Health Psychology

Tenured

Faculty

Education

• Ph.D.: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2012

Research Interests

Dr. Caroline Cobb's program of research generally addresses the role of cigarette smoking and the use of other tobacco products (e.g., hookah/waterpipe tobacco, little cigars/cigarillos, and electronic cigarettes) in the incidence of tobacco-related disease and death as well as the broader implications of the availability of these products for policy and public health. Dr. Cobb's approach includes use of clinical lab and trial methodology, local and population-based surveys, qualitative inquiry, and other tools from tobacco regulatory science. Her current work is focused particularly on informing prevention and intervention efforts and policies related to tobacco product flavors particularly among populations and communities who experience disproportionate tobacco-related harms. 

Select Publications

• Barnes, A. J., Bono, R. S., Lester, R. C., Eissenberg, T. E., & Cobb, C. O. (2017). Effect of flavors and modified risk messages on e-cigarette abuse liability. Tobacco Regulatory Science, 3(4), 374-387.
• Cobb, C. O., Hendricks, P. S., & Eissenberg, T. (2015). Electronic cigarettes and nicotine dependence: Evolving products, evolving problems. BMC Medicine, 13, 119.
• Cobb CO, Foulds J, Yen M-S, Veldheer S, Lopez AA, Yingst JM, Bullen C, Kang L, Eissenberg T; CSTP-Randomized Control Trial Methods Workgroup. Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery system with 0, 8, or 36 mg/ml liquid nicotine versus a cigarette substitute on tobacco-related toxicant exposure: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2021;9(8):840-850.
• Cobb, C. O., Soule, E. K., Rudy, A. K., & Cohn, A. (2018). Patterns and correlates of tobacco and cannabis co-use by tobacco product type: Findings from the Virginia Youth Survey. Substance Use and Misuse, 2, 1-10.
• Soule, E. K., Maloney, S. F., Spindle, T. R., Rudy, A. K., Hiler, M. M., & Cobb, C. O. (2016). Electronic cigarette use and indoor air quality in a natural setting. Tobacco Control, 6(1), 109-112.

Courses

• Physiological Psychology, undergraduate level
• Experimental Methods, undergraduate level
• Biological Basis of Behavior, graduate level
• Grant Writing, graduate level

Awards

• VCU Department of Psychology’s Excellence in Research Award, 2015
• 2024 American Psychological Association, Division 28 Fellow
• 2024 Outstanding Student Support Award, College of Humanities and Sciences, VCU
• 2018 APA Prize for Interdisciplinary Team Research

Links

• Google Scholar