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Alexa Anderson PhD

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Associate Professor

Institution: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Department: Nursing

image of /images/ORCIDiD_icon16x16.png   https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6451-1630


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to be a peer mentor.

Research Areas of Interest

  • Drug-Seeking Behavior
  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Multiple Chronic Conditions
  • Perinatal Care
  • Smokers
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Tobacco Products
  • Tobacco Smoking
  • Tobacco Use
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
  • Tobacco, Waterpipe
  • contingency management

    • Publications (45)

  • Maternity care coordinator's experiences at the department of Veteran Affairs. (Ndakuya-Fitzgerald F, Farkas A, Lopez AA, Whittle J, Haeger KO, Mu Q) Transl Behav Med 2024 Nov 16;14(11):684-691 PMID: 39402842 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85209685996 10/15/2024    
  • Gender-Based Violence in the Lives of Somali Women With Refugee Status: A Framework for Analysis and Action. (Olukotun O, Abusbaitan H, Hearst MO, Pirsch A, Hoffman SJ, Martin L, Connor JJ, Adebayo CT, Eyadat A, Dressel A, Giama N, McMorris BJ, Adams S, Gondwe KW, Lopez AA, Graf M, Mekonnen H, Mersha SB, Demissie Ashenafi A, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) J Transcult Nurs 2024 Sep 09:10436596241274121 PMID: 39247995 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203551250 09/09/2024    
  • Understanding VA Maternity Care Coordinators Interactions and Collaboration With Primary Care Providers. (Farkas AH, Bopp K, Ndakuya-Fitzgerald F, Lopez AA, Haeger KO, Whittle J, Mu Q) Mil Med 2024 Aug 30 PMID: 39212953 08/31/2024    
  • Predictors of attrition in a randomized controlled trial of an electronic nicotine delivery system among people interested in cigarette smoking reduction. (Cobb CO, Budd S, Maldonado G, Imran R, Foulds J, Yingst J, Yen MS, Kang L, Sun S, Hall PB, Chowdhury N, Cohen JE, Randomized Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products: Member List) Contemp Clin Trials 2024 Oct;145:107662 PMID: 39142511 PMCID: PMC11492368 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202456052 08/15/2024    
  • "It is like a curse". The lived experiences of the intersection of intergenerational violence, pregnancy, and intimate partner violence among urban Wisconsin Indigenous women. (Luebke J, Thomas N, Nkhoma YB, Fernandez AR, Moore KM, Lopez AA, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2024 Aug;51:274-281 PMID: 39034089 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85198563391 07/22/2024    
  • Intimate partner violence in the lives of Indigenous and Black women in the upper Midwest of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods protocol examining help-seeking behaviours and experiences. (Lopez AA, Dressel A, Luebke J, Williams J, Campbell J, Miller J, Kibicho J, Schadewald D, Abusbaitan H, Pirsch A, Gondwe KW, Schubert E, Ruiz A, Kako P, Mkandawire-Valhmu L, Egede LE) Int J Ment Health Nurs 2024 Aug;33(4):1003-1012 PMID: 38323681 PMCID: PMC11260249 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184670343 02/07/2024    
  • Substance Use Overdose Deaths Among Black and Indigenous Women in Wisconsin: A Review of Death Certificate Data From 2018 to 2020. (Lopez AA, Luebke JM, Redner R, Abusbaitan H, Tarima S) J Addict Med 2024 Mar-Apr 01;18(2):153-159 PMID: 38180867 PMCID: PMC10939923 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85187790921 01/05/2024    
  • A Qualitative Analysis of Latina Migrant Farmworkers' Perception of Mental Health: Voices From Wisconsin. (Graf MDC, McMahon Bullis M, Lopez AA, Snethen J, Silvestre E, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) J Transcult Nurs 2024 Jan;35(1):11-20 PMID: 37902599 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175463990 10/30/2023    
  • Substance Misuse Themes Among Women Living in Transitional Housing: Effects on Children, Intimate Partner Relationships, and Social Relationships. (Lopez AA, Dressel AE, Deal E, Krueger E, Graf M, Pittman B, Schmitt M, Kako P, Ochoa-Nordstrum B, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) J Addict Nurs 2023 Apr-Jun 01;34(2):121-130 PMID: 37276201 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160980989 06/05/2023       2 Citations
  • Centering Our Voices: Experiences of Violence Among Homeless African American Women. (Deal E, Hawkins M, Del Carmen Graf M, Dressel A, Ruiz A, Pittman B, Schmitt M, Krueger E, Lopez AA, Mkandawire-Valhmu L, Kako P) Violence Against Women 2023 Jul;29(9):1582-1603 PMID: 36017557 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136987453 08/27/2022       1 Citation
