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Selected Recent Publications

Correa-Fernandez V, Diaz-Toro EC, Reitzel LR, Guo L, Chen M, Li Y, Calo WA, Shih YT, Wetter DW(2017). Combined treatment for at-risk drinking and smoking cessation among Puerto Ricans: A randomized clinical trial. Addict Behav, 65, 185-192.


Businelle MS, Ma P, Kendzor DE, Frank SG, Vidrine DJ, Wetter DW(2016). An Ecological Momentary Intervention for Smoking Cessation: Evaluation of Feasibility and Effectiveness. J Med Internet Res, 18(12).


Kendzor DE, Shuval K, Gabriel KP, Businelle MS, Ma P, High RR, Cuate EL, Poonawalla IB, Rios DM, Demark-Wahnefried W, Swartz MD, Wetter DW(2016). Impact of a Mobile Phone Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in a Community Sample of Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation. J Med Internet Res, 18(1).


Vidrine JI, Spears CA, Heppner WL, Reitzel LR, Marcus MT, Cinciripini PM, Waters AJ, Li Y, Nguyen NT, Cao Y, Tindle HA, Fine M, Safranek LV, Wetter DW(2016). Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment (MBAT) for Smoking Cessation and Lapse Recovery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Consult Clin Psychol, 84(9), 824-838.


Heppner WL, Spears CA, Correa-Fernandez V, Castro Y, Li Y, Guo B, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW(2016). Dispositional Mindfulness Predicts Enhanced Smoking Cessation and Smoking Lapse Recovery. Ann Behav Med, 50(3), 337-47.


Etcheverry PE, Waters AJ, Lam C, Correa-Fernandez V, Vidrine JI, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2016). Attentional bias to negative affect moderates negative affect's relationship with smoking abstinence. Health Psychol, 35(8), 881-90.


Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Reitzel LR, Cao Y, Cinciripini PM, Marcus MT, Li Y, Wetter DW(2015). Coping Mediates the Association of Mindfulness with Psychological Stress, Affect, and Depression Among Smokers Preparing to Quit. Mindfulness (N Y), 6(3), 433-443.


Castro Y, Fernandez ME, Strong LL, Stewart DW, Krasny S, Hernandez Robles E, Heredia N, Spears CA, Correa-Fernandez V, Eakin E, Resnicow K, Basen-Engquist K, Wetter DW(2015). Adaptation of a counseling intervention to address multiple cancer risk factors among overweight/obese Latino smokers. Health Educ Behav, 42(1), 65-72.


Adams CE, Cano MA, Heppner WL, Stewart DW, Correa-Fernandez V, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW(2015). Testing a Moderated Mediation Model of Mindfulness, Psychosocial Stress, and Alcohol Use among African American Smokers. Mindfulness (N Y), 6(2), 315-325.


Spears CA, Houchins SC, Stewart DW, Chen M, Correa-Fernandez V, Cano MA, Heppner WL, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW(2015). Nonjudging facet of mindfulness predicts enhanced smoking cessation in Hispanics. Psychol Addict Behav, 29(4), 918-23.


Kumar S, Abowd GD, Abraham WT, alAbsi M, Beck JG, Chau DH, Condie T, Conroy DE, Ertin E, Estrin D, Ganesan D, Lam C, Marlin B, Marsh CB, Murphy SA, Nahum-Shani I, Patrick K, Rehg JM, Sharmin M, Shetty V, Sim I, Spring B, Srivastava M, Wetter DW(2015). Center of excellence for mobile sensor data-to-knowledge (MD2K). J Am Med Inform Assoc, 22(6), 1137-42.


Daz-Toro EC, Fernndez ME, Correa-Fernndez V, Calo WA, Ortiz AP, Meja LM, Mazas CA, Santos-Ortiz AD, Wetter DW(2014). Promoting tobacco cessation through community outreach partnerships. Prog Community Health Partnersh, 8(2), 141-2.


Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Kesh A, Cuate EL, Poonawalla IB, Reitzel LR, Okuyemi KS, Wetter DW(2014). Small financial incentives increase smoking cessation in homeless smokers: a pilot study. Addict Behav, 39(3), 717-20.


Lam CY, Businelle MS, Aigner CJ, McClure JB, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2014). Individual and combined effects of multiple high-risk triggers on postcessation smoking urge and lapse. Nicotine Tob Res, 16(5), 569-75.


Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Reitzel LR, Castro Y, Vidrine JI, Mazas CA, Cinciripini PM, Lam CY, Adams CE, Correa-Fernandez V, Cano MA, Wetter DW(2014). The influence of discrimination on smoking cessation among Latinos. Drug Alcohol Depend, 136, 143-8.


Castro Y, Cano MA, Businelle MS, Correa-Fernandez V, Heppner WL, Mazas CA, Wetter DW(2014). A cross-lagged path analysis of five intrapersonal determinants of smoking cessation. Drug Alcohol Depend, 137, 98-105.


Lam CY, Businelle MS, Cofta-Woerpel L, McClure JB, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2014). Positive smoking outcome expectancies mediate the relation between alcohol consumption and smoking urge among women during a quit attempt. Psychol Addict Behav, 28(1), 163-72.


Cano MA, Lam CY, Chen M, Adams CE, Correa-Fernandez V, Stewart DW, McClure JB, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2014). Positive smoking outcome expectancies mediate the association between negative affect and smoking urge among women during a quit attempt. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol, 22(4), 332-40.


Businelle MS, Ma P, Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Chen M, Lam CY, Bernstein I, Wetter DW(2014). Predicting quit attempts among homeless smokers seeking cessation treatment: an ecological momentary assessment study. Nicotine Tob Res, 16(10), 1371-8.


Castro Y, Correa-Fernandez V, Cano MA, Mazas C, Gonzalez K, Vidrine DJ, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW(2014). Failure to replicate the structure of a Spanish-language brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives across three samples of Latino smokers. Nicotine Tob Res, 16(9), 1277-81.


Cano MA, Wetter DW(2014). Socioeconomic status and smoking cessation: neighborhood context as an underlying mechanism. Tex Heart Inst J, 41(3), 309-10.


Adams CE, Chen M, Guo L, Lam CY, Stewart DW, Correa-Fernandez V, Cano MA, Heppner WL, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2014). Mindfulness predicts lower affective volatility among African Americans during smoking cessation. Psychol Addict Behav, 28(2), 580-5.


Diaz-Toro EC, Fernandez ME, Correa-Fernandez V, Calo WA, Ortiz AP, Mejia LM, Mazas CA, Santos-Ortiz Mdel C, Wetter DW(2014). Promoting tobacco cessation and smoke-free workplaces through community outreach partnerships in Puerto Rico. Prog Community Health Partnersh, 8(2), 157-68.


Vidrine JI, Reitzel LR, Figueroa, PY, Velasquez MM, Mazas CA, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2013). Motivation And Problem Solving (MAPS): Motivationally-based skills training for treating substance use. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20(4), 501-16.


Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Castro Y, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Greisinger AJ, Wetter DW(2013). Pathways linking socioeconomic status and postpartum smoking relapse. Ann Behav Med, 45(2), 180-91.


Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Castro Y, Cao Y, Businelle MS, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW(2013). The relation between social cohesion and smoking cessation among Black smokers, and the potential role of psychosocial mediators. Ann Behav Med, 45(2), 249-57.


Businelle MS, Lam CY, Kendzor DE, Cofta-Woerpel L, McClure JB, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2013). Alcohol consumption and urges to smoke among women during a smoking cessation attempt. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol, 21(1), 29-37.


Vidrine JI, Shete S, Cao Y, Greisinger A, Harmonson P, Sharp B, Miles L, Zbikowski SM, Wetter DW(2013). Ask-Advise-Connect: a new approach to smoking treatment delivery in health care settings. JAMA Intern Med, 173(6), 458-64.


