Sophia Allen, PhD, MBA - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Sophia Allen, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2021
Krebs, NM, D'Souza, G, Bordner, C, Allen, SI, Hobkirk, A, Foulds, J & Yingst, J 2021, 'COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Hesitancy among Current Tobacco Users', Tobacco Use Insights, vol. 14, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173X211068027
Hobkirk, AL, Midya, V, Krebs, NM, Allen, SI, Reinhart, L, Sun, D, Stennett, AL & Muscat, JE 2021, 'Characterizing nicotine exposure among a community sample of non-daily smokers in the United States', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, 1025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11052-9
Randomised Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products 2021, 'Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery system with 0, 8, or 36 mg/mL liquid nicotine versus a cigarette substitute on tobacco-related toxicant exposure: a four-arm, parallel-group, randomised, controlled trial', The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 840-850. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00022-9
Yingst, JM, Bordner, CR, Hobkirk, AL, Hoglen, B, Allen, SI, Krebs, NM, Houser, KR, Livelsberger, C & Foulds, J 2021, 'Response to flavored cartridge/pod-based product ban among adult juul users: “you get nicotine however you can get it”', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 18, no. 1, 207, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010207
Yingst, JM, Krebs, NM, Bordner, CR, Hobkirk, AL, Allen, SI & Foulds, J 2021, 'Tobacco use changes and perceived health risks among current tobacco users during the COVID-19 pandemic', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 18, no. 4, 1795, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041795