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Rachel Carmen Ceasar

Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences

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Education and Training

  • UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco, Berkeley / San Francisco — PhD — 12/2014 — Medical anthropology
  • UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles — BA — 06/2006 — Psychology, Spanish minor

Research Funding

  • Clinician cannabis use-related preconceptions perpetuating low quality of prenatal care for women who use cannabis during pregnancy
    NIH · K01DA062904 · Jul 15, 2025 – Jun 30, 2030 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Secondhand smoke and breast health awareness among Vietnamese American families in California: A mixed-methods study. Tob Prev Cessat. 2026; 12.. View in PubMed
  • Examining the Roles of Technology Across the Health Care Journey for Individuals With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Qualitative Interview Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Jul 29; 28:e94674.. View in PubMed
  • “It Wasn’t Like I Was Trying to Run to Weed Right Away, I Wanted Other Options”: A Qualitative Study of Prenatal Healthcare Experiences Among Latina Birthing People Using Cannabis in California. Cannabis. 2026; 9(2):183-199.. View in PubMed
  • Using standalone pharmacies to reduce tobacco retailer availability: neighbourhood associations and two competing policy options in four US states. Tob Control. 2026 Jun 12.. View in PubMed
  • Modelling how age-restricted location policies would impact tobacco retailer density in four US states: California, Connecticut, North Carolina and Ohio. Tob Control. 2026 Apr 01.. View in PubMed
  • Housing and displacement as risk factors for negative health outcomes among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO, USA. BMC Public Health. 2026 Jan 31; 26(1).. View in PubMed
  • “We Weren’t Taught How to Cope With Tragedy”: Early Childhood Trauma, Grief, and Learned Coping Mechanisms Among People Who Inject Drugs. Subst Use. 2025 Jan-Dec; 19:29768357251383754.. View in PubMed
  • “I’m Treated Way Differently”: The Intersectional Risk Environment of Maternal Cannabis Use. Subst Use Misuse. 2026; 61(4):571-580.. View in PubMed
  • “It’s Not Just One Decision, It’s a Whole Lifestyle Change”: Mixed Methods Analysis of Factors Associated with Readiness to Change Substance Use Patterns Among Community Recruited People Who Inject Drugs. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(12):1787-1798.. View in PubMed
  • Disparities in the Clinical Provision of Deep Brain Stimulation: A Systematic Scoping Review and Grounded-Theory Qualitative Analysis. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Oct; 12(10):1463-1489.. View in PubMed

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