Posters & Presentations

2010

• McMillen, R. (2010). Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Community Coalitions: Mississippi Tobacco Data. Jackson, MS, May 2010.

2009

• McMillen, R, Hill, A., & Cothron, A. (2009). Dewey defeats Truman revisited: Address-Based, Cell Phone, and Internet Panel Sampling Frames. Paper presented at the 2009 MSU College of Arts & Sciences Research Showcase, Mississippi State, MS, 2009.
• McMillen, R. (2009). Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Community Coalitions: Mississippi Tobacco Data. Jackson, MS, Sept, 2009.
• McMillen, R. (2009). Presentation to the Mississippi Tobacco Control Advisory Council. Jackson, MS, Sept, 2009.
• McMillen, R. (2009). Model Smoke-Free Ordinance Grant Program. Paper accepted at the 78th Annual Conference of the Mississippi Municipal League, Biloxi, MS, July, 2009.
• Gonzalez, R., McMillen, R., Wright, B., Simms, A., & Valentine, N. (2009). Tobacco susceptibility among Mississippi Youth: The parental influence. Poster presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, 2009.
• McMillen, R. (2009). The Social Climate of Tobacco Control, 2000-2008: It’s getting better, but not for everybody. Paper accepted to the  2009 National Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Phoenix, AZ, June, 2009.
• McMillen, R. (2009). Mississippi, 1999-2008: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Poster accepted to the  2009 National Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Phoenix, AZ, June, 2009.
• McMillen, R., Klein, J., Tanski, S., Winickoff, J. & Best, D. (2009). Changes in Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: 10 Years after the Master Settlement Agreement with the Tobacco Industry.Platform session presented at the 2009 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2009.
• McMillen, R., Tanski, S., Klein, J., & Winickoff, J. (2009). Are we asking the right questions about secondhand smoke? Poster presented at the 2009 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2009.

2008

• McMillen, R. (2008). Mississippi Tobacco Survey Data. Presentation to the Office of Tobacco Control, MSDH. Jackson, MS, 2008.
• Wright, B., Simms, A., & McMillen, R. (2008). Smoking Initiation and Exposure to Actors Using Tobacco.Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Greenville, SC, October 2008.
• Simms, A., Wright, B., & McMillen, R. (2008) The Effect of Media Influence on Smoking Susceptibility in Adolescents. Poster presented at the 2009 annual meeting Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Greenville, SC, 2008.
• McMillen, R. (2008). Media and Social Influences on Cigarette Smoking among Youth: An Examination ofthe Transition from Susceptible Nonsmoker through Established Smoker. Paper presented at the Research Showcase of the College of Arts & Sciences at Mississippi State University.
• Klein, J., McMillen, R., & Winickoff, J. (2008). Are we asking the right questions about secondhand smoke? Poster presented at the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 2008.
• Best, D., Tanski, S., McMillen, R., & Klein, J. (2008). Smoke-free hospital grounds: Is it time? Poster presented at the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 2008.

2007

• McMillen, R. & Valentine, N, (2007). Social climate analysis as a tool to measure and monitor the social penetration of tobacco control. Panelist at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Baltimore, November, 2007.
• Simms, A., Valentine, N. & McMillen, R. (2007). Primary Prevention and Smoking Initiation: The Role of Smoke Free Policies. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Duke University, October 2007.
• Muramoto, M, McMillen, R., & Matthews. E. (2007). Community-based tobacco cessation: Who else can help tobacco users quit? Paper presented at the 2007 National Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Minneapolis, MN,  October 2007.
• McMillen, R., Winickoff, J., Tanski, S., Klein, J, & Weitzman, M. (2007). Changes from 2000 to 2006 in U.S. adult attitudes and practices regarding children’s exposure to secondhand smoke. Paper presented at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
• Winickoff, J., Tanski, S., McMillen, R., Klein, J, Weitzman, M., & Best, D. (2007). Counseling and perceived control over no smoking policies in homes and cars. Paper presented at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
• Friebely, J., McMillen, R., Tanski, S., & Winickoff, J. (2007). Beliefs about the health effects of thirdhand smoke are associated with attitudes about banning smoking in public places. Paper presented at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
• Tanski, S., McMillen, R., Winickoff, J, & Sargent, J. (2007). Increasing support for movie smoking restrictions from 2004-2006 among a US sample of parents. Poster presented at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
• Winickoff, J. McMillen, R., Tanksi. S, Best, D., & Klein, J. (2007). US parent attitudes about serum documentation of their children’s secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. Poster presented at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2007.

