77th Tobacco Science Research Conference

September 14-17, 2025Knoxville Convention CenterKnoxville, Tennessee USA

Cheryl Olson

Cheryl K. Olson, MPH, Sc.D. is a behavioral scientist internationally recognized for her work on health risk behaviors and the influence of media on youth. She earned a doctorate in health and social behavior from the Harvard School of Public Health. She spent 15 years on the psychiatry faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where she co-directed the Center for Mental Health and Media. Dr. Olson has written/edited a half-dozen popular books on health and several dozen scientific articles. She developed the influential QuitAssist smoking cessation program for Philip Morris USA, and has done perception/intention and behavior studies on a variety of reduced-risk nicotine products, including vulnerable groups such as people in custody and older persons who smoke. She is based in Richmond, Virginia, USA.