Andrea Hobkirk, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Andrea Hobkirk, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Penn State Neuroscience Institute
Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP)
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Penn State Neuroscience Institute
Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP)
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Allen, SI, Bordner, CR, D’Souza-Rushton, G, Krebs, NM, Hobkirk, AL, Calo, WA, Houser, KR, Livelsberger, C, Foulds, J, Henry, T, Eisele, C & Yingst, J 2025, 'A Qualitative Exploration of Quitline Perceptions among African American and Hispanic or Latino Adults Who Smoke', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02600-9
Salinas, KZ, Saulnier, K, Tilden, S, Yingst, JM, Foulds, J, Hrabovsky, S, Wilson, S & Hobkirk, AL 2025, 'Associations between working memory, brain activation, and e-cigarette use: A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study', Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 618-628. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000811
2024
Salinas, KZ, Saran, S, Saulnier, K, Hoglen, B, Houser, KR, Krebs, NM, Kaynak, Ö, Bordner, CR, Yingst, JM, Foulds, J, Allen, SI & Hobkirk, AL 2024, 'A Comparison of Mental Health Symptoms among Adults Who Vape Nicotine, Cannabis, or Both', Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 601-607. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2294956
Lin, D, Sturgeon, KM, Muscat, JE, Zhou, S, Hobkirk, AL, O’Brien, KM, Sandler, DP & Thompson, CL 2024, 'Associations of pre-diagnosis physical activity with treatment tolerance and treatment efficacy in breast cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy', Breast Cancer, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-024-01569-3
Henry, T, Hayes, M, Eisele, CD, Veldheer, S, Allen, SI, Hoglen, B, Houser, KR, Lengerich, EJ, Rodriguez-Colon, SM, Jenkins, AC & Hobkirk, AL 2024, 'Barriers to identifying and addressing health-related social needs in cancer care: Patient and patient navigator perspectives', Journal of Cancer Policy, vol. 42, 100508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100508
Kim, JY, Reed, DD, Strickland, JC, Hobkirk, A, Foulds, J, Seacord, NF & Ditzler, HM 2024, 'Delay Discounting Validity and E-Cigarette Use: A Comparison in E-Cigarette Users, Combustible Cigarette Users, Dual Users, and Nonusers', Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 68-76. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000748
Yingst, JM, Bordner, C, Hrabovsky, S, Hobkirk, AL, Trushin, N, Richie, J & Foulds, J 2024, 'Nicotine Delivery of a Menthol-Flavored Heat-not-Burn Tobacco Product During Directed Use', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 397-401. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad119
Eshak, TB, Hobkirk, AL, Whitener, CJ, Conyers, LM, Hwang, W & Sznajder, KK 2024, 'Syndemic of Substance Abuse, Depression, and Type 2 Diabetes and Their Association with Retention in Care Among People Living with HIV', AIDS and Behavior, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1612-1620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04275-5
D’Souza, GC, Yingst, JM, Krebs, NM, Bordner, C, Allen, SI, Calo, WA, Hobkirk, AL & Foulds, J 2024, 'Using the diffusion of innovations theory to understand factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among tobacco users', PloS one, vol. 19, no. 12, e0309780. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309780
2023
McLaughlin, PJ, West, EA, Grigson, PS & Hobkirk, AL 2023, 'Addiction III: From mouse to man', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 193, pp. 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.12.001
2022
Saran, SK, Salinas, KZ, Foulds, J, Kaynak, Ö, Hoglen, B, Houser, KR, Krebs, NM, Yingst, JM, Allen, SI, Bordner, CR & Hobkirk, AL 2022, 'A Comparison of Vaping Behavior, Perceptions, and Dependence among Individuals Who Vape Nicotine, Cannabis, or Both', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 19, no. 16, 10392. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610392
Lin, W, Hobkirk, AL, Zhu, J, Krebs, NM, Hayes, JE, Richie, JP, Liao, J, Horn, K, Foulds, J & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Effect of menthol on nicotine reduction: Pooled results from two double-blind randomized controlled trials', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 189, pp. 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.08.019
Hobkirk, AL, Hoglen, B, Sheng, T, Kristich, A, Yingst, JM, Houser, KR, Krebs, NM, Allen, SI, Bordner, CR, Livelsberger, C & Foulds, J 2022, 'Intentions and Attempts to Quit JUUL E-Cigarette Use: The Role of Perceived Harm and Addiction', Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 19, E06. https://doi.org/10.5888/PCD19.210255