Sunday Azagba - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Sunday Azagba
Associate Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'Differential impacts of cigarette tax increases on health equity in the United States', Public Health, vol. 242, pp. 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.011
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & de Silva, GSR 2025, 'Disparities in Tobacco use and cravings among sexual and gender minority adolescents in the United States', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 50, 102993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.102993
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & de Silva, GSR 2025, 'E-cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis vaping among diverse sexual and gender identities in U.S. high school students', Public Health, vol. 239, pp. 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.12.034
Azagba, S, de Silva, GSR & Ebling, T 2025, 'Examining general, physical, and mental health disparities between transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S.', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 24, no. 1, 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02364-4
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'Examining the pathways from adverse childhood experiences to substance use', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 369, pp. 1209-1214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.090
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Korkmaz, A, Jensen, JK, Qeadan, F & Hall, M 2025, 'State Preemption Repeal: A Pathway to Broader Smoke-Free Indoor Air Policies in the U.S', American Journal of Preventive Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.02.019
Jensen, JK, Azagba, S, Korkmaz, A & Delnevo, CD 2025, 'The impact of local cigar pack regulations on cigar retail sales', Preventive Medicine, pp. 108260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108260
2024
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Korkmaz, A, King Jensen, J, Qeadan, F & Hall, M 2024, 'An Association Between State Laws Limiting Local Control and Community Smoke-Free Indoor Air in the United States', Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, vol. 15. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319241280905
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Beyond the smoke: Historical analysis of the revenue implications of state cigarette tax policies, 1989 to 2019', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 127, pp. 104408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104408
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'Disposable e-cigarette use: Factors, frequency and cigarette smoking among United States high school students', Addiction, vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16612
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Mediators of Bullying Victimization and Substance Use Among US High School Students', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01235-3
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Social media and e-cigarette use: The mediating role of mental health conditions', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 344, pp. 528-534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.053
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Social media use and mental health indicators among US adolescents: A population-based study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 176, pp. 354-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.06.043
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'The Changing Faces of Smoking: Sociodemographic Trends in Cigarette Use in the U.S., 1992–2019', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01258-4
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'The impact of cigarette cost on pack sales per capita consumption in the United States', Public Health, vol. 231, pp. 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.023
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Shan, L, Hall, M & Wolfson, M 2024, 'Treatment Referrals Post-prohibition of Alcohol Exclusion Laws: Evidence from Colorado and Illinois: Evidence from Colorado and Illinois', Journal of general internal medicine, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1649-1656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08544-2
Ebling, T, Azagba, S, Hall, M & Jensen, JK 2024, 'US State Recreational and Medical Cannabis Delivery Laws, 2024', American journal of public health, pp. e1-e13. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307874
2023
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Jensen, JK & Hall, M 2023, 'A content review of state tobacco pre-emption laws in the US', Public Health, vol. 222, pp. 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.07.003
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Shan, L 2023, 'A double disparity: Rural sexual minorities and tobacco use among U.S. adults', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 137, 107527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107527
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Adekeye, OT & Shan, L 2023, 'Corrigendum to "Mental health condition indicators and e-cigarette use among sexual minority youth" [J. Affect. Disord. 319 (2022) pages 1-7]', Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.111
Azagba, S, Jensen, JK, Ebling, T & Hall, M 2023, 'E-cigarette preemption laws: Limiting local communities from protecting youth', Preventive Medicine, pp. 107462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107462
King Jensen, JL, Cornacchione Ross, J, Rebentisch, K, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2023, 'Examining Cigar Pack Quantity Purchases by Cigar Type in the United States between 2014 and 2017', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 25, pp. S50-S58. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac285
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Hall, M 2023, 'Health claims denial for alcohol intoxication: State laws and structural stigma', Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 1748-1755. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15153
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Shan, L 2023, 'Is socioeconomic status related to youth e-cigarette use? Examining family affluence and sexual identity', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 141, pp. 107636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107636
Jensen, JK, Stoddard, GJ, Delnevo, CD, Merten, JW & Azagba, S 2023, 'Longitudinal analysis of cigar use patterns among US youth and adults, 2013–2019', BMC Public Health, vol. 23, no. 1, 1580. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16253-y
Huang, S, Chen, Q, Griffin, P, Liu, G & Azagba, S 2023, 'Longitudinal transitions in tobacco use in youth and young adults: A latent transition analysis of the population assessment of tobacco and health study from Wave 1 to 5', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 138, 107548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107548
