School of Nursing
Postdoctoral Fellow, NEXUS / NAHBR

University of British Columbia
#302-6190 Agronomy Rd
                                Vancouver , BC V6T 1Z3

Academic Information

Research Interests
My research centers around factors influencing tobacco use and the physical and behavioural health effects of second hand tobacco smoke exposure . My primary interest is on the association between secondhand smoke exposure and emerging tobacco use and dependence among youth, particularly in the area of tobacco use initiation.

Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Okoli, C.T.C., Browning, S., Rayens, M.K., Hahn, E.J. (in press). Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure, nicotine dependence, and smoking cessation. Public Health Nursing.

• Okoli, C.T.C., Rayens, M.K., Hahn, E. J. (in press). Behavioral effects of nicotine exposure from secondhand tobacco smoke among bar and restaurant workers. Addictive Behaviors.

• Okoli, C.T.C. , Hall, L.A. , Rayens, M.K., Hahn, E.J. (in press). Measuring tobacco smoke exposure among smoking and nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers. Biological Research for Nursing.

• Okoli, C.T.C., Kelly, T. Hahn, E.J. (2007). Secondhand smoke and nicotine exposure: A brief review. Addictive Behaviors 32(10): 1977-2438 …abstract in PubMed

• Pyles, M., Mullineaux, D., Okoli, C.T.C ., Hahn, E.J. (2007). Economic effect of a smoke-free law in a tobacco-growing community. Tobacco Control . 16(1): 66-68 …abstract in PubMed

• Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K., York , N., Okoli, C.T.C. , Zhang, M., Dignan, M., Al-Delaimy, W.K. (2006). Effects of a smoke-free law on hair nicotine and respiratory symptoms in restaurant and bar workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 48(9): 906-913. …abstract in PubMed

• Greathouse, L.W., Hahn, E.J., Okoli, C.T.C. , Warnick, T.A., Riker , C.A. (2005). Passing a smoke-free law in a pro-tobacco culture: A multiple streams approach. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 6: 211-220. …abstract in PubMed

• Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K., Rasnake, R.T., York , N., Okoli, C.T.C ., Riker , C.A. (2005). School tobacco policies in a tobacco-growing state. Journal of School Health, 75(6): 219-225. …abstract in PubMed

• Hahn, E., Rayens, M., Okoli, C. , Love, K., Kim, S. (2004). Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Policies in Manufacturing Facilities in the Tobacco-Growing State of Kentucky, American Journal of Health Promotion , 18(3): 225-231. …abstract in PubMed

Non Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Hahn, E., Lee, K., Okoli, C.T.C ., Troutman, A., Powell, R.W. (2005). Smoke-free laws and indoor air pollution in Lexington and Louisville , Louisville Medicine 52 (10), 391-394, 409, 415. …full text (.pdf)

• Hahn, E., Rayens, M., Chaloupka, F., Okoli, C., Yang, J. (2002). Projected Smoking-Related Deaths Among U.S. Youth: A 2000 Update, http://www.impacteen.org/ab_RPNo22_2002.htm

• Heo, S., Moser, D.K., Lennie, T.A., & Okoli, C. (2006). Health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure: Ask the patients. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing , 21(2), 108. …abstract in PubMed

Research Reports

• Hahn, E., Rayens, M., Riker, C., Greathouse, L., Rasnake, R., Okoli, C. , Cavendish, S., Wood, T., Gresham, K. (2004). Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Status Report , Frankfort , KY : Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Kentucky Department for Public Health .

• Hahn, E., Rayens, M., Riker, C., Greathouse, L., Rasnake, R., Okoli, C. , Hedgecock, S., Paul, T., Wood, T., Gresham, K. (2003). Kentucky Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Status Report , Frankfort , KY : Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Kentucky Department for Public Health .

• Hahn, E., Rayens, M., Greathouse, L., King, E., Okoli, C. , Hartley, L.,Yoder, A. (2002). Kentucky Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Report Card , Frankfort , KY : Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Kentucky Department for Public Health .

Abstracts and Presentations

International Conferences

• Okoli, C.T.C. , Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K. (2006, July). Behavioural effects of nicotine exposure from secondhand smoke among bar and restaurant workers. Poster presentation at the 13 th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington , D.C. , USA .
  
• Hahn, E.J., Mullineaux, D., Pyles, M., Okoli, C.T.C . (2006, July). Economic impact of a smoke-free law in the heart of tobacco country,” Poster presentation at the 13 th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington , D.C. , USA .

National Conferences

• Heo, S., Mosere, D., Lennie, T., Okoli, C.T.C . (2006, June). Health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure: Ask the patients,” Oral presentation at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) 2006 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach , FL, USA .

• Okoli, C.T.C ., Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K., Browning, S. (2005, May). Exposure to secondhand smoke and nicotine dependence. Poster presentation at the 2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago , IL , USA .

• Hahn, E.J., Okoli, C.T.C . Lee, K. (2005, May). Air quality and smoke-free laws in a tobacco state” Poster presentation at the 2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago , IL , USA .

• Okoli, C.T.C. , Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K., Riker, C. (2004, Nov). School tobacco policies in a tobacco growing state,” Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Washington , DC , USA .
  
• Hahn, E.J., Okoli, C.T.C ., Rayens, M.K., Riker, C. (2002, Nov). Assessing workplace tobacco policies: A community-academic partnership,” Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia , PA , USA .

Regional Conferences

• Okoli, C.T.C. , Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K., Browning, S. (2005, Feb). Exposure to secondhand smoke and nicotine dependence” Oral presentation at the Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, Atlanta , GA , USA .

• Okoli, C.T.C. , Hall, L., Hahn, E.J., Rayens, M.K. (2005, Feb).Hair nicotine as a biomarker for exposure to secondhand smoke,” Oral presentation at the Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Other Pursuits and Interests
I like playing soccer, tennis, and basketball, but mostly just hanging out with my wife and friends.

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