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Amy Ferketich, PhD

Professor
Epidemiology
Center of Excellence in Regulatory Tobacco Science

Phone: 

614-292-7326

Email: 

ferketich.1@osu.edu
1841 Neil Ave.
310 Cunz Hall
Columbus, OH, 43210

Background: 

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 healthcare providers and the healthcare system. She and collaborators from the Department of Psychiatry are testing the feasibility of delivering a tailored form of metacognitive remediation therapy to smokers with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In the past, she has led projects that target Medicaid-enrolled smokers in Southeast Ohio. Her surveillance work includes secondary analyses of population-based data from the US, China, and Italy. Her research in the area of tobacco control policy has involved work with clean indoor air ordinances and tobacco advertising. She currently leads the Buckeye Teen Health Study, which is a project in OSU’s Center of Excellence in Regulatory Tobacco Science. The goals of the study are to examine initiation and transition to tobacco use, including dual use of products, among 1,220 adolescent boys in urban and rural counties in Ohio. Specifically, exposure to advertising, marketing, and general tobacco imagery will be examined for their relation to tobacco use transitions.

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

Awards/Honors: 

College of Public Health’s Excellence in Teaching Award, October, 2007
Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, March, 2016
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Spotlight Mentor Recognition, 2017

Selected Publications: 

Ferketich AK. The value of state-based surveillance and surveys in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 107:850-852, 2017.

Roberts ME,Lu B, Browning CR, Ferketich AK. Tracking young adults’ attitudes toward tobacco marketing using ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Substance Use & Misuse, 52:1219-1224, 2017.

Wang L, Lu B, Wewers ME, Foraker RE, Ouyang L, Ferketich AK. Are Retailers Compliant with Zoning Regulations that Ban Tobacco Sales near Schools in Changsha, China? Tobacco Control, 26:446-451, 2017.

Wang L, Jin Y, Berman M, Ferketich AK. Would a cigarette by any other name taste as good in China? Tobacco Control, 25:638-639, 2016.

Roberts ME, Colby S, Lu B, Ferketich AK. Understanding Tobacco Use Onset among African Americans. Nicotine & Tobacco Research,18 Suppl 1: S49-S56, 2016.

Jin Y, Lu B, Klein EG, Berman M, Foraker RE, Ferketich AK. The Impact of Tobacco-Free Pharmacy Policies on Tobacco Retailer Density. American Journal of Public Health, 106(4): 679-685, 2016.

Ferketich AK, Lugo A, LaVecchia C, Fernandez E, Boffetta P, Clancy L, Gallus S. Relation between national-level tobacco control policies and individual-level voluntary home smoking bans in Europe. Tobacco Control, 25(1):60-65, 2016.

Wang L, Jin Y, Lu B, Ferketich AK. Smoking cessation assistance utilization in 14 low and middle income countries. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 18(5):1076-1082, 2016.

Roberts ME, Berman ML, Slater MD, Hinton A, Ferketich AK. Point-of-sale tobacco marketing in rural and urban Ohio: Could the new landscape of Tobacco products widen inequalities? Preventive Medicine, 81:232-235, 2015.

Yates K, Friedman K, Slater M, Berman M, Paskett ED, Ferketich AK. A content analysis of electronic cigarette portrayal in newspapers. Tobacco Regulatory Science, 1(1), 94-102, 2015.

Klein EG, Liber A, Kauffman RM, Berman M, Ferketich AK. Local clean indoor air policy experiences in Appalachian communities. Journal of Community Health, 39(1):11-16, 2014.

Jradi H, Wewers ME, Pirie PP, Binkley PF, Ferketich AK. Tobacco Dependence curricula in Middle Eastern and North African medical education. Tobacco Control, 22(6):427-428, 2013.

Ferketich AK, Diaz P, Browning KK, Lu B, Koletar SL, Reynolds NR, Wewers ME. Safety of varenicline among smokers enrolled in the Lung HIV study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15(1):247-254, 2013.

Ferketich AK, Niland, JC, Mamet, R, Zornosa C, D’Amico TA, Ettinger DS, Kalemkerian GP, Pisters KM, Reid ME, Otterson GA.  Smoking status and survival in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's non-small cell lung cancer cohort. Cancer, 119(4):847-853, 2013.

Grassi MC, Chamulera C, Baraldo M, Culasso F, Ferketich AK, Patrono C, Nencini P. Cigarette smoking knowledge and perceptions among students in four Italian medical schools. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 21(5):548-556, 2012.

Ferketich AK, Otterson GA, King M, Hall N, Browning K, Wewers ME. A pilot test of a combined tobacco dependence treatment and lung cancer screening program. Lung Cancer, 76(2):211-215, 2012.

Ferketich AK, Liber A, Pennell M, Nealy D, Hammer J, Berman M.  Clean indoor air ordinance coverage in the Appalachian region of the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 100(7):1313-1318, 2010.

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