Susan J. Curry, PhD

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Researcher Profile

Full Name:

Susan J. Curry, PhD

Last Name:

Curry

Title:

Research Professor

Other Title(s):

Dean, University of Iowa College of Public Health (Formerly, IHRP Director and UIC Professor of Health Policy and Administration)

Bio:

Dr. Susan Curry is recognized internationally for her expertise in health behavior research and translation of research findings into health policy. Her extensive research in tobacco includes publications on motivation to quit smoking, randomized trials of promising smoking cessation and prevention interventions, evaluations of the use and cost effectiveness of tobacco cessation treatments under different health insurance plans, and health care costs and utilization associated with tobacco cessation. Dr. Curry’s research also encompasses studies of dietary change, modification of risky drinking patterns, and methods of increasing compliance with recommended cancer screening.

Dr. Curry has been honored by the American Society for Preventive Oncology with the Joseph R. Cullen Memorial Award for distinguished research in smoking. She received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2001. Dr. Curry is a Fellow in the Society of Behavioral Medicine and the American Psychological Association.

Dr. Curry has served on numerous national advisory boards including the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine, the Tobacco Cessation Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Subcommittee on Cessation of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health (DHHS). She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Legacy Foundation and the Board of Scientific Advisors of the National Cancer Institute.

Prior to joining the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001, Dr. Curry was professor of health services in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Washington, and director and senior investigator at the Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash. In August 2008, she became dean of the College of Public Health [2] at the University of Iowa.

Research Interests:

Health policy, behavioral risk factor modification, cancer prevention and control, community-based and self-help interventions

Publications:

Curry SJ. eHealth research and healthcare delivery beyond intervention effectiveness. Am J Prev Med. 2007 May;32(5 Suppl):S127-30.

Curry SJ, Emery S, Sporer AK, Mermelstein R, Flay BR, Berbaum M, Warnecke RB, Johnson T, Mowery P, Parsons J, Harmon L, Hund L, Wells H. A national survey of tobacco cessation programs for youths. Am J Public Health. 2007 Jan;97(1):171-7.

Curry SJ, Keller PA, Orleans CT, Fiore MC. The Role of Health Care Systems in Increased Tobacco Cessation. Annu Rev Public Health. 2008 Apr 21;29:411-428.

Curry SJ, Mermelstein RJ, Sporer AK. Therapy for specific problems: youth tobacco cessation. Annu Rev Psychol. 2009;60:229-55. See abstract.
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Curry SJ, Orleans CT, Keller P, Fiore M. Promoting smoking cessation in the healthcare environment: 10 years later. Am J Prev Med. 2006 Sep;31(3):269-72.

Curry SJ, Sporer AK, Pugach O, Campbell RT, Emery S. Use of tobacco cessation treatments among young adult smokers: 2005 National Health Interview Survey. Am J Public Health. 2007 Aug;97(8):1464-9.

Diviak KR, Curry SJ, Emery SL, Mermelstein RJ. Human participants challenges in youth tobacco cessation research: researchers' perspectives. Ethics Behav. 2004;14(4):321-34.

Fiore M, Jaén CR, Baker TB, Bailey WC, Bennett G, Benowitz NL, et al. A clinical practice guideline for treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update. A U.S. Public Health Service report. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Aug;35(2):158-76.

Fiore MC, Keller PA, Curry SJ. Health system changes to facilitate the delivery of tobacco-dependence treatment. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Dec;33(6 Suppl):S349-56.

Houser-Marko L, Sporer A, Emery SL, Hund L, Lee J, Curry SJ. Use of program evaluation in community youth tobacco cessation programs. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Mar-Apr;34(2):177-85. [See abstract [4].]

Awards:

Fellow, American Psychological Association, Divisions 38 and 50
Fellow, Institute of Medicine of Chicago Fellow
Distinguished Scientist Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine
Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award, American Society of Preventive Oncology

IHRP Affiliation(s):

Center for Health Behavior Research [5]

Contact Info

E-mail Address:

sue-curry@uiowa.edu [6]

Phone Number:

(319) 384-5452

Fax Number:

(319) 384-5455

Address Info:

Dean, College of Public Health
University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive, E22OH1 GH
Iowa City, IA 52242

Research

Current IHRP Research (Co-investigator):

Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation (HYSQ) [7]

Increasing Young Adult Smokers' Demand for Internet-Based Cessation Treatment [8]

Smoking-Related Television Advertising and Population Smoking [9]

Recently Completed Research:

Addressing Tobacco in Health Care (National Network Office) [10]
Evaluation of the HHS National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines Initiative [11]
Healthcare Costs and Utilization of Smoking and Quitting [12]
Illinois Prevention Research Center [13]
IPRC Supplement: Coding and Analyzing the Effect of Ad Characteristics for Smoking-Related Advertising [14]
Planning Grant for Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award
Recruitment and Retention Core: Social-Emotional Contexts of Adolescent Smoking Patterns [15]

Links:
[1] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/files/researcher_image/Curry_Sue_sm.jpg
[2] http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu
[3] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/content/therapy-specific-problems-youth-tobacco-cessation
[4] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/content/use-program-evaluation-community-youth-tobacco-cessation-programs
[5] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/center/center-health-behavior-research
[6] mailto:sue-curry@uiowa.edu
[7] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/helping-young-smokers-quit-identifying-best-practices-tobacco-cessation-hysq
[8] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/increasing-young-adult-smokers-demand-internet-based-cessation-treatment
[9] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/smoking-related-television-advertising-and-population-smoking
[10] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/addressing-tobacco-health-care-national-network-office
[11] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/evaluation-us-department-health-and-human-services-national-network-tobacco-cessation-quitline
[12] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/healthcare-costs-and-utilization-smoking-and-quitting
[13] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/illinois-prevention-research-center
[14] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/illinois-prevention-research-center-supplement-coding-and-analyzing-effect-ad-characteristics-
[15] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/recruitment-and-retention-core-social-emotional-contexts-adolescent-smoking-patterns