Publications

Recent Publications

  1. Hoogland, A., Barata, A., Li, X., Irizarry-Arroyo, N., Jain, M. D., Welniak, T., Rodriguez, Y., Oswald, L. B., Gudenkauf, L. M., Chavez, J. C., Khimani, F., Lazaryan, A., Liu, H. D., Nishihori, T., Pinilla-Ibarz, J., Shah, B. D., Crowder, S. L., Parker, N. H., Carson, T. L., Vinci, C., Pidala, J. A., Logue, J., Locke, F. L., & Jim, H. S. L. (in press). Prospective assessment of quality of life and patient-reported toxicities over the first year after CAR T-cell therapy. Transplant Cell Therapy.
  2. Vinci, C.*, Lam, C.Y.*, Etcheverry, P.E., Correa-Fernandez, V., Cano, M. A., Cinciripini, P.M., & Wetter, D. W. (in press). Co-action and changes in alcohol use during a smoking cessation attempt. *These authors contributed equally to the work.
  3. Kelley, M. L., Strowger, M., Gabelmann, J. M., Vasic, S., Rivera, I., Fleming, R., & Burgin, E. E., Bravo, A. J., Fleming, W. H., Gaylord, S. A., & Vinci, C. (in press). A brief review of empirical treatments focused on mindfulness and self-compassion for moral injury among veterans. Counseling & Values.
  4. Yang, M., Martínez, U., Simmons, V.N., Schabath, M.B., & Vinci, C. (2023). Considerations and recommendations for mHealth interventions for substance use among Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) individuals: A narrative review of the past 5 years. Current Addiction Reports.
  5. Vinci, C., Sutton, S. K., Yang, M., Baban, S., Sauls, R., Witkiewitz, K., Brandon, K. O., Unrod, M., Brandon, T. H., & Wetter, D. W. (2023). Pilot randomized controlled trial of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking and alcohol use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 244, PMCID: PMC9975045.
  6. Hathaway, C.A., Wang, T., Townsend, M.K., Vinci, C., Jake-Schoffman, D.E., Saeed-Vafa, D., Moran Segura, C., Nguyen, J.V., Conejo-Garcia, J.R., Fridley, B.L., & Tworoger, S.S. (2023). Lifetime exposure to cigarette smoke and risk of ovarian cancer by T cell tumor immune infiltration.Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarker & Prevention, 32(1), 66-73. PMCID: PMC9839509.
  7. Yang, M., Sutton, S. K., Hernandez, L. M., Jones, S. R., Wetter, D. W., Kumar, S., & Vinci, C.(2023). A Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for smoking cessation: Feasibility and acceptability study. Addictive Behaviors, 136.
  8. Yang, M., Brandon, K.O., Sutton, S.K., Kleinjan, M., Sawyer, L.E., Brandon, T.H., & Vinci, C.(2022). Augmented reality as a novel approach for addiction treatment: Development of a smoking cessation app. Annals of Medicine, 54(1), 3096-3106. PMCID: PMC9648377.
  9. Kelley, M. L., Strowger, M., Chentsova, V., Bravo, A. J., Burgin, E. E., Gaylord, S., Vinci, C.,Ayers, K. L., & Agha, E. (2022). Mindfulness to manage moral injury: Development, feasibility and acceptability of a live facilitated, virtual 7-week group intervention for veterans with moral injury. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 30, PMCID: PMC9626875.
  10. Yang, M., Ketcher, D., Witkiewitz, K., Unrod, M., Baban, S., Wetter, D.W., & Vinci, C.(2022). What happens when you smoke a cigarette mindfully?: A deductive qualitative study. Mindfulness, 13, 2628-2640.
  11. Yang, M., Brandon, K.O., Sutton, S.K., Kleinjan, M., Hernandez, L.M., Sawyer, L.E., Brandon, T.H., & Vinci, C. (2022). Augmented reality for extinction of cue-provoked urges to smoke: Proof of concept. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,36(8), 990-998. PMCID: PMC9771872
  12. Yang M. J., Yepez V. V., Brandon K. O., Reblin M., Pidala J., Jim H. S. L., Meyer J. S., Gore L. R., Khera N., Lau P., Sauls R. M., Jones S. R., Vinci C. (2022) A mindfulness-based stress management program for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) patients: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One.
  13. Vinci C, Hemenway M, Baban SS, Yang MJ, Brandon KO, Witkiewitz K, Unrod M, Brandon TH, Wetter DW, Sutton SK. (2022). Transition to telehealth: Challenges and benefits of conducting group-based smoking and alcohol treatment virtually. Contemporary Clinical Trials.
  14. Oswald, L.B., Brownstein, N.C., Whiting, J., Hoogland, A.I., Saravia, S., Kirtane, K., Chung, C.H., Vinci, C., Gonzalez, B.D., Johnstone P. A. S., Jim, H. S. L. (2022). Smoking Is Related to Worse Cancer-related Symptom Burden. The Oncologist.
