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Lorraine R. Reitzel

Lorraine R. Reitzel

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
6507
World Ranking
5089
National Ranking
2401

Overview

Lorraine R. Reitzel is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily focused within medicine and health professions. The main fields of study include Medicine with 103 publications and Health Professions with 63 publications. Subfields of their research work include General Health Professions, Physiology, Oncology, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum centered around public health and behavioral sciences. Key topics involving numerous publications are:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

Reitzel has authored and co-authored multiple papers with a focus on environmental health, behavioral health, and public health issues. Representative recent publications include:

  • Addressing Smoking Cessation among Women in Substance Use Treatment: A Qualitative Approach to Guiding Tailored Interventions (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Association of Problematic Alcohol Use and Food Insecurity among Homeless Men and Women (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Urban Stress Indirectly Influences Psychological Symptoms through Its Association with Distress Tolerance and Perceived Social Support among Adults Experiencing Homelessness (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Screening Adherence among Church-Going African American Women (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Tobacco Screening Practices and Perceived Barriers to Offering Tobacco Cessation Services among Texas Health Care Centers Providing Behavioral Health Treatment (2022), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The majority of their work has been published in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Health Behavior and Policy Review
  • Cancer Research
  • American Journal of Health Behavior

Lorraine R. Reitzel has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Tzu-An Chen
  • Isabel Martinez Leal
  • Maggie Britton
  • Bryce Kyburz
  • Teresa Williams

Best Publications

  • The effectiveness of sexual offender treatment for juveniles as measured by recidivism: a meta-analysis

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Joyce L. Carbonell

  • The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Offenders The Current Landscape and Some Future Directions for Correctional Psychology

    J. Stephen Wormith;Richard Althouse;Mark Simpson;Lorraine R. Reitzel

  • Mechanisms linking socioeconomic status to smoking cessation: a structural equation modeling approach.

    Michael S. Businelle;Darla E. Kendzor;Lorraine R. Reitzel;Tracy J. Costello

  • The effect of tobacco outlet density and proximity on smoking cessation.

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Ellen K. Cromley;Yisheng Li;Yumei Cao

  • Financial strain and smoking cessation among racially/ethnically diverse smokers

    Darla E. Kendzor;Michael S. Businelle;Tracy J. Costello;Yessenia Castro

  • Efficacy of mindfulness-based addiction treatment (MBAT) for smoking cessation and lapse recovery: A randomized clinical trial

    Jennifer Irvin Vidrine;Claire Adams Spears;Whitney L Heppner;Lorraine R Reitzel

  • Associations of mindfulness with nicotine dependence, withdrawal, and agency.

    Jennifer Irvin Vidrine;Michael S. Businelle;Paul M Cinciripini;Yisheng Li

  • Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Seann D. Regan;Nga Nguyen;Ellen K. Cromley

  • Mindfulness: A Primrose Path for Therapists Using Manualized Treatments?

    Sheila Stanley;Lorraine R Reitzel;La Ricka R. Wingate;Kelly C. Cukrowicz

  • Everyday Discrimination Is Associated With Nicotine Dependence Among African American, Latino, and White Smokers

    Darla E. Kendzor;Michael S. Businelle;Lorraine R. Reitzel;Debra M. Rios

  • Preventing postpartum smoking relapse among diverse low-income women: a randomized clinical trial.

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Jennifer Irvin Vidrine;Michael S. Businelle;Darla E. Kendzor

  • Evaluating reactivity to ecological momentary assessment during smoking cessation.

    Paul J. Rowan;Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel;Carlos A. Mazas;Jennifer Irvin Vidrine

  • Predicting quit attempts among homeless smokers seeking cessation treatment: an ecological momentary assessment study.

    Michael S. Businelle;Ping Ma;Darla E. Kendzor;Lorraine R. Reitzel

  • Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: relationships with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation.

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Tracy J. Costello;Carlos A. Mazas;Jennifer I. Vidrine

  • Advancing cessation research by integrating EMA and geospatial methodologies: Associations between tobacco retail outlets and real-time smoking urges during a quit attempt

    Kellie L. Watkins;Seann D. Regan;Nga Nguyen;Michael S. Businelle;Michael S. Businelle

  • The role of tobacco in cancer health disparities.

    Jennifer Irvin Vidrine;Lorraine R. Reitzel;David W. Wetter

  • The Influence of Subjective Social Status on Vulnerability to Postpartum Smoking Among Young Pregnant Women

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Jennifer I. Vidrine;Yisheng Li;Patricia D. Mullen

  • Small financial incentives increase smoking cessation in homeless smokers: A pilot study

    Michael S. Businelle;Darla E. Kendzor;Anshula Kesh;Erica L. Cuate

  • Influence of locus of control and custody level on intake and prison-adjustment depression

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Beverly L. Harju

  • Motivation and Problem Solving (MAPS): Motivationally Based Skills Training for Treating Substance Use.

    Jennifer Irvin Vidrine;Lorraine R. Reitzel;Patricia Y. Figueroa;Mary M. Velasquez

  • FinancialStrainandSmokingCessationAmong Racially/Ethnically DiverseSmokers

    Darla E. Kendzor;Michael S. Businelle;Tracy J. Costello;Yessenia Castro

Frequent Co-Authors

Darla E. Kendzor
Darla E. Kendzor University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
David W. Wetter
David W. Wetter University of Utah
Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Thomas E. Joiner
Thomas E. Joiner Florida State University
Andrew J. Waters
Andrew J. Waters Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
LaRicka R. Wingate
LaRicka R. Wingate Oklahoma State University
Clayton Neighbors
Clayton Neighbors University of Houston
Norman B. Schmidt
Norman B. Schmidt Florida State University
Kelly C. Cukrowicz
Kelly C. Cukrowicz Texas Tech University
Miguel Ángel Cano
Miguel Ángel Cano The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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