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EAGER: Developing a New Tool to Measure Discrimination Based on Social Class for Adolescents: Dr. Mello (PI) received $249,734 to investigate the relationships between academic achievement and classism among adolescents (Grant Number: 231785, 2023-2025). The proposed research has three objectives: (1) to discover adolescents' school-specific perceived discrimination based on social class, (2) to develop a new scale of perceived discrimination based on social class for adolescents, (3) to validate a new scale of perceived discrimination based on social class for adolescents.

 

 

 


 

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Tobacco Use and Perceived Discrimination Based on Socioeconomic Status Among Adolescents: Dr. Mello (PI) received $766,734 to investigate the relationships between tobacco use and perceived discrimination based on socioeconomic status among adolescents (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2024). The study has three aims: (1) to identify the dimensions (forms, targets, and sources) of perceived discrimination based on SES that are most important to adolescents, (2) to examine the associations among perceived discrimination based on SES and tobacco use, including multiple tobacco products and co-use with other substances in adolescents, and (3) to determine subgroups of adolescents with distinct patterns of perceived discrimination based on SES and to investigate the associations between subgroups and tobacco use.

 


 

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Teenagers whose parents smoke 'four times as likely to take up smoking' |  The Independent

 

 

 

Immigration, Mental Health, and Tobacco Use Among Adolscents: Dayanne Liseth Herrera Suarez (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the above study on tobacco use, mental health, and social class discrimination affecting immigrants (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2024). 

 

 


 

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New Report Reveals the State of Tobacco Use Among Teens Around the World

 

 

 

Research Methods for Examining Tobacco Use Among Adolescents: Tiffany Wong (Undergraduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the above study on tobacco use, social media, and digital technology among Asian American adolescents (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2024). 

 

 


 

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Delay Discounting and Tobacco Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolscents: İlke Bayazıtlı (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the below study on racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective by including delay discounting (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023).

 


 

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Immigration and Tobacco Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents: Jo Nisa Cabilogan (Undergraduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the below study on racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective by including immigration (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023).

 


 

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Colorism and Tobacco Use Among Racial/Ethnic Adolescents: Betsy Centeno (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the below study on racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective by including colorismperceived discrimination based on one's skin color (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023).

 

 


 

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Racial and Gender Discrimination, Tobacco Use, and Time Perspective Among Adolescents: Dr. Mello (PI) received $619,228 to investigate the relationships among (a) tobacco use and co-use, (b) perceived discrimination based on race/ethnicity, immigration status, and gender, and (c) time perspective defined as thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023)The study has three aims: to (1) examine how adolescents’ perceived discrimination is associated with tobacco use, (2) determine how these relationships are moderated by time perspective, and (3) develop a preliminary curriculum based on this research that is informed by the community.