Castro Y, Basen-Engquist K, Fernandez ME, Strong LL, Eakin EG, Resnicow K, Li Y, Wetter DW(2013). Design of a randomized controlled trial for multiple cancer risk behaviors among Spanish-speaking Mexican-origin smokers. BMC Public Health, 13, 237.


Cinciripini PM, Robinson JD, Karam-Hage M, Minnix JA, Lam C, Versace F, Brown VL, Engelmann JM, Wetter DW(2013). Effects of varenicline and bupropion sustained-release use plus intensive smoking cessation counseling on prolonged abstinence from smoking and on depression, negative affect, and other symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. JAMA Psychiatry, 70(5), 522-33.


Vidrine JI, Stewart DW, Stuyck SC, Ward JA, Brown AK, Smith C, Wetter DW(2013). Lifestyle and cancer prevention in women: knowledge, perceptions, and compliance with recommended guidelines. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 22(6), 487-93.


Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Reitzel LR, Castro Y, Vidrine JI, Mazas CA, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2013). Mechanisms linking socioeconomic disadvantage and BMI in smokers. Am J Health Behav, 37(5), 587-98.


Vidrine JI, Shete S, Li Y, Cao Y, Alford MH, Galindo-Talton M, Rabius V, Sharp B, Harmonson P, Zbikowski SM, Miles L, Wetter DW(2013). The Ask-Advise-Connect approach for smokers in a safety net healthcare system: a group-randomized trial. Am J Prev Med, 45(6), 737-41.


Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Cao Y, Mazas CA, Li Y, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW(2012). Neighborhood perceptions are associated with tobacco dependence among African American smokers. Nicotine Tob Res, 14(7), 786-93.


Correa-Fernandez V, Ji L, Castro Y, Heppner WL, Vidrine JI, Costello TJ, Mullen PD, Cofta-Woerpel L, Velasquez MM, Greisinger A, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2012). Mediators of the association of major depressive syndrome and anxiety syndrome with postpartum smoking relapse. J Consult Clin Psychol, 80(4), 636-48.


Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Cao Y, Ji L, Costello TJ, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Li Y, Castro Y, Ahluwalia JS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2012). Individual- and area-level unemployment influence smoking cessation among African Americans participating in a randomized clinical trial. Soc Sci Med, 74(9), 1394-401.


Calo WA, Fernandez ME, Rivera M, Diaz EC, Correa-Fernandez V, Pattatucci A, Wetter DW(2012). Assessing awareness and use of evidence-based programs for cancer control in Puerto Rico. J Cancer Educ, 27(3), 486-93.


Castro Y, Businelle MS, Correa-Fernandez V, Kendzor DE, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW(2012). Associations between indicators of acculturation and tobacco dependence among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers. Addict Behav, 37(10), 1101-8.


Heppner WL, Ji L, Reitzel LR, Castro Y, Correa-Fernandez V, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Mullen, PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Greisinger A, Wetter DW(2011). The role of prepartum motivation in the maintenance of postpartum smoking abstinence. Health Psychol, 30(6), 736-45.


Reitzel LR, Cromley EK, Li Y, Cao Y, Dela Mater R, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW (2011). The effect of tobacco outlet density and proximity on smoking cessation. Am J Public Health, 101(2), 315-20.


Reitzel LR, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cao Y, Castro Y, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2011). Subjective social status predicts long-term smoking abstinence. BMC Public Health, 11, 135.


Castro Y, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2011). Structural and predictive equivalency of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale across three racial/ethnic groups. Nicotine Tob Res, 13(7), 548-55.


Wetter DW, McClure JB, Cofta-Woerpel L, Costello TJ, Reitzel LR, Businelle MS, Cinciripini PM (2011). A randomized clinical trial of a palmtop computer-delivered treatment for smoking relapse prevention among women. Psychol Addict Behav, 25(2), 365-71.


Cofta-Woerpel L, McClure JB, Li Y, Urbauer D, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2011). Early cessation success or failure among women attempting to quit smoking: trajectories and volatility of urge and negative mood during the first postcessation week. J Abnorm Psychol, 120(3), 596-606.


