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Lisa Henriksen is an Associate Professor (Research) at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, with a primary focus on the environmental influences on adolescent tobacco use. Her research investigates the roles of tobacco marketing in the initiation and maintenance of smoking behaviors among youth. Henriksen leads a longitudinal school-based study examining adolescent smoking and drinking, as well as a geographic information systems (GIS) project assessing the relationship between tobacco outlet density and smoking prevalence in California high schools. She also conducts laboratory experiments aimed at understanding the impact of tobacco advertising on urges and cravings to smoke. Additionally, she has served as a Senior Editor for Tobacco Control at the BMJ Publishing Group since 2010 and has contributed to academic administration as a Pre-Major Advisor at Stanford University. Henriksen holds a PhD in Communication from Stanford University.
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