Faculty and Staff Profiles

The School of Public Health

• A.B. (honors) Psychology - Brown University - 1986
• M.S. Clinical Psychology - University of Memphis - 1995
• Residency Clinical Psychology - Univ of Mississippi Medical Center - 1997-1998
• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology - University of Memphis - 1998

• Director of Graduate Studies, School of Public Health - University of Memphis - 2010 - 2011
• Professor (tenured) and Director, School of Public Health and Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences - The University of Memphis - 2009-present
• Director, Center for Community Health - University of Memphis - 2004-2009
• Associate Professor of Health Promotion (tenured), Department of Health & Sport Sciences - University of Memphis - 2004-2009
• Intervention Director,   - Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies - 2002-present
• Adjunct Assistant to Full Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine - University of Tennessee Health Science Center - 1999-present
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology - University of Memphis - 1998-2004
• Assistant Professor, Center for Community Health - University of Memphis - 1998-2004
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Psychology - University of Memphis - 1993-1997
• Research Project Coordinator, Channing Laboratory - Channing Laboratory, Brigham & Womens Hospital/Harvard Medical School - 1991-1998
• Research Project Coordinator, Dept of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology - Harvard School of Dental Medicine - 1988-1991
• Research Assistant, Div of Behavioral Medicine - Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School - 1986-1988
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Div of Behavioral Medicine - Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School - 1984-1986

• Fellow - Society of Behavioral Medicine - 2011
• Faudree Professorship - University of Memphis - 2010
• Fellow - American Academy of Health Behavior - 2007
• Distinguished Service Award - Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 2005
• Scholarship Recipient - American Heart Association - 2000
• Van Vleet Memorial Doctoral Fellow - University of Memphis - 1996-1997
• First Place Award - Graduate Research Forum, University of Memphis - 1996
• Member - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - 1995
• Member - Sigma Xi Honor Society - 1986
• Honors Program - Dept of Psychology, Brown University - 1985-1986

• Social and Behavioral Science Principles (G) - University of Memphis
• Problems in Health Promotion (HPRO 7152) (G) - University of Memphis
• Smoking Cessation Treatment Delivery (G) - Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria
• Health Behavior Theory and Applications, HPRO 7722/8722 (G) - University of Memphis
• Randomized Clinical Trials PUBH 7450/8450 (G) - University of Memphis
• Grant Writing Seminar for Faculty PSYC 7517/8517 (G) - University of Memphis
• Social Determinants of Health PUBH 7130/8130 (G) - University of Memphis
• Master's Project Seminar PUBH 7992 (G) - University of Memphis

• Doctoral - Jordan Fields - In Progress (Dissertation Committee member)
• Doctoral - Ashley Hum - In Progress (Dissertation Committee member)
• Doctoral - Larita Webb - In Progress (Dissertation Committee member)
• Masters - Robin Bloodworth - 2012 (Master's thesis committee chair)
• Doctoral - Jordan Fields - 2012 (Major Area Paper Committe member)
• Doctoral - Ashley Hum - 2012 (Major Area Paper committee member)
• Doctoral - Ashley Jackson - 2012 (Dissertation Committee member)
• Master's - Francisco Salgado-Garcia - 2012 (Master's thesis committee member)
• Master's - Crystal Ton - 2012 (Master's thesis committee member)
• Master's - Nicole Workman - 2012 (Master's thesis committee member)
• Doctoral - Walter H. Henley - In progress (Dissertation Committtee member)
• Doctoral - Khatidja Ali - 2011 (Dissertation Committee Member)
• Doctoral - Christopher Bond - 2009 (Dissertation Committee Member)
• Master - Nicole Workman - In Progress (Thesis Committee Member)
• Doctoral - Elizabeth Stephens - In Progress (Dissertation Committee Member)
• Master (Dept. of Psychology) - Joanna Buscemi - In Progress (Major Area Paper Doctoral Project Com
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Ashley Jackson - In Progress (Thesis Committee Member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Landrus Burress - (Faculty Advisor)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Adam Brock - (Faculty Advisor)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Jimmie Dawn Adair - In progress (Thesis committee chairperson)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Adam Brock - In Progress (Thesis Committee Chairperson)
• Doctoral (Dept of Communication) - Walt Henley - In Progress (Dissertation Committee Member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Jimmie Dawn Adair - In Progress (Faculty advisor)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Courtney Page Stephens - In Progress (Thesis committee chairperson)
• Doctoral (Dept of Communication) - Christopher Bond - In Progress (Dissertation committee member)
• Master (Dept of Psychology) - Khatidja Shams Ali - 2008 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Vidya Srinivas - 2007 (Special project committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Laura Girsch - 2007 (Thesis Committee Member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Landrus Burrus - 2007 (Special Project chair)
• Doctoral (Dept of Communication) - Elizabeth Stephens - 2007 (Doctoral program committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Nicole Shafer - 2006 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Lauren McLaughlin - 2006 (Master
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Carolyn Baites - 2006 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Maria Lucchesi - 2005 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept of Psychology, Virg Comm Univ) - Lynn Anderson - 2005 (Thesis committee member)
• Doctoral (Dept of Psychology) - Kami E. Mays - 2005 (Dissertation committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Bridget Crown - 2004 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Anna Corcoran - 2004 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Ashley McMillin - 2004 (Thesis committee member)
• Doctoral (Dept of Psychology) - Deborah Mittleman - 2003 (Doctoral Specialty Exam committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Kimberly Johnson - 2003 (Thesis committee member)
• Master (University College) - Mary C. Read - 2003 (Master's special project chariperson)
• Doctoral (Dept. of Psychology) - Kami E. Mays - 2003 (Doctoral Specialty Exam committee member)
• Master (University College) - Mary C. Read - 2002-2003 (Faculty advisor)
• Master (Dept of Psychology) - H. Heith Durrence - 2002 (Major area paper committee)
• Master (Dept of Health and Sport Sciences) - Jill Dudley - 2001 (Comprehensive Examination committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Jill Dudley - 2001 (thesis committee member)
• Master (Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences) - Melanie C. Burstyne - 2001 (Thesis committee member)
• Doctoral (Dept of CEPR) - John Eric Swensen - 2001 (Dissertation committee member)
• Master (Dept of Psychology) - Kami E. Mays - 2001 (Thesis committee chairperson)
• Doctoral (Dept of Psychology) - Elizabeth M. Kaufman - 2000 (Dissertation committee member)
• Doctoral (Dept of Psychology) - Theodore V. Cooper - 2000 (Doctoral Specialty Exam committee member)
• Undergraduate - Ladora Watkins - 2000 (undergraduate research practicum)
• Undergraduate - Wendy Sum - 2000 (summer intern from University of San Francis
• Doctoral (Dept of Psychology) - Kami E. Mays - 1999-2003 (Faculty research advisor)

