Dr. Judith Gordon Honored with Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Fellowship
Judith Gordon, PhD, University of Arizona College of Nursing associate dean for research, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT), Class of 2021, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field.
Judith Gordon, PhD
“I have been a member of and served the Society in many roles over the years. It has grown to be the preeminent scientific society in my field,” Dr. Gordon said. “It is truly an honor to be nominated and named a Fellow by my distinguished peers.”
Dr. Gordon was nominated for her unwavering commitment to tobacco cessation, which includes research, service, education and advocacy. Dr. Gordon’s areas of expertise include the delivery of brief behavioral interventions in a variety of health care settings, the use of technology to improve delivery of evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions and tobacco prevention programs, and developing innovative cessation programs designed to reach underserved tobacco users.
In recent years, Dr. Gordon developed See Me Smoke Free, a telephone-based smoking-cessation program using a technique called guided imagery, which has been used to help people quit smoking, get into shape and reduce stress. She was also co-developer of Click City: Tobacco, a landmark school-based online tobacco prevention program that addresses the hazards of electronic nicotine delivery devices, better known as e-cigarettes.
SRNT is a scientific society whose mission is to stimulate the generation and dissemination of new knowledge concerning nicotine and tobacco in all its manifestations, from cellular to societal across research disciplines, with the ultimate goal of reducing the harms of tobacco and nicotine containing products around the globe.
Dr. Gordon has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on more than 40 projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, NASA, private foundations and the University of Arizona, bringing in more than $45 million. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, plus books, book chapters and a variety of products.
Dr. Gordon has presented widely at national and international scientific conferences. She has served on NIH and other national proposal review committees, editorial boards and professional societies, and has received several local, statewide and national awards for her contributions to science and service.
Dr. Gordon received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon. She has more than 25 years of experience in lifestyle behavior change research, specializing in tobacco and vaping cessation and prevention.