| Ruth Malone | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Professor at the University of California, San Francisco |
| Known for | Tobacco control researcher Editor-in-chief of Tobacco Control (2009-2023) |
Ruth E. Malone is an American tobacco control researcher and policy analyst. She is professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. She was the editor-in-chief of Tobacco Control from 2009 to 2023. She holds the Mary Harms/Nursing Alumni Endowed Chair.
Education
Ruth Malone completed a PhD at the University of California, San Francisco and a postdoctoral fellowship in health policy research at the PR Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Research
Malone is known for researching the activities of the tobacco industry with respect to public health, as well as the social construction of tobacco use. Specific tobacco-related subjects she has researched include the presence of smoking in video games in the absence of warnings, and the industry's efforts to fight attempts by Congress and military officials to raise the price of tobacco products for the military to that for civilians. Current work focuses on developing the research needed to advance an endgame for the tobacco epidemic.
References
- ^ "Ruth Malone, PhD RN". Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- Ruth Malone (19 October 2023). "New editor at the most exciting time in tobacco control". Tobacco Control. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings". Fox News. Reuters. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- Mechanic, Michael (22 May 2014). "Is the World's Most Powerful Military Defenseless Against Big Tobacco?". Mother Jones. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- Ruth Malone (24 August 2022). "What ifs: and what now?". Tobacco Control. 31 (5): 593–594. doi:10.1136/tc-2022-057662. PMID 36002174. S2CID 251743991. Retrieved 26 September 2023.