Jessica L King portrait
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology
801-581-7964

Research Keywords

  • Tobacco Regulatory Science
  • E-Cigarette Use
  • Tobacco
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Adolescent Health
  • Public Health
  • Public Health Policy
  • Community Health Education
  • Cancer Prevention

Presentations

  • King Jensen JL. Tobacco Pack Policies and their Impact on Public Health. Oral Presentation at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting, Key Largo, March 2022. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/01/2022.
  • King JL, Bilic A*, Rebentisch K*, Merten JW. Reasons for Purchasing Tobacco and E-Cigarettes Online. Poster presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting, Key Largo, March 2022. Poster, Presented, 03/01/2022.
  • Chen-Sankey J, King JL, Rashid M, Ajith A, Jewett B, Hacker K, Phan L, Choi K. The Hypothetical Impact of Cigar Price Increase on Tobacco Use Behavior Change Intents Among Adult Cigar Smokers. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Baltimore, March 2022. Poster, Presented, 03/01/2022.
  • King Jensen JL, Delnevo CD, Merten JW, Torton B, Azagba S. Identifying and Characterizing Local Cigar Minimum Pack Size and Price Policies. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Baltimore, March 2022. Poster, Presented, 03/01/2022.
  • Merten JW, Dedrick A, King JL. Content Analysis of Skin Cancer Screenings on Pinterest. Poster presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting, Key Largo, March 2022. Poster, Presented, 03/01/2022.
  • King JL, Azagba S. Characteristics of Minimum Cigar Pack Policies in the US. Oral presentation at the Tobacco Regulatory Science Annual Meeting, October 2021. Presentation, Presented, 10/01/2021.
  • Razzouk J, Bilic A, King JL. Are warnings in Spanish more effective among Spanish speakers? An Experimental Study Comparing English, Spanish, and Dual-Language Warnings on e-cigarette advertisements. Poster presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Meeting, March 2021. Poster, Presented, 03/01/2021.
  • King JL Merten JW, Simper C*, Razzouk J*. The Impact of Varying E-Cigarette Advertisement Warnings Color – Results from an Online Experiment among Young Adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, February 2021. Poster, Presented, 02/01/2021.
  • Cornacchione Ross J, Lazard AJ, King JL, Reboussin BA, Noar SM, Jenson D, Sutfin EL. Impact of Pictorial vs. Text-Only Cigarillo Warnings among a Nationally-Representative Sample of US Young Adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, February 2021. Poster, Presented, 02/01/2021.

