Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Address University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Health Disparities Research - Unit 1440 P.O. Box 301402 Houston, Texas 77230-1402 Phone Number 713-792-0253 Email

 Education

Current Research Interests

1) Research focused on increasing understanding of the influence of neighborhood context, socioeconomic status, and social status on cancer-related risk behaviors/conditions among minority and underserved populations.

2) Research focused on the development and evaluation of theoretically-based interventions to decrease cancer-related risk behaviors among low socioeconomic status and other underserved groups.

Research Funding

Dr. Reitzel is currently funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (K01DP001120) as a PI and the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute as a Co-I (R21CA134961, P60MD000503, U54CA96300, R01HL094183).

Selected Publications

Vidrine, J. I., Businelle, M. S., Cinciripini, P., Li, Y., Marcus, M., Waters, A. J., Reitzel, L. R.,Wetter, D. W. (in press). Associations of mindfulness with nicotine dependence, withdrawal, and agency. Substance Abuse.

Reitzel, L. R., Cinciripini, P. M., Li, Y., Marcus, M., Vidrine, J. I., & Wetter, D. W. (in press). Associations between mindfulness and implicit cognition and self-reported affect. Substance Abuse.

Businelle, M. S., Kendzor, D. E., Costello, T. J., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Li, Y., Mazas, C. A., Vidrine, J. I., Reitzel, L. R., Cinciripini, P. M., Ahluwalia, J. S., & Wetter, D. W. (2009). Light versus heavy smoking among African-American men and women. Addictive Behaviors, 34, 197-203.

Reitzel, L.R., Costello, T.J., Mazas, C.A., Vidrine, J.I., Businelle, M.S., Kendzor, D.E., Li, Y., Cofta-Woerpel, L., & Wetter, D.W. (2009) Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: Relations with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11, 178-184.

Kendzor, D.E., Cofta-Woerpel, L. M., Mazas, C.A., Li, Y., Vidrine, J.I., Reitzel, L. R., Costello, T.J., Businelle, M. S., Ahluwalia, J. S., Cinciripini, P.M., Wetter, D.W. (2008). Socioeconomic status, negative affect, and modifiable cancer risk factors in African American smokers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 17, 2546-2554

Kendzor, D.E., Costello, T.J., Li, Y., Vidrine, J.I., Mazas, C.A., Reitzel, L.R., Cinciripini, P.M., Cofta-Woerpel, L.M., Businelle, M.S., Wetter, D.W. (2008). Race/Ethnicity and multiple cancer risk factors among individuals seeking smoking cessation treatment. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 17, 2937-2945.

Rowan, P. J., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Mazas, C., Irvin Vidrine, J., Reitzel, L. R., Cinciripini, P.M., & Wetter, D. W. (2007). Evaluating reactivity to Ecological Momentary Assessment during smoking cessation. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 15, 382-389.

Reitzel, L. R., Vidrine, J.I., Li, Y., Mullen, P.D., Velasquez, M.M, Cinciripini, P. M., Cofta-Woerpel, L., Greisinger, A., & Wetter, D. W. (2007). The influence of subjective social status on vulnerability to postpartum smoking among young pregnant women. American Journal of Public Health, 97, 1476-1482.

Please contact me for additional information and/or a copy of my Curriculum Vitae.