lorien_a

Behavioral scientist at George Washington University. Interests in health communication, health promotion, digital health, and social media.

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

Our new study of ChatGPT as a quit smoking chatbot https://t.co/9HdMMkHQ0p

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

@AmalKhayat5 @HagaiLevine @yaelbarzeev Congrats Amal! You were such a great asset to our IQOS project. Wishing you many good wishes in your future endeavors

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

I agree!
https://t.co/QhD7nFe2Sn

[Alain Labrique @alabriqu]

An exciting milestone for #DigitalHealth as @WHO launches a long-awaited special issue on #DigitalTransformation before #PMAC2025 conference. The science-based use of digital health and #ArtificialInteligence interventions to strengthen health systems helps achieve HealthForAll.

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

@ArtinYousefi @trails_ai @christy_wysota

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

Our new publication asking whether ChatGPT chatbots can reliably give advice to help people quit smoking? We examined chatbots including WHO's Sarah in providing assistance on quitting smoking @jmirpub @WHO @Broniatowski https://t.co/IobQ36zZ1c

[TRAILS @trails_ai]

Starting now: TRAILSCon 2025’s keynote panel, “Making Evaluation Make Sense: Designing Evaluation Measures for AI Systems Users Can Understand and Trust.” Follow along live here! #TRAILSCon2025

[TRAILS @trails_ai]

A paper by TRAILS researchers Lorien Abroms (@lorien_a) and David @Broniatowski—that examines trust in public health institutions and the effectiveness of vaccine discussions on Facebook—is trending in the Journal of Communication in Healthcare (@JCIHonline).

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

Results of our new study of IQOS purchase cues in retail, before and after a plain packaging ban in Israel @yaelbarzeev .

[Yael Bar-Zeev, MD, MPH, PhD @yaelbarzeev]

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Low compliance and proliferation of IQOS purchase cues at points-of-sale: a comparative study before and after Israel’s display ban

https://t.co/vFXfLAVmsb

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[SBMDigitalHealth @SBMDigitalHlth]

The digital health SIG is hosting an exciting event on June 11 from 2-3 PM EST: “Exploring Career Paths in Digital Health: Insights from Early Career Professionals.” Looking forward to seeing you all there!

[Tobacco Control @TC_BMJ]

April Issue: Researchers in Israel find that reduced exposure (vs control) messaging resulted in lower perceived relative harm, exposure and disease risk& in greater likelihood of suggesting IQOS to smokers https://t.co/NOzcmZ5sym @yaelbarzeev @lorien_a @RommKatelyn @AmalKhayat5

[Tobacco Prevention & Cessation @TPC_Journal]

This study reveals the significant impact of #digital #media and #social #connections on #Heated #Tobacco #Product use intentions.
- By @lorien_a @yaelbarzeev @HagaiLevine
- At @TPC_Journal - @EurPublishing
DOI: https://t.co/NeUEZOQjYs

[Adnan Hyder @ahyder1]

Honored to adorn my classic @AKUGlobal vintage 1990 gown at today’s @GWpublichealth ceremonies with our amazing graduates & my fellow faculty colleagues @annemarkus1 @lorien_a 👍 @GWtweets #raisehigh @AKUAANA #publichealth #classof2024

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

So proud of all of our @GWpublichealth PhD graduates and a special shout out to my advisee @christy_wysota ! I applaud your contribution on e-cigarette warning labels, and your perseverance, determination and making it in record time to the PhD finish line. #gwu #nyu

[lorien_a @lorien_a]

So proud of our GW School of Public Health PhD graduates!

[GWSPH Office of PhD/MS Programs @GWSPHPhDMS]

Congratulations to our GWSPH PhD graduates!
@GWpublichealth @ahyder1 @lorien_a #GWSPH #publichealth #phd

[GWSPH Office of PhD/MS Programs @GWSPHPhDMS]

Congratulations to our GWSPH PhD graduates!
@GWpublichealth @ahyder1 @lorien_a #GWSPH #publichealth #phd

[GWSPH Office of PhD/MS Programs @GWSPHPhDMS]

Thinking about getting a PhD in Public Health? At GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH), there are 7 PhD programs to choose from. Here's a look at GWSPH's research environment:

[Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz]

We have just updated our database of funding opportunities/fellowships for PhD students

For each entry of the 190 entries, we provide link, $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship).

Download this database for free here: https://t.co/1h76jJaHOv

Good luck!

[Journal of Communication in Healthcare (JCIH) @JCIHonline]

From the ‘Science of Trust’ Special December Issue: Trust in public health institutions moderates the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine discussion groups on Facebook
Read the full article:
https://t.co/8sPQVMnKtQ

#healthcommunication #ScienceOfTrust #COVID19

[Adnan Hyder @ahyder1]

Our @GWpublichealth first year #PhD students are already immersed in #teamscience to address #PublicHealth problems 👍 delighted to facilitate learning with @lorien_a #phdlife @GWtweets @GWPHSA @GWStudents_ @PublicHealth @ASPPHtweets #AcademicChatter