Congratulations to the latest recipients of the Ashley Studentships for Research in Tobacco Control.

2010 Recipients

Mary Jean Costello (PhD Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo  
"Co-morbid Substance Use among Canadian Youth: What is the Role of School-level Factors?”
Supervisor: Dr. Paul McDonald

Natasha Lane (MSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo  
"Characterization of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use among Canadian Youth Smokers”
Supervisor: Dr. Scott Leatherdale

Natalie MacLeod (MSc Candidate), Health Research Methodology – University of Toronto
"Increasing Smoking Cessation Counselling in Primary Care Using a Chronic Disease Management System"
Supervisor: Dr. Rolf Sebaldt, Dr. Peter Selby

Seema Mutti (MSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo  
"The Impact of Cigarette Package Health Warning Labels in India: An Analysis of Pictorial and Text-only Warnings"
Supervisor: Dr. David Hammond

Chantal Nelson (PhD Candidate), Population Health – University of Ottawa
"Understanding Smoking Behaviours among Pregnant Women in Nunavut: A Pilot Study”
Supervisor: Dr. Robert Reid

Ratsamy Pathammovong (PhD Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo  
"Examining the Link between Adolescent Behaviour and Education Related Outcomes among Canadian Youth: Data from the Canadian Youth Smoking Survey (2006)”
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Manske

Anne Mulligan Tuttle (PhD Candidate), Reproductive Toxicology – McMaster University  
"Cigarette Smoke and Benzo-[a]-pyrene Induced Ovotoxicity”
Supervisor: Dr. Warren Foster

Mary Vu (MSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo  
"Examining Predictors of Different Cigarette Access Behaviours among Canadian Youth: Data from the Canadian Youth Smoking Survey (2006)”
Supervisor: Dr. Paul McDonald

Amanda Woynillowicz (MSc Candidate), Medical Sciences – McMaster University    
"The Impact of Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapies on Beta Cell Health”
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Holloway

Wiworn Sae Yang (MSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo  
"Prevalence of Smokeless Tobacco Use and Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Smokeless Tobacco Products in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia”
Supervisor: Dr. David Hammond

Past Recipients:

2009-2010 Recipients

Spring Competition Winners

Meagan Barkans (MA Candidate), Applied Health Sciences – Brock University  
"Contraband Tobacco Use on Ontario Post-secondary Campuses”
Supervisor: Dr. Kelli-an Lawrance

Carla Bauer (PhD Candidate), Infection and Immunity – McMaster University
"An Investigation of the Impact of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Antiviral Immune Responses”
Supervisor: Dr. Martin Stampfli

Emmanuel Guindon (PhD Candidate), Health Research Methodology – McMaster University
"Susceptibility of Smoking in Low-and Middle-income Countries: Multilevel Analysis of Cross-sectional Data from the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys"
Supervisor: Dr. Jeremiah Hurley

Luke Johnston (BSc Candidate), Applied Health Sciences – University of Waterloo
"Smoking in Outdoor and Quasi-outdoor Environments – An Opportunity for Knowledge Transfer"
Supervisor: Dr. Geoffrey Fong

Ryan Kennedy (PhD Candidate), Life Sciences – University of Waterloo
"Smoking and Blindness Assessing Opportunities with the Canadian Optometry Community”
Supervisor: Dr. Geoffrey Fong

Shelley Walkerley (PhD Candidate), Nursing – University of Toronto
"Providing Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Survey of Nurses in Primary Health Care Settings in Ontario, Canada”
Supervisor: Dr. Sourava Sidani

Amanda Woynillowicz (MSc Candidate), Medical Science – McMaster University  
"The Effects of Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapies on Beta Cell Function in a Rat Beta Cell Line”
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Holloway

2008-2009 Recipients

Fall Competition Winners

Jennifer Bruin (PhD Candidate), Medical Sciences – McMaster University  
"Fetal and Neonatal Nicotine Exposure and Postnatal Dysglycemia: An Antioxidant Intervention"
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Holloway

Andrew Calzavara (MSc Candidate), Biostatistics – University of Toronto
"Smoking Onset in a Large Sample of Students in Ontario: A Multilevel Analysis”
Supervisor: Dr. Scott Leatherdale

