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EDUCATION

Clinical Trials in Research Ethics Fellowship, 2020
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

MS, Biostatistics, 2006
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

BS, Mathematics & Computer Science, 2004
Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Brown, G. A., McCamy, W. C., King, D. I., Ferriera, A. C., Wahlquist, A. E., Kaczmar, J., Cropsey, K. L., Carpenter, M. J., & Smith, T. T. (2026). Rationale, design, and protocol for a sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial of adaptive treatment for smoking cessation: The ADAPT trial.Contemporary clinical trials, 108215. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2026.108215

Dahne, J., Wahlquist, A. E., Kustanowitz, J., Hayden, J., Natale, N., & Clark, J. (2025). Evaluation of a remote biomarker capture system integrated with REDCap: A decentralized randomized trial. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2025.10160

Hahamyan, H. A., Archer, A. D., Heard, M. A., Dockery, N. A., Wahlquist, A. E., & Burns, J. B. (2025). Assessing the geriatric trauma outcome score: A national analysis. The American Surgeon™, 91(8), 1238–1243. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251350990

Carpenter, M. J., Smith, T. T., Walters, K. J., Wahlquist, A. E., Koval, K. R., & Klemperer, E. M. (2025). Evaluation of dual use: Real-time reductions in combustible cigarette smoking during co-occurring use of e-cigarettes. A secondary analysis of a naturalistic randomized clinical trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 27(9), 1558–1565.

Dahne, J., Wahlquist, A. E., Carpenter, M. J., Grayboyes, E. M., Lejuez, C. W., Kustanowitz, J., Natale, N., Levins, O., Player, M., & Diaz, V. A. (2025). A digital depression treatment program for adults treated in primary care: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, 185(6), 692–701. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0494

Smith, T. T., Ferreira, A., Wahlquist, A. E., Cummings, K. M., Rojewski, A. M., McClure, E. A., Toll, B. A., & Carpenter, M. J. (2025). A pilot study to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of e-cigarettes as harm-reduction tools among people who smoke and previously failed to quit with pharmacotherapy. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 27(3), 553–557. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae212

Smith, T. T., Wahlquist, A. E., Wagener, T. L., Cummings, K. M., & Carpenter, M. J. (2024). The impact of non-tobacco e-cigarette flavoring on e-cigarette uptake, cigarette smoking reduction, and cessation: A secondary analysis of a nationwide clinical trial. Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108240

Orusa, A. M., Wahlquist, A., Lawson, D. B., Riaz, O. A., Mitchell, J. C., Tafesse, Y., & Pettyjohn, S. C. (2024). COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of STEM vs. non-STEM college students in Central Appalachia in 2021: A student-led project. Journal of American College Health.

O'Neal, R. A., Carpenter, M. J., Wahlquist, A. E., Leavens, E. L. S., Smith, T. T., & Fahey, M. C. (2024). The prospective relationship between a-priori intentions for and patterns of e-cigarette use among adults who smoke cigarettes. Addictive Behaviors, 156, 108067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108067

Phang, K. G., Wahlquist, A. E., Hayes, G., Corrigan, C., Basco, W. T., & Bundy, D. G. (2024). Opioid dosing deviation and dose banding development in young hospitalized children. Hospital Pediatrics, 14(9), 758–765. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2023-007619

Wahlquist, A. E., Mathis, S. M., Trull, L. H., Toitole, K. K., Howard, A., Fletcher, E., & Meit, M. (2024). Associations between drug overdose mortality and recovery ecosystems in the United States: A county-level analysis using a novel index. Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 46(2), 238–246. https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342241262125

Dahne, J., Wahlquist, A. E., McClure, E. A., Natale, N., Carpenter, M. J., & Tomko, R. L. (2024). Remote carbon monoxide capture via REDCap: Evaluation of an integrated mobile application. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 26(6), 696–703. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad230

Fahey, M. C., Dahne, J., Wahlquist, A. E., & Carpenter, M. J. (2023). The impact of older age on smoking cessation outcomes after standard advice to quit. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(7), 1477–1485. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231158228

Condra, A., Coston, T., Jain, M., Manning, S., Pettyjohn, S., & Wahlquist, A. E. (2023). Mask adherence to mask mandate: College campus versus the surrounding community. Journal of Community Health, 48(3), 496–500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01187-8

Carpenter, M. J., Wahlquist, A. E., Dahne, J., Gray, K. M., Cummings, K. M., Warren, G., Wagener, T. L., Goniewicz, M. L., & Smith, T. T. (2023). Effect of unguided e-cigarette provision on uptake, use, and smoking cessation among adults who smoke in the USA: A naturalistic, randomized, controlled clinical trial. eClinicalMedicine, 63, 102142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102142

Reports & Technical Publications

Huang, Q., Galler, N., Meit, M. B., & Wahlquist, A. E. (2025). Rural and urban differences in suicide in the United States, 2018–2021. Rural Health Research Gateway. /cph/rhrc/documents/rherc_052025.pdf

Sullivan, O. A., Wahlquist, A. E., & Meit, M. B. (2024). Kentucky's capacity for substance use disorder treatment exceeds nation. Center for Rural Health Research, East Tennessee State University.

Beatty, K. E., Mathis, S. M., Wahlquist, A. E., & Meit, M. B. (2023). The relationship between experience with mental illness and stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs. Rural Health Equity Research Center. /cph/rural-health-equity/documents/rherc_080223.pdf

Meit, M. B., Beatty, K. E., Mathis, S. M., Kearley, J., & Wahlquist, A. E. (2022). Examining the burden of public stigma associated with mental illness in the rural United States. Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration. https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/publications/1531