• Developing a tailored clinical decision support system for pediatric obesity screening and treatment - Fed Ex Institute of Technology, Memphis TN - $170, 000 - 2012-2014 (PI)
• CURRENT -   -   -  
• AutoSense: Quantifying exposures to addictive substances and pyschosocial stress - National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institutes of Health (U01 DA023812) - $1,659,605 total costs - 2007-2011 (Co-PI)
• Responding to the changing tobacco epidemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region - National Institutes of Health (1 R01 DA024876) - $1,575,950 total costs 1,701,626 total costs - 2007-2011 (Co-PI)
• Developing a brief smoking cessation/relapse prevention intervention for disaster survivors. - American Legacy Foundation - $99,063 total costs - 2008-2009
• The use of community based participatory research to promote activity-friendly neighborhoods. - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (1 R21 ES016532), of Health. - $275,000 direct costs, $387,750 total cost - 2009-2011 (Co PI)
• Khat research program: neurobehavioral impact of long-term use. - National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21 DA024626) - $250,000 total cost - 2009-2011 (Co-PI)
• HIV prevention research and infrastructure development in Syria and Middle East. - National Institute of Mental Health (1R21 MH089808) - $189,756 direct costs, $230,333 total costs - 2010-2012 (Co-PI)
• COMPLETED -   -   -  
• A theoretically based tobacco waterpipe dependence measure - Fogarty International Center , National Institutes of Health (R03 TW07233-01) - $96,000 direct $125,000 total - 2006-2009 (PI)
• Memphis alliance for public health research - The Urban Child Institute, Memphis, TN - $250,000 total costs - 2004-2010 (PI)
• Population-based assessment of post-Katrina smoking relapse - National Institutes of Health (1 R21 DAO21782-01) - $275,000 direct costs, $383,625 total costs - 2006-2008 (PI)
• Effects of Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity on Reactive Oxygen Species (Supplement to Increasing Physical Activity to Aid Smoking Cessation) - National INstitutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (3R01, HL68569) - $275,000 total costs - 2006-2008 (PI)
• Physical Education Policy and Childhood Obesity: The Cases of Tennessee and Mississippi - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - $200,000 total costs - 2006-2007 (Co-PI)
• Supplement to Establishment of Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies - Tobacco Control Training in Jordan - Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health (R01 TW05962) - $10,000 direct costs $15,910 total costs - 2005-2006 (PI)
• A Community Campaign to Reduce Youth Tobaco Use - Memphis and Shelby County Health Department - $40,000 total costs - 2005-2006 (Co-Investigator)
• Reducing Enviromental Tobacco Exposure in the Homes of Low-Income Children - The Urban Child Institute - $70,000 total - 2005-2006 (Co-PI)
• Biobehavioral mechanisms of concurrent tobacco and khat use - Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health (R03 TW007219) - $125,000 total - 2005-2010 (Co-PI)
• Tobacco control training in Iraq (Supplement to Establishment of the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies) - Fogarty International Center , NIH R01, TW05962 - $15,000 direct $20,910 total - 2004-2006 (PI)
• Developing smoking cessation intervention for waterpipe smokers. - Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in Developing Countries. - $10,000 total costs - 2004-2005 (Co-Investigtor)
• Health and environmental risks in informal urban settlements - Fogarty International Center , National Institutes of Health (R21 TW006545) - $200,000 direct costs $259,100 total - 2003-2005 (PI)
• Increasing physical activity to aid smoking cessation - National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL68569) - $1,880,392 direct costs $2,539,755 total costs - 2003-2008 (PI)
• Establishment of the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies - Fogarty International Center , National Institutes of Health (R01 TW05962) - $1,187,767 direct costs $1,671,885 total costs - 2002-2008 (PI)
• Developing a community infrastructure for smoking cessation interventions among low income pregnant women - LHS, Inc. - $10,000 direct costs - 2001-2002 (PI)
• Dietary patterns and blood pressure among children in Shelby County - Memphis Area Nutrition Council - $1,500 direct costs - 2001-2002 (Co-PI)
• Surveillance of risky health behaviors in mid-south Boy Scouts - LHS, Inc. - $91,359 direct costs - 2000-2001 (PI)
• Smoking relapse among low-income pregnant women - LHS, Inc. - $142,239 direct costs - 2000-2001 (PI)
• Physical and phychological functioning among family caregivers of heart transplant recipients - American Heart Association (0060265B) - $72,132 direct costs, $77,903 total costs - 2000-2002 (PI)
• Minority Supplement to Biobehavioral risk factors for bone loss in athletes - National Inst of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Disease (3R29 AR448909) - $89,806 direct costs, $118,886 total costs - 1999-2003 (PI)
• Biobehavioral risk factors for bone loss in athletes - National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R29 AR448909) - $349,834 direct costs, $488,408 total costs - 1998-2003 (PI)
• GRANTS SUBMITTED -   -   -  
• Preventing post-cessation weight gain in smokers at risk for diabetes - National Institute on Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases & National Institutes of Health - $2,355,439 direct costs $3,151,639 total costs - 2008-2011 (PI)
• Spread and multi-level determinants of obesity in Memphis middle school students - National Institutes of Health - $275,000 direct costs $385,000 total costs - 2007-2008 (Co-PI)
• Responding to tobacco use and exposure among pregnant women in the Eastern Mediterranean - National Institutes of Health - $2,500,000 direct costs $2,797,396 total costs - 2008-2012 (Co-PI)
• Physical Activity and Cognitive/Academic Achievement Ability: A Longitudinal Study - National Institutes of Health - $150,000 direct costs - 2008-2009 (Co-PI)
• The influence of neighborhood design on physical activity - National Institutes of Health - $275,000 direct costs $385,000 total costs - (Co-Investigator)
• Oxidative stress response to physical work in cigarette smokers and nonsmokers. - National Institutes of Health - $595,418 total costs - 2006-2009 (Co-Investigator)
• PREP use, oxidative stress, and associated biomarkers. - National Institutes of Health - $951,510 direct costs $1,319,039 total costs - (Co-Investigator)
• Telephone-based smoking cessation counseling for post treatment substance abuse clients. - Faculty Research Grant, University of Memphis - 65000 total costs (PI) - 2006-2007
• Tai chi for older patients with total hip replacement. - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/NIH (1R21AT002318-01) - $532,469 total cost (PI) -  
• Efficacy of physical exercise intervention for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. - National Institute of Mental Health - $1,136,838 total cost (Co PI) -  
• Telephone-based smoking cessation counseling for post treatment substance abuse clients - University of Memphis - $6500 total costs - 2006-2007 (PI)

• School of Public Health - Chair, Tenure and Promotion Committee - 2009 - present
• School of Public Health - Member, Faculty Search Committee (Health Administration) - 2009
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences - Member, Faculty Search Committee (Exercise Science - Muscle Physiology) - 2009
• School of Public Health - Member, Faculty Search Committee - 2009
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences (Physical Education Teacher Education) - Member, Faculty Search Committee - 2009
• Office of the Vice Provost for Research - Presenter, "NIH Grants Workshop" - 2009
• School of Public Health - Member, Faculty Search Committee (Social and Behavioral Sciences) - 2009
• Master of Public Health Program - Member, Curriculum Committee (Master of Public Health program) - 2008
• School of Public Health - Founding Dean of the School of Public Health and Assistant Dean for Doctoral Programs search committee - 2008
• The University of Memphis, Office of the Vice Provost for Research - Member, Director of Research Development search committee - 2008
• Master of Public Health Program - [C] Faculty Affiliates Committee - 2007-present
• Master of Public Health Program - Member, Executive Council - 2007-present
• Master of Public Health Program - Member, Graduate Council - 2007-2008
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences - Member, Faculty Search Committee (Exercise Science - Bone Physiology) - 2007-2008
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences - Coordinator of Graduate Studies and Chair of Graduate Curriculum/Research Council - 2007-2008
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences - Member, Faculty Search Committee (Exercise Science - Muscle Physiology) - 2007-2008
• Master of Public Health Program - Member, Faculty Search Committee (Epdemiology/Biostatistics) - 2007
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences - Member, Faculty Search Committee - Health Promotion - 2007
• The University of Memphis, Office of the Vice Provost forResearch - Member, Faculty Mentoring Group - 2006-present
• Department of Health and Sport Sciences - Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee - 2006-present
• Master of Public Health Program - Member, Planning Committee - 2006-2007
• Healthcare Research Summit - Planning Committee - 2006
• Master of Public Health Program - Curriculum Development Committee - 2006
• Master of Public Health Program - Director Search Committee - 2006
• Dept Health and Sport Sciences - Faculty Search Committee [Chair] - 2006
• Dept of Health and Sport Sciences - Graduate Curriculum/Research Council - 2004-2007
• Dept of Health and Sport Sciences - Community Affairs Committee - 2004-2005
• College of Education - Invited Panel Member, Faculty Development Workshop: Developing a Research/Publishing Agenda and Staying the Course - November 2004
• Center for Community Health - Faculty Search Committee [Chair] - 2004
• Scientific Advisory Panel - Tennessee Men's Health Report Card - 2011-2012
• American Academy of Health Behavior - Abstract reviewer (Annual meeting, March 2011) - 2010
• American Academy of Health Behavior - Abstract reviewer (Annnual meeting, March 2009) - 2008
• American Academy of Health Behavior - Abstract reviewer (Annual meeting, March, 2008) - 2007
• American Academy of Health Behavior - Abstract reviewer (Annual meeting, March 2006) - 2005
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Program committee member (13th Annual meeting) - 2006-2007
• American Academy of Health Behavior - Abstract reviewer (Annual meeting, March 2008) - 2006
• Senior Editor - Addiction - 2009-Present
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Member, Ad Hoc global network policy sub-committee - 2009-present
• University of Tennessee health Science Center - Reviewer, Clinical & Translational Science Institute Pilot Projects Program - 2009
• NIDA B/START - Special Emphasis Panel (ZDA1 GXM-A (05) - 2012
•   - Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 PSE-J [58] R RFA-OD-09-003), "Challenges Grants Panel 1." - 2009
•   - Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 PSE-C [58] R RFA OD-09-003), " Challenge Grants Panel." - 2009
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Member, Data Safety and Monitoring Board, "Efficacy of a tobacco quitline in the military," (R01 HL053478), Robert Klesges, P.I. - 2009
• Brown University - Member, Data Safety and Monitoring Board, "Translating COPD Guidelines in Primary Care Practice," (R18 HL093090), Donna Parker, P.I. - 2009
• American Academy of Health Behavior - Member, Board of Directors, ([C] Marketing and Communications Council 2009-2011) - 2008-Present
• American Academy of Health Behavior, Hilton Head, SC - [C] Conference Chair, 9th Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior - 2008-2009
• National Institutes of Health - Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 BDA-K), "International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)," Fogarty International Center - 2008
•   - Reviewer, Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid), Primary Prevention of Cancer ResearchProgram - 2007
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Reviewer, special Emphasis Panel (ZDK1 GRB-1 J1), "Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes - 2007
• Grace House (residential substance abuse treatment facility for women) - Smoking cessation group leader - 2007-2012
• National Institutes of Health - Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 F12b-H/BBBP-H) "Psychopathology, developmental disabilities, stress, and aging" - July 2006
• Israel Cancer Association - Reviewer - 2006
• Addiction - Assistant Editor - 2006-2009
• Journal of Addiction - Editorial Board member - 2012-present
• Open Access Journal of Science and Technology - Editorial Board member - 2012-present
• National Institute of Mental Health - Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 BBBP-G 60) "Diagnosis, course, and outcome in anxiety, mood, and eating disorders" - 2005
• National Institutes of Health - Reviewer, Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging Study Section - February 2005
• Medical Research Council, United Kingdom - Reviewer, National Prevention Research Initiative - 2005
• American Journal of Health Behavior - Editoral Board - 2006-present
• American Journal of Health Behavior - Review Board - 2003-2005
• 12th Annual SRNT Meeting - Program Committee Member - 2005-2006
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Global Network Committee - 2005-present
•   - NIH Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging Study - February, 2005
• National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, IL - Program sub-committee member and reviwer (Cessation, Nicotine, and the Science of Addiction) - 2004-2005
• Memphis Job Corps Center Smoking Cessation Program - Director - 2004-2009
• Global Tobacco Control Pre-Conference/SRNT - Planning Committee - 2004-present
• Tennessee Department of Health - Invited Member, Tennessee Strategic Planning Committee For Tobacco Control Policy - 2004
• National Cancer Institute - Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1 SRRB-K M1 R) "Understanding mechanisms of physical activity behavior change" - March 2004
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Special Emphasis Panel - July 2003
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Special Emphasis Panel - November 2003
• The Society of Behavioral Medicine - Training & Education Committee - 2003-present
• American Diabetes Association, - Leadership Council, West Tennessee Chapter - 2002-2003
• Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Global Tobacco Control Pre-Conference Planning Committee - 2002-2003
• American Journal of Health Behavior - Review Board - 2003-2005
• American Heart Association - Behavioral Science, Epidemiology and Prevention Study Group - 2001
• The Turning Inc., Providence, RI (transitional housing program for former substance abusers) - Vice-President, Board of Directors (program development, grant-writing, and organizational management) - 1998-2007
• The Society of Behavioral Medicine - Student Membership Committee - 1994-1997
• Addiction/Addict Behav/African J Pharm/Am Journal of Health/Am Journal of Prev Med/Am Jour on Addic/Ann Behav Med/Archives of Ped Med/Asia Jour PUBH/BMC PUBH/British J Med/Collegium Antropologicum (Croatia)/Contemp/Clinical/Ethn Dis/Health Educ Res.Health Psychol/Health Psycho/Intn J of EPI/ Intl J of TB/J of Adolescent/J Dual Diagnosis/J Am Board Family Med/J Am Coll Nutr/J Natl Med Assoc/J Wom Health/J Wom Health Gend Base Med/J Med Interne/J Muslim Mental/Medical Anthro/Med Princ/Nic &Tobac Res/Obes Res/Pediatrics/ Prev Med/Psycho/PUBH/Res Quart/Social Sciences & Med/Substance Abuse/Tobacc Controll - Ad hoc manuscript reviewer - 1993-present