Publications

  • Pfledderer CD, Bai Y, Brusseau TA, Burns RD & King Jensen JL (2022). Changes in college students' health behaviors and substance use after a brief wellness intervention during COVID-19. Preventive medicine reports. Vol. 26, 101743. Published, 03/01/2022.
  • Razzouk J, Bilic A, Wackowski OA, Ross J & King Jensen JL (2021). Does warning language impact perceptions? Results from an exploratory experiment comparing English, Spanish, and Dual language E-Cigarette warnings among Spanish speakers in the US. Preventive Medicine Reports. Vol. 24. Published, 12/01/2021.
  • King JL, Shan L & Azagba S (2021). Trends in sexual orientation disparities in cigarette smoking: Intersections between race/ethnicity and sex. Preventive Medicine. Vol. 153, 106760. Published, 12/01/2021.
  • Wagoner KG, Reboussin BA, King JL, Suerken CK, Ross J & Sutfin E (2021). Changes in knowledge, perceptions and use of JUUL among a cohort of young adults. Tobacco Control. Vol. 30, 638-643. Published, 11/01/2021.
  • King JL, Simper C, Razzouk J & Merten JW (2021). The Impact of Varying Warning Color on E-Cigarette Advertisements: Results From an Online Experiment Among Young Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Vol. 23, 1536-1541. Published, 09/01/2021.
  • King JL, Bilic A & Merten JW (2021). Reasons for Pack Size Purchase among US Adults Who Purchase Cigars. International journal of environmental research and public health. Vol. 18. Published, 07/22/2021.
  • Ganz O, King JL, Giovenco DP, Hrywna M, Strasser AA & Delnevo CD (2021). Associations between Black and Mild Cigar Pack Size and Demographics and Tobacco Use Behaviors among US Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health. Vol. 18. Published, 06/20/2021.
  • Sutfin EL, Lazard AJ, Soule EK, Kimes CM, King J, Jenson D & Cornacchione Ross J (2021). Health Claims, Marketing Appeals, and Warnings on Popular Brands of Waterpipe Tobacco Packaging Sold in the U.S. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 1183-1190. Published, 06/08/2021.
  • King JL, Wagoner KG, Suerken CK, Song EY, Reboussin BA, Spangler J, Walker S, Ross J, Wolfson M & Sutfin E (2021). Are Waterpipe CafĂ©, Vape Shop, and Traditional Tobacco Retailer Locations Associated with Community Composition and Young Adult Tobacco Use in North Carolina and Virginia?. Substance use & misuse. Vol. 55, 2395-2402. Published, 06/01/2021.
  • Wagoner KG, King JL, Alexander A, Tripp HL & Sutfin EL (2021). Adolescent Use and Perceptions of JUUL and Other Pod-Style e-Cigarettes: A Qualitative Study to Inform Prevention. International journal of environmental research and public health. Vol. 18. Published, 05/01/2021.
  • King JL, Merten JW & Nicksic N (2021). Who Purchases Tobacco Online? Findings from Waves 1 and 4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Tobacco Regulatory Science. Vol. 7, 155-169. Published, 05/01/2021.
  • Azagba S, King J & Shan L (2021). Associations between e-cigarette pack size and vaping frequency among U.S. adults. Preventive medicine. Vol. 143, 106332. Published, 02/01/2021.
  • Cornacchione Ross J, King JL, Lazard AJ, Noar SM, Reboussin BA, Jensen D & Sutfin EL (2021). Developing Pictorial Cigarillo Warnings: Insights From Focus Groups. Nicotine & tobacco research. Vol. 23, 383-389. Published, 01/22/2021.
  • Carroll DM, Denlinger-Apte RL, Dermody SS, King JL, Mercincavage M, Pacek L, Smith T & Tripp H (2021). Polarization Within the Field of Tobacco and Nicotine Science and its Potential Impact on Trainees. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Vol. 23, 36-39. Published, 01/07/2021.
  • King JL, Wagoner KG, Reboussin BA & Sutfin EL (2020). Youth and Young Adult Convenience Store Behaviors: Findings From Intercept Surveys. Nicotine & tobacco research. Vol. 22, 2092-2097. Published, 10/29/2020.
  • Merten JW, Hamadi HY & King JL (2020). Cancer Risk Perceptions Among People Who Check Their Skin for Skin Cancer: Results from the 2017 U.S. Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Journal of cancer education. Published, 09/24/2020.
  • Merten JW, Roberts KJ, King JL & McKenzie LB (2020). Pinterest Homemade Sunscreens: A Recipe for Sunburn. Health communication. Vol. 35, 1123-1128. Published, 08/01/2020.
  • Merten JW, Gordon BT, King JL & Pappas C (2020). Cannabidiol (CBD): Perspectives from Pinterest. Substance use & misuse. Vol. 55, 2213-2220. Published, 07/25/2020.
  • King JL, Merten JW & Nicksic NE (2020). Parents Are Unaware of Their Youths' Tobacco Use: Results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. The Journal of school health. Vol. 90, 564-571. Published, 07/01/2020.
  • King JL, Shan L & Azagba S (2020). Association between purchasing behaviors and cigar use: A longitudinal analysis of Waves 1-3 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. PloS one. Vol. 15, e0235496. Published, 06/20/2020.
  • King JL, Lazard A, Reboussin BA, Ranney L, Cornacchione Ross J, Wagoner KG & Sutfin EL (2020). Optimizing Warnings on E-Cigarette Advertisements. Nicotine & tobacco research. Vol. 22, 630-637. Published, 04/21/2020.
  • Azagba S., Manzione L, Shan L & King JL (2020). Trends in smoking behaviors among US adolescent cigarette smokers. Pediatrics. Vol. 145. Published, 03/01/2020.
