Pebbles Fagan

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Health Behavior & Health Education, College of Public Health

37 h-index 126 pubs 4,853 cited

Research Areas

Smoking Behavior and Cessation Asthma and respiratory diseases Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Health disparities and outcomes Behavioral and Psychological Studies Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Pebbles Fagan's research focuses on tobacco use behaviors, particularly the use of electronic cigarettes and their association with respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD. Her work also investigates the intersectionality of tobacco control, racial discrimination, and product use among Black adults, as well as the increased risk of poly-tobacco use associated with heat-not-burn tobacco products. Fagan has examined the characterization of electronic cigarette warning statements and user reactions to potential flavor bans.

Fagan has published extensively on these topics, with a total of 126 publications and an h-index of 37, accumulating over 4,853 citations. She is recognized as a high-impact researcher. Her collaborative network includes several colleagues from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Fagan also leads a research group and maintains an active lab website.

Her federally funded work includes a Co-PI role on a grant totaling $4,749,323 from the NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, supporting research within the Center for Research, Health and Society.

Metrics

h-index: 37
Publications: 126
Citations: 4,853

Selected Publications

Operationalizing Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce the Burden of Multiple Chronic Conditions (2025) DOI
What is Social Justice? An Important Approach to Public Health Research, Practice, and Health Care Solutions (2025) DOI
Caregiver restrictions on child access to tobacco in the home and home Smoking/Vaping bans among Black/African American women caregivers who smoke and live in Resource-limited, rural areas (2024) DOI
Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities (2024) DOI
Reactions to a Hypothetical Ban of Open-System Electronic Cigarettes Among People Who Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes (2024) DOI
Electronic Cigarette Users’ Reactions and Responses to a Hypothetical Nicotine Concentration Reduction in Electronic Cigarette Liquids (2023) DOI
Nicotine Dependence among Current Cigarette Smokers Who Use E-Cigarettes and Cannabis (2023) DOI
Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults (2023) DOI
Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities (2022) DOI
Electronic cigarette users’ reactions and responses to a hypothetical ban of flavoured electronic cigarette liquids (2022) DOI
Association of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Advertisements and Racial Discrimination With Non-Cigarette Tobacco Product Use Among Black Adults (2022) DOI
Additional Benefits of Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle After Quitting Smoking (2022) DOI
Incorporating Intersectionality as a Framework for Equity-Minded Tobacco Control Research: A Call for Collective Action Toward a Paradigm Shift (2022) DOI
Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers (2021) DOI
Correction: Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers (2021) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $4,749,323 total

NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Co-PI Sep 2021 - Jun 2026

Center for Research, Health and Society

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $4,749,323 P50

Grants & Funding

Center for the Study of Tobacco Products NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: Virginia Commonwealth University Principal Investigator
Center for the Study of Tobacco Products - Continuation Year 2019-2020 NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: Virginia Commonwealth University Principal Investigator
FOOD AS MEDICINE: ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (FOOD INSECURITY) TO EFFECT CLINICAL OUTCOMES (CEAL) Westat - Pass Through: Westat Principal Investigator
No FP attached UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator
COVID-19 PREVENT (Partnership for Rapid Engagement to enhance Vaccine uptake for Everyone: Neighbors working Together) Project NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: Westat Principal Investigator
Community Engagement Research Alliance (CEAL) 2023-2024 Renewal NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: Westat Principal Investigator
COVID-19 PREVENT (Partnership for Rapid Engagement to enhance Vaccine uptake for Everyone: Neighbors working Together) Project NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: Westat Principal Investigator
No FP attached UAMS Executive Breast Committee Principal Investigator