Our flagship webinar series is integral to the technical assistance provided by SCLC, reaching providers, advocates, public health practitioners, and community members nationwide. Nationally recognized researchers, public health leaders, and community-based organizations share the latest information and strategies related to tobacco cessation.
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150+ webinars on tobacco addiction, cessation, and recovery
The SCLC Webinar Series Will...
Provide Training & Technical Assistance
Raise awareness of the benefits of tobacco cessation, increase understanding of effective cessation strategies, and support the implementation or enhancement of evidence-based tobacco cessation services.
Educate
Educate people who use tobacco and staff in healthcare and behavioral health facilities about tobacco treatment to promote health and wellness.
Strengthen Community Partnerships
Build community capacity for tobacco cessation and better serve populations disproportionately impacted by tobacco use.
Upcoming Webinars
Digital Innovations in Tobacco Cessation: From Research to Real-World Reach
Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair in Cancer, Co-Director, TSET Health Promotion Research Ctr, Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program – Stephenson Cancer Ctr, Director, mHealth Shared Resource, Professor, Dept. of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Campus
Dr. Michael Businelle is a tenured Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Oklahoma, and Co-Leader of the Stephenson Cancer Center’s Cancer Prevention and Control Program. He also Co-Directs the TSET Health Promotion Research Center which is staffed by over 145 employees. He is a national leader in the development of smartphone-based assessment and intervention tools. To date, his InsightTM mHealth platform has supported 118 studies including over 60 that were funded by the NIH. Since 2011, he has been the PI, Co-I, consultant, or mentor on 70 studies that have used smartphones to collect data and/or intervene in real-time. He currently leads 4 active NIH-funded randomized controlled trials focused on smoking cessation and/or alcohol cessation/reduction.
Dr. Andrea Pratt (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at Kick It California where she provides supervision of the training, clinical operations, and development of tobacco cessation protocols for the program. She specializes in health psychology, and her clinical work has focused on treatment of tobacco use disorder, insomnia disorder, chronic pain and brief interventions for mood disorders. She has also developed expertise in treating tobacco cessation among individuals with mental illness.
Senior Vice President, Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute
Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President of the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, where she helps lead the organization’s scientific strategy and multidisciplinary research portfolio focused on addiction, behavioral health, and public health communication. With more than 20 years of experience in behavioral science and population health research, Dr. Hair has led national evaluations of the truth® campaign, youth e-cigarette prevention initiatives, and opioid education efforts. Her work integrates psychology, public health, and advanced research methods to generate evidence that informs policy, drives behavior change, and improves health outcomes for youth and young adults.
Senior Vice President, Product Innovations, Truth Initiative
Megan Jacobs, MPH is the Senior Vice President of product for the Innovations center at Truth Initiative, where she brings an empathic, user-centered approach to product design that is key to the successful quit-smoking and vaping programs used by millions of people looking to break free from addiction. Ms. Jacobs oversees product development for all Truth Initiative’s digital programs to help people quit smoking, vaping, or using any type of tobacco. She is the architect of Truth Initiative’s groundbreaking vaping cessation programs for teens and young adults. Her work on EX Program includes direct-to-consumer, enterprise, and academic research dimensions. She has served on the Counter Tools board of directors since 2020 and is a 2022 Emerging Social Purpose Leadership Fellow at the Aspen Institute American Express Leadership Academy 2.0.
Webinar Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Explain the core components, empirical evidence, and discuss implementation strategies of Smart‑T, a smartphone‑based smoking cessation intervention designed for adults with low socioeconomic status.
Describe the central features of the Kick It California mobile app that can help people quit smoking or vaping.
Describe the purpose, evidence base, and key components of EX Program and explain how it supports tobacco and nicotine cessation across diverse populations.
