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Melanie S. Dove, M.P.H., Sc.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Dove's research focuses on the impact tobacco control policies have on tobacco use among youth and young adults. She is currently examining the association between local flavored tobacco sales restrictions and youth e-cigarette use. Other tobacco control policies that she has examined include smoke-free air laws and Tobacco 21 policies.
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Undergraduate School
B.A., UC Irvine, Irvine CA 1999
Medical School
M.P.H., Boston University, Boston MA 2003
Other School
Sc.D., Harvard University, Boston MA 2010
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Conference Poster Tour Spotlight, 2024,
Western Users of SAS Software Annual Conference Best Paper Award, 2023,
Western Users of SAS Software Annual Conference Faculty Scholarship Award, 2023,
UC Davis Academic Federation Travel Grant, 2019, 2024,
Access Dr. Dove's bibliography here.
LoPresto LM, Dang JHT, Dove MS. Nourishing Farm to School Practice With Data to Inform Program Needs: An Evaluation of Participation Among California Public Districts During the 2018-2019 School Year. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024; doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.10.006. Online ahead of print.
Wang N, Dove MS, Tong EK. Serious psychological distress and higher associations with tobacco and cannabis use among college students in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 2024; doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108041. Epub 2024 Jun 10.
Wang N, Dove MS, Valencia C, Tong EK. Tobacco treatment disparities among California Medicaid members with and without chronic disease who smoke. AJPM Focus. 2024; 4.
Dove MS, Gee K, Tong EK. Flavored tobacco sales restrictions and youth e-cigarette use behavior: Impact by tobacco retailer density in diverse communities in California. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2024; 26: S65-S72.
Hellesen S, Haun S, Dove MS. Facilitators and barriers to passing local policies that prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products: Qualitative analysis of strategies implemented by 36 Public Health agencies in California, 2017-2021. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2024. doi: 10.5888/pcd21.230283.
Dove MS, Zheng S, Pakdaman S, Chen-Sankey J. Demographics, Tobacco Use, and Tobacco Control Measures of California Cities with Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions Health Promotion Practice. 2024; 25: 455-459.
LoPresto LM, Cassady DL, Dove MS. Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in Low-Income California Districts After the 2016 USDA Final Rule. J Sch Health. 2024; 94: 327-335.
Dove MS, Tong EK, Gee KA. Co-Use of Tobacco Products and Cannabis Is Associated with Absenteeism and Lower Grades in California High School Students. J Pediatr. 2024; Online ahead of print.
Dove MS, Gee K, Tong EK. Flavored tobacco sales restrictions and teen e-cigarette use: Quasi-experimental evidence from California. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2023; 25: 127-134.
Kim J, Linos E, Rodrigues CI, Chen ML, Dove MS, Keegan TH. Prevalence and associations of poor mental health in the third year of COVID-19: U.S. population-based analysis from 2020 to 2022. Psychiatry Res. 2023; Online ahead of print.