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Overview

Traci L. Toomey is a researcher primarily affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their work spans major fields including Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Physiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Health. The research addresses critical topics including Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Homelessness and Social Issues, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Traffic and Road Safety, and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Their recent publications highlight a strong interest in public health interventions, vaccination policies, and substance abuse. Notable papers include:

  • Global assessment of national mandatory vaccination policies and consequences of non-compliance, 2020, Vaccine
  • Are people aware of the link between alcohol and different types of Cancer?, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • What motivates adults to accept influenza vaccine? An assessment of incentives, ease of access, messaging, and sources of information using a discrete choice experiment, 2023, SSM - Population Health
  • What drives willingness to receive a new vaccine that prevents an emerging infectious disease? A discrete choice experiment among university students in Uganda, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • The Effectiveness of Alcohol Impact Areas in Reducing Crime in Washington Neighborhoods, 2021, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Their frequent co-authors include Toben F. Nelson, Kathleen M. Lenk, Darin J. Erickson, N. Scholz, and Rhonda Jones-Webb. These collaborations indicate sustained partnerships in research related to alcohol consumption, public health, and epidemiological studies.

Throughout their career, Traci L. Toomey has published multiple articles in several key academic journals such as the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, Substance Use & Misuse, Traffic Injury Prevention, and Vaccine. This publication record reflects an engagement with multidisciplinary approaches to health research with a particular focus on alcohol-related issues and vaccine hesitancy.

Their research outputs emphasize the intersection of behavioral health and epidemiology, examining factors influencing substance use patterns, vaccine acceptance, and associated social impacts. The body of work also touches on the effectiveness of public health strategies like alcohol impact areas for crime reduction. This profile indicates a broad and multi-dimensional approach to understanding public health challenges related to substance use and vaccination.

Best Publications

  • Effects of minimum drinking age laws: review and analyses of the literature from 1960 to 2000.

    Alexander C Wagenaar;Traci L Toomey

  • The effectiveness of limiting alcohol outlet density as a means of reducing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms.

    Carla Alexia Campbell;Robert A. Hahn;Randy Elder;Robert Brewer

  • Project Northland: outcomes of a communitywide alcohol use prevention program during early adolescence

    Cheryl L. Perry;Carolyn L. Williams;Sara Veblen-Mortenson;Traci L. Toomey

  • The Effectiveness of Tax Policy Interventions for Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms

    Randy W. Elder;Bruce A. Lawrence;Aneeqah Ferguson;Timothy S. Naimi

  • Communities mobilizing for change on alcohol: outcomes from a randomized community trial.

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;David M. Murray;John P. Gehan;Mark Wolfson

  • Communities mobilizing for change on alcohol (CMCA): effects of a randomized trial on arrests and traffic crashes.

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;David M. Murray;Traci L. Toomey

  • Sources of alcohol for underage drinkers

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;Traci L Toomey;David M. Murray;Brian J. Short

  • Effectiveness of Policies Restricting Hours of Alcohol Sales in Preventing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms

    Robert A. Hahn;Jennifer L. Kuzara;Randy Elder;Robert Brewer

  • Strategies to prevent underage drinking.

    Kelli A. Komro;Traci L. Toomey

  • Environmental policies to reduce college drinking: options and research findings.

    Traci L Toomey;Alexander C Wagenaar

  • Environmental Policies to Reduce College Drinking: An Update of Research Findings*

    Traci L. Toomey;Kathleen M. Lenk;Alexander C. Wagenaar;Alexander C. Wagenaar

  • The effect of the Safer Bars programme on physical aggression in bars: results of a randomized controlled trial

    Kathryn Graham;D. Wayne Osgood;Elaine Zibrowski;John Purcell

  • Effectiveness of policies maintaining or restricting days of alcohol sales on excessive alcohol consumption and related harms.

    Jennifer Cook Middleton;Robert A. Hahn;Jennifer L. Kuzara;Randy Elder

  • Communities mobilizing for change on alcohol: Lessons and results from a 15‐community randomized trial

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;John P. Gehan;Rhonda Jones-Webb;Traci L. Toomey

  • Preventing youth access to alcohol: outcomes from a multi-community time-series trial*.

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;Traci L. Toomey;Darin J. Erickson

  • Outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a multi-component alcohol use preventive intervention for urban youth: project northland Chicago.

    Kelli A. Komro;Kelli A. Komro;Cheryl L. Perry;Cheryl L. Perry;Sara Veblen-Mortenson;Kian Farbakhsh

  • Neighborhood Level Spatial Analysis of the Relationship Between Alcohol Outlet Density and Criminal Violence

    Heather R. Britt;Bradley P. Carlin;Traci L. Toomey;Alexander C. Wagenaar

  • The Association Between Density of Alcohol Establishments and Violent Crime Within Urban Neighborhoods

    Traci L. Toomey;Darin J. Erickson;Bradley P. Carlin;Kathleen M. Lenk

  • Efficacy and the strength of evidence of U.S. alcohol control policies.

    Toben F. Nelson;Ziming Xuan;Thomas F. Babor;Robert D. Brewer

  • Worksite environment intervention to prevent obesity among metropolitan transit workers.

    Simone A. French;Lisa J. Harnack;Peter J. Hannan;Nathan R. Mitchell

  • Communities mobilizing for change on alcohol

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;David M. Murray;John P. Gehan;Mark Wolfson

Frequent Co-Authors

Darin J. Erickson
Darin J. Erickson University of Minnesota
Alexander C. Wagenaar
Alexander C. Wagenaar Emory University
Toben F. Nelson
Toben F. Nelson University of Minnesota
Cheryl L. Perry
Cheryl L. Perry The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Samantha Wells
Samantha Wells Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Ken C. Winters
Ken C. Winters Oregon Research Institute
Jonathan E. Fielding
Jonathan E. Fielding University of California, Los Angeles
Kelli A. Komro
Kelli A. Komro Emory University
Keith J. Horvath
Keith J. Horvath San Diego State University
Carolyn L. Williams
Carolyn L. Williams University of Minnesota

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