  • Changes in Nicotine Dependence Among Smokers Using Electronic Cigarettes to Reduce Cigarette Smoking in a Randomized Controlled Trial. (Yingst J, Wang X, Lopez AA, Breland A, Soule E, Barnes A, Cohen J, Underwood M, Crabtree M, Foulds J) Nicotine Tob Res 2023 Feb 09;25(3):372-378 PMID: 35752091 PMCID: PMC9910150 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137775785 06/26/2022       13 Citations
  • Successful substance use disorder recovery in transitional housing: Perspectives from African American women. (Krueger E, Deal E, Lopez AA, Dressel AE, Graf MDC, Schmitt M, Hawkins M, Pittman B, Kako P, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2022 Oct;30(5):714-724 PMID: 35201825 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125903239 02/25/2022       4 Citations
  • A qualitative analysis of perceptions of and reactions to COVID-19. (Hawkins MM, Lopez AA, Schmitt ME, Tamkin VL, Dressel AE, Kako P, Mkandawire-Valhmu L, Weinhardt LS) Public Health Nurs 2022 Jul;39(4):719-727 PMID: 35122660 PMCID: PMC9115521 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124461152 02/06/2022       4 Citations
  • Application of Postcolonial Feminist Theory, Chicana Feminist Thought, and Black Feminist Thought in Analyzing the Mental Health Needs of Latina Migrant Farmworkers: A Shared Legacy. (Graf MDC, Ruiz A, Luebke J, Olukotun O, Kendrick A, Shaw L, Lopez AA, Snethen J, Silvestre E, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2022 Jan-Mar 01;45(1):38-52 PMID: 35099413 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123904846 02/01/2022       1 Citation
  • Effect of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Cigarette Abstinence in Smokers With No Plans to Quit: Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. (Foulds J, Cobb CO, Yen MS, Veldheer S, Brosnan P, Yingst J, Hrabovsky S, Lopez AA, Allen SI, Bullen C, Wang X, Sciamanna C, Hammett E, Hummer BL, Lester C, Richie JP, Chowdhury N, Graham JT, Kang L, Sun S, Eissenberg T) Nicotine Tob Res 2022 Jun 15;24(7):955-961 PMID: 34850164 PMCID: PMC9391685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127588201 12/02/2021       23 Citations
  • Adverse childhood experiences among previously homeless African American women. (Schmitt M, Dressel A, Del Carmen Graf M, Pittman B, Deal E, Krueger E, Lopez AA, Kako P, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) Public Health Nurs 2022 Mar;39(2):446-455 PMID: 34537971 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115084818 09/20/2021       8 Citations
  • Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery system with 0, 8, or 36 mg/mL liquid nicotine versus a cigarette substitute on tobacco-related toxicant exposure: a four-arm, parallel-group, randomised, controlled trial. (Cobb CO, Foulds J, Yen MS, Veldheer S, Lopez AA, Yingst JM, Bullen C, Kang L, Eissenberg T, Randomised Control Trial Methods Workgroup of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products) Lancet Respir Med 2021 Aug;9(8):840-850 PMID: 33857436 PMCID: PMC8349799 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104971819 04/16/2021       28 Citations
  • Corrigendum to "Influence of electronic cigarette liquid flavors and nicotine concentration on subjective measures of abuse liability in young adult cigarette smokers" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 203 (2019) 27-34]. (Cobb CO, Lopez AA, Soule EK, Yen MS, Rumsey H, Scholtes RL, Rudy AK, Lipato T, Guy M, Eissenberg T) Drug Alcohol Depend 2021 May 01;222:108645 PMID: 33780790 PMCID: PMC9310437 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103248521 03/30/2021    
  • Nia Imani Model of Care's Impact on Homeless African-American Women. (Dressel A, Hawkins M, Lopez AA, Pittman-McGee B, Kako P, Gakii D, Mkandawire-Valhmu L) West J Nurs Res 2020 Dec;42(12):1059-1067 PMID: 32419671 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085485683 05/19/2020       8 Citations
  • Influence of electronic cigarette liquid flavors and nicotine concentration on subjective measures of abuse liability in young adult cigarette smokers. (Cobb CO, Lopez AA, Soule EK, Yen MS, Rumsey H, Lester Scholtes R, Rudy AK, Lipato T, Guy M, Eissenberg T) Drug Alcohol Depend 2019 Oct 01;203:27-34 PMID: 31401532 PMCID: PMC9307062 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070232523 08/12/2019       26 Citations
  • U.S. Soldiers and Foreign Language School: Stressors and Health. (Sipos ML, Lopez AA, Nyland J, Taylor MR, McDonald J, LoPresti ML, Cabrera OA, Adler AB) Mil Med 2019 Jul 01;184(7-8):e344-e352 PMID: 30690460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068902480 01/29/2019       5 Citations
