Alicia Allen, PhD

aliciaallen@arizona.edu

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Biography

Alicia Allen, PhD, MPH began working in clinical research on substance use disorders in 2001 as an undergraduate student. This experience prompted her to obtain her masters in community health education, graduate certification in addiction studies and doctorate in social and behavioral epidemiology, all from the University of Minnesota. She also completed a fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the area of prenatal smoking. She joined the University of Arizona as an assistant professor in 2016. Dr. Allen has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, ClearWay Minnesota, American Cancer Society, and University of Minnesota.

Cancer Focus

Dr. Allen is interested in the prevention of cancer, primary by understanding the intersection between addiction and substance use with ovarian hormones and other women's health issues. For example, she is exploring the role of hormonal contraceptives (e.g. birth control pills) and the menstrual cycle in smoking cessation.

Research Program Role

Cancer Prevention and Control Program

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Alicia Allen, PhD

Publications

Thrul J, Howe CL, Devkota J, Alexander A, Allen AM, Businelle MS, Hébert ET, Heffner JL, Kendzor DE, Ra CK, et al. 2022. A Scoping Review and Meta-analysis of the Use of Remote Biochemical Verification Methods of Smoking Status in Tobacco Research. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 25(8):1413–1423. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntac271.

Nair US, Miller ES, Bell ML, Allen S, Collins BN, Allen AM. 2020. Feasibility and acceptability of testing a menstrual-cycle timed smoking cessation intervention for women of reproductive age (): Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 18:100569. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100569.

Martin K, Vogel RI, Nagler RH, Wyman JF, Raymond N, Teoh D, Allen AM, Talley KMC, Mason S, Blaes AH. 2020. Mammography Screening Practices in Average-Risk Women Aged 40-49 Years in Primary Care: A Comparison of Physician and Nonphysician Providers in Minnesota. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 29:91–99. doi:10.1089/jwh.2018.7436.

Nair US, Reikowsky RC, Allen AM, Bell ML. 2019. Quitline program utilization and cessation outcomes: A comparison of provider-referred clients by healthcare settings. Prev Med Rep. 14:100863. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100863.

Tosun NL, Fieberg AM, Eberly LE, Harrison KA, Tipp AR, Allen AM, Allen SS. 2019. Exogenous progesterone for smoking cessation in men and women: a pilot double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. Addiction. 114:1800–1813. doi:10.1111/add.14645.

Smith TT, Donny EC, Luo X, Allen AM, Carroll DM, Denlinger-Apte RL, Dermody SS, Koopmeiners JS, McClernon FJ, Pacek LR, et al. 2019. The Impact of Gradual and Immediate Nicotine Reduction on Subjective Cigarette Ratings. Nicotine Tob Res. 21:S73-S80. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntz158.