto, M., Adrian, S., Goldade, K., Tesler, L., & Thompson, J. (2008). Smoking among low-income pregnant women: An ethnographic analysis. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR, 34(5), 748-764.
• Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Carkoglu, A., & , . (2007). Reconsidering stress and smoking: a qualitative study among college students. TOBACCO CONTROL, 16(3), 211-214.
• Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Padmawati, R. S., & Ng, N. (2007). Developing a smoke free household initiative: an Indonesian case study. ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, 89(4), 578-581.
• Yuan, N. P., Castaneda, H., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Wind, S., Carruth, L., & Muramoto, M. (2007). Lay Health Influencers: How They Tailor Brief Tobacco Cessation Interventions. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR, 39(5), 544-554.
• Ng, N., Prabandari, Y. S., Padmawati, R. S., Okah, F., Haddock, C. K., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Muramoto, M., Poston, W. S., Pyle, S. A., Mahardinata, N., & Lando, H. A. (2006). Physician assessment of patient smoking in Indonesia: a public health priority. TOBACCO CONTROL, 16(3), 190-196.

Presentations

• Nichter, M. (2015, November). Social smoking among young adults. AAA. Denver: AAA.
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  I presented a paper and was a discussant on a session on Maternal "Instincts".
• Nichter, M. (2015, March). Cessation Research in Turkey. International Tobacco Control Workshop. Ankara Turkey: National Institutes of Health/ World Health Organization.
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  I was an invited speaker at this conference.
• Nichter, M. (2015, November). Webinar on Social Smoking. Webinar. Online for Continuing Education Credits: UCSF College of Medicine.
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  I spoke to an audience of approximately 600 people (during a webinar) on social smoking. There were 3 speakers, and I was given the majority of the time.
• Nichter, M. (2015, October). Invited speaker. Young Adult Community of Practice Meeting. Toronto: Toronto Cancer Center.
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  I presented to a group of 50 public health practitioners on social smoking among young adults.
• Nichter, M. (2015, Spring). Social Smoking among Millennials. Invited Speaker, Legacy Foundation, Washington DC. Washington DC: Legacy Foundation.
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  I was invited to give a talk to the Foundation on my book, Lighting Up and to advice them on how to create ad campaigns on social smoking for national television.
• Nichter, M. -., & Nichter, M. (2012, 2012-11-01). The practice of ayurveda in India's changing consumer society. American Anthropological Association. San Francisco.
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  Invited session (Medical Anthropology) entitled Engaging with Biomedicine from Beyond its Borders.;Your Role: Presenter, First Author;Invited: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -., , M. K., Padmavathi, R., & al., e. (2012, 2012-03-01). Educational materials and resources for tobacco cessation in Indonesia. World conference on Tobacco or Health. Singapore.
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  ;Your Role: Reviewed and helped develop poster presentation;Submitted: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: with colleagues in INdonesia;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -., , Y. T., Thankappan, K., & Mini, G. (2012, 2012-03-01). Introducing a fully integrated tobacco curriculum in medical colleges in Karnataka and Kerala India. World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Singapore.
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  ;Your Role: ASSISTED with poster development;Submitted: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: with other colleagues from India;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -., Going, S., Orr, B., Hongu, K., & Roe, D. (2012, 2012-06-01). Stealth Health: Youth Innovation, Mobile Technology, Online Social Networking, and Informal Learning to Promote Physical Activity. US Dept of Agriculture Fundees Meeting and Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Washington DC.
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  This was a presentation to our funding agency, the US Department of Agriculture;Your Role: helped with presentation;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Type of Presentation: Government/Policy Audiences;
• Nichter, M. -., Hingle, M., Merchant, N., & Hongu, K. (2012, 2012-06-01). Development and evaluation of an informal SMS-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in adolescents.. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Washington DC.
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  ;Your Role: collaborator;Submitted: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member at UA: Yes;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -., Nichter, M., Padmajam, S., & Thankappan, K. (2012, 2012-02-01). The development of a smoke free homes initiative: Kerala, India. Annual Meetings of the Indian Public Health Association. Cochin, Kerala, India.
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  ;Your Role: Presenter;Invited: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: This presentation was done with colleagues in India working on our NIH grant.;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -., Padmajam, S., & Thankappan, K. (2012, 2012-03-01). Working with women's groups to mobilize community support for smoke free households. World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Singapore.
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  ;Your Role: assisted with presentation development;Submitted: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Colleagues in India;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -., Padmawathi, R., Didik, J., & Isityani, T. (2012, 2012-03-01). Developing a smoke free household initiative in Indonesia. World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Singapore.
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  ;Your Role: Assisted with oral presentation development;Submitted: Yes;Refereed: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Collaborative with faculty member in unit: Yes;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Colleagues from Indonesia participating in our NIH grant;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;
• Nichter, M. -. (2011, 2011-03-01). Gender and Tobacco. Brown University.
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  ;Type of Presentation: Invited/Plenary Speaker;
• Nichter, M. -. (2011, 2011-11-01). The Social Life of Yoga: Exploring Transnational Flows. AAA. Montreal.
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  presented in a session titled "Medical Tourism: Patients and Remedies in Transit;Type of Presentation: Professional Organization;

Poster Presentations

• Yamini, T., Thankappan, K. R., Nichter, M., & Nichter, M. (2015, March). Fully Integrated Tobacco Curriculum & Tobacco Cessation skills in Medical Colleges. World Conference on Tobacco or Health,. Abdu Dhabi.
• Hingle, M., Going, S. B., Orr, B. J., Hongu, N. -., Merchant, N., Nichter, M. -., Roe, D. -., Borden, L., Astroth, K. A., Marsh, S. E., Hingle, M., Going, S. B., Orr, B. J., Hongu, N. -., Merchant, N., Nichter, M. -., Roe, D. -., Borden, L., Astroth, K. A., , Marsh, S. E., et al. (2013, August). Stealth health: Youth innovation, mobile technology, online social networking, and informal learning to promote physical activity. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, Annual Conference. Portland, OR.: Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Reviews

• Nichter, M., Greaves, L., Bloch, M., Paglia, M., Scarinci, I., Tolosa, J. E., & Novotny, T. E. (2007. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: the need for social and cultural research(pp 465-477).