Sarah Edwards (MHSc Candidate), Epidemiology and Community Health – University of Toronto
"Secondary Analysis of the Ontario Tobacco Survey: Who are Non-daily Smokers and Who Uses Other Tobacco Products in a Representative Sample of Ontarians"
Supervisor: Dr. Sue Bondy

Omid Fotuhi (MASc Candidate), Social Psychology – University of Waterloo
"Smoking in the Trucking Industry: Evaluation of Levels of Harm and Effectiveness of Smoking Restrictions"
Supervisor: Dr. Geoffrey Fong

Quynh Huynh (BSc Candidate), Life Sciences – Queen’s University
"The Effects of Tobacco and Cannabis Use on Psychosomatic Health of Canadian Youth”
Supervisor: Dr. William Pickett

Matthew Kwan (PhD Candidate), Health and Exercise Psychology – University of Toronto
"Examination of Smoking Patterns during the Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood”
Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner

Alexander Lagunov (MSc Candidate), Reproductive Biology – McMaster University  
"Fetal and Neonatal Nicotine Exposure Adversely Affects the Fertility of the Offspring”
Supervisor: Dr. Warren Foster

Sarah Viehbeck (PhD Candidate), Population Health; Knowledge Exchange; Research Capacity Building – University of Waterloo
"The Tobacco Control Research Community: A Social Network Analysis of Authorship Collaboration (2002-2007)”
Supervisor: Dr. Paul McDonald

Caleb Zavitz (PhD Candidate), Infection and Immunity – McMaster University  
"Impact of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Immune Surveillance and Defence”
Supervisor: Dr. Martin Stampf

2007-2008 Recipients

Spring Competition Winners

Saba Khan (MHSc Candidate), Community Health and Epidemiology – University of Toronto
"Effects of Health Professionals’ Advice Regarding Different Smoking Cessation Methods on Quitting Outcomes in Ontario Smokers"
Supervisor: Dr. Joan Brewster

Juliana Parker (MSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo
"Youth Perceptions of Tobacco Packaging: Deceptive Information and the Impact of Plain Packaging”
Supervisor: Dr. David Hammond

Navindra Persaud (MD Candidate) – University of Toronto
"Improving Smoking Cessation Clinical Skills of Medical Students"
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Selby

Taryn Sendzik (MSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology – University of Waterloo
"An Examination of Planned and Unplanned Smoking Cessation Attempts"
Supervisors: Dr. Paul McDonald

Heather Travis (PhD Candidate), Health and Behavioural Sciences - University of Toronto
"A Descriptive Study of Smoking Cessation Activities Offered by Nurses in Campus University Health Clinics”
Supervisor: Dr. Roberta Ferrence

Fall Competition Winners

Jennifer Bruin (PhD Candidate), Medical Sciences – McMaster University
"The Mechanism of Impaired Glucose Homeostasis following Fetal and Neonatal Exposure to Nicotine"
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Hollloway

Anne Mulligan Tuttle (PhD Candidate), Physiology and Pharmacology – McMaster University
"Benzo[a]pyrene-induced Ovarian Follicle Loss”
Supervisor: Dr. Warren Foster

David Neligan (MA Candidate), Geography – McMaster University
"Smoking Cessation Amongst Immigrants in Canada"
Supervisor: Dr. Bruce Newbold

Sophia Papadakis (PhD Candidate), Health Behaviour – University of Waterloo
"Feasibility of Integrating Smoking Cessation into Routine Primary Care Services: A Pilot Study"
Supervisors: Dr. Paul McDonald

Wiworn Sae Yang (BSc Candidate), Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"The Effects of Household and Vehicle Smoking Bans on Adolescents’ Attitude towards Smoking and Smoking Behaviour”
Supervisor: Dr. Steve Manske

2006-2007 Recipients

Spring Competition Winners

Ana Florescu (MD Candidate), Medicine - University of Toronto
"Attitudes of Non-smoking Bar Workers Towards Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke"
Supervisor: Dr. Roberta Ferrence

