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Overview

Adam M. Leventhal is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in Physiology, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's main topics of study include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Eating Disorders and Behaviors.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018" (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • "Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Dependence Among Youth and Its Association With Future Use" (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • "Trends in Use and Perceptions of Nicotine Vaping Among US Youth From 2017 to 2020" (2020, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • "Effect of Exposure to e-Cigarettes With Salt vs Free-Base Nicotine on the Appeal and Sensory Experience of Vaping" (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • "The relationship between screen-based sedentary behaviors and symptoms of depression and anxiety in youth: a systematic review of moderating variables" (2020, BMC Public Health)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Adam M. Leventhal include:

  • Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis
  • Junhan Cho
  • Jennifer B. Unger
  • Alyssa F. Harlow
  • Alayna P. Tackett

Their work has been published repeatedly in several key venues such as:

  • Tobacco Control
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • JAMA Network Open

Adam M. Leventhal was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2016, reflecting a degree of acknowledgment within the professional community.

Best Publications

  • Association Between Initial Use of e-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Samir Soneji;Samir Soneji;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Thomas A. Wills;Adam M. Leventhal

  • Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence

    Adam M. Leventhal;David R. Strong;Matthew G. Kirkpatrick;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Anxiety, depression, and cigarette smoking: a transdiagnostic vulnerability framework to understanding emotion-smoking comorbidity.

    Adam M. Leventhal;Michael J. Zvolensky

  • E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use

    Jessica L Barrington-Trimis;Robert Urman;Kiros Berhane;Jennifer B Unger

  • Electronic Cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents

    Rob McConnell;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Kejia Wang;Robert Urman

  • Prevalence of e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the United States, 2014-2018.

    Hongying Dai;Adam M Leventhal

  • Association of Digital Media Use With Subsequent Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Adolescents

    Chaelin K. Ra;Junhan Cho;Matthew D. Stone;Julianne De La Cerda

  • Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in US Youths

    Kaitlyn M. Berry;Jessica L. Fetterman;Emelia J. Benjamin;Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Psychosocial Factors Associated With Adolescent Electronic Cigarette and Cigarette Use

    Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Kiros Berhane;Jennifer B. Unger;Tess Boley Cruz

  • Cigarette smoking and depression comorbidity: systematic review and proposed theoretical model

    Amanda R. Mathew;Lee Hogarth;Adam M. Leventhal;Jessica W. Cook

  • Adolescents’ Use of “Pod Mod” E-Cigarettes — Urgent Concerns

    Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Adam M. Leventhal

  • Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018

    Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Jessica L. Braymiller;Jennifer B. Unger;Rob McConnell

  • Measuring hedonic capacity in depression: a psychometric analysis of three anhedonia scales.

    Adam M. Leventhal;Gregory S. Chasson;Evelina Tapia;Elizabeth K. Miller

  • Momentary assessment of affect, physical feeling states, and physical activity in children.

    Genevieve F. Dunton;Jimi Huh;Adam M. Leventhal;Nathaniel Riggs

  • Dimensions of depressive symptoms and smoking cessation.

    Adam M. Leventhal;Susan E. Ramsey;Richard A. Brown;Heather R. LaChance

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in adolescent electronic and conventional cigarette use.

    Adam M. Leventhal;David R. Strong;Steve Sussman;Matthew G. Kirkpatrick

  • Gender differences in acute tobacco withdrawal: effects on subjective, cognitive, and physiological measures.

    Adam M. Leventhal;Andrew J. Waters;Susan Boyd;Eric T. Moolchan

  • E-cigarette use and subsequent cigarette and marijuana use among Hispanic young adults.

    Jennifer B. Unger;Daniel W. Soto;Adam Leventhal

  • Bi-directional associations of electronic and combustible cigarette use onset patterns with depressive symptoms in adolescents.

    William V. Lechner;Tim Janssen;Christopher W. Kahler;Janet Audrain-McGovern

  • Associations of Electronic Cigarette Nicotine Concentration With Subsequent Cigarette Smoking and Vaping Levels in Adolescents

    Nicholas I. Goldenson;Adam M. Leventhal;Matthew D. Stone;Rob S. McConnell

  • Association of e-Cigarette Vaping and Progression to Heavier Patterns of Cigarette Smoking

    Adam M. Leventhal;Matthew D. Stone;Nafeesa Andrabi;Jessica Barrington-Trimis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Rob McConnell
Rob McConnell University of Southern California
Christopher W. Kahler
Christopher W. Kahler Brown University
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
Genevieve F. Dunton
Genevieve F. Dunton University of Southern California
Lara A. Ray
Lara A. Ray University of California, Los Angeles
David R. Strong
David R. Strong University of California, San Diego
Norman B. Schmidt
Norman B. Schmidt Florida State University
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California

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