Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS | Vijayaraghavan Lab

Professor in Residence

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Dr. Vijayaraghavan is a practicing general internist and a researcher in tobacco control with a focus on populations experiencing homelessness. She is the Director of the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, a Center focused on eliminating disparities in tobacco use prevalence among behavioral health populations. Through her work, she has intervened at the individual, community, health systems and policy levels to help increase access to cessation services. Her intervention research, funded by the NCI, TRDRP, and SFCAN, stems from collaborations with community organizations and healthcare systems. She has collaborated with homeless shelters and supportive housing to implement interventions to increase access to smoking cessation services and smoke-free policies for people who have experienced homelessness. She co-directs a NIDA-funded postdoctoral training program at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, focused on tobacco and substance use related research.

Publications

Digital Smoking Cessation Preferences of Predominately Low-Income and Latino Residents of the San Joaquin Valley in California: Qualitative Study.

JMIR formative research

Llanes KD, Vijayaraghavan M, Schneider S, Ling PM, Hernandez E, Brunetta P, Song AV, Durazo A

The Healthy Homes Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial of a place-based smoke-free home intervention in affordable housing.

PloS one

Hawes MR, Chakravarty D, Cheng J, Handley MA, Tsoh JY, Lin TK, Hiatt RA, Vijayaraghavan M

Cigarette smoke-free home adoption attempts among formerly homeless adults living in permanent supportive housing.

Drug and alcohol dependence reports

Hawes M, Alway J, Chakravarty D, Kushel M, Max W, Xia F, Neyazi N, Vijayaraghavan M

Tobacco Use Patterns and Missed Opportunities for Cessation Treatment Among People Experiencing Homelessness.

Journal of general internal medicine

Hawes MR, Assaf RD, Birkmeyer JA, Philbin MM, Vijayaraghavan M, Kushel M

Corrigendum to "Tobacco use behaviors and views on engaging in clinical trials for tobacco cessation among individuals who experience homelessness" [Contemporary Clinic. Trials Commun. 32 (2023) 101094].

Contemporary clinical trials communications

Miller J, Cuby J, Hall SM, Stitzer M, Kushel M, Appiah D, Vijayaraghavan M

Tobacco treatment and policies in mental health and substance use treatment facilities in the US.

Drug and alcohol dependence

Gu D, Xia F, Vijayaraghavan M

Tobacco cessation, mental health, and substance use in a community pharmacist-linked cessation program for people experiencing homelessness.

Drug and alcohol dependence

Kui K, Hailozian C, Thai M, Chakravarty D, Apollonio DE, Kroon L, Vijayaraghavan M

The Built Environment, PTSD Symptoms, and Tobacco Use among Permanent Supportive Housing Residents.

Journal of community health

Hawes MR, Chakravarty D, Xia F, Max W, Kushel M, Vijayaraghavan M

State Leadership Academies to reduce cigarette smoking among people with behavioral health conditions in the United States.

Preventive medicine reports

Vijayaraghavan M, Bonniot C, Satterfield J, Clark B, Xia F, Cheng C, Safier J, Pamatmat M, Schroeder SA

Supporting Research Staff Working With People Experiencing Homelessness: Integrating Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Building Approaches Into Community-Engaged Research Studies.

Health promotion practice

Alway J, Gomez JO, Lee P, Cuby J, Chakravarty D, Vijayaraghavan M

Understanding HIV care providers' support for tobacco cessation among people living with HIV in Western Kenya: a formative qualitative study.

BMJ public health

Kwena ZA, Bukusi EA, Ongeri L, Shade SB, Vijayaraghavan M, Odhiambo FA, Ogala CO, Cohen CR, Magati P, Olando YA, Rota G, Chatterjee P, Osula CA, Nutor JJ, Bialous SS

A Call for Health Equity in Tobacco Control and Treatment for the Justice-Involved Population.

American journal of preventive medicine

Gorrilla AA, Kaye JT, Pavlik J, Bonniot C, Vijayaraghavan M, Conner KL, Morris CD

Distinct patterns of cigarette smoking intensity and other substance use among women who experience housing instability.

