Sandy J. Slater, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Research Interests
How environmental factors and policies influence health-related behavior, especially those related to youth substance use and youth overweight and obesity.
Recent and Noteworthy Publications
Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ, Slater SJ, Johnston LD, O'Malley PM. The availability of local-area commercial physical activity-related facilities and physical activity among adolescents. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4 Suppl):S292-300.
Powell LM, Slater S, Chaloupka FJ, Harper D. Availability of physical activity-related facilities and neighborhood demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: a national study. Am J Public Health. 2006 Sep;96(9):1676-80.
Powell LM, Slater S, Mirtcheva D, Bao Y, Chaloupka FJ. Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United States. Prev Med. 2007 Mar;44(3):189-95.
Slater SJ, Chaloupka FJ, Wakefield M. State variation in retail promotions and advertising for Marlboro cigarettes. Tob Control. 2001 Dec;10(4):337-9.
Slater SJ, Chaloupka FJ, Wakefield M, Johnston LD, O'Malley PM. The impact of retail cigarette marketing practices on youth smoking uptake. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 May;161(5):440-5.
Slater S, Giovino G, Chaloupka F. Surveillance of tobacco industry retail marketing activities of reduced harm products. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Jan;10(1):187-93.
Slater SJ, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Missed opportunities: local health departments as providers of obesity prevention programs for adolescents. Am J Prev Med. 2007;(33 suppl 1):S246-S250.
Contact Info
Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)
445 Westside Research Office Bldg.
1747 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
IHRP Affiliation(s)
Recently Completed Research
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior (No. 2)
Developing Measures of the Built Environment Using Aerial Photographs
National Study of School District Policies and Elementary School Practices Addressing Childhood Obesity
Tracking the Media and Political Impacts of State Level Tobacco Control: SmokeLess States Evaluation

