JOURNAL ARTICLES
Alnahari, S., Durazo, A., Brown, P., & Epperson, A.E. (accepted). Beyond Acculturation: Ethnic Identity, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use, and Health Among Arab Americans. Tobacco Use Insights.
Hamilton, K., Balla, J., Arroyo, A.C., Bámaca, M.Y., Epperson, A.E., Manzo, R.D., Peña, M., & Hagger, M.S. (accepted). A Four-Phase Framework for Culturally Responsive Vaccine Messaging. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine.
Abascal, L., Epperson, A.E., Comfort, A.B., Leon, D., Garcia, M., Riley, A., & Diamond-Smith, N. (accepted). Digital Dissemination Strategies for Health Promotion Videos in Indigenous Communities in California: Protocol for a Three-Arm Comparative Study. JMIR Research Protocols.
Abascal, L., Comfort, A.B., Riley, A., Lopez, G., Vallin, J., Epperson, A.E., & Diamond-Smith, N., (accepted). Preferences for Social Media Vaccine Messaging: A Discrete Choice Experiment in California. JAMA Network Open.
Diamond-Smith, N., Comfort, A., Epperson, A.E., Riley, A. R., Beylin, N., Garcia, M., Francis, S., & pAbascal, L. (2025). Social Media Recruitment in Indigenous and Native American Populations: Challenges in the AI Age. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 11, e76677. https://doi.org/10.2196/76677
Temourian, A. A., Song, A. V., & Epperson, A. E. (2025). Assessing Perceptions and Behaviors Related to Vaping Nicotine: The Nicotine Addiction Perceptions Scale. Tobacco Use Insights, 18, 1179173X251336468. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173X251336468
Epperson, A.E., Garrison, N.A., Kim, T., LeBeau, M., Nez, L.C., Brown, A.F., & Carson, S. (2025). COVID-19 vaccination access, acceptability, and pandemic recovery in California American Indian communities. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 10.1037/cdp0000749. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000749
Keene, A.J., Galliher, R.V., Small-Rodriguez, D., Epperson, A.E., & Davis-Delano, L.R. (2025). Native opposition to Native appropriation and the role of connection to Native Nations/communities. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 35(1), e70032.
Beylin, N., Song, A.V., & Epperson, A.E. (2024). Tobacco harm perceptions and attitudes before and after the COVID-19 lockdown in rural California. Health Psychology Open, 11, 20551029241306095. https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029241306095
Halliday, D.M., Epperson, A.E., Gonzalez, M., & Song, A.V. (2023). Perceptions of COVID-related risks among people who smoke: A mediation model. Preventive Medicine Reports, 33, 102205. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102205.
Epperson, A.E., Carson, S., Garcia, A., Casillas, A., Castellon-Lopez, Y., Brown, A.F., & Garrison, N.A. (2022). A qualitative study of COVID-19 vaccine decision making among urban Native Americans. Vaccine: X, 12, 100212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100212
Fleszar-Pavlovic, S.E., Alegria, K.E., Vasquez, J.J., & Epperson, A.E. (2022). Past cannabis use, health-related worry, and beliefs about perceived benefits of cannabis among American Indian/Alaska Natives. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10(6), 2844-2850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01461-w
Temourian, A.A., Song, A.V., Halliday, D.M., Gonzalez, M., & Epperson, A.E. (2022). Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users. Preventive Medicine Reports, 29, 101924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101924
Gaiha, S., Epperson, A.E., & Halpern-Felsher, B. (2022). Youth perceptions of e-cigarette-related risk of lung issues and association with e-cigarette use. Health Psychology, 41(6), 417–422. doi:10.1037/hea0001146
Epperson, A.E., Gonzalez, M., Skorek, M., & Song, A.V. (2022). Challenging assumptions about race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and cigarette smoking among adolescents. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(2), 436–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00974-0
Epperson, A.E., & Prochaska, J.J. (2021). Native owned and grown or demeaning and offensive? American Indian adults’ perspectives on Natural American Spirit branded cigarettes. Tobacco Control, 32(3), 393-396. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056736
Raskind, I.G., Prochaska, J.J., Epperson, A.E., & Henriksen, L. (2021). Plant-based menthol cigarettes? Food industry trends and farm-to-pack cigarette advertising. Tobacco Control, 32(e1), e132-e133. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056534.