2006

• Hitt, H. & McMillen, R. (2006). Media coverage and public opinion in the campaign for a smoke-free Starkville: A quantitative and qualitative analysis. Paper presented at  the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, 2006.
• Cosby, A.C., Thornton-Neaves, T., Hitt, H., Blanchard, T., McMillen, R., & James, W. (2006). Social change and the growing racial disparities in Mississippi cardiovascular health. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Midsouth Sociological Association, Lafayette, LA, 2006.
• McMillen, R. Tanski, S., Winickoff, J. & Valentine, N. (2006). Changes from 2000 to 2005 in U.S. Adult Attitudes and Practices Regarding Tobacco Control and Children’s Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Paper presented at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006.
• Winickoff, J., McMillen, R., Tanski, S., Valentine, N., & Weitzman, M. (2006). Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure testing in child healthcare settings: A national parent survey. Poster presented at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006.
• Winickoff, J., Friebely, J., Tanski, S., McMillen, R., & Valentine, N. (2006). Beliefs about the health effects of third-hand smoke predict home and car smoking bans. Poster presented at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006.

2005

• McMillen, R., Hitt, H., Thornton-Neaves, T., & Cosby, A. (2005). Does smoking lead to chronic pain in young adults? Poster present at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, December, 2005.
• Hitt., H. McMillen, R., & Cosby, A. (2005). Attitudes, knowledge, and policy: The social climate surrounding Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) in the Mississippi Delta. Poster present at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, December, 2005.
• McMillen, R. & Valentine, N. (2005) Teaching social psychology to Mississippi policy makers: How social psychological theory and interdisciplinary research can inform policy decisions. Poster presented at the 2005 Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists. Atlantic Beach, FL, November, 2005.
• McMillen, R., (2005). Shifting climate of tobacco control in Mississippi, 2000-2004. Paper presented at the  2005 National Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, May, 2005.
• McMillen, R., (2005). Validation of the Social Climate Survey with data from the TUS. Paper presented at the  2005 National Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, May, 2005.
• McMillen, R., Winickoff, J., Tanski, S., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2005). Changes from 2000 to 2004 in U.S. adult attitudes and practices regarding children’s exposure to second hand smoke. Platform Presentation presented at the 2005 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2005.
• Tanski, S., McMillen, R., Winickoff, J., & Sargent, J. (2005). Parents support measures to reduce influences of movie smoking: Survey results from a U.S. National sample. Platform Presentation presented at the 2005 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2005.
• Winickoff, J.,  Tanski, S., & McMillen, R.,  (2005). Helping parents quit smoking with available resources outside the office: A national survey of acceptability and use of telephone counseling programs (quitlines). Poster presented at the 2005 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2005.

2004

• McMillen, R. & Cosby, A. (2004). Who are the smokers who support smoking bans? Poster present at the 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November, 2004.
• McMillen, R. (2004). Rural/urban gaps in tobacco control: A report from the 2003 National Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control. Webcast to the CDC’s Office of Smoking and Health Media Network, 2004.
• McMillen, R., Winickoff, J., Klein, J., Tanski, S., & Weitzman, M. (2004). Changes from 2000 to 2003 in U.S. Adult Attitudes and Practices Regarding Tobacco Control and Children’s Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Poster presented at the 2004 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May, 2004.
• Tanski, S., Winickoff, J., McMillen, R., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2004). The more parents smoke, the less likely they are to have rules limiting children’s smoke exposure in homes and vehicles.. Poster presented at the 2004 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May, 2004.
• Winickoff, J., McMillen, R., Tanski, S., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2004). Helping parents quit smoking with effective medications: Do child healthcare providers do what parents want? Poster presented at the 2004 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May, 2004.

2003

• McMillen, R., Baldwin, N, & Cosby, A. (2003). Psychosocial correlates of youth smoking in Mississippi.Paper presented at the 2003 National Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Boston, MA,  December 2003.
• Baldwin, N., McMillen, R., & Cosby, A. (2003). Youth smoking rates in Mississippi, 1998-2002. Poster presented at the 131st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, November, 2003.
• Breen, J., McMillen, R., & Cosby, A. (2003). National Social Climate of Tobacco Control, 2000-2002. Poster presented at the 131st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, November, 2003.
• Southward, L., Pascoe, J, & McMillen, R. (2003). Social Climate of Early Child Health and Well-being: A National Survey. Poster presented at the 5th International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services, Washington, DC, September 2003.
• Prevalence of Smoking Bans: A Report from the National Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control, 2000-2002. Platform session presented at the 26th Annual National Rural Health Association Meeting, Salt Lake City, May, 2003.
• Tanski, S., Winickoff, J.,  McMillen, R., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2003). Dose Response Relationship Between Number of Tobacco Cessation Advice-Sites and Likelihood of Quit Attempts. Paper presented at the 2003 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2003.
• Weitzman, M., McMillen, R., & Pascoe, J. (2003). Maternal Smoking and Maternal Depression: A Previously Undescribed Pediatric Co-Morbidity. Platform session presented at the 2003 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2003.
• Winickoff, J., McMillen, R.,  Tanski, S.,  Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2003). Do Child Healthcare Providers Use Effective Therapies to Help Parental Smokers Quit?Poster presented at the 2003 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2003.
• McMillen, R., Winickoff, J., Klein, J., Tanski, S., & Weitzman, M. (2003). Changes from 2000 to 2002 in U.S. Adult Attitudes and Practices Regarding Tobacco Control and Children’s Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Poster presented at the 2003 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2003.

