Amy Ferketich, PhD

Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
Professor
Epidemiology

Email
ferketich.1@osu.edu
Phone
614-292-7326
Office
310 Cunz Hall, 1841 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
Amy Ferketich

“Public health is focused on keeping the public healthy through many ways, including policies, programs, education and research. It is a field that has something for everyone, from the basic scientist to the policymaker. Teaching ‘Global Public Health’ is a true joy, because many students realize that the field of public health offers what they have been looking for but couldn’t find in other courses.”

Biography

Dr. Ferketich’s research falls into the following areas within the field of tobacco control: smoking cessation, tobacco use surveillance, tobacco policy and tobacco regulatory science. With respect to smoking cessation, her independent research is largely focused on smokers who can be reached through health care providers and the health care system. In the past, she has led smoking cessation studies that targeted Medicaid-enrolled adults in southeast Ohio, adults with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and female primary care patients in Appalachia. Her surveillance work includes secondary analyses of population-based data from the United States, China and Italy. Her research in the area of tobacco control policy has involved work with clean indoor air ordinances and tobacco advertising. Finally, her work in tobacco regulatory science included a study focused on examining the impact of waterpipe warning labels on short-term smoking behaviors. She is currently co-leading (with Megan Roberts) a project focused on adolescents and young adults who use nicotine pouches or e-cigarettes, with a goal of examining factors that influence trajectories in use over a two-year period. This study is part of Ohio State’s Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science.

Education

M.A.S.
Statistics, The Ohio State University 2001
Ph.D.
Public Health, The Ohio State University 2000
M.A.
Exercise Physiology, The Ohio State University 1994
B.S.
Nutrition and Dietetics, Kent State University 1992
B.S.
Physical Education, Kent State University 1992

Research interests

tobacco control: smoking cessation, tobacco use surveillance, tobacco policy, and tobacco regulatory science

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