Meghan Larin (MSc Candidate), Biomedical Sciences - University of Guelph
"The Effect of Glucocorticoids on CYP2A6 Expression and Nicotine Metabolism"
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Kirby

Martha LeBlanc (MD Candidate), Undergraduate Medicine - University of Toronto
"The Role of drd3 in Relation to Acquisition of Tobacco Dependence"
Supervisors: Dr. Bernard Le Foll, Dr. Jim Kennedy

Vlad Kushnir (MSc Candidate), Pharmacology - University of Toronto
"Neural Correlates of Acute Nicotine Effects and Craving in Depression Using fMRI"
Supervisor: Dr. Usoa Busto

Maria-Alexandra Petre (BSc Candidate), Biology & Pharmacology - McMaster University
"The Effects of Fetal and Neonatal Exposure to Nicotine on Pulmonary Lung Function"
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Holloway

Fall Competition Winners

Jennifer Bruin (MSc Candidate), Medical Sciences - McMaster University  
"The Mechanism of Impaired Glucose Homeostasis following Fetal and Neonatal Exposure to Nicotine"
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Holloway

Ian Cromwell (BSc (Hons) Candidate), Health Studies - University of Waterloo
"The Role of Self-concept in Smoking Susceptibility"
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Manske

Steven Hoffman (BHSc Candidate), Health Sciences - McMaster University
"The Use of Research in International Organizations’ Recommendations to Tobacco Control and Health Systems and their Impact on Health Policy in a Sample of Low- and Middle-income Countries"
Supervisors: Dr. John Lavis, Dr. Sara Bennett, Dr. Susan Elliot

Binu Jose Jacob (PhD Candidate), Medical Science - University of Toronto
"Social Inequalities in Smoking Among Indian Men: Prevalence and Correlates"
Supervisor: Dr. Prahbat Jha

Stephanie Kumpunen (MSc Candidate), Health Promotion - University of Western Ontario
"The Tobacco Industry and Submissions to Parliament"
Supervisor: Dr. Anita Kothari

Denise Laplante (PhD Candidate), Population Health - University of Ottawa
"A Culturally Sensitive Smoking Cessation Programme for Francophone Women Living in Socio-economically Challenging Circumstances: A Pilot Project in the Community of Vanier (Ontario)"
Supervisor: Dr. George Wells

Anne Mulligan Tuttle (PhD Candidate), Reproductive Endocrinology - McMaster University  
"Benzo-[a]-Pyrene-induced Ovotoxicity"
Supervisor: Dr. Warren Foster

Lynda Roberts (MPH Candidate), Health Services and Policy Research - Lakehead University 
"An Assessment of Adherence to Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guidelines in North-western Ontario First Nations"
Supervisor: Dr. Patricia Smith

Michael Roerecke (PhD Candidate),  Epidemiology - University of Toronto 
"Smoking-attributable Mortality and Morbidity in Canada in 2002: A Comparison Across Provinces"
Supervisor: Dr. Jürgen Rehm

Adenike Rowaiye (MSc Candidate), Epidemiology and Biostatistics - University of Western Ontario
"Interest Groups, the Print Media and Policy Formulations: The Case of Tobacco Control"
Supervisor: Dr. Anita Kothari

2005-2006 Recipients

Round 2 Winners

Michael Daubs (PhD Candidate), Media Studies - University of Western Ontario
"Prevention Versus Cessation: Examining the Persuasiveness and Communicative Value of Graphic Canadian Cigarette Warning Labels"

Wayne de Ruiter (PhD Candidate), Exercise Sciences - University of Toronto
"Multiple Health Behaviour Change: The Effects of Physical Activity on Smoking Behaviour"

Godefroy Emmanuel Guindon (PhD Candidate) Economics - McMaster University
"Determinants of Youth Smoking in East Asia"

Robyn Hastie (BHSc Candidate) University of Western Ontario
"Tobacco Control Interest Groups and their Influence on Parliamentary Committees"

Larry Pan (Post-graduate) Medical Education - McMaster University
"Identifying the Barriers to Smoking Cessation in Patients with Lung Cancer and Its Implications for Society at Large"

Sophia Papadakis (PhD Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Identifying Best Practices for the Design of Smoking Cessation Interventions in Primary Care Practice"