• Memphis Job Corps Center - 2003-present
• Memphis City Schools - 2000
• Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc., Memphis, TN - 1999-present
• Christ Community Medical Clinic, Memphis, TN - 1999-2001
• Chickasaw Council, Boy Scouts of America, Memphis, TN - 1999-2001

• Ward, K.D., Kedia, S., *Webb, L., & Relyea, G. (2012). Nicotine dependence among clients receiving publicly funded substances abuse treatment.  Drug and Alchohol Dependence, 125, 95-102 
•  Ward, K.D., Asfar, T., Al-Ali, R., Vander Weg, M.W. Eissenber, T., & Maziak, W. Randomized trail of the effectiveness of combined behavioral/pharmacological smoking cessation treatment in Syrian primary care clinics.  In press, Addiction.

• *Collins, C., Ward, K. D., *Mirza, B., Slawson, D.A. McClannahan, B.M., & Vukadinovich, C.M. (2012).  Comparison of Nutritional intake in U.S. adolescent swimmers and non-athletes.  Health, 4, 873-880.

• Mzayek, F., Khader, Y., Eissenberg, T. Al Ali, R., Ward, K.D., & Maziak, W. Patterns of waterpipe and cigarette smoking initiation in school children: Irbid Longitudinal Smoking Study.  In press, Nicotine & Tobacco Research.   
• Mzayek, F., Khader, Y., Eissenberg, T., Ward, K.D., & Maziak, W. (2011).  Design, baseline results of Irbid Longitudinal, School-based Smoking Study.  In press, American Journal of Health Behavior, 35, 746-755.  
• Asfar, T., Al-Ali, R., Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., & Maziak, W. Are primary health care providers prepared to implement an anti-smoking program in Syria? In press, Patient Education and Counseling.   
• Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Shihadeh, A.L., Bazzi, A., Ibrahim^, I., Zaatari, G.S., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2011). Nicotine exposure in daily waterpipe smokers and its relation to puff topography. Addictive Behaviors, 36, 397-399.  
• Rastam, S., Maziak, W., al Ali, R., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2011). Comparative analysis of waterpipe and cigarette suppression of abstinence and craving symptoms.  Addictive Behaviors, 36, 555-559. 
• Kilzieh, N., Rastam, S., Ward, K.D., & Maziak, W. (2010). Gender, depression, and physical impairment: an epidemiologic perspective from Aleppo, Syria. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45, 595-602. 
• Cobb, C., Ward, K.D., Maziak, W., Shihadeh, A.L., & Eissenberg, T. (2010). Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States. American Journal of Health Behavior, 34 275-285. 
• Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Ibrahim, I., Ward, K.D., Shihadeh, A,, & Eissenberg, T. (2009). CO exposure, puff topography, and subjective effects in waterpipe tobacco smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 11, 806-811.    
• Maziak, W., & Ward, K.D. (2009). From health as a rational choice to health as an affordable choice. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 2134-2139.  
• Smith-Simone, S., Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Eissenbert, T. (2008). Waterpipe tobacco smoking: knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior in two U.S. samples. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 10, 393-398.  
• Shen, B.J., Avivi, Y.E., Todaro, J.F., Spiro A 3rd, Laurenceau, J.P., Ward, K.D., & Niaura, R. (2008). Anxiety characteristics independently and prospectively predict myocardial infarction in men: the unique contribution of anxiety among psychologic factors. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 51, 113-119.       
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Stockton, M.B. (2008).  Childhood obesity: are we missing the big picture?  Obesity Review, 9, 35-42.     
• Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Ibrahim, I., Ward, K.D., & Eissneberg, T. Waterpipe-associated particulate matter emissions. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 10, 519-523. 
• Maziak, W., Ali, A., Fouad, M.F., Rastam, S., Wipfli, H., Travers, M.J., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2008). Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home and in public places: a developing country's perspective. Inhalation Toxicology, 20, 17-24.   
• Kilzieh, N., Rastam, S., Maziak, W., & Ward, K.D. (2008). Comorbidity of depression with chronic diseases: a population-based study in Aleppo, Syria. International Journal of  Adolescent Psychiatry in Medicine, 38, 169-184..  
• Lanctot, J., Stockton, M.B., Mzayek, F., Read, M.C., McDevitt-Murphy, M., & Ward, K.D. (2008). Effects of Hurrican Katrina on smoking and relapse. American Journal of Health Education, 39, 91-93.     
• Hammal, F., Mock, J., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2008). A pleasure among friends:  how narghile (waterpipe) smoking differs from cigarette smoking in Syria.  Tobacco Control;17:e3 (http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/cgi/content/full17/2/e3). doi:10.1136/tc.2007.020529.   
• Eissenberg, T., Ward, K.D., Smith-Simone, S., Maziak, W. (2008). Waterpipe tobacco smoking on a U.S. college campus:  prevalence and predictors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42, 526-529.  
• Asfar, T,, Vander Weg, M., Hammal., F., Eissenberg, T., & Ward, K.D. (2008). Outcomes and adherence in Syria's first smoking cessation trial. American Journal of Health Behavior, 32, 146-156.
• Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., Gray, J., Srinivas, V., Wilson, N., & Maziak, W.(2007). Characteristics of U.S. waterpipe users: a preliminary report. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 1339-1346.  
• Maziak W., Ward K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2007). Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4. Art. No.:CD005549. DOI: 10.1002.14651858. CD005549.pub2.    
• Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Mzayek, F., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Keil, U. (2007). Cardiovascular health among adults in Syria: a model from developing countries.  Annals of Epidemiology, 17, 713-720.  
• Asfar, T., Ahmad, B.,Rastam, S., Pless-Mulloli, T., Ward, K.D. , & Maziak, W. (2007). Self-rated health and its determinants among men and women in Alleppo, Syria. BMC Public Health, 7, 177 (pp1-9).       
• Zhang, J., Niaura, R., Dyer, J.R., Shen, B.J., Todaro, J.F., McCaffery, J.M., Spiro, A. III, Ward, K.D. (2006). Hostility and urine norepinephrine interact to predict insulin resistance: the VA Normative Aging Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 68, 718-726.  
• Zhang, J., Niaura, R., Todaro, J.F., McCaffery, J., Spiro, A., & Ward, K.D. (2006).  Hostility, defensiveness, and age interact to predict hypertension incidence in the Normative Aging Study, Psychosomatic Medicine, 68, 718-726.   
• Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Sell, M.A., Scarinci, I.C., & Read, M.  (2006) Characteristics and correlates of quitting among black and white low-income pregnant smokers,  American Journal of Health Behavior, 30, 651-662.  
• Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Relyea, G., DeBon, M., & Klesges, R.C. (2006). Waterpipe smoking among American military recruits.  Preventive Medicine, 43, 92-97.   
• Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., Rastam, S., Asfar, T., Mzayek, F., Fouad, M.F., Hammal, F., Mock, J., & Maziak, W. The tobacco epidemic in Syria. Tobacco Control, 15(Suppl 1), i24-29.   
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Rastam, S. (2006). Injuries in Aleppo, Syria: first population-based estimates and characterization of predominant types.  BMC Public Health,13;6:63.   
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2006)  Measuring exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: a developing country''s perspective. Preventive Medicine, 42, 409-414.  
• Lando, H.A., Borrelli, B., Muramoto, M.L., & Ward, K.D.  (2006). Perspectives on the role of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in promoting global tobacco research and reducing tobacco harm.  Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 8, 761-765.   
• Fouad, M., Rastam, S., Ward, K.D., & Maziak, W. (2006). Prevalence of obesity and its associated factors in Aleppo, Syria.  Prevention and Control, 2, 85-94.  
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2005). Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation (protocol).  The Cochrane Library, Issue 4.

• Zhang, J., Niaura, R., Todaro, J.F., McCaffery, J.M., Shen, B.J., Spiro, A., & Ward, K.D. (2005). Suppressed hostility predicted hypertension incidence among middle-aged men:  The normative Aging Study.  Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23, 1-12.  

• Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Read, M.C., Sell, M.A., & Beech, B.M. (2005).  Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization. Preventive Medicine, 41, 386-398.   
• Ward, K.D., Hammal, F., Vander Weg, M.W., Maziak, W., & Eissenberg, T. Are waterpipe smokers interested in quitting? (2005). Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 7, 149-156.   
• Todaro, J.F., Con, A., Niaura, R., Spiro, A., Ward, K.D., & Roytberg, A. (2005).  The combined effect of the metabolic syndrome and hostility on the Incidence of myocardial infarction: The Normative Aging Study. American Journal of Cardiology, 96, 221-226..    
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., Rastam, S., Mzayek, F., & Eissenberg, T. (2005). Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and respiratory health among adults in Syria. Respiratory Research, 78, 547-558.     
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., Afifi Soweid, R.A., & Eissenberg, T. (2005). Standardizing questionnaire items for the assessment of waterpipe use in epidemiological studies. Public Health, 119, 400-404.    
• Maziak, W., Mzayek, F., Hammal, F., Bachir, M.E., Rastam, S., Fouad, M.F., Asfar, T., Grimsley, F., Chibli, M., Frumkin, H., Nuwayhid, I., & Ward, K.D. (2005). Mapping the health and environmental situation in informal zones in Aleppo, Syria: report from the 1st Aleppo Household Survey. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 78, 547-558.     
• Maziak, W., Eissenberg, T., & Ward, K.D. (2005). Patterns of waterpipe use and dependence: implications for intervention development. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 80, 173-179.    
• Hammal, F., Mock, J., Ward, K.D., Fouad, M.F., Beech, B.M., & Maziak, W. (2005). Settling With Danger: Ethnographic Assessment of Community Conditions and Health Problems in Peri-Urban Settlements in Aleppo, Syria. Environment and Urbanization, 17, 113-125.  
• Asfar, T., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2005). Comparison of patterns of use, beliefs, and attitudes related to waterpipe between beginning and established smokers. BMC Public Health, 5:19.   
• Ward, K.D., Mays, K.E., Burstyne, M.B., Slawson, D.A., Vukadinovich, C.M., McClanahan, B.S., & Clemens, L.H. (2004). Reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to assess calcium intake in female collegiate athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 14, 209-221.   
• Vander Weg, M.W., Ward, K.D., Scarinci, I.C., Read, M., & Evans, C.B. (2004). Smoking-related correlates of depressive symptomatology among low-income pregnant women. American Journal of Health Behavior, 28, 510-521.
• Rastam, S., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T.E., & Maziak. W. (2004). Estimating the beginning of the waterpipe epidemic. BMC Public Health, 4, 32. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-4-32.pdf   
• Mehlenbeck, R., Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., & Vukadinovich C.M. (2004). A pilot intervention to increase calcium intake in female collegiate athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 14, 18-29.   
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., Klesges, R.C., & Keil, U. (2004). The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies: a model of international partnership for the creation of a sustainable research basis in developing countries. Promotion and Education, 11, 93-97, 116, 134.   
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2004). Factors related to level of narghile (waterpipe) use: the first insights on tobacco dependence in narghile users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 76, 101-106.   
• Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., Afifi Soweid, R.A., & Eissenberg, T. (2004). Tobacco smoking using a waterpipe: a re-emerging strain in a global epidemic. Tobacco Control, 13, 327-333.   
• Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Eissenberg, T., Asfar, T., Hammal, F., Bachir, M.E., Fouad, M.F., & Ward, K.D. (2004). Gender and smoking status-based analysis of views regarding waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Aleppo, Syria. Preventive Medicine, 38, 479-484.   
• Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Asfar, T., Hammal, F., Eissenberg, T., Bachir, M.E., Fouad, M.F., & Ward, K.D. (2004). Characteristics of cigarette smoking and quitting among university students in Syria. Preventive Medicine, 39, 330-336.   
• Maziak, W., Fouad, M.F., Asfar, T., Hammal, F., Bachir, M.E., Rastam, S., Eissenberg, T., & Ward, K.D. (2004). Prevalence and characteristics of narghile smoking among university students in Aleppo, Syria. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 8, 882-889.   
• Maziak, W., Eissenberg, T., Rastam, S., Hammal, F., Asfar, T., Bachir, M.E., Fouad, M.F., & Ward, K.D. (2004). Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria. Annals of Epidemiology, 14, 646-654.     
• Maziak, W., Eissenberg, T., Klesges, R.C., Keil, U., & Ward, K.D. (2004). Adapting smoking cessation interventions for developing countries: a model for the Middle East. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 8, 403-413.   
• Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Kovach, K.W., Klesges, R.C., DeBon, M., Elrod, M., Haddock, C.K., Talcott, G.W., & Lando, H.A. (2003). Characteristics of highly physically active smokers in a population of young adult military recruits. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1405-1418.    
• Todaro, J.F., Shen, B-J., Niaura, R., Spiro, A., & Ward, K.D. (2003). A prospective study of negative emotions and CHD incidence: The Normative Aging Study. American Journal of Cardiology, 92, 901-906.   
• Shen, B-J., Todaro, J.T., Niaura, R., McCaffery, J., Zhang, J., Spiro, A., & Ward, K.D. Are metabolic risk factors one unified syndrome? Modeling the structure of metabolic syndrome X. (2003). American Journal of Epidemiology, 157, 701-711   
• Niaura, R.S., Stroud, L.R., Todaro, J., Ward, K.D., Spiro A. III, Aldwin, C., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (2003). Associations between repression, general maladjustment, body weight, and body shape in older males: The Normative Aging Study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 10, 221-238.   
• Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Kovach, K.W., Klesges, R.C., Debon, M., Haddock, C.K., Talcott, G.W., & Lando, H.A. (2002). Ethnic and gender differences in smoking and smoking cessation patterns among a population of young adult Air Force recruits. American Journal of Health Promotion, 16, 259-266.    
• Niaura, R., Todaro, J.F., Stroud, L., Spiro, A., Ward, K.D., & Weiss, S.T. (2002). Hostility, the metabolic syndrome, and incident coronary heart disease. Health Psychology, 21, 588-593.   
• McClanahan, B.S., Harmon-Clayton, K., Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., & Vukadinovich, C.M. (2002). Side-to-side comparisons of bone mineral density in upper and lower limbs of collegiate athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 16, 586-590.   
• McClanahan, B.S., Ward, K.D., Vukadinovich, C.M., Klesges, R.C., Chitwood, L., Kinsey, S., Brown, S., & Frate, D. (2002). Bone mineral density in triathletes over a competitive season. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20, 463-469.   
• Ward, K.D., & Klesges, R.C. (2001). A meta-analysis of the effects of cigarette smoking on bone mineral density. Calcified Tissue International, 68, 259-270.   
• Slawson, D.L., McClanahan, B.S., Clemens, L.H., Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., Vukadinovich, C.M., & Cantler, E.D. (2001). Food sources of calcium in a sample of African-American and Euro-American collegiate athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 11, 199-208.   
• Klesges, L.M., Johnson, K.C., Ward, K.D., & Barnard, M. (2001). Smoking cessation in pregnant women. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 28, 269-282.   
• Klesges, R.C., & Ward, K.D. (Contributors, 2001). Body weight and fat distribution. Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, Atlanta GA.   
• Ward, K.D. (Nov/Dec. 2000). Is smoking really a good way to control your weight? Feature article in "STOP!" magazine, Banta Publications Group. (pp. 14-16).  
• Halpern, M.T., Schmier, J.K., Ward, K.D., & Klesges, R.C. (2000). Smoking cessation in hospitalized patients. Respiratory Care, 45, 330-336.   
• Niaura, R., Banks, S.M., Ward, K.D., Stoney, C.M., Spiro, A. III, Aldwin, C.M., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (2000). Hostility and the metabolic syndrome in older males: the Normative Aging Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 7-16.   
• Vander Weg, M.W., Klesges, R.C., & Ward, K.D. (2000). Differences in resting energy expenditure between black and white smokers: implications for postcessation weight gain. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 54, 895-899.   
• Klesges, R.C., Harmon-Clayton, K., Ward, K.D., Kaufman, E.M., Haddock, C.K., Talcott, G.W., & Lando, H.A. (1999). Predictors of milk consumption in a population of 17- to 35-year-old military personnel. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 99, 821-826.   
• Bliss, R.E., Garvey, A.J., & Ward, K.D. (1999). Resisting temptations to smoke: results using within-subject analyses. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 13, 143-151.   
• Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Ray, J.W., Cutter, G., Jacob, D.R., Jr., & Wagenknecht, L.E. (1998). The prospective relationships between smoking and weight in a young, biracial cohort: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 987-993.   
• Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., Zbikowski, S.M., Bliss, R.E., & Garvey, A.J. (1997). Gender differences in the outcome of an unaided smoking cessation attempt. Addictive Behaviors, 22, 521-533.   
• Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., & Halpern, M.T. (1997). Predictors of smoking cessation and state-of-the-art smoking interventions. Journal of Social Issues, 53, 129-145.   
• Meyers, A., Klesges, R.C., Winders, S.A., Ward, K.D., Peterson, B.A., & Eck, L.H. (1997). Are weight concerns predictive of smoking cessation? a prospective analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 448-452.   
• Klesges, R.C., Winders, S.E., Meyers, A.W., Eck, L.H., Ward, K.D., Hultquist, C.M., Ray, J.W., & Shadish, W.R. (1997). How much weight gain occurs following smoking cessation? A comparison of weight gain using both continuous and point prevalence abstinence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 286-291.   
• Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., & Harmon-Clayton, K. (1997). Response to letters. Journal of the American Medical Association, 277, 24.    
• Ward, K.D., Sparrow, D., Landsberg, L., Vokonas, P.S., & Weiss, S.T. (1996). The influence of insulin, sympathetic nervous system activity, and obesity on blood pressure: The Normative Aging Study. Journal of Hypertension, 14, 301-308.   
• Ward, K.D. (1996). The reframing of paradoxical intention for the constructivist: the example of performance anxiety. Book review of Ingalls, J.S. (1994). The Reframing of Performance Anxiety. NY: Mind Plus Muscle. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 9, 157-160.
• Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Shelton, M.L., Cantler, E., Fallone, G., Mehlenbeck, R., Harmon, K., & Applegate, W.B. (1996). What measures of body fat should be used in behavioral medicine research involving special populations? Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health, 1, 83-96.   
• Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Shelton, M.L., Cantler, E., Applegate, W.B., Palmieri, G.M.A., Harmon, K., & Davis, J. (1996). Changes in bone mineral content and lean body mass over time in male athletes: mechanisms of action and intervention effects. Journal of the American Medical Association, 276, 226-230.   
• Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., & DeBon, M. (1996). Smoking cessation: a successful psychosocial/pharmacologic treatment interface. Clinical Psychology Review, 16, 479-496.   
• Spiro, A. III, Aldwin, C.M., Ward, K.D., & Mroczek, D.K. (1995). Personality and the incidence of hypertension among older men: longitudinal findings from the Normative Aging Study. Health Psychology, 14, 563-569.   
• Garvey, A.J., Ward, K.D., Bliss, R.E., Rosner, B., & Vokonas, P.S. (1995). The relationship between saliva cotinine concentration, cigarette consumption, and blood pressure among smokers. American Journal of Cardiology, 76, 95-97.    
• Ward, K.D., Sparrow, D., Vokonas, P.S., Willett, W.C., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (1994). The relationships of abdominal obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and saturated fat intake to serum lipid levels: The Normative Aging Study. International Journal of Obesity, 18, 137-144.   
• Ward, K.D., Sparrow, D., Landsberg, L., Young, J.B., Vokonas, P.S., & Weiss, S.T. (1994). The relationship of epinephrine excretion to serum lipid levels: The Normative Aging Study. Metabolism, 43, 509-513.   
• Frye, C.A., Crystal, S., Ward, K.D., & Kanarek, R.B. (1994). Menstrual cycle and dietary restraint influence taste preferences in young women. Physiology and Behavior, 55, 561-567.   
• Ward, K.D., Bliss, R.E., Vokonas, P.S., & Garvey, A.J. (1993). Effects of smoking cessation on blood pressure. American Journal of Cardiology, 72, 979-981.   
• Ward, K.D., Garvey, A.J., & Bliss, R.E. (1992). Evidence of transient heart rate change after smoking cessation. Psychopharmacology, 106, 337-340.   
• Ward, K.D., Garvey, A.J., Bliss, R.E., Sparrow, D., Young, J.B., & Landsberg, L. (1991). Changes in urinary catecholamine excretion after smoking cessation. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 40, 937-940.    
• Niaura, R., Goldstein, M.G., Ward, K.D., & Abrams, D.B. (1989). Reasons for smoking and severity of residual nicotine withdrawal symptoms when using nicotine gum. British Journal of Addiction, 84, 681-687.   

