- Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Color perception and design
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Johns Hopkins University
2015-2022
Background: Tobacco remains the world's leading preventable cause of death, with majority tobacco-caused deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The first global health treaty, Framework Convention on Control (FCTC), outlines a set policy initiatives that have been demonstrated as effective reducing tobacco use. Article 11 FCTC focuses using package to communicate harms; it also seeks restrict delivery misleading information about product pack. Objective: objective this study...
<h3>Background</h3> The current cigarette market is heavily focused on low-income and middle-income countries. Branding of tobacco products key to establishing maintaining a customer base. Greater restrictions marketing advertising create an incentive for companies focus more branding via the product itself. We consider how sticks are used communicative purposes in 14 countries with extensive markets. <h3>Methods</h3> In 2013, we collected coded 3232 kretek packs that were purchased from...
Background In Bangladesh, smokeless tobacco (SLT) is available in a variety of pack shapes and sizes. Lack standard packaging could limit compliance with pictorial health warning label (HWL) requirements. We explored Bangladeshi SLT users’ non-users’ perceptions proposed shape for gul (tobacco powder) zordha (chewing tobacco), including the role that HWL placement plays on harm perceptions. Methods conducted 28 focus groups across three regions Bangladesh: Dhaka, Sylhet Khulna. Groups were...