  • Smoking prevalence and trends among a U.S. national sample of women of reproductive age in rural versus urban settings. (Nighbor TD, Doogan NJ, Roberts ME, Cepeda-Benito A, Kurti AN, Priest JS, Johnson HK, Lopez AA, Stanton CA, Gaalema DE, Redner R, Parker MA, Keith DR, Quisenberry AJ, Higgins ST) PLoS One 2018;13(11):e0207818 PMID: 30485376 PMCID: PMC6261597 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85057442576 11/30/2018       47 Citations
  • Examining the relationship between pregnancy and quitting use of tobacco products in a U.S. national sample of women of reproductive age. (Kurti AN, Redner R, Bunn JY, Tang K, Nighbor T, Lopez AA, Keith DR, Villanti AC, Stanton CA, Gaalema DE, Doogan NJ, Cepeda-Benito A, Roberts ME, Phillips J, Parker MA, Quisenberry AJ, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2018 Dec;117:52-60 PMID: 30145348 PMCID: PMC6195821 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054035684 08/27/2018       16 Citations
  • Patterns of Single and Multiple Tobacco Product Use Among US Women of Reproductive Age. (Kurti AN, Bunn JY, Villanti AC, Stanton CA, Redner R, Lopez AA, Gaalema DE, Doogan NJ, Cepeda-Benito A, Roberts ME, Phillips JK, Quisenberry AJ, Keith DR, Higgins ST) Nicotine Tob Res 2018 Aug 14;20(suppl_1):S71-S80 PMID: 30125011 PMCID: PMC6093396 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055106893 08/21/2018       20 Citations
  • Correlates of current and heavy smoking among U.S. soldiers returning from combat. (Lopez AA, Toblin RL, Riviere LA, Lee JD, Adler AB) Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2018 Jun;26(3):215-222 PMID: 29863380 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048049281 06/05/2018       8 Citations
  • Tobacco use in cardiac patients: Perceptions, use, and changes after a recent myocardial infarction among US adults in the PATH study (2013-2015). (Gaalema DE, Pericot-Valverde I, Bunn JY, Villanti AC, Cepeda-Benito A, Doogan NJ, Keith DR, Kurti AN, Lopez AA, Nighbor T, Parker MA, Quisenberry AJ, Redner R, Roberts ME, Stanton CA, Ades PA, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2018 Dec;117:76-82 PMID: 29746974 PMCID: PMC6195824 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047064036 05/11/2018       26 Citations
  • Trend differences in men and women in rural and urban U.S. settings. (Cepeda-Benito A, Doogan NJ, Redner R, Roberts ME, Kurti AN, Villanti AC, Lopez AA, Quisenberry AJ, Stanton CA, Gaalema DE, Keith DR, Parker MA, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2018 Dec;117:69-75 PMID: 29627511 PMCID: PMC6173654 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85045713009 04/09/2018       40 Citations
  • Tobacco and nicotine delivery product use in a U.S. national sample of women of reproductive age. (Lopez AA, Redner R, Kurti AN, Keith DR, Villanti AC, Stanton CA, Gaalema DE, Bunn JY, Doogan NJ, Cepeda-Benito A, Roberts ME, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2018 Dec;117:61-68 PMID: 29559222 PMCID: PMC6141351 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85044311196 03/22/2018       41 Citations
  • Rural Versus Urban Use of Traditional and Emerging Tobacco Products in the United States, 2013-2014. (Roberts ME, Doogan NJ, Stanton CA, Quisenberry AJ, Villanti AC, Gaalema DE, Keith DR, Kurti AN, Lopez AA, Redner R, Cepeda-Benito A, Higgins ST) Am J Public Health 2017 Oct;107(10):1554-1559 PMID: 28817323 PMCID: PMC5607677 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029541245 08/18/2017       58 Citations
  • Tobacco and nicotine delivery product use in a national sample of pregnant women. (Kurti AN, Redner R, Lopez AA, Keith DR, Villanti AC, Stanton CA, Gaalema DE, Bunn JY, Doogan NJ, Cepeda-Benito A, Roberts ME, Phillips J, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2017 Nov;104:50-56 PMID: 28789981 PMCID: PMC5734954 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85027548768 08/10/2017       116 Citations
  • Disparities in US Healthcare Provider Screening and Advice for Cessation Across Chronic Medical Conditions and Tobacco Products. (Keith DR, Stanton CA, Gaalema DE, Bunn JY, Doogan NJ, Redner R, Kurti AN, Cepeda-Benito A, Lopez AA, Morehead AL, Roberts ME, Higgins ST) J Gen Intern Med 2017 Sep;32(9):974-980 PMID: 28470547 PMCID: PMC5570737 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85018989831 05/05/2017       32 Citations
  • A growing geographic disparity: Rural and urban cigarette smoking trends in the United States. (Doogan NJ, Roberts ME, Wewers ME, Stanton CA, Keith DR, Gaalema DE, Kurti AN, Redner R, Cepeda-Benito A, Bunn JY, Lopez AA, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2017 Nov;104:79-85 PMID: 28315761 PMCID: PMC5600673 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017472503 03/21/2017       167 Citations