Gonzalez, M., Epperson, A.E., Halpern-Felsher, B., Halliday, D., Song, A.V. (2021). Smokers are more likely to smoke more after the COVID-19 California lockdown order. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2582. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052582.
Fielding-Singh, P., Epperson, A.E., & Prochaska, J. J. (2021). Tobacco product promotions remain ubiquitous and are associated with use and susceptibility to use among adolescents. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(2), 397-401. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa136.
Epperson, A.E., Novotny, T.E., & Halpern-Felsher, B. (2021). Perceptions about the impact of cigarette filters on the environment and smoking-related behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(4), 823-826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.022
Epperson, A.E., Wong, S., Lambin, E.F., Henriksen, L., Baiocchi, M., Flora, J.A., & Prochaska, J.J. (2021). Adolescents’ health perceptions of Natural American Spirit’s on-the-pack eco-friendly campaign. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(3), 604-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.033
Epperson, A. E., Wallander, J. L., Song, A. V., Depaoli, S., Peskin, M.F., Elliott, M. N., & Schuster, M. A. (2021). Gender and racial/ethnic differences in adolescent intentions and willingness to smoke cigarettes: Evaluation of a structural equation model. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(4):605-619. doi: 10.1177/1359105319829536
Epperson, A.E., Crouch, M., Skan, J., Benowitz, N.L., Schnellbaecher, M., & Prochaska, J.J. (2020). Cultural and demographic correlates of dual tobacco use in a sample of Alaska Native adults with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 18, 55. https://doi.org/ 10.18332/tid/122902
Gonzalez, M., Epperson, A.E., & Song, A.V. (2020). Challenges in navigating a new marijuana retail environment. JAMA Health Forum, 1(3), e200189. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0189
Wong, S., Epperson, A.E., Rogers, J., Castro, R.J., Jackler, R.K., & Prochaska, J.J. (2020). A multimodal assessment of tobacco use on a university campus and support for adopting a comprehensive tobacco-free policy. Preventive Medicine, 133, 106008. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106008.
Epperson, A.E., Johnson, T.O., Schleicher, N.C., & Henriksen, L. (2019). The price of Natural American Spirit relative to other cigarette brands. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 21, 1715-1720. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz018.
Epperson, A.E., Lambin, E.F., Henriksen, L., Baiocchi, M., Flora, J.A., & Prochaska, J.J. (2019). Natural American Spirit's pro-environment packaging and perceptions of reduced-harm cigarettes. Preventive Medicine, 126, 105782. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105782.
Epperson, A.E., Henriksen, L., Lambin, E.F., Flora, J.A., & Prochaska, J.J. (2019). Health beliefs of American Indian imagery on Natural American Spirit packs. Tobacco Regulatory Science, 5, 369-380. doi: https://doi.org/10.18001/TRS.5.4.7
Epperson, A.E., Averett, P.E., Blanchflower, T., Gregory, K.R., & Lee, J.G. (2019). “The packaging is very inviting and makes smokers feel like they’re more safe”: The meanings of Natural American Spirit cigarette pack design to adult smokers. Health Education and Behavior, 46, 260-266. doi: 10.1177/1090198118820099.
Epperson, A.E., Wallander, J.L., Elliott, M.N., & Schuster, M.A. (2018). Tobacco use among Latinx adolescents: Exploring the immigrant paradox. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), 379. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1355-9.
Tong, E.K., Stewart, S.L., Schillinger, D., Vijayaraghavan, M., Dove, M.S., Epperson, A.E.,…Kohatsu, N.D. (2018). The Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking Project: Impact of statewide outreach through health channels. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55, S159-S169. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.031.