Reitzel LR, McClure JB, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mazas CA, Cao Y, Cinciripini PM, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Wetter DW(2011). The efficacy of computer-delivered treatment for smoking cessation. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 20(7), 1555-7.


Reitzel LR, Nguyen N, Cao Y, Vidrine JI, Daza P, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Li Y, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW(2011). Race/ethnicity moderates the effect of prepartum menthol cigarette use on postpartum smoking abstinence. Nicotine Tob Res, 13(12), 1305-10.


Castro Y, Costello TJ, Correa-Fernandez V, Heppner WL, Reitzel LR, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mazas CA, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2011). Differential effects of depression on smoking cessation in a diverse sample of smokers in treatment. Am J Prev Med, 41(1), 84-7.


Reitzel LR, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cao Y, Wetter DW(2010). Acculturative and neighborhood influences on subjective social status among Spanish-speaking Latino immigrant smokers. Soc Sci Med, 70(5), 677-83.


Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Li Y, Daza P, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW(2010). Preventing postpartum smoking relapse among diverse low-income women: a randomized clinical trial. Nicotine Tob Res, 12(4), 326-35.


Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Costello TJ, Castro Y, Reitzel LR, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Cinciripini PM, Greisinger AJ, Wetter DW(2010). Financial strain and smoking cessation among racially/ethnically diverse smokers. Am J Public Health, 100(4), 702-6.


Reitzel LR, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Cao Y, Businelle MS, Cinciripini PM, Wetter DW(2010). Subjective social status affects smoking abstinence during acute withdrawal through affective mediators. Addiction, 105(5), 928-36.


Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Cinciripini PM, Greisinger AJ, Wetter DW(2010). Mechanisms linking socioeconomic status to smoking cessation: a structural equation modeling approach. Health Psychol, 29(3), 262-73.


Vidrine JI, Rabius V, Alford MH, Li Y, Wetter DW(2010). Enhancing dissemination of smoking cessation quitlines through T2 translational research: a unique partnership to address disparities in the delivery of effective cessation treatment. J Public Health Manag Pract, 16(4), 304-8.


Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Costello TJ, Castro Y, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Mullen PD, Velasquez MM, Cinciripini PM, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Wetter DW(2010). Breast feeding is associated with postpartum smoking abstinence among women who quit smoking due to pregnancy. Nicotine Tob Res, 12(10), 983-8.


Vidrine JI, Reitzel LR, Wetter DW(2009). Smoking and health disparities. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep, 33(6), 403-8.


Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Costello TJ, Cofta-Woerpel L, Li Y, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW(2009). Light versus heavy smoking among African American men and women. Addict Behav, 34(2), 197-203.


Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW (2009). Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: relationships with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation. Nicotine Tob Res, 11(2), 178-84.


Vidrine JI, Vidrine DJ, Costello TJ, Mazas C, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mejia LM, Wetter DW(2009). The Smoking Consequences Questionnaire: Factor structure and predictive validity among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers in the United States. Nicotine Tob Res, 11(11), 1280-8.


Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI, Li Y, Costello TJ, Cinciripini PM, Ahluwalia JS, Wetter DW(2009). Pathways between socioeconomic status and modifiable risk factors among African American smokers. J Behav Med, 32(6), 545-57.


Irvin Vidrine J, Reitzel LR, Wetter DW(2009). The role of tobacco in cancer health disparities. Curr Oncol Rep, 11(6), 475-81.


Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Cinciripini P, Li Y, Marcus MT, Waters AJ, Reitzel LR, Wetter DW(2009). Associations of mindfulness with nicotine dependence, withdrawal, and agency. Subst Abus, 30(4), 318-27.


Waters AJ, Reitzel LR, Cinciripini P, Li Y, Marcus MT, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW(2009). Associations between mindfulness and implicit cognition and self-reported affect. Subst Abus, 30(4), 328-37.


Castro Y, Reitzel LR, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Mazas CA, Li Y, Cofta-Woerpel L, Wetter DW(2009). Acculturation differentially predicts smoking cessation among Latino men and women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 18(12), 3468-75.