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Introduction	I am a Professor Emeritus at the University of Louisville. I held an endowed chair in tobacco harm reduction research there from 2005 to 2025. For 32 years I was involved in research and policy development regarding tobacco harm reduction (THR). THR advocates acknowledge that there are millions of smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit with conventional cessation methods involving tobacco and nicotine abstinence, and we encourage them to use cigarette substitutes that are far safer. My research appeared in a broad range of medical and scientific journals. I authored commentaries in the general press and I wrote the book, For Smokers Only: How Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Your Life. In 2003 I served as an expert witness at a Congressional hearing on tobacco harm reduction, and I spoke at numerous international forums, including one held in London at the British Houses of Parliament. At the 2022 Global Forum on Nicotine, I received the Michael Russell Award in honor of substantial and innovative contribution to the science and understanding of safer nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction.
Interests	My publications, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RgTd_whOCQ1wjw7gv8ifxOsGpz2rb0L4SQ03tCgpKOI/edit?usp=sharing

Introduction

I am a Professor Emeritus at the University of Louisville. I held an endowed chair in tobacco harm reduction research there from 2005 to 2025.

For 32 years I was involved in research and policy development regarding tobacco harm reduction (THR). THR advocates acknowledge that there are millions of smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit with conventional cessation methods involving tobacco and nicotine abstinence, and we encourage them to use cigarette substitutes that are far safer.

My research appeared in a broad range of medical and scientific journals. I authored commentaries in the general press and I wrote the book, For Smokers Only: How Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Your Life. In 2003 I served as an expert witness at a Congressional hearing on tobacco harm reduction, and I spoke at numerous international forums, including one held in London at the British Houses of Parliament.

At the 2022 Global Forum on Nicotine, I received the Michael Russell Award in honor of substantial and innovative contribution to the science and understanding of safer nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction.

Interests

My publications, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RgTd_whOCQ1wjw7gv8ifxOsGpz2rb0L4SQ03tCgpKOI/edit?usp=sharing