Prochaska, J.J., Epperson, A.E., Skan, J., Oppezzo, M., Barnett, P., Delucchi, K.,…, Benowitz, N.L. (2018). The Healing and Empowering Alaskan Lives Toward Healthy-Hearts (HEALTHH) Project: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an intervention for tobacco use and other cardiovascular risk behaviors for Alaska Native People. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 71, 40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.06.003.
Epperson, A.E., Anzai, N.E., & Prochaska, J.J. (2018). Natural American Spirit brand preference among smokers with mental illness. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16, 42. doi:10.18332/tid/94456.
Epperson, A.E., Prochaska, J.J., & Henriksen, L. (2018). The flip side of Natural American Spirit: Corporate social responsibility advertising. Tobacco Control, 27, 355-356.
Epperson, A.E., Henriksen, L., & Prochaska, J.J. (2017). Natural American Spirit brand marketing casts health halo around smoking. American Journal of Public Health, 107, 668-670.
Epperson, A. E., Depaoli, S., Song, A. V., Wallander, J. L., Elliott, M. N., Cuccaro, P., Emory, S.T., & Schuster, M. A. (2017). Perceived physical appearance: Assessing measurement equivalence in Black, Latino, and White adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42, 142-152.
Epperson, A. E., Song, A. V., Wallander, J. L., Markham, C., Cuccaro, P., Elliott, M. N., & Schuster, M. A. (2014). Associations among body size, body image perceptions, and weight loss attempts among African American, Latino, and White youth: A test of a meditational model. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39, 394-404.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Epperson, A.E. (2023). Cognitive and psychosocial development. In B. Halpern-Felsher (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. Elsevier.
Halliday, D. M., Epperson, A.E., & Song, A. V. (2018). Weight loss, obesity, and health. In T. A. Revenson and R. Gurung (Eds.). The Handbook of Health Psychology, 1st Edition. New York: Taylor and Francis.
Alnahari, S., Durazo, A., Brown, P., & Epperson, A.E. (accepted). Beyond Acculturation: Ethnic Identity, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use, and Health Among Arab Americans. Tobacco Use Insights.
Hamilton, K., Balla, J., Arroyo, A.C., Bámaca, M.Y., Epperson, A.E., Manzo, R.D., Peña, M., & Hagger, M.S. (accepted). A Four-Phase Framework for Culturally Responsive Vaccine Messaging. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine.
Abascal, L., Epperson, A.E., Comfort, A.B., Leon, D., Garcia, M., Riley, A., & Diamond-Smith, N. (accepted). Digital Dissemination Strategies for Health Promotion Videos in Indigenous Communities in California: Protocol for a Three-Arm Comparative Study. JMIR Research Protocols.
Abascal, L., Comfort, A.B., Riley, A., Lopez, G., Vallin, J., Epperson, A.E., & Diamond-Smith, N., (accepted). Preferences for Social Media Vaccine Messaging: A Discrete Choice Experiment in California. JAMA Network Open.
Diamond-Smith, N., Comfort, A., Epperson, A.E., Riley, A. R., Beylin, N., Garcia, M., Francis, S., & pAbascal, L. (2025). Social Media Recruitment in Indigenous and Native American Populations: Challenges in the AI Age. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 11, e76677. https://doi.org/10.2196/76677
Temourian, A. A., Song, A. V., & Epperson, A. E. (2025). Assessing Perceptions and Behaviors Related to Vaping Nicotine: The Nicotine Addiction Perceptions Scale. Tobacco Use Insights, 18, 1179173X251336468. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173X251336468
Epperson, A.E., Garrison, N.A., Kim, T., LeBeau, M., Nez, L.C., Brown, A.F., & Carson, S. (2025). COVID-19 vaccination access, acceptability, and pandemic recovery in California American Indian communities. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 10.1037/cdp0000749. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000749
Keene, A.J., Galliher, R.V., Small-Rodriguez, D., Epperson, A.E., & Davis-Delano, L.R. (2025). Native opposition to Native appropriation and the role of connection to Native Nations/communities. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 35(1), e70032.
