2024 Conference

A look back at our 12th Annual VCBH Conference

Videos and slides are linked below where noted. View/download the published brochure (pdf).

Program Schedule

Thursday, October 3

8:15-9:00

Breakfast and Registration

9:00-9:10

Opening Remarks

Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, Director, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia H Donaldson Professor in Translational Science, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont (Video, Slides)

Special Welcome
Peter Welch, US Senator for Vermont

9:10-10:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Cytisine for Tobacco Cessation: New Opportunities for an
Old Drug

Nancy A. Rigotti, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Founding Director, Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital (Slides)

10:10- 10:25

BREAK

10:30-12:25

SESSION 1:

Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Among People with Comorbid Substance Use

Session Chair: Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD, Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont (Video)

10:30-10:55	*Tobacco Product Use and At-Risk Drinking: Integrated Treatment Strategies* *& Emerging Trends* Lisa M. Fucito, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Director, Tobacco Treatment Service, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, Co-Director, Digital Insights Lab (Slides)
11:00-11:25	**Tobacco Use and Cessation Among Individuals Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD, Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont (Slides**)
11:30-11:55	**Developing and Testing Novel Tobacco Treatments for Adults with Opioid Use Disorder Joanna M. Streck, PhD, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Slides**)
12:00-12:25	Audience/Panel Q & A Discussion

12:30-1:30

LUNCH

1:35-3:30

SESSION 2:
Intersections of Tobacco Use and Chronic Health Conditions

Session Chair: Ira M. Bernstein, MD, John Van Sicklen Maeck Professor and Chair Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont (Video)

1:35-2:00	*Emerging Nicotine Products and Pulmonary Health: Balancing the Risks and* *Benefits* Katherine E. Menson, DO, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont (Slides)
2:05-2:30	*Nicotine/Tobacco Use Among People with PTSD* Kelly R. Peck, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont (Slides)
2:35-3:00	*Nicotine/Tobacco Use Among People with HIV* Patricia A. Cioe, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, School of Public Health (Slides)
3:05-3:30	Audience/Panel Q & A Discussion

3:35-3:55

BREAK

4:00-5:30

RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION

Session Chair: Eric A. Thrailkill, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychological Science and Psychiatry, University of Vermont

Friday, October 4

8:15-9:00

Breakfast and Registration

9:00-10:30

SESSION 3:

Tobacco Use: Intersections with Chronic Health Conditions, Rurality, and Sex

Session Co-Chairs: Sarah H. Heil, PhD, Associate Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont; Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, Director, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia H Donaldson Professor in Translational Science, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont (Video)

Opening Remarks
Elias M. Klemperer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Depts. of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, Associate Director, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont (Slides)

9:05-9:30	*The Effects of IQOS Use on Cigarette Smoking Behaviors: Do the Effects Differ by Sex?* Janet Audrain-McGovern, PhD, Professor and Director, Addictions Section, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (Slides)
9:35-10:00	*E-cigarette Use and Cigarette Smoking Among Adults with Chronic Health Conditions: National Findings from the PATH Study* Karin A. Kasza, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Slides)

10:30-10:45

BREAK

10:50-12:35

SESSION 4:

Tobacco Use: Intersections with Chronic Health Conditions, Rurality, and Sex (Continued)

Session Chair: Sarah H. Heil, PhD; Stephen T. Higgins, PhD (Video)

10:50-11:15	*Gender and Rurality Differences in Adolescent Cigarette Smoking* Tyler G. Erath, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont (Slides)
11:20-11:45	*Disparities in Smoking: Disproportionate Impacts on Rural Women by Chronological Age* Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, Director, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia H Donaldson Professor in Translational Science, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont (Slides)
11:50-12:15	*Portrayal of E-cigarettes and Pregnancy on TikTok* Grace Kong, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine (Slides)
12:20-12:35	Audience/Panel Q & A Discussion

12:40-1:40

LUNCH AND LEARN: Innovative Strategies to Promote Harm Reduction in Rural Communities (Video)

Gail L. Rose, PhD, UVM Center on Rural Addiction, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont (Slides)

1:45-3:10

SESSION 5:

Tobacco Use: Intersections with Chronic Health Conditions, Rurality, and Sex (Continued)

Session Chair: Sarah H. Heil, PhD; Stephen T. Higgins, PhD (Video)

1:45-2:10	*Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes in a Marketplace with Alternative Nicotine Products: Are There Differences in Impact by Participant Characteristics?* Dana M. Carroll, PhD, MPH, McKnight Presidential Fellow, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (Slides)
2:15-2:40	Frequency of E-cigarette Use as a Mediator of Effects in Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes with Tobacco- vs Preferred-Flavored E-cigarettes in High-Risk Populations Elias M. Klemperer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Depts. of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, Associate Director, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont (Slides)
2:45-3:10	Audience/Panel Q & A Discussion

3:15-3:20

CLOSING REMARKS

ADJOURN