Dana Mowls Carroll, PhD, MPH

Dana Mowls Carroll, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, associate director for community engagement in the Program for Health Disparities Research (PHDR), and the director of the Masonic Cancer Center's Tobacco Research Programs.

She is an epidemiologist and a certified tobacco treatment specialist. Her research focuses on identifying and evaluating smoking cessation strategies with a focus on American Indian and rural populations. She also studies how making cigarettes less appealing—for example, by reducing their nicotine levels—can help people quit smoking. Dr. Carroll uses a variety of research methods, including running clinical trials, analyzing large datasets, and engaging in community-based participatory research to ensure her work is relevant and effective.