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Mary O’Connell first came to the NCI as a Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellow in the Health Communication Internship Program in 2005. In 2006, Mary became a Federal Contractor in support of the Tobacco Control Research Branch. As a Program Analyst in the Office of the Associate Director, Mary manages communication activities and provides program analysis and scientific support for the Behavioral Research Program. Mary holds a Master’s Degree in Health Communication from Emerson College in Collaboration with Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.
Select Publications and Presentations
- Backinger, C. L., Fagan, P., O'Connell, M. E., Grana, R., Lawrence, D., Bishop, J. A., et al. (2008). Use of other tobacco products among U.S. adult cigarette smokers: Prevalence, trends and correlates. Addict Behav, 33(3), 472-489.
- Backinger, C. L., & O'Connell, M. E. (2007). Developing consensus on tobacco control and research. Am J Prev Med, 33(6 Suppl), S311-313.
- Fagan, P., Augustson, E., Backinger, C. L., O'Connell, M. E., Vollinger, R. E., Jr., Kaufman, A., et al. (2007). Quit attempts and intention to quit cigarette smoking among young adults in the United States. Am J Public Health, 97(8), 1412-1420.
- Fagan, P., Shavers, V. L., Lawrence, D., Gibson, J. T., & O'Connell, M. E. (2007). Employment characteristics and socioeconomic factors associated with disparities in smoking abstinence and former smoking among U.S. workers. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 18(4 Suppl), 52-72.
- O’Connell, M. E. (2007). The NCI Smoke-free meeting policy. Oral Presentation at the American Public Health Conference (APHA) Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.
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