Beylin, N., Song, A.V., & Epperson, A.E. (2024). Tobacco harm perceptions and attitudes before and after the COVID-19 lockdown in rural California. Health Psychology Open, 11, 20551029241306095. https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029241306095
Halliday, D.M., Epperson, A.E., Gonzalez, M., & Song, A.V. (2023). Perceptions of COVID-related risks among people who smoke: A mediation model. Preventive Medicine Reports, 33, 102205. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102205.
Epperson, A.E., Carson, S., Garcia, A., Casillas, A., Castellon-Lopez, Y., Brown, A.F., & Garrison, N.A. (2022). A qualitative study of COVID-19 vaccine decision making among urban Native Americans. Vaccine: X, 12, 100212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100212
Fleszar-Pavlovic, S.E., Alegria, K.E., Vasquez, J.J., & Epperson, A.E. (2022). Past cannabis use, health-related worry, and beliefs about perceived benefits of cannabis among American Indian/Alaska Natives. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10(6), 2844-2850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01461-w
Temourian, A.A., Song, A.V., Halliday, D.M., Gonzalez, M., & Epperson, A.E. (2022). Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users. Preventive Medicine Reports, 29, 101924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101924
Gaiha, S., Epperson, A.E., & Halpern-Felsher, B. (2022). Youth perceptions of e-cigarette-related risk of lung issues and association with e-cigarette use. Health Psychology, 41(6), 417–422. doi:10.1037/hea0001146
Epperson, A.E., Gonzalez, M., Skorek, M., & Song, A.V. (2022). Challenging assumptions about race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and cigarette smoking among adolescents. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(2), 436–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00974-0
Epperson, A.E., & Prochaska, J.J. (2021). Native owned and grown or demeaning and offensive? American Indian adults’ perspectives on Natural American Spirit branded cigarettes. Tobacco Control, 32(3), 393-396. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056736
Raskind, I.G., Prochaska, J.J., Epperson, A.E., & Henriksen, L. (2021). Plant-based menthol cigarettes? Food industry trends and farm-to-pack cigarette advertising. Tobacco Control, 32(e1), e132-e133. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056534.
Gonzalez, M., Epperson, A.E., Halpern-Felsher, B., Halliday, D., Song, A.V. (2021). Smokers are more likely to smoke more after the COVID-19 California lockdown order. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2582. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052582.
Fielding-Singh, P., Epperson, A.E., & Prochaska, J. J. (2021). Tobacco product promotions remain ubiquitous and are associated with use and susceptibility to use among adolescents. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(2), 397-401. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa136.
Epperson, A.E., Novotny, T.E., & Halpern-Felsher, B. (2021). Perceptions about the impact of cigarette filters on the environment and smoking-related behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(4), 823-826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.022
Epperson, A.E., Wong, S., Lambin, E.F., Henriksen, L., Baiocchi, M., Flora, J.A., & Prochaska, J.J. (2021). Adolescents’ health perceptions of Natural American Spirit’s on-the-pack eco-friendly campaign. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(3), 604-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.033
Epperson, A. E., Wallander, J. L., Song, A. V., Depaoli, S., Peskin, M.F., Elliott, M. N., & Schuster, M. A. (2021). Gender and racial/ethnic differences in adolescent intentions and willingness to smoke cigarettes: Evaluation of a structural equation model. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(4):605-619. doi: 10.1177/1359105319829536
Epperson, A.E., Crouch, M., Skan, J., Benowitz, N.L., Schnellbaecher, M., & Prochaska, J.J. (2020). Cultural and demographic correlates of dual tobacco use in a sample of Alaska Native adults with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 18, 55. https://doi.org/ 10.18332/tid/122902
Gonzalez, M., Epperson, A.E., & Song, A.V. (2020). Challenges in navigating a new marijuana retail environment. JAMA Health Forum, 1(3), e200189. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0189
Wong, S., Epperson, A.E., Rogers, J., Castro, R.J., Jackler, R.K., & Prochaska, J.J. (2020). A multimodal assessment of tobacco use on a university campus and support for adopting a comprehensive tobacco-free policy. Preventive Medicine, 133, 106008. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106008.
