Kurt M. Ribisl, Ph. D. June 4, 2012 Curriculum Vitae

Tynan, M.A., Loomis, B.R., & Ribisl, K.M. (November, 2011). Impact of state cigarette minimum price laws on the price of cigarettes. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC.

Ribisl, K.M., Ayers, J.A., & Brownstein, J. (November, 2011). Using Google search query surveillance to monitor smokers' real-time responses to cigarette tax increases. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC.

Ribisl, K.M., Luke, D.A., Sorg, A.A. (November, 2011). Reducing tobacco related disparities through point of-sale regulation: differential impact of regulating tobacco advertising and sales near schools. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC.

Luke, D.A., Smith, C., Sorg, A.A., Ribisl, K.M., & Eggers, M. (November, 2010). Clearing the air around schools: A GIS study of new FDA tobacco advertising restriction. Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO.

Williams, R., Ribisl, K.M., Gizlice, Z., & Herring, A. (June, 2009).  The impact of recent credit card and shipping bans on the Internet cigarette sales industry.  Poster presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Phoenix, AZ.

Samuel, K., Ribisl, K.M., & Williams, R. (June, 2009). Regulatory Challenges posed by Native American Internet Cigarette Vendors. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Phoenix, AZ.

Ribisl, K.M. (June, 2009). Potential state and federal regulatory strategies to control cigarette advertising and price manipulation at retail outlets in “Confronting the Industry's Retail Tobacco Pricing Schemes: Key Policy Considerations”.

Fogel, J., Ribisl, K. M., Morgan, P. D., Humphreys, K., & Lyons, E. J. (October, 2006).  African American cancer survivors and e-health support group use.  Poster presentation at Mednet 2006, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Ribisl, K. (July, 2006) A proposed strategy to regulate Internet tobacco sales: The QUIT Framework in M.A. Allen (Chair) “The Internet Dilemma: Tobacco control’s role in marketing, youth access, sales, tax evasion, and smuggling”. Oral presentation at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC.

Chriqui, J.F., Ribisl, K., Baker, C., Williams, R., Arculli, R. E. (July, 2006) State cigarette delivery sales laws: A review of provisions to prevent youth access and tax evasion. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, DC.

Ribisl, K. (July, 2006) Overview of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) in K.M. Ribisl (Chair) “CPCRN Case studies of local and national partnerships putting evidence into practice” Oral Presentation at the CDC Cancer Partners Summit in Washington DC.

Ribisl, K., Williams, R.S., & Kim, A.E. (May, 2005) Content analysis methods for examining health-related Web sites: Methodological recommendations in K.M. Ribisl (Chair) “Content analysis.” Oral presentation at the Critical Issues in eHealth conference, Bethesda, MD.

Mersereau, D.L., Ribisl, K., & Mebane, F. (December, 2005) An analysis of the impact of state American Sign Language educational policies on state supply of interpreters for the deaf. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Thrasher, J. F., Niederpeppe, J., Farrelly, M. C., Davis, K. C., Ribisl, K. M., & Haviland, M. L. (November, 2003). The impact of anti-industry prevention messages in tobacco producing regions: Evidence from truth^sm. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.

Ribisl, K., (December, 2003) Overview of Internet cigarette sales in C. Banthin (Chair) “Effective Responses to the Growing Threat of Tobacco Sales Over the Internet”. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA.

Kim, A.E. & Ribisl, K., (December, 2003) Sales and marketing practices of Internet cigarette vendors from 2000-2003. Poster presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA.

Kalsbeek, W., Agans, R., Pyles, A., Pevzner, E. S., Bowling, J.M., Ribisl, K. (August, 2003) The influence of design on estimates of youth smoking behavior in school-based surveys in R. Iachan (Chair) “Issues in School Surveys and Statistics”. Oral presentation at the Joint Statistical Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Kim, A.E., & Ribisl, K. (February, 2003) The potential of the Internet as a medium to encourage and discourage youth tobacco use in K. Warner (Chair) “Innovative approaches to youth tobacco control”. Oral presentation at the Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.

