Jessica Yingst, DrPH - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Jessica Yingst, DrPH
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Clinical Trials
Exploring Patient Level Barriers and Facilitators for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Opportunities in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer in Rural Pennsylvania
Recent Publications
2026
Mazhar, L, Krebs, N, Allen, SI, Hobkirk, AL, Carrillo, M, Livelsberger, C, Peters, V, Foulds, J & Yingst, JM 2026, 'Enhancing recruitment and retention strategies in human tobacco research', PloS one, vol. 21, no. 3 March, e0340668. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340668
Jonik, S, Berger, D, Hrabovsky, S, Foulds, J & Yingst, J 2026, 'Healthcare providers’ beliefs about the health effects of nicotine and electronic cigarettes', PloS one, vol. 21, no. 6 June, e0330962. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330962
Yingst, JM, Krebs, NM, Dahal, S, Allen, SI, Livelsberger, C, Peters, V, Salkin, A, Bordner, C, Mazhar, L, Reinhart, L, Trushin, N, Zimmerman, C, Hassan, K, Bitzer, Z, Sciamanna, C, Zhu, J & Foulds, J 2026, 'Toxicant Exposures After Switching From Cigarettes to a Pod-Based Electronic Cigarette: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA network open, vol. 9, no. 5, e2613292. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.13292
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, SJ & 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
Dahal, S, Yingst, J, Wang, X, Cobb, CO, Carrillo, M, Hrabovsky, S, Bascom, R, Lopez, AA, Kang, L, Maloney, S, Halquist, M, Foulds, J & Veldheer, S 2025, 'Changes in cardiovascular disease risk, lung function and other clinical health outcomes when people who smoke use e-cigarettes to reduce cigarette smoking: An exploratory analysis from a randomised placebo-controlled trial', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 6, e098005. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098005
Müller, DL, Yingst, J, Calo, WA, Stuckey, H, Godfrey, T & Wang, L 2025, 'Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Vaccination Status Among U.S. Adults with Diabetes', Diseases, vol. 13, no. 10, 324. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases13100324
Carrillo, M, Yingst, J, D’Souza, GC, Dahal, S, Allen, SI & Foulds, J 2025, 'Interest in Quitting and Utilizing Quitline Services Among Long-Term E-Cigarette Users', Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 715-721. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2447420
Carrillo, M, Yingst, J, Tuan, WJ, Giampetro, D, Nyland, JE & Zgierska, AE 2025, 'Problems accessing pain care, and the adverse outcomes among adults with chronic pain: a cross-sectional survey study', Pain Management, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/17581869.2025.2463865
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
Yingst, J, Midya, V, White, A, Foulds, J, Cobb, CO, Veldheer, S, Yen, MS & Eissenberg, T 2025, 'Effects of liquid nicotine concentration and flavour on the acceptability of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among people who smoke participating in a randomised controlled trial to reduce cigarette consumption', Tobacco Control, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 496-505. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058282
Mazhar, L, Foulds, J, Allen, SI, Veldheer, S, Hrabovsky, S & Yingst, JM 2024, 'Likely Response to a Hypothetical Menthol Cigarette Ban Among Adults with Mood Disorders Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes and Have No Current Plans to Quit Smoking', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 21, no. 11, 1477. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111477
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
Randomized Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products: Member List 2024, 'Predictors of attrition in a randomized controlled trial of an electronic nicotine delivery system among people interested in cigarette smoking reduction', Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 145, 107662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2024.107662
Müller, DL, Stuckey, H, Flores, ES, Wang, L, Godfrey, T, Calo, WA & Yingst, J 2024, 'Primary care physicians' perspectives on adults with diabetes and the recommended hepatitis B vaccine: A qualitative study', PloS one, vol. 19, no. 10 October, e0312168. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312168
D'Souza, GC, Pinto, CN, Exten, CL, Yingst, JM, Foulds, J, Anderson, J, Allen, R & Calo, WA 2024, 'Understanding factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers using the Diffusion of Innovation Theory', American journal of infection control, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.11.019
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
Randomized Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products 2023, 'Changes in Nicotine Dependence among Smokers Using Electronic Cigarettes to Reduce Cigarette Smoking in a Randomized Controlled Trial', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 372-378. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac153
Foulds, J, Allen, SI & Yingst, J 2023, 'Cytisinicline to Speed Smoking Cessation in the United States', JAMA, vol. 330, no. 2, pp. 129-130. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.5939
Yingst, JM, Carrillo, M, Chan, KH, Choi, K, Dao, J, Kulkarni, P, Bordner, C, Goyal, N, Foulds, J & Bascom, R 2023, 'Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among persons with cancer: A systematic review', Psycho-Oncology, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1147-1162. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6171
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
Foulds, J, Cobb, CO, Yen, MS, Veldheer, S, Brosnan, P, Yingst, J, Hrabovsky, S, Lopez, AA, Allen, SI, Bullen, C, Wang, X, Sciamanna, C, Hammett, E, Hummer, BL, Lester, C, Richie, JP, Chowdhury, N, Graham, JT, Kang, L, Sun, S & Eissenberg, T 2022, 'Effect of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Cigarette Abstinence in Smokers With No Plans to Quit: Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 955-961. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab247
Fan, T, Yingst, JM, Bascom, R, Tuanquin, L, Veldheer, S, Branstetter, S, Foulds, J & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Feasibility of Patient Navigation-Based Smoking Cessation Program in Cancer Patients', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 19, no. 7, 4034. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074034
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
Yingst, JM, Lester, C, Livelsberger, C, Allen, SI, Hammett, E, Veldheer, S, Hummer, B, Bordner, C, Zhu, J, Sciamanna, CN, Trushin, N, Tan, HS, Wilson, SJ, Twining, RC, Foulds, J & Grigson, PS 2022, 'Pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of random nicotine delivery on cigarettes per day and smoke exposure', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 188, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.017
Sobieski, E, Yingst, J & Foulds, J 2022, 'Quitting electronic cigarettes: Factors associated with quitting and quit attempts in long-term users', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 127, 107220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107220
Foulds, J, Veldheer, S, Pachas, G, Hrabovsky, S, Hameed, A, Allen, SI, Cather, C, Azzouz, N, Yingst, J, Hammett, E, Modesto, J, Krebs, NM, Lester, C, Trushin, N, Reinhart, L, Wasserman, E, Zhu, J, Liao, J, Muscat, JE, Richie, JP & Evins, AE 2022, 'The effects of reduced nicotine content cigarettes on biomarkers of nicotine and toxicant exposure, smoking behavior and psychiatric symptoms in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders: A double-blind randomized trial', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 11 November, e0275522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275522