• Ward, K. D. Health affects of waterpipe.  Proffered oral presentation in the symposium "The Waterpipe:  an Emerging Strain in the Global Tobacco Epidemic" (Ghazi Zaatari, chair), (2012), March).  15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore. 
• Rastam, S., Asfar, T., Al-Ali, R., Ward, K.D., & Maziak, W. (2012, March).  Waterpipe smoking cessation program: a randomized clinical trial.  Poster presented at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore. 
• Bloodworth, R., Ward, K.D., Cashion, A.K., & hathaway, D. (2012, September).  Food availability as a determinant of weight gain among renal transplant patients.  Poster accepted for presentation at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, San Antonio, TX. 
• Nellum, A.L., Ward, K.D., Girsch, L., Scarinci, I., Vander Weg, M., & Read, M. (2012, September).  Intention to breastfeed among low-income African American and white pregnant smokers.  Poster presented at the 2012 Annual Educational Conference of Tennessee Public Health Association, Franklin, TN 
• Collins, A. C. Ward, K.D. McClanahan, B.S. Slawson, D.L., Vukadinovich, C., & Wilson, N.M. (2012, September).  Lifestyle determinants of bone accrual in children and adolescents.  Poster presented at the 2012 Annual Educational Conference of the tennessee Public health Association, Franklin, TN. 
•  Amoah, D. K. Ward, K.d., Kedia, S., Vander Weg, M.W., Scarinci, I.C.,  & Read, M. (2012, September).  Effects of physicaian communication on smoking cessation by low income pregnant women.  Poster presented at the 2012 Annual Educational Conference of the Tennessee Public Health Association, Franklin, TN.
• *Stockton, M. B., McClanahan, B., Ward, K. D., Coday, M., & Read, M. (2009, October). Influence of Smoking Behaviors, Attitudes, and Beliefs on Body Mass Index. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, D.C.  
• *McClanahan, B., Stockton, M. B., Ward, K. D., Coday, M., & Read, M. (2009, October). Physical and Health Characteristics Related to Maximum Time on Exercise Electrocardiogram for Smokers. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, D.C.   
• *Al Ali, R., Rastam, S., Maziak, W., Eissenberg, T., & Ward, K.D. (2009, April). Effects of cigarette and waterpipe smoking on overweight and obesity: results from two population-based surveys in Aleppo, Syria. Accepted for presenatation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Dublin, Ireland.  
• *Forde, D.R., Ward, K.D., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Stockton, M.L., Relyea, G., Mzayek, F., & Read, M.C., (2008 November). Construction Fraud Victimization after Hurricane Katrina. Submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Saint Louis, Missouri.  
• *McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Ward, K. D., Stockton, M. L., Lanctot, J. Q., Relyea, G., Mzayek, F., Forde, D. R., & Read, M.C. (2008, May). Alcohol and PTSD co-morbidity among Hurricane Katrina survivors.  Paper presented at “Alcoholism and Stress: A Framework for Future Treatment Strategies” meeting, Volterra, Italy. 

• PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

  al'Absi, M., Kumar, S., Ertin, e., feuvrel, K., dold, N., Kuldanek, S., Kedia, S., Relyea, G.E., Scott, M., Venugopal, M., Ward, K.D., & Wittmers, L. (2010, March). Integration of Novel Methods to Asses Effects of Stress and Alcohol Use. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Psychosomatic Society Meeting, Portland, OR.  

• Webb, L.R., Ward, K.D., Forde, D.R., Stockton, M.B., Maziak, W., & McDevitt-Murphy, M. Differences in psychosocial stress and depression among African Americans and Whites affected by Hurricane Katrina. Oral presentation at the 2011 Annual Educational Conference of the Tennessee Public Health Association, September, 2011, Franklin, TN

• Kumar, S., al'Absi, M., Ali, A., Blitz, P., Ertin, E., French, b., Frisk, S., Kamarck, T. Kedia, S., Mitra, S., Plarre, K., Rahman, M., Raij, A., Relyea, G., Scott, M., Shah, S., Siewiorek, D., Smailagic, A., Stohs, N., Venugopal, M., Ward, K.D., & Wittmers, L. (2010, March). "AutoSense: A Wireless Sensor System to Quantify Psychosocial Stress and Addictive Substances in Natural Environments." Presented in the symposium "New Frontiers in Measurement: Phenotypes, Endophenotypes, and Envirotypes for Genetic and Behavioral Studies of Nicotine Dependence." Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.   
• Amoah, D.K., Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Scarinci, I.C., & Kedia, S. Do healthcare providers help low income pregnant women quit smoking? Poster presented at the 2011 Annual Educational Conference of the Tennessee Public Health Association, September, 2011, Franklin, TN. 
•  Ertin, E., Kumar, S., al'Absi, M., Kedia, S., Scott, M., Venugopal, M., Ward, K.D., Feuvrel, K., Ghosh, A., Guha, S., Mitra, S., Plarre, K., Relyea, G.E., & Wittmers, L. (2009, November). AutoSense: A Wireless Sesor System to Quantify Personal Exposures to Psychosocial Stress and Alcohol in Natural Environment. Presented at the International Society for Exposure Sciences (ISES), Minneapolis, MN.  
• Collins, A.C., Ward, K.D., McClanahan, B.S., Slawson, D.L., & Vukadinovich, C. Is swimming a risk factor for osteoporosis?  Poster presented at the 2011 Annual Educational Conference of the Tennessee Public Health Association, September, 2011, Franklin, TN.
• Kumar, S., Ertin, E., Feuvrel, K., Kedia, s., Scott, M., Venugopal, M., Wittmers, L., Westra, R., Ward, K.D., *al'Absi, M. (2009, May). Stress and Addiction: Integration of Novel Assessment Methods, within the smposium titled 'Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health: Network on Exposure to Psychosocial Stress and Addictive Substances'. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Sciences. San Francisco, CA.  

