Youth Tobacco Use Initiation, Progression and Cessation

描述（由申请人提供）： 这是一个独立科学家奖的修订申请。候选人Mark G。Myers博士，加州大学圣地亚哥分校精神病学副教授建议开展一项研究计划，重点关注青少年戒烟过程以及大学生开始和发展烟草使用的风险和保护因素的跨文化差异。研究计划包括三个项目，候选人是主要研究员，其中两个项目已获得资助并正在进行中;另一个项目最近结束，数据汇编和分析正在进行中。候选人的职业目标是：（1）推动他成为青少年烟草使用过程科学研究的领导者;（2）提高他在统计建模技术，跨文化研究方法和定性研究方法方面的专业知识;（3）继续指导年轻科学家。候选人对烟草相关研究做出了坚定的承诺。他继续职业发展的活动包括：（1）与领先的研究科学家协商;（2）纵向数据分析，跨文化研究方法，定性方法和负责任的研究行为的课程;和（3）参加部门研讨会和科学会议。迈尔斯博士独立科学家奖的资助将使他有机会大幅增加用于研究活动的时间，从而促进他作为科学家和导师的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised application for an Independent Scientist Award. The candidate, Mark G. Myers, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, proposes to pursue a program of research focused on the process of cigarette smoking cessation among adolescents and cross-cultural variations in risk and protective factors for tobacco use initiation and progression among college students. The research plan includes three projects for which the candidate is Principal Investigator, two of which have been funded and are ongoing; the other ended recently and data compilation and analyses are underway. The candidate's career goals are: (1) to advance his progress in becoming a leader in the scientific study of the course of youth tobacco use; (2) to increase his expertise in statistical modeling techniques, cross-cultural research methodology, and qualitative research methods; and (3) to continue to mentor junior scientists. The candidate has made a strong commitment to tobacco-related research. Activities for his continued career development include: (1) consultation with leading research scientists; (2) coursework in the analysis of longitudinal data, cross-cultural research methods, qualitative methods, and the responsible conduct of research; and (3) participation in department seminars and scientific meetings. Funding of Dr. Myers Independent Scientist Award will provide him the opportunity to substantially increase the time devoted to research activities, thus enhancing his development as a scientist and as a mentor.