Addictive behaviors

Vijayaraghavan M, Elser H, Delucchi K, Tsoh JY, Lynch K, Weiser SD, Riley ED

Factors Associated with Smoking Cessation and the Receipt of Cessation Services in a Public, Safety-Net Primary Care System.

Journal of general internal medicine

Gu D, Rafferty H, Vijayaraghavan M

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities—A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, N

Vijayaraghavan M.

E-Cigarettes and Stroke Risk-Present Uncertainties and Future Directions.

JAMA neurology

Elser H, Vijayaraghavan M, Kasner SE

Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Linked Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adults Experiencing Homelessness.

Substance use & misuse

De Los Reyes G, Ng A, Valencia Chavez J, Apollonio DE, Kroon L, Lee P, Vijayaraghavan M

Multi-Level Influences of Smoke-Free Policies in Subsidized Housing: Applying the COM-B Model and Neighborhood Assessments to Inform Smoke-Free Policies.

Health promotion practice

Vijayaraghavan M, Hartman-Filson M, Vyas P, Katyal T, Nguyen T, Handley MA

Tobacco use behaviors and views on engaging in clinical trials for tobacco cessation among individuals who experience homelessness.

Contemporary clinical trials communications

Miller J, Cuby J, Hall SM, Stitzer M, Kushel M, Appiah D, Vijayaraghavan M

Contingency management to promote smoking cessation in people experiencing homelessness: Leveraging the electronic health record in a pilot, pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

PloS one

Molina MF, Hall SM, Stitzer M, Kushel M, Chakravarty D, Vijayaraghavan M

The smoke-free home study: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial of a smoke-free home intervention in permanent supportive housing.

BMC public health

Odes R, Alway J, Kushel M, Max W, Vijayaraghavan M

Barriers and Facilitators to Lung Cancer Screening: A Physician Survey.

American journal of health promotion : AJHP

Lowenstein M, Karliner L, Livaudais-Toman J, Gregorich S, Velazquez AI, Vijayaraghavan M, Walsh JME, Kaplan CP

From Cancer Epidemiology to Policy and Practice: the Role of a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Current epidemiology reports

Hiatt RA, Sibley A, Venkatesh B, Cheng J, Dixit N, Fox R, Ling P, Nguyen T, Oh D, Palmer NR, Pasick RJ, Potter MB, Somsouk M, Vargas RA, Vijayaraghavan M, Ashworth A

Tobacco Industry Efforts to Respond to Smoke-Free Policies in Multi-Unit Housing: An Evaluation of Tobacco Industry Documents.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Miller J, Vijayaraghavan M

Guest Support for Outdoor Smoke-Free Policies within a Homeless Shelter.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Martinez J, Jafry MZ, Chen TA, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Britton M, Vijayaraghavan M, Reitzel LR

A community-based tobacco cessation program for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Addictive behaviors

Hartman-Filson M, Chen J, Lee P, Phan M, Apollonio DE, Kroon L, Donald F, Vijayaraghavan M

Factors associated with smoking cessation attempts in a public, safety-net primary care system.

Preventive medicine reports

Suen LW, Rafferty H, Le T, Chung K, Straus E, Chen E, Vijayaraghavan M

System-Level Quality Improvement Initiatives for Tobacco Use in a Safety-Net Health System During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of primary care & community health

Chung K, Rafferty H, Suen LW, Vijayaraghavan M

Ongoing tobacco use in women who experience homelessness and unstable housing: A prospective study to inform tobacco cessation interventions and policies.

Addictive behaviors

Riley ED, Delucchi K, Rubin S, Weiser SD, Vijayaraghavan M, Lynch K, Tsoh JY

Homeless women's perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation programs: A qualitative study.

The International journal on drug policy

Rubin SB, Vijayaraghavan M, Weiser SD, Tsoh JY, Cohee A, Delucchi K, Riley ED

E-Cigarette Use among Current Smokers Experiencing Homelessness.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Durazo A, Hartman-Filson M, Elser H, Alizaga NM, Vijayaraghavan M

Smoke-Free Home Intervention in Permanent Supportive Housing: A Multifaceted Intervention Pilot.

