Sherry L. Emery, MBA, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Research Interests
Advertising and health behavior, tobacco control policy, program evaluation, adolescent smoking, obesity and physical activity
Recent and Noteworthy Publications
Curry SJ, Emery S, Sporer AK, Mermelstein R, Flay B, Berbaum M, Warnecke RB, Johnson T, Mowery P, Parsons J, Harmon L, Hund L, Wells H. A national survey of youth tobacco cessation programs. Am J Public Health. 2007;97(1):171-177.
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.
Emery SL, Szczypka G, Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ. Public health obesity-related TV advertising lessons learned from tobacco. Am J Prev Med. 2007;33(suppl 1):S257-S263.
Emery S, Wakefield M, Terry-McElrath Y, Saffer H, Szczypka G, O’Malley PM, Johnston LD, Chaloupka FJ, Flay B. Televised anti-tobacco advertising and youth smoking beliefs and behavior: A national study, 1999-2000. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(7):639-645.
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.]
Szczypka G, Wakefield MA, Emery S, Terry-McElrath YM, Flay BR, Chaloupka FJ. Working to make an image: an analysis of three Philip Morris corporate image media campaigns. Tob Control. 2007 Oct;16(5):344-50.
Terry-McElrath Y, Wakefield M, Emery S, Saffer H, Szczypka G, O’Malley PM, Johnston L, Chaloupka FJ, Flay BR. State anti-tobacco advertising and smoking outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity. Ethn Health. 2007;12(4):339-362.
Trinidad DR, Pérez-Stable EJ, Emery SL, White MM, Grana RA, Messer KS. Intermittent and light daily smoking across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Nicotine Tob Res. 2009;11(2):203-210. [See abstract.]
Wakefield M, Szczypka G, Terry-McElrath Y, Emery S, Flay B, Chaloupka F, Saffer H. Mixed messages on tobacco: Comparative exposure to public health, tobacco company- and pharmaceutical company-sponsored tobacco-related television campaigns in the United States, 1999-2003. Addiction. 2005;100(12):1875-1883.
Wakefield MA, Terry-McElrath Y, Emery S, Saffer H, Chaloupka FJ, Szczypka G, Flay B, O’Malley P, Johnston L. Impact of televised tobacco industry smoking prevention advertising on youth smoking-related beliefs, intentions and behavior. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(12):2154-2160.
Contact Info
Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)
547 Westside Research Office Bldg.
1747 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
IHRP Affiliation(s)
Current IHRP Research Studies (PI)
Recently Completed Research
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior (No. 2)
Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing Teen Smoking Initiation
Evaluating the Impact of Anti-drug TV Advertising on Teenage Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Related to Drug Use
ImpacTeen: A Policy Research Partnership to Reduce Youth Substance Use
Longitudinal Study of Smoking Transitions in Youth
Use of Existing Data to Develop New Tobacco Control Strategies
Youth Smoking and the Media

