OUR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INTERESTS
Tobacco Use among People with HIV
Our work in tobacco use and HIV evaluates the mechanisms and outcomes of tobacco use among people with HIV (PWH), a population with disproportionately high smoking rates.
Cannabis for Symptom Management
Dr. Ashare’s research interests include several aspects of cannabis use in the context of comorbid medical conditions, with a particular focus on cancer.
Community Engagement and Outreach
We believe building meaningful community partnerships and collaborating with communities is an essential part of the research we conduct and clinical training we provide.
End of Life Communication & Grief Support
The goal of this work is to help patients talk with their families and providers about what matters most at the end-of-life and to provide bereavement support.
OUR STUDIES
Learn To Quit
The goal of the Learn to Quit project is to test the tailoring of a digital therapeutic for people with HIV vs a standard smoking cessation smartphone app.
Witnessing for Mental Health
We are collaborating with a community-based organization, the National Witness Project (Dee Johnson, Director), to understand and address mental health service barriers in Buffalo’s Black community.
Cannabis for Cancer
The Cannabis for Cancer project will describe cannabis use over time among individuals with cancer to A) assess changes in key patient related outcomes and opioid use and B) determine if cannabis use moderates the association between race and pain severity.
OUR COLLABORATORS
In addition to collaborators across UB, Dr. Ashare and the ENABLE lab collaborate with investigators around the country:
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction at the University of Pennsylvania
Center for AIDS Research, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Salimah Meghani, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Dr. Brooke Worster, Thomas Jefferson University and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Dr. Roger Vilardaga, Wake Forest University
Dr. Shannon Nugent, Oregon Health & Science University
Drs. Amy Case and Danielle Smith, Roswell Park Cancer Institute