  • Incentives and Motivation. (Silverman K, Jarvis BP, Jessel J, Lopez AA) Transl Issues Psychol Sci 2016 Jun;2(2):97-100 PMID: 27917395 PMCID: PMC5131923 12/06/2016    
  • Now is the time to advocate for interventions designed specifically to prevent and control waterpipe tobacco smoking. (Lopez AA, Eissenberg T, Jaafar M, Afifi R) Addict Behav 2017 Mar;66:41-47 PMID: 27871044 PMCID: PMC5177481 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84996656644 11/22/2016       46 Citations
  • Expanding clinical laboratory tobacco product evaluation methods to loose-leaf tobacco vaporizers. (Lopez AA, Hiler M, Maloney S, Eissenberg T, Breland AB) Drug Alcohol Depend 2016 Dec 01;169:33-40 PMID: 27768968 PMCID: PMC5140724 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84992128525 10/22/2016       22 Citations
  • Reasons for using flavored liquids among electronic cigarette users: A concept mapping study. (Soule EK, Lopez AA, Guy MC, Cobb CO) Drug Alcohol Depend 2016 Sep 01;166:168-76 PMID: 27460860 PMCID: PMC4983519 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84978972750 07/28/2016       55 Citations
  • A transdisciplinary model to inform randomized clinical trial methods for electronic cigarette evaluation. (Lopez AA, Cobb CO, Yingst JM, Veldheer S, Hrabovsky S, Yen MS, Foulds J, Eissenberg T) BMC Public Health 2016 Mar 03;16:217 PMID: 26941050 PMCID: PMC4778292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85007441153 03/05/2016       14 Citations
  • Effects of Electronic Cigarette Liquid Nicotine Concentration on Plasma Nicotine and Puff Topography in Tobacco Cigarette Smokers: A Preliminary Report. (Lopez AA, Hiler MM, Soule EK, Ramôa CP, Karaoghlanian NV, Lipato T, Breland AB, Shihadeh AL, Eissenberg T) Nicotine Tob Res 2016 May;18(5):720-3 PMID: 26377515 PMCID: PMC5896822 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84964999258 09/18/2015       120 Citations
  • Electronic cigarette nicotine delivery can exceed that of combustible cigarettes: a preliminary report. (Ramôa CP, Hiler MM, Spindle TR, Lopez AA, Karaoghlanian N, Lipato T, Breland AB, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T) Tob Control 2016 Apr;25(e1):e6-9 PMID: 26324250 PMCID: PMC4888876 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84962426039 09/02/2015       138 Citations
  • Science and the evolving electronic cigarette. (Lopez AA, Eissenberg T) Prev Med 2015 Nov;80:101-6 PMID: 26190363 PMCID: PMC4592446 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942829923 07/21/2015       27 Citations
  • Co-occurring obesity and smoking among U.S. women of reproductive age: Associations with educational attainment and health biomarkers and outcomes. (Vurbic D, Harder VS, Redner RR, Lopez AA, Phillips JK, Higgins ST) Prev Med 2015 Nov;80:60-6 PMID: 26051199 PMCID: PMC4592382 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942834187 06/09/2015       21 Citations
  • Financial incentives for smoking cessation among depression-prone pregnant and newly postpartum women: effects on smoking abstinence and depression ratings. (Lopez AA, Skelly JM, Higgins ST) Nicotine Tob Res 2015 Apr;17(4):455-62 PMID: 25762756 PMCID: PMC4402351 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84929149124 03/13/2015       23 Citations
  • Does impulsiveness moderate response to financial incentives for smoking cessation among pregnant and newly postpartum women? (Lopez AA, Skelly JM, White TJ, Higgins ST) Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2015 Apr;23(2):97-108 PMID: 25730417 PMCID: PMC4388785 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84926419818 03/03/2015       13 Citations
  • Examining two different schedules of financial incentives for smoking cessation among pregnant women. (Higgins ST, Washio Y, Lopez AA, Heil SH, Solomon LJ, Lynch ME, Hanson JD, Higgins TM, Skelly JM, Redner R, Bernstein IM) Prev Med 2014 Nov;68:51-7 PMID: 24704135 PMCID: PMC4183736 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84921965555 04/08/2014       64 Citations
  • Examining the effects of initial smoking abstinence on response to smoking-related stimuli and response inhibition in a human laboratory model. (Bradstreet MP, Higgins ST, McClernon FJ, Kozink RV, Skelly JM, Washio Y, Lopez AA, Parry MA) Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014 May;231(10):2145-58 PMID: 24337077 PMCID: PMC4123458 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84900857747 12/18/2013       11 Citations
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