Quit smoking study aimed at people who live in rural areas nationwide. Quitting smoking among rural people who smoke is a critical public health concern.
Understanding ways to help people who live in rural areas quit smoking is a public health priority. People in rural areas smoke at higher rates than those in urban areas, and experience high rates of cancers and deaths related to smoking. We are recruiting rural people from around the country to better understand how different quit smoking methods can improve a person’s chances of successfully quitting smoking.
05/04/2026
Did you know that people in rural areas smoke at higher rates than those in urban areas and as a result experience higher rates of smoking caused cancers and deaths? Join our study to make the first steps towards a healthier you!
05/01/2026
Struggling to quit? Join the rural quit study to help researchers discover methods that may increase success rates. Visit our interest form to find out more and join! https://redcap.link/RuralQuit
04/27/2026
Wondering who we are funded by? Check out the National Institutes of Health website to learn more about the organization.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health and medical research. The NIH website offers health information for t...
04/27/2026
Dr. Olivia Wackowski plays an important role in the development of the Rural Quit Study. Learn more about her background here!
Olivia Wackowski, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) Area Of Expertise To***co Control, To***co Regulatory Science, To***co Risk Perceptions, To***co Marketing, E-Ci******es, Smokeless To***co, Menthol Ci******es, To***co Warnings, Health And Risk Communication, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis
04/09/2026
Say hello to our Co-PI on the Rural Quit Research Study at Duke University.
Devon Noonan | Duke University School of Medicine Mailing address 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710 Devon Noonan Positions Associate Professor in the School of Nursing Member of the Duke Cancer Institute Mailing address 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710 [email protected]
04/08/2026
Learn more about our work in Minnesota and meet our Directors!
How more than a decade of to***co research is shaping the future of cancer prevention | Masonic Cancer Center Scientific progress is often described through breakthroughs, such as a new discovery, a promising treatment, or a policy shift. Yet behind nearly every meaningful advance lies something far less visible: steady, cumulative research carried out over time.
03/26/2026
What obstacles keep you smoking? Join our quit smoking study at the University of Minnesota and Duke Health to help researchers find a way through!
03/25/2026
Meet our Director of To***co Research Programs!
Dana Mowls Carroll, PhD, MPH | To***co Research Programs To***co Research Programs Director Dana Mowls Carroll, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota, a member of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, a University of Minnesota McKnight Presidential Fellow, and th...
03/23/2026
Break free from smoking! Join a remote research study at the University of Minnesota and Duke Health examining different methods of quitting and their rates of success. Free to join and earn up to $200.