Julia Vassey

Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences

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Overview

Dr. Vassey uses a multi-method approach that bridges digital surveillance with behavioral science. She conducts AI-driven and human-coded content analysis and social network analysis to examine tobacco-related marketing on social media platforms popular among youth. She also analyzes youth perceptions of this marketing using data from observational and experimental surveys.

Publications

  • Vaping and anime: a growing area of concern. Tob Control. 2023 11; 32(6):803-805.. View in PubMed
  • E-cigarette brands and social media influencers on Instagram: a social network analysis. Tob Control. 2023 08; 32(e2):e184-e191.. View in PubMed
  • E-cigarette use and promotion by social media influencers during videogame play on Twitch. Tob Control. 2023 07; 32(4):526-527.. View in PubMed
  • Categorizing IQOS-Related Twitter Discussions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 04 30; 18(9).. View in PubMed
  • Compliance With FDA Nicotine Warning Statement Provisions in E-liquid Promotion Posts on Instagram. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 10 08; 22(10):1823-1830.. View in PubMed
  • #Vape: Measuring E-Cigarette Influence on Instagram With Deep Learning and Text Analysis. Front Commun (Lausanne). 2020; 4.. View in PubMed