Dr. Jitnarin received her doctorate in Health Psychology with a Health Behavioral Science Emphasis at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Sciences Training Program in Drug Abuse Research at the National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. in New York City.

She also completed graduate certificates in Applied Statistics (Pennsylvania State University) and Occupational Health and Safety (Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health).

Dr. Jitnarin’s research primarily focuses on health behavior (e.g., diet, exercise) and addictive behavior research, particularly tobacco use. She has a strong background in study coordination and experience in health outcomes research, specifically in statistics, epidemiology, and food and nutrition, as well as health-related behaviors.

Dr. Jitnarin currently serves as the Principal Investigator of the American Cancer Society-funded study focusing on developing and evaluating an occupationally-tailored smokeless tobacco cessation program in the U.S. Fire Service.