2002

• McMillen, R., Breen, J. & Cosby, A. (2002). Rural-urban differences in the social climate surrounding environmental tobacco smoke. Poster presented at the 2002 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, November 2002.
• McMillen, R. & Jones, E. (2002). Potential of a social climate approach for international tobacco control efforts.  Paper presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2002.
• McMillen, R., Breen, J., & Cosby, A. (2002). The national social climate of tobacco control, 2000-2002.Paper presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2002.
• McMillen, R., Dawson, E., Gill, D., & Jones, E. (2002). Applying the Healthy People 2010 Framework to a hospital-based community health assessment. Paper presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2002.
• McMillen, R., Reinert, B., & Breen, J. (2002). Changing the social climate of tobacco control in Mississippi: Collaborations Matter. Paper presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2002.
• McMillen, R., Jones, E., & Cosby, A. (2002). Social Climate Conditions By State-Level Investment in Tobacco Control. Paper presented  at the 20th National Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, New Orleans, June 2002.
• McMillen, R., Winickoff, J., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2002). Changes from 2000 to 2001 in U.S. Adult Attitudes and Practices Regarding Smoking Restrictions and Child Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Poster presented at the 2002 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May, 2002.
• Winickoff, J., McMillen, R., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2002). Addressing Parental Smoking In Pediatrics and Family Practice: A National Survey of Parents. Platform Session presented at the 2002 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May, 2002.
• Winickoff, J., McMillen, R., Klein, J., & Weitzman, M. (2002). Parents Who Smoke: Tobacco Attitudes and Practices that Affect Children. Poster presented at the 2002 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May, 2002.

2001

• McMillen, R., Cosby, A., & Jones, E. (2001). The Social Climate of Tobacco Control, 2000-2001. Paper presented at the 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, November 2001.
• McMillen, R. & Cosby, A. (2001). State Funding of Tobacco Control and the Social Climate, 2000-2001.Paper presented at the 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, November 2001.
• McMillen, R., Cosby, A., & Jones, E. (2001). Contradictory Normative Beliefs and Institutional Practices Regarding Youth and Tobacco: A Report from the 2000 National Social Climate for Tobacco Control.Poster presented at the 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, November 2001.
• McMillen, R. (2001). The Social Climate of Tobacco Control Website: An Internet-based tool to disseminate reports and data on the Social Climate of Tobacco Control. Poster presented at the 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, New Orleans, November 2001.
• McMillen, R.C. & Cosby, A. (2001). Monitoring successes of the Mississippi Tobacco Pilot Program: A report from the Mississippi Social Climate Survey. Poster presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, October, 2001.
• Cosby, A., McMillen, R.C., & Jones, E. (2001).Public support for clean air practices and actual policy: A report from the National Social Climate Survey. Poster presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, October, 2001.
• Cosby, A. & McMillen, R.C. (2001). Regional comparisons of the Social Climate of Tobacco Control. Roundtable presentation presented for the 129th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, October, 2001.
• McMillen, R. & Southward, L.  (2001). How does Mississippi up?. Invited panelist at the Governor’s Health Care Summit II: Measuring Up, August 21, 2001.
• Southward, L. & McMillen, R. (2001). Profile of the uninsured in Mississippi. Invited panelist at the Governor’s Health Care Summit: Solutions for the Uninsured, June 1, 2001.
• Weitzman, M., McMillen, R.C., Ritchie, L.A., Frese, W., & Cosby, A. (2000, April). Could We Achieve a Smoke Free Environment for Children? Paper presented at the 2001 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April/May, 2001.

2000

• McMillen, R.C. (2000, November). The Development of a Social Climate Approach to Tobacco Control: Bringing Together Social Psychology, Sociology, and Program Evaluation. Invited panelist at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, November 2000.
• McMillen, R.C., Jones, E., Ritchie, L.A., & Cosby, A. (2000, November). A social organizational approach to monitoring a public health issue. Paper presented at the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2000.
• McMillen, R.C., Ritchie, L.A., Robinson, A., & Cosby, A. (2000, August). The objective and subjective social climates of smokers and non-smokers.. Poster presented at for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, August 2000.
• McMillen, R.C., Ritchie, L.A., Jones, E., & Cosby, A. (2000, August). A social organizational approach to monitoring tobacco use and control.. Poster presented at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, August 2000.
• Ritchie, L.A., McMillen, R.C., Robertson, A. & Keller, S. (2000, August). Gender variations in support for Tobacco Control: A national social climate analysis.. Poster presented at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, August 2000.
• McMillen, R.C., Ritchie, L.A., Robinson, A., & Cosby, A. (2000, April). The objective and subjective social climates of smokers and non-smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2000.