Congratulations Dr. Catley
We are extremely proud of Associate Professor Dr. Delwyn Catley, who is the primary investigator on a $1.5 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study methods of enhancing smokers’ motivation and readiness to quit tobacco smoking. Tobacco smoking remains one of the most significant preventable causes of death in the U.S. and although most smokers are interested in quitting, only one in five are ready to make a quit attempt at any point in time. The study will test the effectiveness of a method of motivational counseling for motivating quit attempts among smokers not yet ready to quit. It will also determine the effect of the motivational counseling on smoking cessation rates. The study will take place over 3 years and involves collaborators from the Dept of Psychology (Dr. Kathy Goggin), the School of Dentistry (Dr. Karen Williams), KU Medical Center (Dr. Kimber Richter), and The University of Montana (Dr. Kari Harris). Congratulations to all.
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Tamera Murdock. Ph.D.
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