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Durazo A, Hartman-Filson M, Perez K, Alizaga NM, Petersen AB, Vijayaraghavan M

Interventions to reduce tobacco use in people experiencing homelessness.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

Vijayaraghavan M, Elser H, Frazer K, Lindson N, Apollonio D

Responses to Graphic Warning Labels among Low-income Smokers.

American journal of health behavior

Katyal T, Durazo A, Hartman-Filson M, Vijayaraghavan M

Improving Access to Clinical Trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment.

JAMA neurology

Vijayaraghavan M

Alternative flavored and unflavored tobacco product use and cigarette quit attempts among current smokers experiencing homelessness.

Addictive behaviors reports

Alizaga NM, Hartman-Filson M, Elser H, Halpern-Felsher B, Vijayaraghavan M

Advancing Housing and Health: Promoting Smoking Cessation in Permanent Supportive Housing.

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Vijayaraghavan M, King BA

Smoke-Free or Not: Attitudes Toward Indoor Smoke-Free Policies Among Permanent Supportive Housing Residents.

American journal of health promotion : AJHP

Petersen AB, Elser H, Nguyen T, Alizaga NM, Vijayaraghavan M

Uneven Access to Smoke-Free Laws and Policies and Its Effect on Health Equity in the United States: 2000-2019.

American journal of public health

Hafez AY, Gonzalez M, Kulik MC, Vijayaraghavan M, Glantz SA

Patterns of cigarette, e-cigarette, and cannabis use among adult smokers in primary care 2014-2015.

Addictive behaviors

Thrul J, Vijayaraghavan M, Kalkhoran S, Satterfield JM

Exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco messages online and off-line among people experiencing homelessness.

Preventive medicine reports

Elser H, Hartman-Filson M, Alizaga NM, Vijayaraghavan M

Recent cessation attempts and receipt of cessation services among a diverse primary care population - A mixed methods study.

Preventive medicine reports

Gubner NR, Williams DD, Chen E, Silven D, Tsoh JY, Guydish J, Vijayaraghavan M

Real-world lung cancer screening decision-making: Barriers and facilitators.

Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Lowenstein M, Vijayaraghavan M, Burke NJ, Karliner L, Wang S, Peters M, Lozano A, Kaplan CP

Corrigendum to "Concurrent nicotine and tobacco product use among homeless smokers and associations with cigarette dependence and other factors related to quitting" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 185 (2018) 133-140].

Drug and alcohol dependence

Neisler J, Reitzel LR, Garey L, Kendzor DE, Hébert ET, Vijayaraghavan M, Businelle MS

Corrigendum to "The moderating effect of perceived social support on the relation between heaviness of smoking and quit attempts among adult homeless smokers" [Drug and Alcohol Depend. 190 (2018) 128-132].

Drug and alcohol dependence

Neisler J, Reitzel LR, Garey L, Kendzor DE, Hébert ET, Vijayaraghavan M, Businelle MS

Developing Tobacco Control Interventions in Permanent Supportive Housing for Formerly Homeless Adults.

Health promotion practice

Alizaga NM, Nguyen T, Petersen AB, Elser H, Vijayaraghavan M

Income associations with cigarette purchasing behaviors and quit attempts among people experiencing homelessness.

Addictive behaviors

Vijayaraghavan M, Neisler J, Wrighting Q, Reitzel LR, Hébert ET, Rash CJ, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS

Engaging Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Smoking Cessation Through Large-Scale Community Service Events.

Health promotion practice

Vijayaraghavan M, Apollonio DE

Smoking related outcomes before and after implementation of tobacco-free grounds in residential substance use disorder treatment programs.

Drug and alcohol dependence

Gubner NR, Williams DD, Le T, Garcia W, Vijayaraghavan M, Guydish J

Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Response to Incentives for Quitline Engagement.

American journal of preventive medicine

Vijayaraghavan M, Dove MS, Stewart SL, Cummins SE, Schillinger D, Kohatsu ND, Tong EK

The Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking Project: Impact of Statewide Outreach Through Health Channels.

American journal of preventive medicine

Tong EK, Stewart SL, Schillinger D, Vijayaraghavan M, Dove MS, Epperson AE, Vela C, Kratochvil S, Anderson CM, Kirby CA, Zhu SH, Safier J, Sloss G, Kohatsu ND