Svetlana Popova (PhD Candidate) Social Work - University of Toronto
"Feasibility of Quantifying Avoidable Mortality Attributable to Tobacco Smoking"

Round 1 Winners

Doreen Wing Han Au (PhD Candidate) Philosophy - University of Toronto
"The Differential Effects of Cigarette Excise Taxes on Light, Moderate and Heavy Smokers: Evidence From Canada, 1978-2004"

Dalia Baliunas (PhD Candidate) Epidemiology - University of Toronto
"Descriptive Modeling of the Longitudinal Trajectory of Lung Cancer in Europe"

Lauren Batho (BA Hon Candidate) Psychology - University of Waterloo
"The Presence of Tobacco in Video Games and Its Association with Injunctive Smoking Norms"

Sandy Marie Dupuis (MA Candidate) Community Health Sciences - Brock University
"Tobacco Control Policies and Post-Secondary Students"

Filippe Scerbo (MSc Candidate) Exercise Science - University of Toronto
"The Impact of Acute Exercise on Cigarette Cravings and Time to Smoking Onset"

2004-2005 Recipients

Round 2 Winners

Michelle Doucette (MPH Candidate) Lakehead University
"Tobacco Use Profile in First Nation Community"

Cheryl Everall (MD Candidate) McMaster University
"A Review of Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: The Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapies and Buproprion During the Antenatal Period"

Ana Florescu (MSc Candidate) Public Health Sciences - University of Toronto
"Barworkers' Respiratory Health: Comparing Workers Exposed to Second Hand Smoke to Those Unexposed"

David Hammond (PhD Candidate) Psychology - University of Waterloo
"Communicating Risk: Smoker's Understanding and Use of Cigarette Yields - A Review"

Michael Neal (PhD Candidate) Health Sciences - McMaster University
"Adverse Effects of Mainstream and Sidestream Smoking on Ovarian Function and Fertility"

Round 1 Winners

Katherine Andriash (MSc Candidate) Pharmacology - University of Toronto
"Quantifying Urinary Metabolites of a Tobacco-specific Carcinogen (NNK): Implications in Harm Reduction Strategies"

Dolly Baliunas (PhD Candidate) Epidemiology - University of Toronto
"Exposure Measurement in Smoking Attributable Mortality Estimates"

Ann Marie Chlebovec (MPH Candidate) Lakehead University
"Tobacco Use as a Risk Indicator for Periodontal Disease in a Sample of Northwestern Ontario Residents"

Taryn Sendzik (BA Hon Candidate) Psychology - University of Waterloo
"Measuring Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Automobiles"

Heather Travis (PhD Candidate) Health Behaviour Sciences - University of Toronto
"Casino and Bar Workers: A Comparison of Exposure to Second-hand Smoke and Attitudes Towards Smoke-free Bylaws"

2003-2004 Recipients

Round 2 Winners

Ana Florescu (MSc Candidate) Epidemiology - University of Toronto
"Developmental and Generational Trends in Tobacco, Alcohol and Cannabis Consumption"

Michelle Inness (PhD Candidate) Management - Queen's University
"The Impact of Excise Taxes on Demand for Smoking Cessation Products: Between and Within Province Comparisons"

Jessica Reid (BSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Factors Related to Estimation of Peer Smoking in Adolescents"

Jessica Van Exan (MSc Candidate) Clinical Psychology - York University
"Understanding Adolescent Substance Use: The Contribution of Peer, Family and Cognitive Factors"

Round 1 Winners

Fauzia Ashraf (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"The Role of Outcome Expectancies on Successful Smoking Cessation"

Christina Atkinson (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Impact of Social and Environmental Factors on School Smoking Risk Levels"

Russell Callaghan (PhD Candidate) Psychology - University of Toronto
"Processes-of-Change and Stage-Transition in the Trans-theoretical Model: An Application to Smoking-Cessation Behaviour"

Katia de Pinho Campos (MHSc Candidate) Health Promotion - University of Toronto
"Smoking Prevention in South America: Why Tobacco is a Critical Issue in the Region"

Jillian Giesler (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Gender Analysis of Smoking Initiation Among University Students"

