Research Program: Prevention & Etiology
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

allen001@umn.edu
612-624-2446 — office

Dr. Allen's clinical profile
(University of Minnesota Physicians Web site)

Research Interests

Smoking cessation in women, smoking cessation in adolescents, and predoctoral education.

Selected Publications

Allen SS, Hatsukami DK, Bade T, Center B. Transdermal nicotine use in postmenopausal women: does the treatment efficacy differ in women using and not using hormone replacement therapy? Nicotine Tob Res. 2004;6:777-788.

Allen SS, Brintnell DM, Hatsukami D, Reich B. Energy intake and physical activity during short-term smoking cessation in postmenopausal women. Addict Behav. 2004;29:947-951.

Hatsukami DK, Kotlyar M, Allen SS, Jensen J, Li S, Le C, Murphy S. Effects of cigarette reduction on cardiovascular risk factors and respiratory symptoms. Chest 2005;128:2528-2537.

Peterson K, Mendenhall T,  Allen SS, Roemhild H, Werb P, Janowiec M, Botelahor R. Minnesota Clinicians Motivating Health Improvement (MINIT) Study:  motivating health habits. An Fam Med. 2005;3:S56-S58.

Allen SS, Hatsukami D, Brintnell DM, Bade T.  Effect of nicotine replacement Ttherapy on post-cessation weight gain and nutrient intake:  a randomized controlled trial of postmenopausal female smokers. Addic Beha. 2005;30:1273-1280.

Hanson K, Zylla E, Allen S, Li Z, Hatsukami DK. Cigarette reduction: An intervention for adolescent smokers. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Jan 30; [Epub ahead of print]

Cosgrove KP, Mitsis EM, Bois F, Frohlich E, Tamagnan GD, Krantzler E, Perry E, Maciejewski PK, Epperson CN, Allen S, O'malley S, Mazure CM, Seibyl JP, van Dyck CH, Staley JK. [123I]5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotine Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Nonsmokers: Effects of Sex and Menstrual Cycle Phase; J Nucl Med. 2007 Oct;48(10):1633-40.

Allen SS, Bade T, Hatsukami D and Center B. Craving, withdrawal, and smoking urges on days immediately prior to smoking relapse. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2008; 10:35-45.