James D. Sargent, MD
Title(s):
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Biomedical Data Science
Professor of Community and Family Medicine
Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor
Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations:
Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor of Pediatric Oncology
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Director, C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth
Geisel School of Medicine
Department(s):
Pediatrics
Biomedical Data Science
Community and Family Medicine
Education:
Tufts University School of Medicine, MD 1984
University of Oregon, BS 1979
Programs:
Children's Hospital At Dartmouth
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Quantitative Biomedical Sciences
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Websites:
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Contact Information:
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Rubin 8
Lebanon NH 03756
Office: DHMC Lebanon, NH
Phone: 603-653-9025
Email: James.D.Sargent@Dartmouth.edu
Assistant: Jennifer Hebb
Asst. Phone: 603-653-6036
Asst. Email: Jennifer.J.Hebb@dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests:
Adolescent Risk Behaviors
Media Influences
Prevention Studies
Tobacco Control
Early Onset Alcohol Use
Courses Taught:
Undergraduates Course Psych 53
Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Corporate and Environmental Influences
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Biography:
My science aims to better understand how media and marketing influence health behaviors. For 20 years, I have conducted population based studies of adolescents and young adults, developing survey techniques to capture media and marketing exposures and examining their association with substance use (tobacco and alcohol), aggression and violence, and risky sexual practices. The translational aim of the research is to influence media and marketing exposures during childhood and adolescence by developing individual interventions and influencing policies.
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Promotion of Meal Premiums in Child-Directed TV Advertising for Children's Fast-food Meals. Unhealthy Food Marketing on Commercial Educational Websites: Remote Learning and Gaps in Regulation. Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018. Recommendations From the USPSTF for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents. The Relationship Between Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Underage Drinking Is Causal. Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking: Is There a Causal Relationship, and Why Does It Matter? Exposure to Alcohol Use in Movies and Problematic Use of Alcohol: A Longitudinal Study Among Latin American Adolescents. Viewing images of alcohol use in PG-13-rated movies and alcohol initiation in Mexican-heritage youth. Impact of exposure to alcohol marketing and subsequent drinking patterns among youth and young adults. Mental Health Problems and Onset of Tobacco Use Among 12- to 24-Year-Olds in the PATH Study. |
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