2002-2003 Recipients

Round 2 Winners

Annette Bradfield (Combined Masters: Nurse Practitioner/MScN) University of Ottawa
"Smokers With Cardiac Disease: A Qualitative Study"

Jennifer Davidson-Harden (PhD Candidate) Clinical Psychology - University of Waterloo
"An Application of the Reasons Model in Understanding the Pregnant Smoker"

Taryn McKnight (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Assessing the Validity of a Treatment Matching Model for Smokers"

Heather Travis (MA Candidate) Community Health Sciences - Brock University
"Understanding Characteristics of Effective Self-Help Cessation Materials for Post-Secondary Students"

Scott Leatherdale (PhD Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"An Examination of How School Environments Influence Youth Smoking: Using Multi-Level Analysis"

Sarah Viehbeck (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Standardized Evaluation Tools for Smoking Cessation Programs"

Round 1 Winners

David Hammond (PhD Candidate) Department of Psychology - University of Waterloo
"Tobacco Control Policy and Smoking Cessation: Barriers to the Use and Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Cessation Aids"

Heather Travis (MA Candidate) Community Health Sciences - Brock University
"An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Post-Secondary Students"

Kelly N. Vogt (BSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Sources of Tobacco for Canadian Adolescents: What They do When They Can't Buy for Themselves"

Angela Reitsma (BSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Smoking in Canadian High Schools: Does Policy Make a Difference?"

Michael Chaiton (MSc Candidate) Epidemiology - University of Toronto
"The Effectiveness of the Heaviness of Smoking Index as a Predictor of Cessation in Canada"

2001-2002 Recipients

Round 2 Winners

Cameron Norman (PhD Candidate) Social Science and Health Program - University of Toronto
"Measuring Smoking-related Behaviour Change in Youth: the Likelihood of Action Index"

Julie Dyke (MSc Nursing), Health Sciences - University of Ottawa
"Public Participation for Tobacco Control Policy: The Case of a Municipal Smoke-Free Bylaw"

Round 1 Winners

Lori Diemert (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Understanding and Measuring Dissemination in Tobacco Control"

David Hammond (MSc Candidate) Health Science - University of Waterloo
"Cigarette Warning Labels and Smoking Cessation: A Survey of Canadian Smokers"

Jeptha Harrison (PhD Candidate) Social Science and Health Program - University of Toronto
"Young Women and Smoking - A Currentl Literature Review

Jennifer Haynes (MA Candidate) Journalism - University of Western Ontario
"du Maurier Arts Council Grants for University Students"

Scott Leatherdale (PhD Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Examining Environmental Factors Which Influence High School Student Smoking Rates"

Caroline Silverman (MSc Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Community Pharmacists' Perspectives on Smoking Cessation Counselling: An Interpretive Analysis"

Sophie Soklaridis (PhD Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Smoking Mums: The Unhappy Marriage of Smoking and Motherhood. A Feminist Qualitative Study of the Public/Private Dimensions of Women's Smoking"

Sarah Viehbeck (BA Candidate) Community Health Sciences - Brock University
"Health Knowledge and Perceived Susceptibility of Post-Secondary Regular and Occasional Smoking"

2000-2001 Recipients

Round 1 Winners

Crystal Freeman (PhD Candidate) Epidemiology - University of Toronto
"Living Environment and the Social Context of Binge Drinking and Cigarette Smoking"

David Hammond (MSc Candidate) Health Science and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Feasibility of Profiling Ontario Smokers by Region and First Language"

Auriele Labbe (PhD Candidate) Biostatistics - University of Waterloo
"Youth Access to Tobacco - Changes Across Time"

Scott Leatherdale (PhD Candidate) Health Studies and Gerontology - University of Waterloo
"Developing Standardized Measures for Measuring Outcomes in Smoking Cessation Studies"

Cameron Norman (PhD Candidate) Social Science and Health Program - University of Toronto
"Using the Internet for Youth Smoking Cessation"

Melanie Robert
"A Comparative Study of Tobacco Control Enforcement"

Bronwen Waller (MHSc Candidate) Community Health and Epidemiology - University of Toronto
"Trends in Youth Smoking"