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Adekeye, OT, Hall, M & Jensen, JK 2023, 'Loopholes for Underage Access in E-Cigarette Delivery Sales Laws, United States, 2022', American journal of public health, vol. 113, no. 5, pp. 568-576. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307228
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Shan, L 2023, 'Sexual Minority Youth E-Cigarette Use', Pediatrics, vol. 151, no. 3, e2022058414. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058414
Jensen, JK, Ko, H, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2023, 'The Impact of Modest Price Increases and Single Cigar Restrictions on Youth Cigar Use', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 159-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.09.013
Qeadan, F, Nicolson, A, Barbeau, WA, Azagba, S & English, K 2023, 'The association between dual use of electronic nicotine products and illicit drugs with adverse cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes in a longitudinal analysis using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey', Drug and alcohol dependence reports, vol. 7, pp. 100166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100166
Jensen, JK, Ko, H, Kim, J, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2023, 'The impact of cigar pack size and pricing policies on youth and adult cigar use in the US', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 248, 109897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109897
2022
King Jensen, JL, Delnevo, CD, Merten, JW, Torton, B & Azagba, S 2022, 'A synthesis of local cigar pack policies in the US', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 28, 101865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101865
Qeadan, F, Madden, EF, Barbeau, WA, Mensah, NA, Azagba, S & English, K 2022, 'Associations between discrimination and adverse mental health symptoms and disorder diagnoses among college students in the United States', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 310, pp. 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.026
Qeadan, F, Azagba, S, Barbeau, WA, Gu, LY, Mensah, NA, Komaromy, M, English, K & Madden, EF 2022, 'Associations between discrimination and substance use among college students in the United States from 2015 to 2019', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 107164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107164
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2022, 'Disparities in the receipt of medical doctors' advice to quit smoking in the U.S., 1992–2019', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 107145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107145
Azagba, S, Shan, L, Ebling, T, Wolfson, M, Hall, M & Chaloupka, F 2022, 'Does state repeal of alcohol exclusion laws increase problem drinking?', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 46, no. 11, pp. 2103-2109. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14942
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2022, 'Exposure to tobacco and e-cigarette advertisements by sexual identity status among high school students', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 107165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107165
Odukoya, OO, Abdiwahab, EA, Olubodun, T, Azagba, S, Ogunsola, FT & Okuyemi, KS 2022, 'Implementing a smoking cessation intervention for people experiencing homelessness: Participants’ preferences, feedback, and satisfaction with the ‘power to quit’ program', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 6 June, e0268653. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268653
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Adekeye, OT & Shan, L 2022, 'Mental health condition indicators and e-cigarette use among sexual minority youth', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 319, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.032
Azagba, S, Shan, L, Hall, M, Wolfson, M & Chaloupka, F 2022, 'Repeal of state laws permitting denial of health claims resulting from alcohol impairment: Impact on treatment utilization', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 100, 103530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103530
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2022, 'Trends in the frequency of cigar use among US adults, 1998/99–2018/19', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 131, 107331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107331
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106332
Qeadan, F, Barbeau, WA, Shan, L & Azagba, S 2021, 'Associations between sexual identity-attraction discordance, and prescription opioid misuse among adults', Preventive Medicine, vol. 145, 106401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106401
Ballard, PJ, Pankratz, M, Wagoner, KG, Cornacchione Ross, J, Rhodes, SD, Azagba, S, Song, EY & Wolfson, M 2021, 'Changing course: supporting a shift to environmental strategies in a state prevention system', Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-020-00341-y
Azagba, S, King, JL & Shan, L 2021, 'Characteristics differ based on usual cigar-type use among U.S. adults: Analysis from the tobacco use supplement to the current population survey', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 24, 101560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101560
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2021, 'Disparities in the frequency of tobacco products use by sexual identity status', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 122, 107032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107032
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2021, 'Examining the role of acculturation in e-cigarette use among U.S. immigrant adults', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 18, no. 7, 3658. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073658
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2021, 'Heated Tobacco Products: Awareness and Ever Use Among U.S. Adults', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 684-691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.11.011
Shan, L & Azagba, S 2022, 'Longitudinal associations of tobacco-related social media involvement with cigarette and e-cigarette initiation among US adolescents', European Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 181, no. 1, pp. 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04166-0
Azagba, S, Shan, L, Wolfson, M, Hall, M & Chaloupka, F 2021, 'Problem drinking as intentional risky behavior: Examining the association between state health insurance coverage and excessive alcohol consumption', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 24, 101556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101556
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2021, 'Tobacco craving, nicotine dependence, and quit intentions among lgb and non-lgb high school students: A quasi-experimental analysis', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 18, no. 17, 9000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179000
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106760
Azagba, S, Shan, L, Qeadan, F & Wolfson, M 2021, 'Unemployment rate, opioids misuse and other substance abuse: quasi-experimental evidence from treatment admissions data', BMC psychiatry, vol. 21, no. 1, 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02981-7