Smoke and Tobacco Outreach And Prevention Scholars Program
CSUSB’s Smoke and Tobacco Outreach and Prevention Scholars (STOPS) is a grant-funded program designed to help develop a pipeline of dedicated tobacco control researchers and advocates. The STOPS program, a partnership between CSUSB and Charles R. Drew University, as well as the USC Keck School of Medicine, provides state-of-the-art smoking and vaping-cessation research sites.
STOPS provides support, mentorship, and training for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and master’s students from tobacco priority populations to conduct mentored tobacco-related research, while also participating in local tobacco control projects and other educational activities. The goal of this initiative is to stimulate student enthusiasm for tobacco-related research and foster engagement and persistence of the next generation of researchers that represent the diversity of tobacco priority populations.
Program Components
- Research training with a faculty mentor
- Internship placement
- Didactic Training
- Monthly tobacco studies seminar
- Monthly journal club
- Responsible conduct and research ethics course
- USC-TCORS center-wide monthly meetings
Eligibility Criteria:
- 3.0+ GPA (lower GPAs will be considered if other selection criteria are strong)
- 24 units in major (undergrad) or admission into a graduate program at CSUSB
- Interest in pursuing a degree related to tobacco-related disease
- Member of a tobacco priority population (i.e. underrepresented minority, low socio-economic status, or recently incarcerated)
- Faculty recommendations
- Commitment to complete a one-year training program
How to apply:
- Applications are due by November 1st and should include:
- A two-page statement of career goals
- Two letters of recommendation from a faculty member
- A copy of your unofficial transcript
Interested students should contact Dr. Cynthia Crawford (Program Director) at ccrawfor@csusb.edu.