Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine In Residence

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Undergraduate: Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges
Medical School: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital Internal Medicine Primary Care
Postdoctoral: University of California Berkeley School of Public Health University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies Fellowship

AREAS OF INTEREST:

Dr. Ling's interest in young people, mass media, and health has led her to pursue activities ranging from appearances on MTV to research on tobacco industry marketing strategies targeting young adults. Her current research interests are:

• Tobacco Prevention and Cessation for Young Adults
• Tobacco industry document research on marketing, policy, and mass media campaigns
• Social Marketing
• Marketing research applications in public health and clinical medicine
• Mass media campaigns and preventive health: HIV prevention, tobacco control, harm reduction
• Health promotion and entertainment media for young people
• Medical care in underserved populations

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Ling PM, Glantz SA. Smoking Cessation for Young Adults: Lessons from the Tobacco Industry. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Submitted.

Ling PM, Glantz SA. Using tobacco industry marketing research to design more effective tobacco control campaigns. JAMA. June 2002. 287(22): 2983-2989.

Ling PM, Glantz SA. Why and how the tobacco industry sells cigarettes to young adults: evidence from industry documents. American Journal of Public Health. June 2002. 92(6): 908-916.

Landman A, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Tobacco industry youth smoking prevention programs protect the tobacco industry and hurt tobacco control. American Journal of Public Health. June 2002. 92(6): 917-930.

Ling PM, Glantz SA. Nicotine addiction, young adults, and smoke free bars. Drug and Alcohol Review. June 2002. 21(2):101-104.

Ling PM, Landman A, Glantz SA. It is time to abandon youth access tobacco programs. Tobacco Control. March 2002. 11(1): 3-6.

Sepe E, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Smooth Moves: Tobacco bar and nightclub promotions that target young adults. American Journal of Public Health. March 2002. 92(3): 414-419.