Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky, College of Nursing
315 College of Nursing Building
Lexington, KY 40536

Academic Information

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010, Nursing (University of British Columbia)
PhD, 2005, Nursing (University of Kentucky)
M.P.H, 2005, Public Health University of Kentucky)

Research Interests
My research centers around factors influencing tobacco use and the physical and behavioural health effects of second hand tobacco smoke exposure . My primary interest is on the association between secondhand smoke exposure and emerging tobacco use and dependence among youth, particularly in the area of tobacco use initiation.

Publications
Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Razaz, N., Koehoorn, M., Okoli, C. (in press). Does household structure affect adolescent smoking in Canada? Public Health Nursing

• Okoli, C.T.C., Khara, M. (2011). Smoking Cessation among Persons with Co-occurring Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 6 (1), 58-64

• Torchalla, I., Okoli, C.T.C., Hemsing, N., Greaves, L. (2011). Gender differences in smoking cessation. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 6 (1), 9-16

• Torchalla, I., Strehlau, V., Okoli, C.T.C., Li, K., Schultz, C., Krausz, M. (2011). Smoking and predictors of nicotine dependence in a homeless population. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr101

• Okoli, C., Torchalla, I., Oliffe, J., Bottorff, J. (2011). Men's smoking cessation interventions: A brief review. Journal of Men's Health, 8 (2), 100-108.

• Okoli, C.T.C., Khara, M., Torchalla, I., Ensom, M.H.H., Oliffe, J.L., Bottorff, J.L., Stanley, PJ. (2011). Sex differences in smoking cessation outcomes of a tailored program for individuals with substance use disorders and mental illness. Addictive Behaviors, 36 (5), 523-536. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.029

• Torchalla, I., Okoli, C.T.C., Malchy, L., & Johnson, J.L. (2011). Nicotine dependence and gender differences in smokers accessing community mental health services. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 18, 349-358. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01674.x

• Okoli, C.T.C., Torchalla, I., Ratner, P., Johnson, J. (2011). Differences in the smoking identities of adolescent boys and girls. Addictive Behaviors, 36 (1-2), 110-115.

• Khara, M., Okoli, C.T.C. (2011). The Tobacco Dependence Clinic: Intensive tobacco dependence treatment in an addiction services out-patient setting. The American Journal on Addictions, 20(1), 45-55

• Johnson, JL., Ratner, PA., Malchy, LA. Okoli, C.T.C., Procyshyn, RM., Bottorff, JL, Groening, M., Schultz, A., Osborne, M. (2010). Gender-specific profiles of tobacco use among non-institutionalized people with serious mental illness. BMC Psychiatry, 10:101 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-10-101

• Richardson, C., Okoli, C.T.C., Ratner, P.A., Johnson, J.L. (2010). Empirical support for a multidimensional model of sensations experienced by youth during their initial smoking episodes. Addiction, 105 (10), 1827-1834

• DiFranza, J., Ursprung, S., Lauzon, B., Bancej, C., Wellman, R., Ziedonis, D., Kim, S., Gervais, A., Meltzer, B., McKay, C., O'Loughlin, J., Okoli, C., Fortuna, L., Tremblay, M. (2010). A Systematic Review of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Diagnostic Criteria for Nicotine Dependence. Addictive Behaviors, 35 (5): 373-382

• Guo, S. E., Ratner, P. A., Johnson, J. L., Okoli, C., & Hossain, S. (2010). Correlates of Smoking among British Columbia Adolescents with Asthma. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19, (5-6), 701-711

• Okoli, C.T.C., Khara, M., Procyshyn, R., Johnson, JL., Barr, AM., Greaves, L. (2010). Smoking cessation interventions among individuals in methadone maintenance: A brief review. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 38, 191-199

• Bottorff, J.L., McKeown, S.B., Carey, J., Haines, R., Okoli, C., Johnson, K., Easley, J., Ferrence, R., Baillie, L., Ptolemy, E. (2010). Young women’s responses to smoking and breast cancer risk. Health Education Research. DOI:10.1093/her/cyp067

• Okoli, C.T.C., Greaves, L., Bottorff, JL., Marcellus, LM. (2010). Health care providers’ engagement in smoking cessation with pregnant smokers. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 39, 64-77

Other Pursuits and Interests
I like playing soccer, tennis, and basketball, but mostly just hanging out with my wife and friends.

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