  15. Vinci C, Lam C, Schlechter CR, Shono Y, Vidrine JI, Wetter DW. (2022). Increasing treatment enrollment among smokers who are not motivated to quit: a randomized clinical trial. Translational Behavioral Medicine
  16. Wang T, Jake-Schoffman DE, Townsend MK, Vinci C, Willett WC, Tworoger SS. (2021). Early life physical activity and risk of ovarian cancer in adulthood. International Journal of Cancer.
  17. Vinci, C., Cambron, C., Lam, C., & Wetter, D. W. (in press). Perceived discrimination and smoking lapse among Mexican Americans: An ecological momentary assessment study. Health Psychology.
  18. Vinci, C., Sawyer, L., & Yang, M. J. (2021). Minding the gap: Leveraging mindfulness to inform cue exposure treatment for substance use disorders. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 649409. 
  19. Kelley, M. L., Chae, J. W., Bravo, A. J., Milam, A. L., Agha, E., Gaylord, S. A., Vinci, C., & Currier, J. M. (in press). Own soul’s warning: Moral injury, suicidal ideation, and meaning in life. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 
  20. Wang, T., Townsend, M. K., Vinci, C., Jake-Schoffman, D. E., & Tworoger, S. S. (2021). Early life exposure to tobacco smoke and ovarian cancer risk in adulthood. International Journal of Epidemiology.
  21. Hernandez, L.M., Wetter, D.W., Kumar, S., Sutton, S.K., & Vinci, C.(2021). A micro-randomized trial for smoking cessation with wearable sensors: A protocol paper. JMIR Research Protocols.
  22. Hemenway, M., Witkiewitz, K., Unrod, M., Brandon, K. O., Brandon, T. H., Wetter, D. W., Sutton, S. K., & Vinci, C.(2021). Development of a mindfulness-based treatment for smoking cessation and the modification of alcohol use: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial and pilot study findings. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 100,
  23. Lee, S., Mu, C., Gonzalez, B. D., Vinci, C., & Small, B. J. (2020). Sleep health is associated with next-day mindful attention in healthcare workers. Sleep Health.
  24. Brandon, K.O., Vinci, C., Kleinjan, M., Hernandez, L.M., Sawyer, L.E, Sutton, S.K., & Brandon, T.H. (2020).Testing augmented reality for eliciting cue-provoked urges to smoke: Toward moving cue-exposure into the real world. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
  25. Vinci, C., Brandon, K.O., Kleinjan, M., Hernandez, L.M., Sawyer, L.E, Haneke, J., Sutton, S.K., & Brandon, T.H. (2020). Augmented reality for smoking cessation: Development and usability study. JMIR uHealth & mHealth, 8, e21643.

Recent Conference Presentations

  1. Vinci, C. & Brandon, K.O. (2024, July). A mindfulness intervention for caregivers of HCT patients: Modifying an in-person treatment for app delivery. Behavioral Health Summit, Park City, UT.
  2. Suzuki, S. Vinci, C., Murphy, C. Chen, Y. & Hatten, B. L. (2024, May). Fully Remote Clinical Trials – Design, Implementation, and Challenges. Invited conference presentation. Society of Clinical Trial 45th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, United States.
  3. Yang, M., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Ritterband, L., Pabbathi, S., Sutton, S.K., De Paula Silva, J., Vinci, C., & Simmons, V.N. (2024, May). Perceived utility and acceptability of an mHealth mindfulness-based intervention for smoking cessation among patients diagnosed with cancer: A mixed-methods approach. Poster presented at the Moffitt Scientific Symposium, Tampa, FL.
  4. Yang, M., Sutton, S.K., Ritterband, L., Pabbathi, S., & Simmons, V.N., & Vinci, C. (2024, April). An mHealth mindfulness-based intervention for smoking cessation among patients diagnosed with cancer: A study protocol for prototype development. Abstract submitted to the Annual Meeting of International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII), Limerick, Ireland.
  5. Maganti, I., Satardekar, A. Poudel, R., & Vinci, C. (2024, April). Mental health symptoms among the caregivers of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HCT) patients. Poster presented at USF Undergraduate Research Conference, Tampa, FL.
  6. Yang, M., Yepez, V.V., Washington, S.J., Jones, S., Gore, L.R., Fonseca, S., Poudel, R., Pidala, J., & Vinci, C. (2024, April). A mindfulness-based intervention for caregivers of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: Pilot study results. Poster presented at the 2024 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
  7. Washington, S., Fonseca, S., Yepez, V., Brandon, K., Gore, L.R., Yang, M., Jones, S., Poudel, R., Pidala, J., Reblin, M., Jim, H., & Vinci, C. (2024, April). Efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress management program for allogeneic HCT caregivers: Trial in Progress. Poster presented at the 2024 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
  8. Yang, M., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Ritterband, L., Pabbathi, S., Sutton, S.K., De Paula Silva, J., Vinci, C., & Simmons, V.N. (2024, March). Development of an mHealth mindfulness-based intervention for smoking cessation among patients diagnosed with cancer: A mixed-methods approach. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  9. Brandon, K.O., Dougan, S.O., Yates, H.C., Martinez, U., Sutton, S.K., Yang, M., Sawyer, L.E., Brandon, T.H., & Vinci, C. (2024, March). Piloting a smoking cessation app using augmented reality as a novel approach for cue exposure therapy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  10. Satardekar, A., Maganti, I., Poudel, R., & Vinci, C. (2024, March). The association of age and mental health symptoms among the caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) patients. Poster presented at the USF Health Research Day, Tampa, FL.