Epperson, A.E., Johnson, T.O., Schleicher, N.C., & Henriksen, L. (2019). The price of Natural American Spirit relative to other cigarette brands. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 21, 1715-1720. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz018.
Epperson, A.E., Lambin, E.F., Henriksen, L., Baiocchi, M., Flora, J.A., & Prochaska, J.J. (2019). Natural American Spirit's pro-environment packaging and perceptions of reduced-harm cigarettes. Preventive Medicine, 126, 105782. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105782.
Epperson, A.E., Henriksen, L., Lambin, E.F., Flora, J.A., & Prochaska, J.J. (2019). Health beliefs of American Indian imagery on Natural American Spirit packs. Tobacco Regulatory Science, 5, 369-380. doi: https://doi.org/10.18001/TRS.5.4.7
Epperson, A.E., Averett, P.E., Blanchflower, T., Gregory, K.R., & Lee, J.G. (2019). “The packaging is very inviting and makes smokers feel like they’re more safe”: The meanings of Natural American Spirit cigarette pack design to adult smokers. Health Education and Behavior, 46, 260-266. doi: 10.1177/1090198118820099.
Epperson, A.E., Wallander, J.L., Elliott, M.N., & Schuster, M.A. (2018). Tobacco use among Latinx adolescents: Exploring the immigrant paradox. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), 379. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1355-9.
Tong, E.K., Stewart, S.L., Schillinger, D., Vijayaraghavan, M., Dove, M.S., Epperson, A.E.,…Kohatsu, N.D. (2018). The Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking Project: Impact of statewide outreach through health channels. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55, S159-S169. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.031.
Prochaska, J.J., Epperson, A.E., Skan, J., Oppezzo, M., Barnett, P., Delucchi, K.,…, Benowitz, N.L. (2018). The Healing and Empowering Alaskan Lives Toward Healthy-Hearts (HEALTHH) Project: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an intervention for tobacco use and other cardiovascular risk behaviors for Alaska Native People. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 71, 40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.06.003.
Epperson, A.E., Anzai, N.E., & Prochaska, J.J. (2018). Natural American Spirit brand preference among smokers with mental illness. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 16, 42. doi:10.18332/tid/94456.
Epperson, A.E., Prochaska, J.J., & Henriksen, L. (2018). The flip side of Natural American Spirit: Corporate social responsibility advertising. Tobacco Control, 27, 355-356.
Epperson, A.E., Henriksen, L., & Prochaska, J.J. (2017). Natural American Spirit brand marketing casts health halo around smoking. American Journal of Public Health, 107, 668-670.
Epperson, A. E., Depaoli, S., Song, A. V., Wallander, J. L., Elliott, M. N., Cuccaro, P., Emory, S.T., & Schuster, M. A. (2017). Perceived physical appearance: Assessing measurement equivalence in Black, Latino, and White adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42, 142-152.
Epperson, A. E., Song, A. V., Wallander, J. L., Markham, C., Cuccaro, P., Elliott, M. N., & Schuster, M. A. (2014). Associations among body size, body image perceptions, and weight loss attempts among African American, Latino, and White youth: A test of a meditational model. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39, 394-404.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Epperson, A.E. (2023). Cognitive and psychosocial development. In B. Halpern-Felsher (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. Elsevier.
Halliday, D. M., Epperson, A.E., & Song, A. V. (2018). Weight loss, obesity, and health. In T. A. Revenson and R. Gurung (Eds.). The Handbook of Health Psychology, 1st Edition. New York: Taylor and Francis.