  • Byron MJ, Hall MG, King JL, Ribisl KM & Brewer NT (2019). Reducing Nicotine Without Misleading the Public: Descriptions of Cigarette Nicotine Level and Accuracy of Perceptions About Nicotine Content, Addictiveness, and Risk. Nicotine & tobacco research. Vol. 21, S101-S107. Published, 12/23/2019.
  • Wagoner KG, Berman M, Rose SW, Song E, Cornacchione Ross J, Klein EG, Kelley DE, King JL, Wolfson M & Sutfin EL (2019). Health claims made in vape shops: an observational study and content analysis. Tobacco control. Vol. 28, e119-e125. Published, 12/01/2019.
  • King JL, Reboussin BA, Cornacchione Ross J & Sutfin EL (2019). Waterpipe tobacco package warning exposure's impact on risk perceptions and use among young adults in the USA: a longitudinal analysis of the population assessment of tobacco and health study. Tobacco control. Vol. 28, e16-e23. Published, 08/01/2019.
  • King JL, Reboussin BA, Wiseman KD, Ribisl KM, Seidenberg AB, Wagoner KG, Wolfson M & Sutfin EL (2019). Adverse symptoms users attribute to e-cigarettes: Results from a national survey of US adults. Drug and alcohol dependence. Vol. 196, 9-13. Published, 03/01/2019.
  • King JL, Reboussin D, Cornacchione Ross J, Wiseman KD, Wagoner KG & Sutfin EL (2018). Polytobacco Use Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescent and Young Adult E-Cigarette Users. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Vol. 63, 407-412. Published, 10/01/2018.
  • Merten JW, King JL, Vilaro MJ & Largo-Wight E (2018). Lifestyle Factors Associated With Sunscreen Use Among Young Adults. American journal of lifestyle medicine. Vol. 12, 331-339. Published, 07/31/2018.
  • Wagoner KG, Song EY, King JL, Egan KL, Debinski B, Wolfson M, Spangler J & Sutfin EL (2018). Availability and Placement of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems at the Point-of-Sale. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Vol. 20, 1020-1024. Published, 07/20/2018.
  • King JL, Merten JW, Wong TJ & Pomeranz JL (2018). Applying a Social-Ecological Framework to Factors Related to Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Adolescent Smoking Cessation. American journal of health promotion. Vol. 32, 1291-1303. Published, 06/01/2018.
  • Ross JC, Suerken CK, King JL, Wiseman KD, Noar SM, Wagoner KG & Sutfin EL (2018). Adolescents’ first use of a tobacco product: Results from a nationally-representative survey. Tobacco Regulatory Science. Vol. 4, 38-46. Published, 05/01/2018.
  • Wagoner KG, Sutfin EL, Song EY, King JL, Egan KL, Reboussin B, Debinski B, Spangler J & Wolfson M (2018). Trends in point-of-sale tobacco marketing around college campuses: Opportunities for enhanced tobacco control efforts. Journal of American college health. Vol. 66, 145-154. Published, 04/01/2018.
  • King JL, Reboussin BA, Spangler J, Cornacchione Ross J & Sutfin EL (2018). Tobacco product use and mental health status among young adults. Addictive behaviors. Vol. 77, 67-72. Published, 02/01/2018.
  • Merten JW, Parker A, Williams A, King JL, Largo-Wight E & Osmani M (2017). Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Among Young Adults. Journal of cancer education. Vol. 32, 865-870. Published, 12/01/2017.
  • Merten JW, King JL & Largo-Wight E (2017). Total body skin examination adherence among young adults with an increased risk for skin cancer. Dermatology online journal. Vol. 23. Published, 06/15/2017.
  • Wong TJ, King JL & Pomeranz JL (2016). Cultural variation in antismoking video ads between the United States, Taiwan, and China. Health education research. Vol. 31, 603-13. Published, 10/01/2016.
  • King JL, Pomeranz JL & Merten JW (2016). A systematic review and meta-evaluation of adolescent smoking cessation interventions that utilized nicotine replacement therapy. Addictive behaviors. Vol. 52, 39-45. Published, 01/01/2016.
  • Griner S, King JL & Pomeranz JL (2016). A wellness needs assessment of persons with disabilities in northern Florida: Physical activity and nutrition. Florida Public Health Review. Vol. 13, 37-40. Published, 01/01/2016.
  • King JL, Wong T-J, Merten JW & Pomeranz JL (2016). Assessing attitudes toward nicotine replacement therapy for adolescent smoking cessation. Florida Public Health Review. Vol. 13, 24-28. Published, 01/01/2016.
  • King JL, Pomeranz JL, Barnett TE, King-Marshall E, Nguyen J & Curbow B (2015). Poor health among smokers obtaining colonoscopy screening: Making the case for cessation intervention. Public Health. Vol. 129, 545-548. Published, 05/01/2015.
  • Merten JW, Pomeranz JL, King JL, Moorhouse M & Wynn RD (2015). Barriers to cancer screening for people with disabilities: a literature review. Disability and health journal. Vol. 8, 9-16. Published, 01/01/2015.
  • Pomeranz JL, Moorhouse M, King JL, Barnett TE, Young ME, Simmons VN, Brandon TH & Stetton NE (2015). Creating a tobacco cessation program for people with disabilities: A community based participatory research approach. Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy. Vol. 8, 9-16. Published, 01/01/2015.
  • King JL, Pomeranz JL & Merten JW (2014). Nutrition interventions for people with disabilities: A scoping review. Disability and Health Journal. Vol. 7, 157-163. Published, 04/01/2014.
  • Merten JW, Barr EM, Monroe-Ossi H, Vosoughi M, King JL & Griner S (2014). Asset mapping and resource guide development in partnership with Title I schools. American International Journal of Social Science. Vol. 3, 66-71. Published, 01/01/2014.