Scott McIntosh, Ph.D.

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Research: Technology-assisted and self-help intervention for risk behavior change.

As Associate Director of the Smoking Research Program, and Director of the Greater Rochester Area Tobacco Cessation Center, Dr. McIntosh is currently involved with the study of stop-smoking interventions with various populations and the training of physicians and other medical professionals in guideline-based nicotine dependence interventions. He is also currently Site Principal Investigator of an assessment and health improvement program in an inner-city neighborhood. He was recently Project Director for a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in the Dominican Republic, investigator on an obesity prevention project in large worksites, and Site Principal Investigator for a study of smoking cessation education in Medical Schools. He is a founding Co-Chair of WATI (Web-Assisted Tobacco Interventions), an ongoing series of international workshops funded by the National Cancer Institute, Health Canada, and the American Legacy Foundation. He is conducting several pilot projects dealing with behavioral interventions for obesity. Finally, Dr. McIntosh is Course Director of a required 4th Year Medical School course in Community Health Improvement.

Current Appointments

• Associate Professor - Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (SMD)
• Associate Professor - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)
• Associate Professor - Cancer Center (SMD)

Education
PhD Counseling Psychology	University of Miami	1993
MA Counseling Psychology	University of Missouri-Columbia	1986
BS Psychology	Iowa State University	1984

Fellowship Awards
Pre-Doctoral Internship (APA Approved) University Counseling Center University of Denver, Colorado	1992 - 1993

Lab Description

Research and provider training interests include WATI (Web-Assisted Tobacco Interventions), training for physicians in smoking cessation and in Advocacy and Policy Change.

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Lab Website

http://www.qweb.org

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Recent Journal Articles
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Dozier AM, Ossip-Klein DJ, Diaz S, Sierra E, Quiñones Z, Armstrong L, Chin NP, McIntosh S. "Health Care Providers in the Dominican Republic: Self-perceived role in smoking cessation". Evaluation and the Health Professionals 32 (2009): 144-164.
McIntosh S; Block RC; Kapsak G; Pearson TA. "Training medical students in community health: a novel required fourth-year clerkship at the University of Rochester." Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2008; 83(4):357-64.
McIntosh S; Sierra E; Dozier A; Diaz S; Quiñones Z; Primack A; Chadwick G; Ossip-Klein DJ. "Ethical review issues in collaborative research between us and low-middle income country partners: a case example." Bioethics. 2008; 22(8):414-22. Epub 2008 Jun 28.
Ossip-Klein DJ; Fisher S; Diaz S; Quiñones Z; Sierra E; Dozier A; McIntosh S; Guido J; Winters P; Diaz O; Armstrong L. "Tobacco use in six economically disadvantaged communities in the Dominican Republic." Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2008; 10(5):851-60.
Geller AC; Brooks DR; Powers CA; Brooks KR; Rigotti NA; Bognar B; McIntosh S; Zapka J. "Tobacco cessation and prevention practices reported by second and fourth year students at US medical schools." Journal of general internal medicine. 2008; 23(7):1071-6.