Feighery, E., Ribisl, K., Schleicher, N., & Clark, P. (February, 2003) What is the relationship between retailer participation in cigarette company incentive programs and the amount of cigarette marketing materials in retail outlets? Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.

Ribisl, K., Agans, R., Bowling, J.M., Pyles, A., Kalsbeek, W., Pevzner, E. S. (November, 2002) Understanding differences in national estimates of youth tobacco use. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA.

Ribisl, K. (November, 2002) Assessment of in-store tobacco advertising in P.Clark (Chair) “How to Evaluate the Changing Tobacco Retail Outlet.” Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA.

Ribisl, K., Kim, A.E., & Williams, R. (November, 2002) Do Internet cigarette vendors sell cigarettes to minors? Results of a purchase survey. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA.

Kim, A.E., Ribisl, K., & Williams, R. (November, 2002). How Internet cigarette vendors promote cheaper and tax-free cigarettes online. Poster presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA.

Ribisl, K., Patterson, C., Hooten, B., Slazas, S., & Goldstein, A.O. (November, 2002) Assessment of the accuracy of newspaper clipping services. in K.M. Clegg Smith (Chair) “Incorporating newspaper coverage of tobacco issues into tobacco control programs.” Oral presentation at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, CA.

Kim, A.E., Ribisl, K., Lindsey, D., & Farrelly, M.C. (November, 2002) Are Marlboro cigarettes cheaper on the Internet than in retail stores? Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting and Convention of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Clark, P., Ribisl, K., Chaloupka, F., & Slater, S. (February, 2002) Influence of neighborhood characteristics on the price of Marlboro™ and Newport™ cigarettes. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s Eighth Annual Scientific Sessions National, Savannah, GA.

Clark, P., Feighery, E., Schleicher, N., Schmitt, C., Ribisl, K., Myllyluoma, J., Wolters, C., Greenberg, P., Barker, D., Sasso, B., Slater, S., & Chaloupka, F. (February, 2002) First national estimate of prevalence of tobacco sales to minors. Oral presentation at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s Eighth Annual Scientific Sessions National, Savannah, GA.

Other Articles and Major Reports - Unrefereed

8. Contributing Author and Section Reviewer (Forthcoming in 2011). “Digital tobacco marketing” in Chapter 5 “The Tobacco Industry’s Influences on the Use of Tobacco Among Young People. In U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People – An Update. A Report of the Surgeon General, 2010.

7. Feighery, E., Rogers, T., & Ribisl, K. M. (2009). Tobacco Retail Price Manipulation Policy Strategy Summit Proceedings. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program. Available at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/tobacco/Documents/CTCPPriceStrategySummit2009.pdf
6.Quayle, E., Sinclair, R., Ribisl, K. M., & Osterbaan, A.G. (2009, May). The Risk to Children Posed by Child Pornography Offenders (A draft declaration endorsed by the G-8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Italy, May 2009 and submitted to the Report to the Law Enforcement Projects Subgroup of the Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Counter-Terrorism Group of the G8). Summary findings based on the “Global Symposium for Examining the Relationship Between Online and Offline Offenses and Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Children,” Chapel Hill, NC.
5. Ribisl, K.M., Kim, A.E., Williams, R.W. (2009 updated; 2007). Internet cigarette sales, Knowledge Asset for policymakers, Substance Abuse Policy Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Available at: http://www.saprp.org/KnowledgeAssets/Knowledge.cfm. Also presented as a Briefing to the Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health (July 17, 2006).
4. Ribisl, K. M., Leibel, K., Myers, A. E., Sutton, S. F., Williams, R. S., & Sarris, N. (2007). Market research on teenagers and young adults for promoting a tobacco cessation quitline. Report presented to the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission.
3. Allen, M., Fieldsend, A., & Ribisl, K. M. (2006, January). Options for future action to control cross-border tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (Briefing Paper for the World Health Organization) Wellington, New Zealand: Allen & Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists.
2. Ribisl, K. M. (2004). Integrating behavioral and social science with public health [Book review]. Health Education & Behavior, 31, 118-119.
1. Ribisl, K. M. (2003). Social sources of cigarettes for youth: broadening the research base [Editorial]. Tobacco Control, 12(2), 115-116.