  11. Yang, M., Martínez, U., Simmons, V.N., Schabath, M.B., & Vinci, C.(2023, October) Considerations and recommendations for mHealth interventions for substance use among Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) adults: A narrative review of qualitative studies. Poster presentation at the Science of Cancer Health Equity in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities, New York, NY.
  12. Vinci, C. (2023, October). Pilot randomized trial of mindfulness-based relapse prevention vs cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking and alcohol use. Thematic Meeting on Addictions, Hanover, NH.
  13. Yang, M., Ketcher, D., Witkiewitz, K., Unrod, M., Baban, S., Wetter, D.W., & Vinci, C. (2023, March). What happens when you smoke a cigarette mindfully?: A deductive qualitative study.Abstract presented as a poster presentation to the Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
  14. Yang, M., Brandon, K.O., Sutton, S.K., Kleinjan, M., Sawyer, L.E., Brandon, T.H., & Vinci, C. (2023, March). Augmented reality as a novel approach for addiction treatment: Development of a smoking cessation app. Abstract presented as an oral presentation to the Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Antonio, TX.
  15. Vinci, C. (2022, October). Starting a career in science. Thematic Meeting on Addictions, Park City, UT.
  16. Hathaway, C.A., Townsend, M.K., Vinci, C., Jake-Schoffman, D.E., Conejo-Garcia, J.R., Fridley, B.L., & Tworoger, S.S. (2022, September). Lifetime exposure to cigarette smoke and B cell tumor immune infiltration and immunoglobulin abundance in ovarian tumors. E-poster presented at the 14th Biennial Virtual Ovarian Cancer Research Seminar Series.
  17. Townsend, M.K., Colon-Echevarria, C.B., Barber, L.E., Woo, J.M.P., Jake-Schoffmanm D.E., Kubzansky, L.D., O’Brien, K.M., Vinci, C., Palmer, J., Sandler, D.P., & Tworoger, S.S. (2022, September). Indicators of early life adversity and risk of ovarian cancer. E-poster presented at the 14th Biennial Virtual Ovarian Cancer Research Seminar Series.
  18. Murphy, K., Casas, L., Brandon, K.O., Brandon, T.H., & Vinci, C. (2022, May). Feasibility of augmented reality for smoking cessation. Poster Presented at Moffitt Scientific Symposium.
  19. Yang, M., Baban, S., & Vinci, C. (2022, May). What happens when you smoke a cigarette mindfully?: A qualitative study. Abstract accepted at the 2022 Moffitt Scientific Symposium, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
  20. Sauls, R., Yang, MJ., Baban, S., & Vinci, C.(2022, April). Qualitative analysis of telehealth implications for a smoking cessation and alcohol reduction trial. Poster presented at the USF Undergraduate Research Conference.
  21. Yang, M., Brandon, K. O., Kleinjan, M., Hernandez, L. M., Sawyer, L. E., Sutton, S. K., Brandon, T. H., & Vinci, C. (2022, March). Testing augmented reality for extinction of cue-provoked urges to smoke: Initial evidence from a controlled experiment. Oral presentation accepted at the Annual Meeting at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD. **Received New Investigator Award for Best Abstract**
  22. Yang, M., Sutton, S.K., Wetter, D.W., Kumar, S., & Vinci, C. (2022, March). Proximal effects of a mindfulness-based ecological momentary intervention for smoking cessation with wearable sensors: A micro-randomized trial.Poster presented to the Annual Meeting of Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.
  23. Hernandez, L.M., Wetter, D.W., Kumar, S., Sutton, S.K., Hemenway, M., & Vinci, C. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based mHealth smoking cessation intervention with wearable sensors. Oral presentation at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Virtual. **Received Travel Award**
  24. Hemenway, M., Witkiewitz, K., Unrod, M., Brandon, K.O., Brandon, T.H., Wetter, D.W., Sutton, S.K., Hernandez, L., & Vinci, C. (2021, February). Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for smoking and alcohol use: Pilot study results. E-poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Virtual.
  25. Brandon, K.O., Vinci, C., Kleinjan, M., Hernandez, L.M., Sawyer, L.E., Sutton, S.K., & Brandon, T.H. (2021, February). Utilizing augmented reality cues to elicit cravings to smoke. Featured e-poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Virtual.