• *Bracken, K.L., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Ward, K. D., Stockton, M., Lanctot, J., Relyea, G., Mzayek, F., Forde, D., & Read, M. (2009, November). Ethnic differences in exposure to Hurricane Katrina and resulting PTSD symptoms. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of The International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA

•  Rastam, S., Ibrahim, I., Al Ali, R., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) in waterpipe smokers. Poster accepted for presentation at the 15^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 20-24, 2012, Singapore.
• "Conducting behavioral intervention in a developing country setting."  Lecture delivered at the Clinical Psychology Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.  Delivered Fall, 2012. 
• *Ward, K.D., Relyea, G., Stockton, M.L., Forde, D.R., Lanctot, J.Q., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Read, M.C., & Mzayek, F. (2008, March). Effects of Hurricane Katrina on use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.  Poster presented at the 8th annual scientific meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Oxnard, CA. 
• Ward, K.D. Health effects of waterpipe.  Oral presentation in the symposium “The Waterpipe: an Emerging Strain in the Global Tobacco Epidemic” (Ghazi Zaatari, chair), 15^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 20-24, 2012, Singapore.
• Ward, K. D., (Spring, 2008). Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Lecture delivered at the Center for Community Health Research Forum, The University of Memphis. 
• Ward, K.D., DeBon, M., Stockton, M.B., Maziak, W., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Read, M.  Integrating tobacco cessation into disaster response services.  Poster accepted for presentation at the 15^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 20-24, 2012, Singapore.
• *Burress, L., Ward, K.D., & Levy, M. (2008 August). An evaluation of community-based programs aimed at reducing infant mortality in Memphis/Shelby County, TN: Best practices and approaches. Submitted to presentation at the Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference, August 27-29, Franklin, TN.   
• Ward, K.D., Amoah, D., Kedia, S.K., Vander Weg, M.W., Scarinci, I.C., & Read, M.C. Development of a smoking cessation motives instrument for black and white low-income pregnant women.  Poster accepted for presentation at the 15^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 20-24, 2012, Singapore.
• Ward, K.D., (Delivered Spring, 2008;Spring 2009). Fair testing of dietary supplements: rationale and mechanics. Dietary supplements and nutraceuticals (NUTR 4001/6001), Graduate Nutrition Program, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, The University of Memphis.   
• Ward, K.D., Asfar, T., Al Ali, R., Rastam, S., Vander Weg, M.W., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W.  Effectiveness of nicotine transdermal patch in Syrian primary care clinics.  Poster accepted for presentation at the 15^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 20-24, 2012, Singapore.
• *Cobb, C., Ward, K.D., Maziak, W., & Eissenberg, T. (2008, February). Increases in waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence on a U.S. college campus. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon.  
• Rastam, S., Ibrahim, I., Al Ali, R., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) in waterpipe smokers. Submitted for presentation at the 15^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, March 20-24, 2012, Singapore 
• *Asfar, T., Ward, K.D., Al-Ali, R., Vander Weg, M.W., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. To what extent are primary health care (PHC) providers prepared to lead and implement anti-smoking programs in PHC, in Aleppo, Syria? (2008, February). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon. 
• Ward, K.D., (Spring, 2008). Tobacco smoking using a waterpipe: findings from the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies. Health Behavior Theory and Intervention Design class (BIOE814), Graduate Program in Epidemiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 
• Ward, K.D., (Spring, 2008). Tobacco smoking using a waterpipe: findings from the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies. Lecture delivered at the Behavioral Medicine Colloquium, Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis.  
• *Hammal, F., Fouad, M.F., Ward, K.D., & Maziak, W. (2008, February). Dependence features among narghile smokers.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon. 
• *Maziak, W., Ali, R.A., Fouad, M.F., Rastam, S., Wipfli, H., Travers, M.J., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg,  T.  (2008, February). Exposure to secondhand smoke at home and in public places in Syria: a developing country's perspective. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon.
• *McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Ward, K. D., Stockton, M. L., Lanctot, J. Q., Relyea, G., Mzayek, F., Forde, D. R., & Read, M. C. (2007, November).  Symptoms of PTSD Among Ever-Smokers Surviving Hurricane Katrina.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.  
• Ward, K.D. (November, 2007). Randomized controlled trials in public health. Graduate epidemiolgy course (PUBH 7712). Master of Public Health program, The University of Memphis. 
• Ward, K.D., (April, 2007). An overview of the Center for Comunity Health. Delivered at the College of Educaton annual faculty meeting, The University of Memphis.  
•  *Sylar, V., Ward, K.D., Kedia, S., & Stockton, M. Challenges with retaining substance abuse clients in telephone-based smoking cessation intervention.  (2007, March).  Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa, FL., March 27-31, 2007
• *Eissenberg, T., Smith, S.Y., Blank, M., Kleykamp, B., Smas, C., Shaffer, D., Austin, J., Gray, J., Maziak, W., & Ward, K.D., (2007, March). U.S. waterpipe users knowledge, beliefs and attitudes. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX.  
• *Relyea, G.E., Kedia, S., & Ward, K.D.  (2007, March). Changes in cigarette usage after substance abuse treatment.  Poster presented at the 13^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX. 
• *Ward, K.D., Asfar, T., Vander Weg, M.W., Hammal, F., Eissenberg, T., Smith-Simone, S., & Maziak, W.  (2007, March). Characteristics of American waterpipe users: a preliminary report.  Poster presented at the 13^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX.
• *Maziak, W., Rastam, S., Eissenberg, T., & Ward, K.D. (2007, March). Waterpipe-associated particular matter emissions.  Poster presented at the 13^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX.     
• *Smith-Simone, S., Maziak, M., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2007, March). Waterpipe tobacco smoking on two U.S. college campuses.  Poster presented at the 13^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX. 
• Ward, K.D., (Spring 2007). Tobacco use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findigs from the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies. Health Behavior Theory and Intervention Design class (BIOE814), Graduate Program in Epidemiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 
• Maziak, W., & Ward, K.D. (April 5, 2007). On cigarette tax hike, industry blows smoke, Guest column, Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN.  
• Ward, K.D. (November 20, 2006). Radio interview on smoking cessation. memphis Morning News, WREC Radio, Memphis, TN. 
• Ward, K.D. (April 1, 2006). Lawmakers have duty to address tobacco risks. Guest column, Commercial Appeal,  Memphis, TN. 
• *Ward, K.D., Kedia, S., Relyea, G.E., & Sell, M.A. (2006, February). Predictors of nicotine dependence among alcohol and substance abuse clients. Accepted for presentation at the 12^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, FL.  
• *Lanctot, J.Q., Stockton, M.B., Read, M.C., Ward, K.D., & Mzayek, W. Effects of Hurricane Katrina on smoking and relapse.  Poster presented at the 13^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July, 2006, Washington, D.C.   
• *Asfar, T., Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2006, July). Assessing and treating tobacco use in primary care settings: design and methods.  Poster presented at the 13^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, D.C.
• *Fouad, F.M., Rastam, S., Maziak, W., & Ward, K.D. Comparing the effects of smoking and obesity on health status in the first population-based survey in Syria. Submitted for presentation at the 13^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July, 2006, Washington, DC. 
• *Kedia, S., Ward, K.D., Relyea, G.E., & Sell, M.A. (2006, February). Willingness to quit smoking among substance abuse clients. Poster presented at the 12^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, FL.  
• *Relyea, G.E., Kedia, S., Ward, K.D., & Sell, M.A. (2006, February). Factors that predict client-collateral agreement of tobacco use after substance abuse treatment.  Poster presented at the 12^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, FL.  
• *Rastam, S., Eissenberg, T., Maziak, W., & Ward, K.D. Dependence, withdrawal and withdrawal suppression in waterpipe smokers.  Paper presented at the 13^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July, 2006, Washington, D.C.   
• *Shihadeh, A.L., Rastam, S., Katurji, M., Maziak, W., Eissenberg, T., & Ward, K.D. Effect of smoke CO concentration and overall puff duration on CO boost in waterpipe smokers: direct evidence linking toxicant exposure and uptake.  Submitted for presentation at the 13^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July, 2006, Washington, DC. 
• *Stockton, M.B., Ward, K.D., Mzayek, F., Rastam, S., Asfar, T., Fouad, F.M., Hammal, F. & Maziak, W. Associations of cigarette and waterpipe smoking with body weight in the Aleppo Household Survey.  Poster presented at the 13^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July, 2006, Washington, D.C.
• Ward, K.D., (Spring 2006). Waterpipe smoking in the U.S. - an emerging epidemic? Lecture delivered at the university colloquium, "Expanding our boundaries, embracing our communities." The University of Memphis. 
• *Ward, K.D., Asfar, T., Vander Weg, M., Hammal, F., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2006, February). Outcomes from Syria’s first smoking cessation trial.  Poster presented at the 12^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, FL.  

• Ward, K.D. (2005, March). Co-Chair and Session Moderator, Global Tobacco Pre-Conference, 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.

