About this episode

This episode features an interview with Professor Jonathan Bricker discussing his research on intersectionality in smoking cessation.

In this episode, Annika Theodoulou speaks to Professor Jonathan Bricker, a Professor of Public Health at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, US. The interview covers Jonathan’s research article covering intersectionality in cigarette smoking cessation using a latent class analysis to predict 12-month cessation in a randomized controlled trial. Intersectionality and why it is important to explore in smoking cessation [01:19] Six factors that are well-known predictors of smoking [03:20] The aim of a latent class analysis [04:55] The key findings of the study [07:09] The differences found between smartphone apps used in the trial [11:02] The implications of the findings for policy and practice [14:49] About Annika Theodoulou: Annika is a researcher at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Her work focuses on health behaviours, including smoking cessation and weight management, with an emphasis on evidence synthesis. Annika’s doctoral research, funded by the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) and The Rotary Foundation, examined…

People in this episode

Host: Annika Theodoulou

Guest: Jonathan Bricker

Topics covered

• smoking cessation
• intersectionality
• public health
• latent class analysis
• policy implications
• health behaviors

Keywords

• smoking cessation
• intersectionality
• latent class analysis
• public health
• cigarette smoking
• health behaviors
• policy implications

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Society for the Study of Addiction, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Places: Seattle, Washington, US

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