About Us
Who We Are
We are the resource center for tobacco use cessation and prevention for the State of Maryland. Our resource center is funded by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
We hope you will find the posted information useful as you help your clients work toward a tobacco-free life. Please become an active member of our online resource, and share your feedback, comments, and suggestions.
If you are a smoker or tobacco user and are looking to quit, please click here for help.
Mission
The Maryland Quitting Use and Initiation of Tobacco (MDQuit) Resource Center is dedicated to assisting providers and programs in reducing tobacco use among citizens across the state.
Our mission is to link professionals and providers to state tobacco initiatives, to provide evidence-based, effective resources and tools to local programs, to create and support an extensive, collaborative network of tobacco prevention and cessation professionals, and to provide a forum for sharing best practices throughout the state of Maryland.
Contact Us
The MDQuit Resource Center is located in Room 509, Sondheim Hall, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus.
WEBSITE: www.MDQuit.orgPHONE: 410-455-3628
FAX: 410-455-1755
EMAIL: info@MDQuit.org
MAILING ADDRESS:
UMBC
Department of Psychology
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Center Director: | Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D. | |
Associate Director: | Janine C. Delahanty, Ph.D. | |
Center Coordinator: | Francoise Jean-Louis | |
Center Specialists: | Miranda Garay | |
Preston Greene | ||
Meredith Holmgren | ||
Debra Schlundt Malfi | ||
Onna Van Orden |
Advisory Board
Kathleen Dachille, J.D., Legal Resource Center for Tobacco Regulation, Litigation & Advocacy: University of Maryland School of Law
Lisa Dixon, M.D., Director of the Division of Services Research, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Bob Doyle, Chief Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Division, Baltimore County Health Department
Michaeline Fedder, M.A., Director of Government Relations, Maryland.
Kevin Ferentz, M.D., Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Family Medicine
Sonia Fierro-Luperini, M.D., Chairwoman of Spanish-speaking Health Leaders
Jacquelyn Fried, RDH, MS, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Maryland Dental School
Meg Riordan, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Linda Green, R.N., Worcester County Health Department
Neil Grunberg, Ph.D., Professor of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mildred Morse, JD, CTAS, Founding Director, National Tobacco Independence Campaign
Dana Lefko, M.S., Director of Program Services, American Lung Association® of Maryland, Inc.
Tony Tommasello, Pharmacist, Ph.D., Director, Office of Substance Abuse Studies