• Ward, K.D. (2005, March). Panel Moderator, Career Development Workshop, 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.        
• Ward, K.D. (2005, March). "Smoking cessation primer for health psychologists." Lecture delivered to the Graduate Seminar in Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.     
• *Lucchesi, M., McClanahan, B.S., Ward, K.D., Lanctot, J.Q., & Clemens, L.H. (2005, October). Calcium intake and body composition in children. Poster presented at the 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. Vancouver, BC, Canada. 
• *Clemens, L.H., Corcoran, A.M., Ward, K.D., McClanahan, B. (2005, October). The effect of calcium and vitamin D on the bone mineral density of youth and adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association.   
• *Crown, B., Ward, K.D., Clemens, L.H., & McClanahan, B. (2005, October). Diet quality of adolescent swimmers and non-athletes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association.   
• *Read, M.C., Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Clemens, L.H., Hammal, F., Fouad, F., Asfar, T., & Soulaiman, N. (2005, April). What are the typical dietary patterns in Aleppo, Syria? A collaboration. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Dietetics Association, Jackson, TN.   
• *Asfar, T., Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Hammal, F., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2005, March). Characteristics of completers and drop-outs in Syria''s first smoking cessation trial. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• *Fouad, F.M., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., Rastam, S., & Maziak, W. (2005, March). Association between smoking and treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Aleppo, Syria. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.  
• *Hammal, F., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2005, March).  Perceptions and attitudes toward anti-smoking advertisements in Syria. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• *Hammal, F., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., & Maziak, W. (2005, March). Quitting attitudes among waterpipe smoking in Syria. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• *Lanctot, J., & Ward, K.D. (2005, March).  Factors protecting against smoking initiation among members of a community youth organization. Poster accepted for presentation at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• *Maziak, M., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2005, March).  Epidemiology of smoking among adults in Aleppo, Syria: the 1st population-based estimates.Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• *Rastam, S., Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2005, March).  Abstinance-induced withdrawal and withdrawal suppression in Syrian smokers. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research and Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.     
• *Relyea, G.E., Vander Weg, M.W., Ward, K.D., DeBon, M., Sherrill-Mittleman, D., & Klesges, R.C. (2005, March).  Poly-tobacco use among U.S. Air Force recruits. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.     
• *Ward, K.D., Relyea, G., Vander Weg, M.W., Sherrill-Mittleman, D., & Sell, M. (2005, March).  Body weight in a national sample of diabetic and non-diabetic smokers and quitters. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• *Ward, K.D., Relyea, G., Vander Weg, M.W., Sherrill-Mittleman, D., Klesges, R., DeBon, M., & Sell, M. (2005, March). Changes in quality of life after smoking cessation among older adults. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting and 7th Annual European Conference, Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague, Czech Republic.    
• Ward, K.D. (2004, April). Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drugs. Lecture delivered to Psychology of Health undergraduate class (Psyc 220), Rhodes College, Memphis, TN.   
• Ward, K.D. (2004, April). Community-based participatory research in developing countries. Lecture delivered to the Health Behavior Theory and Intervention Design class, Graduate Program in Epidemiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.   
• Ward, K.D. (2004, October). Renewing our commitment to community health. Lecture delivered to the Fall 2004 Faculty Convocation, University of Memphis.   
• Ward, K.D. (2004, November). Waterpipe smoking as a dependence-producing phenomenon. Lecture delivered at the Behavioral Medicine Colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.   
• *Read, M.C., Ward, K.D., & Vander Weg, M.W. (2004, October). Do dietary patterns contribute to blood pressure among children in Shelby County? Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association, Anaheim, CA.  
• *Read, M.C.. Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M., Clemens, L.H., Hammal, F., Fouad, F., Asfar, T., & Soulaiman, N. (2004, October). What are the typical dietary patterns in Aleppo, Syria? A collaboration. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association, Anaheim, CA.   
• *Ward, K.D. (2004, May). Issues in cessation intervention development for waterpipe users. Paper presented at the workshop Epidemiology of waterpipe use in the Middle East (K.D. Ward, Chair), First Regional Conference on Tobacco Control, Cairo, Egypt.  
• *Anderson, L., Maziak, W., Ward, K., & Eissenberg, T. Do non-U.S. cigarettes deliver the same nicotine doses as U.S. cigarettes? (2004, February). Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Scottsdale, AZ.    
• *Todaro, J.F., Niaura, R., Spiro, A. III, & Ward, K.D. (2004, March). Metabolic syndrome with and without hostility as a predictor of incident CHD: The Normative Aging Study. Poster presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Orlando, FL.  
• *Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Read, M.C., & Bettina, B.M. (2004, March). Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD.  
• *Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Hammal, F., Maziak, W., & Eissenberg, T. (2004, February). Factors related to interest in narghile cessation. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Scottsdale, AZ.  
• *Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Relyea, G., Debon, M., & Klesges, R.C. Sheesha (waterpipe) smoking among American military recruits. (2004, February). Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Scottsdale, AZ.  
• *Maziak, M., Hammal, F., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., Klesges, R.C., & Keil, U. The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies: a model of international partnership for the creation of a sustainable research capacity in developing countries. Paper and poster presented at the 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland.  
• Ward, K.D. (2003, October). Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among high school males. Lecture delivered at the Behavioral Medicine Colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.   
• *Maziak, W., Ward, K.D., & Eissenberg, T. (2003, August). Creating local capacity in tobacco control research in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Paper presented at the workshop Building a Model Tobacco Control Research & Partnership Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland.   
• *Ward, K.D., Maziak, W., Vander Weg, M.W., Eissenberg, T., & Read, M.C. (2003, August). Developing smoking cessation interventions for the Eastern Mediterranean. Paper presented at the workshop Building a Model Tobacco Control Research & Partnership Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland.  
• *Ward, K.D., Maziak, W., & Eissenberg, T. (2003, August). Status report on the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies. Paper presented at the 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland.  
• *Todaro, J.F., Biing-Jiun, S., Niaura, N., Spiro, A., & Ward, K.D. A prospective study of negative emotions and CHD incidence: the Normative Aging Study. Poster to be presented at the 61st annual meeting of American Psychosomatic Society, Phoenix, AZ.  
• *Vander Weg, M.W., Klesges, R.C., Robinson, L.A., Riedel, B., McLain-Allen, B., & Ward, K.D. (2003, March). Correlates of nicotine dependence in a bi-ethnic sample of adolescent smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.  
• *Vander Weg, M.W., Ward, K.D., Scarinci, I.C., & Read, M. (2003, March). Smoking-related correlates of depressive symptomatology among low-income pregnant women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.  
• *Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Scarinci, I.C., & Read, M. (2003, March). Factors related to smoking cessation in a bi-ethnic sample of low income pregnant women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.  
• *Eissenberg, T., Rastoum, S., Maziak, W, & Ward, K.D. (2003, August). The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies: role of the clinical laboratory. Paper presented at the workshop Building a Model Tobacco Control Research & Partnership Program in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland.  
• *Fouad, M.F., Hammal, F., Ward, K.D., Eissenberg, T., Klesges, R.C., & Keil, U. (2003, August). Adapting smoking cessation interventions for developing countries: a model for the Middle East. Poster presented at the workshop Future of Tobacco Control Network in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Maziak, W.), 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Helsinki, Finland.  
• Ward, K.D., & Vander Weg, M.W. (2003, April). Smoking cessation counseling for behavioral medicine psychologists. Lecture delivered to the Graduate Seminar in Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.   
• *Zhang, J., Niaura, R., Todaro, J.F., McCaffrey, J., Spiro, A., & Ward, K. (2002, April). Hostility, defensiveness, and age interact to predict hypertension incidence in the Normative Aging Study. Citation paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.  
• *Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Scarinci, I., Read, M.C., Eades, B., Amos, W.E., Combs, D., DuVall-Seaman, D., Suggs, R., & Garrett, H.E. (2002, April). Correlates of depression among family caregivers of heart transplant recipients. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.  
• *Payne, T., Cropsey, K., Martin, P., McClure, J., Jeffries, S., Catz, S., Vander Weg, M., Ward, K., Smith, P., & Benesek, J. (2002, March). Effects of stress and coping on tobacco treatment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Savannah, Georgia.  
• Ward, K.D. (2002, November). Building capacity for tobacco control research in developing countries: a model for the Middle East. Lecture delivered at the Behavioral Medicine Colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.   
• *Dudley, J., Clemens, L.H., Smith, T., & Ward, K.D. (2001, October). Comparing restrained eating in African-American and Caucasian women at varying body mass indexes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association, St. Louis MO.  
• *Ward, K.D., Vander Weg, M.W., Kovach, K.W., Elrod, M., DeBon, M., Klesges, R.C., Haddock, C.K., Talcott, W., & Lando, H.A. (2001, March). Characteristics of highly physically active smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, WA.  
• *Burstyne, M.C., Mays, K.E., Ward, K.D., Clemens, L.H., Slawson, D.L., & Mitchell, C.O. (October, 2000). A comparison of calcium intake in female collegiate athletes measured by food records and a brief food frequency questionnaire. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association, Denver, CO.  
• Ward, K.D. (2000, September). Analysis of repeated-measures data in community evaluation research. Program Evaluation Seminar, Center for Community Health, University of Memphis.   
• *Sturges, J.W., Ward, K., Waschbusch, D., Powers, D., Daleiden, E., Kollins, S.H., & Chorpita, B. (1999, April). Child and parent reported knowledge, adherence and control in diabetes. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.  
• *Ward, K.D., & Klesges, R.C. (1999). Effects of cigarette smoking on bone mineral density. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, March, 1999, San Diego, CA.  
• Ward, K.D. (1999, April). The role of cigarette smoking in osteoporosis. Lecture delivered at the Behavioral Medicine Colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis.   
• *Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., Haddock, C.K., Talcott, G.W., & Lando, H.A. Smoking and weight concerns in an entire population of young adult military recruits (1998). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 20, S185.
• *Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., Zbikowski, S.M., Haddock, K., Talcott, G.W., & Lando, H. Gender and ethnic differences in smoking cessation among young adult military recruits. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, June, 1997, Nashville, TN.  
• *Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Robinson, L.A., Zbikowski, S.M., Cutter, G., Jacobs, D.R. Jr., & Wagenknecht, L.E. (1997).   Does smoking initiation produce weight loss? Results from two large-scale investigations.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 65.  
• * Klesges, R.C., Winders, S.A., Meyers, A., Eck, L.H., Ward, K.D., Peterson, B.A., & Johnson, K. (1997).  Mechanisms of weight gain following smoking cessation: a large prospective investigation.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 66.
• *Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., & Garvey, A.J. (1997). Relationship of objective and subjective abstinence effects to smoking cessation outcome.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 140. 
• *Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C. McClanahan, B., Harmon-Clayton, K., Fallone, G., Cantler, E., Palmieri, G.M.A., & Applegate, W.B. (1997).  Are extremely physically active people at risk for decreases in bone mineral density? a large-scale prospective investigation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 112.
• *Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., Peterson, B.A., Winders, S.E., Meyers, A.W., Eck, L.H., & Hultquist, C. (1997). Change in resting energy expenditure and risk of weight gain: the example of smoking cessation.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 141. 
• *Ward, K.D., Peterson, B.A., Meyers, A.W., Klesges, R.C., Eck, L, & Winders, S.E. (1996, November). Smoke or gain weight? a prospective analysis of the relationship between weight concerns and smoking cessation. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.  
• *Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Palmieri, G.M.A., Applegate, W.B., Cantler, E.D., & Harmon-Clayton, K. (1996).  Risk of exercise induced bone mineral loss in different team sports.  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 11, 654. 
• *Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Shelton, M.L., Applegate, W.B., Cantler, E.D., Harmon, K., Davis, J., & Palmieri, G.M.A. (1996, June). Bone mineral content and lean body mass in athletes: effect of calcium. Paper presented at the 10th International Congress of Endocrinology, San Francisco, CA.  
• *Eck, L.H., Klesges, R.C., Ward, K.D., Slawson, D.L., Cantler, E.D., & Shelton, M.L. (1996, March). Sources of calcium in a sample of collegiate athletes. Poster presented at the Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.  
• *Ward, K.D., Klesges, R.C., Meyers, A.W., Winders, S.A., Hultquist, C.L., & Eck, L.H. (1996, March). Relation of dietary restraint to body mass, dietary intake, physical activity, and resting energy expenditure. Poster presented at the Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.  
• *Klesges, R.C., Shelton, M.L., Ward, K.D., Cantler, E., & Applegate, W.B. (1995). Accuracy of body fat estimation using skinfolds and bioelectric impedance compared to dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in collegiate athletes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17, S194.
• *Klesges, R.C., Shelton, M.L., Ward, K.D., Canter, E., Fallone, G., Applegate, W.B., & Palmieri, G. (1995). An evaluation of the mechanisms of bone density change in highly trained athletes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17, S194. 
• *Ward, K.D., Zbikowski, S.M., Klesges, R.C., & Garvey, A.J. (1995). Gender differences in smoking cessation among unaided quitters. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17, S98.
• *Aldwin, C.M., Levenson, M.R., Spiro, A. III, & Ward, K.D. (1994). Hostility, stress, coping, and serum lipid levels. The Gerontologist, 34, 340. 
• * Ward, K.D., Niaura, R., Stoney, C.M., Spiro, A. III, Aldwin, C.M., Sparrow, D., Vokonas, P.S., & Weiss, S.T. (1994). The association of Type A behavior with autonomic activity and coronary heart disease: the Normative Aging Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 16, S134.
• *Niaura, R., Stoney, C.M., Ward, K.D., Spiro, A. III, Aldwin, C.M., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (1994, April). Hostility and cardiovascular disease risk in older males: The Normative Aging Study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Boston, MA.  
• *Ward, K.D., Sparrow, D., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (1993). The relationship of epinephrine excretion to serum lipid levels. Clinical Research, 41, 119A.
• *Ward, K.D., Sparrow, D., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (1993). The influence of obesity, insulin, and sympathetic nervous system activity on blood pressure. Clinical Research, 41, 168A. 
• *Ward, K.D., Garvey, A.J., & Bliss, R.E. (1992, March). Craving for cigarettes: predictors and relationship to relapse. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 13th Annual Scientific Sessions, New York, NY.  
• *Spiro, A. III, Ward, K.D., Mroczek, D., & Aldwin, C. (1992, August). Personality factors and the development of hypertension. Proceedings of the American Psychological Association 100th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.  
• *Garvey, A.J., Ward, K.D., & Bliss, R.E. (1992, March). Predictors of early relapse after a quit-smoking attempt. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 13th Annual Scientific Sessions, New York, NY.  
• *Frye, C.A., Ward, K.D., Bliss, R.E., & Garvey, A.J. (1992, March). The influence of the menstrual cycle on smoking relapse and withdrawal symptoms. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 13th Annual Scientific Sessions, New York, NY.  
• *Ward, K.D. (1991, May). The relationships of body fat distribution and hyperinsulinemia to serum lipid levels. Paper presented at the meeting of the Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.  
• *Ward, K.D., Bliss, R.E., & Garvey, A.J. (1991, March). Physiological changes after smoking cessation: permanent or transient effects? Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 12th Annual Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.  
• *Garvey, A.J., & Ward, K.D. (1991). Age and physiological changes after smoking cessation. The Gerontologist, 31, 179. 
• *Garvey, A.J., Bliss, R.E., & Ward, K.D. (1991, November). Biological and behavioral precipitants of smoking relapse. Proceedings of the American Public Health Association 119th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.  
• *Ward, K.D., Garvey, A.J., Bliss, R.E., & Sparrow, D. (1990). Changes in urinary catecholamine excretion during 15 days of smoking abstinence. American Review of Respiratory Disease, 141, A562.
• *Garvey, A.J., Bliss, R.E., & Ward, K.D. (1990). Relationships of age and other factors to relapse following smoking cessation. The Gerontologist, 30, 3A. 
• *Garvey, A.J., Bliss, R.E., & Ward, K.D. (1990, August). Predictors of early relapse. In J.R. Hughes (chair), Self-quitters: smoking cessation in the real world. Proceedings of the American Psychological Association 98th Annual Convention, Boston, MA.  
• *Bliss, R.E., Garvey, A.J., & Ward, K.D. (1990, August). Changes in objective and subjective withdrawal symptoms following smoking cessation. Proceedings of the American Psychological Association 98th Annual Convention, Boston, MA.  
• *Ward, K.D., Heinold, J.W., Bliss, R.E., & Garvey, A.J. (1989). Age-related differences in cotinine elimination after smoking cessation. The Gerontologist, 29, 99A. 
• *Bliss, R.E., Ward, K.D., & Garvey, A.J. (1989, October). Socially-cued smoking and relapse. Proceedings of the American Public Health Association 117th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.  
• *Bliss, R.E., Heinold, J.W., Ward, K.D., & Garvey, A.J. (1989). Age-related differences in reasons for smoking cessation and relapse crisis precipitants. The Gerontologist, 29, 297A. 
• *Bliss, R.E., Garvey, A.J., & Ward, K.D. (1989, April). Smoking relapse in a within-subjects design. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA.  
• *Goldstein, M.G., Ward, K.D., & Niaura, R. (1988, May). Nicotine gum, tobacco dependence, and withdrawal. Proceedings of the American Psychiatric Association 141st Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  
• *Niaura, R., Gorkin, L., Ward, K.D., Ahern, D., Goldstein, M., & Follick, M.J. (1987, March). Effects of beta- and calcium-channel antagonists on cardiovascular response to behavioral challenge. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 8th Annual Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.  
• *Raciti, M., Murphy, J., Ward, K.D., LeShine, P., Fowler, J., Abrams, D.B., & Follick, M.J. (1986, April). Self-reported weight at the worksite: a validation study. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 7th Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA  

