Biographical Information
Kristen is a project manager for both research and evaluation projects within Family Medicine and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her work centers on tobacco regulation and tobacco use prevention, as well as other types of public health research. Kristen completed her Masters of Science in Public Health at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health. Before working in tobacco control, Kristen worked in environmental epidemiology, air pollution, and public health surveillance.
Recent Publications
Kowitt SD, Jarman KL, Cornacchione Ross J, Ranney LM, Smith CA, Kistler CE, Lazard AJ, Sheeran P, Thrasher JF, Goldstein AO. Designing More Effective Cigar Warnings: An Experiment Among Adult Cigar Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 1;24(4):617-622. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab207. PubMed PMID: 34628506; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8887578.
Goldstein AO, Jarman KL, Kowitt SD, Queen TL, Kim KS, Shook-Sa BE, Sheeran P, Noar SM, Ranney LM. Effect of Cigarette Constituent Messages With Engagement Text on Intention to Quit Smoking Among Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Feb 1;4(2):e210045. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0045. PubMed PMID: 33625509; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7905497.
Kowitt SD, Cornacchione Ross J, Jarman KL, Kistler CE, Lazard AJ, Ranney LM, Sheeran P, Thrasher JF, Goldstein AO. Tobacco Quit Intentions and Behaviors among Cigar Smokers in the United States in Response to COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 25;17(15). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155368. PubMed PMID: 32722469; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7432467.
Jarman KL, Kowitt SD, Queen TL, Ranney LM, Kim K, Jones EE, Donovan E, Goldstein AO. Do Smokers Recall Source or Quitline on Cigarette Constituent Messages?. Tob Regul Sci. 2018 Nov;4(6):66-82. doi: 10.18001/TRS.4.6.7. PubMed PMID: 31414036; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6693861.
