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Todd Rogers Ph.D. Research Program Director, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California Born: March 19, 1953 – New York City/USA
Career:
1997- Research Program Director, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California. 1987-97 Senior Research Scientist, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. 1987-96 Director, Health Promotion Resource Center at Stanford University. 1985-87 Director, Behavioral Science and Health Promotion, Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas, Texas. 1982-85 Director, Behavioral Medicine, Las Colinas Preventive Medicine Center, Irving Texas. 1980-81 Instructor, Departments of Medicine, Human Biology, and Psychology, Stanford University. 1979-81 Behavioral Medicine Specialist, Preventive Medicine Clinic, Stanford University Hospital.
Education:
1970-72 Liberal Arts, New York University 1973-75 B.A., Psychology, State University of New York, New Paltz 1975-77 M.S., Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University 1977-79 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University 1979-82 Research Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Experience and research:
2007- Co-Investigator, “Increasing Capacity for Tobacco Research in Hungary,” funded by the Fogarty International Center and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. 2007- Co-Investigator (Evaluation), “National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity,” funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) through Public Health Law & Policy, Public Health Institute. 2001-08 Co-Investigator, “Free to Grow Program Evaluation,” funded by RWJF through the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. 2003-07 Principal Investigator, “Enforcement of California Youth Access and Secondhand Smoke Laws,” funded by the California Department of Health Services (CDHS). 2006-07 Co-Investigator, “Impact of the Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase on Retail Tobacco Marketing and Pricing of Tobacco Products,” funded by CDHS. 2001-07 Principal Investigator, “Turning Point Program National Evaluation,” funded by RWJF. 1999-00 Principal Investigator, “Development and Support for Proposition 10-related Smoking Cessation Information and Technical Assistance,” funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. 1996-97 Principal Investigator, “Independent Evaluation of the California Tobacco Control Prevention and Education Program,” funded by CDHS. 1995-97 Principal Investigator, “Community Mobilization to Control Tobacco Point-of Purchase Advertising,” funded by CDHS. 1994-97 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Community Mobilization to Reduce Tobacco Sales to Minors,” funded by RWJF. 1993-97 Principal Investigator, “Violence Prevention Initiative Evaluation,” funded by California Wellness Foundation. 1997-97 Co-Investigator, “Policy Studies on Limiting Tobacco Marketing to Youth” funded by NCI. 1994-96 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Support for and Evaluation of the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program,” funded by CDHS. 1994-95 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Youth Activists Reduce Tobacco POP Advertising,” funded by the Santa Clara County Health Department. 1993-94 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Community Mobilization to Address Point-of-Purchase Advertising and Promotion of Tobacco Products,” funded by the Santa Clara County Health 1991-95 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Development and Support of Regional Tobacco Coalitions in California,” funded by CDHS. 1990-94 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “California Tobacco Control Resource Partnership,” funded by CDHS. 1987-93 Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Health Promotion Resource Center at Stanford University,” funded by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 1991-92 Co-Investigator, “Community Trial to Prevent Alcohol-Related Trauma,” funded by the National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse. Relevant Consultation Activities: 2007-present Evaluation Consultant, New York State Tobacco Control Program, through the Research Triangle Institute (RTI). 2005-present Evaluation Task Force (external advisory committee), California Tobacco Control Program, California Department of Public Health. 2005-present Evaluation Consultant, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through RTI. 2000-present Program and Evaluation Consultant, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through RTI. 1998-present Senior Program and Evaluation Consultant, Tobacco Control Program, California Department of Public Health. 1999-2007 Evaluation Consultant, “Smoke-free Start for Families Program,” San Mateo County Health Services Agency (funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the First 5 Commission). 2000 Evaluation Consultant, Texas Statewide Tobacco Control Program. 1999 Consultant, Evaluation of the “National Spit Tobacco Education Program,” RWJF (through the Wake Forest University School of Medicine). 1998-2001 Evaluation Consultant, Office of Tobacco Control, State of Florida, through the Evaluation Coordinating Center, University of Miami. 1998-2000 Evaluation Consultant, Tobacco Prevention Program, Mississippi State Department of Health. 1998-2000 Evaluation Consultant, Center for the Future of Children, David & Lucile Packard Foundation. 1995-2000 Scientific Consultant and National Advisory Board Member, “Community Tool Box Project,” University of Kansas. 1995 Program Consultant, Tobacco-Free Kansas Project, Kansas Health Foundation. 1994-95 Expert Panel Member, “Community Indicators of Cardiovascular Disease” Project, National Center for Chronic Disease Control and Community Intervention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1994-95 Scientific Consultant, “Ontario Federal-Provincial Heart Health Project,” Center for Applied Health Research, University of Waterloo. 1994 Program Consultant, IMPACT Project, Office of Smoking and Health, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1993-98 National Program and Evaluation Consultant, American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (“ASSIST”), NCI and the American Cancer Society. 1993 Scientific Consultant, Heart Health Project, Ontario Ministry of Health. 1992-93 Scientific Consultant, Tobacco-Free Kansas Project, Kansas Health Foundation
Languages:
English
Recent publications:
1. Rogers T, editor. Celebrating 20 years of the California Tobacco Control Program. Tob Control. In press 2009 (Suppl). 2. Rogers T, Feighery EC, Haladjian HH. Current practices in enforcement of California laws regarding youth access to tobacco products and exposure to secondhand smoke. Oakland (CA): Technical Assistance Legal Center; 2007. 3. Starr G, Rogers T, Schooley M, Weisen E, Porter S, Jamison N. Key Outcome Indicators for Evaluating Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health; 2005. 4. Rogers T, Barker DC, Siebold, WL. Leveraging funds for public health improvement: Tobacco settlement funds as an opportunity to transform public health. J Public Health Manag Pract 2005;11(2):170-73. 5. Tang H, Cowling DW, Lloyd JC, Rogers T, Koumjian KL, Stevens CM, Bal DG. Changes of attitudes and patronage behaviors in response to a smoke-free bar law. Am J Pub Health 2003;93(4):611-17. 6. Tang H, Cowling D, Koumjian K, Roeseler A, Lloyd J, Rogers T. Building local program evaluation capacity toward a comprehensive evaluation. New Dir Eval 2002;95:39-56. 7. Howard KA, Rogers T, Howard-Pitney B, Flora JA, Norman GJ, Ribisl KM. Opinion leaders’ support for tobacco control policy and participation in tobacco control activities. Am J Pub Health 2000;90:1282-87. 8. Weinbaum Z, Quinn V, Rogers T, Roeseler A. Store tobacco policies: A survey of store managers, California, 1996-1997. Tob Control 1999;8:306-10. 9. Rogers T, Feighery EC, Tencati E, Butler J, Weiner L. Community mobilization to reduce point-of-purchase advertising of tobacco products. Health Educ Q 1995;22:427-42. 10. Rogers T, Howard-Pitney B, Feighery EC, Altman DG, Endres J, Roeseler A. Characteristics and participant perceptions of tobacco control coalitions in California. Health Educ Res 1993;8:345-57. 11. Fortmann SP, Rogers T, Haskell WH, Solomon DS, Vranizan KM, Farquhar JW. Indirect measures of cigarette use in adolescents: Expired air carbon monoxide versus plasma thiocyanate. Prev Med 1984;13:127-35. 12. Rogers T, Fortmann SP, Haskell WH, Williams PT, Farquhar JW. Involuntary smoking and expired air carbon monoxide in adolescents. CVD Epidemiol 1982;31:15.