• *Abrams, D.B., Beiner, L., Follick, M.J., & Ward, K.D. (1986, April). Impact of smoking policy change on ambient carbon monoxide levels at the worksite. Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 7th Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA.   

• INVITED ADDRESSES

• "Integrating tobacco cessation into disaster response services." 6th Winter Meeting of the Interntional Consortium for Interdisciplinary Education About Health and the Environment.  Cologne, Germany, December 9, 2012. 
• “Integrating tobacco cessation into disaster response services.” 2011 Tennessee Public Health Association West Regional Meeting, Memphis TN.  April 21, 2011.   

• "The physician's role in tobacco cessation." Grand Rounds presentation, Division of Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. November 5, 2010.

• “Applying for research funding.”  Lecture delivered at the International Summer Program for Tobacco Control Research, University of Aleppo, Syria, July, 2008.

• “Integration of evidence-based smoking cessation treatment into Syrian primary care centers.” Lecture delivered at the workshop, Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) Policies and Their Implementation in Arab Countries,” American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, June 29, 2010.   
•  "The role of tobacco control in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis." Invited speaker and chairperson for the symposium, "Tobacco control: key to TB and asthma control." 36th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Paris, France, October, 2005.  
• “Principles of smoking cessation interventions.” Lecture delivered at the International Summer Program for Tobacco Control Research, University of Aleppo, Syria, July, 2008.  
• Ward, K.D. (2005, February). Building scientific capacity in the Arab world: the example of the Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies. Invited address in "Science in the Arab World: Status, Institutions and Developing Relationships," Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.        
• Ward, K.D. (2004, April). Workshop chairperson. Epidemiology of waterpipe use in the Middle East. First Regional Conference on Tobacco Control, Cairo, Egypt.     
• Ward, K.D. (2004, January). Developing waterpipe cessation programs for the Eastern Mediterranean. Lecture delivered to the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.    
• “Developing waterpipe cessation programs for the Eastern Mediterranean.”  Lecture delivered to the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, January, 2004.   
• COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS 
• "Health disparities in Memphis and beyong:  does inequality make us sick?"  Lecture to faculty and staff, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.  Webinar broadcasted to UTHSC College of Allied health Sciences and Southern College of Optometry.  March, 2012.  
• December, 2005. The health effects of second hand smoking. Featured speaker, American Cancer Society Community Forum, Memphis, TN.  
• November, 2005. Hazards of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure. Lecture to staff and residents of Alpha-Omega Veterans Service, Inc., Memphis, TN.   
• Ward, K.D., & Vander Weg, M.W. (2001, May). Strategies to help low income pregnant women quit smoking. Invited address at Beyond the Problems: Solutions for Service Providers, Sponsored by the Community Development Section & Adolescent Pregnancy Council, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, TN.     
• Ward, K.D. (2000, August). Management of cigarette smoking in pregnant women. Presentation delivered to the staff of the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutritional Program, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, TN.   
• Ward, K.D., & Vander Weg, M.W. (1999, September). Smoking Cessation Update: Who Smokes and How Do We Help Them To Quit? Invited address at: Southeast Regional Cardiovascular Health Conference: Talking the Talk—Walking the Walk, Memphis, TN. Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and southeast region state health departments, September 13, 1999.    
• Ward, K.D. (1998, October). Pharmacologic interventions for smoking cessation: what works, with whom, and why?" Invited address at: Innovations in Tobacco Control and Youth: A Workshop for Educators and Health Professionals, Memphis, TN. Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The University of Memphis.     

• PUBH 7992 - Master's Project Seminar
• PUBH 74502/8450 - Randomized clinical Trial
• Problems in Health P - PUBH 7450
• PUBH 7130 - Social Determinant of Health
• HRPO 7152 - Problems in Health Promotion
• HRPO 7732/8732 - Randomized Clinical Trials
• HPRO 7732/8732 - Randomized Clinical Trials
• HPRO 7722 - Health Behavior Theory and Applications
• HPRO 7142 - Seminar in Health Promotion (Randomized Clinical Trials in Health Promotion)