Allison Temourian, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cardiovascular Research Inst
School of Medicine

Allison A. Temourian, PhD, received her doctorate in Psychological Sciences (Health Psychology) from the University of California, Merced.

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Prior to joining the CTCRE, Allison worked extensively with the Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center to examine 1) cognitions as they relate to addictive behavior and 2) antecedents to health risk behaviors with an emphasis in dual use of tobacco products and co-use of cannabis and tobacco products. Dr. Temourian's current research centers around understanding perceptions of nicotine addiction and their overlap with the clinical dimensions of tobacco use disorder.

Awards

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• Diversity Scholars Travel Award, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2025
• Outstanding Health Psychology Graduate Student, University of California, Merced, 2023-2024
• Dr. Vikram & Priya Lakireddy Fellowship, University of California, Merced, 2023
• Tabachnick & Fidell Multivariate Statistics Award, California State University, Northridge, 2019

Education & Training

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• PhD Health Psychology University of California, Merced 05/2024
• MA General Experimental Psychology (with distinction) California State University, Northridge 05/2019
• BA Psychology (with honors) California State University, Northridge 05/2017
• AA Psychology Los Angeles Pierce Community College 06/2015

Interests

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• Cigarettes
• Perceptions of nicotine addiction
• E-cigarettes
• Psychology

Websites

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• Personal Webpage (aatemourian.owlstown.net)

Publications (9)

Top publication keywords:
United States Food and Drug AdministrationCannabisPerceptionMasksBehavior, AddictiveAdolescentNicotineVapingHumansProduct LabelingHealth BehaviorElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsCaliforniaCognitionTobacco Products

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cannabis Use Among U.S. Youth Who Use Tobacco: Findings From the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
  AJPM Focus 2025 Temourian, AA, Ling, PM, Do, VV, Nguyen, N
• Cravings, Control, and Cessation: A Scoping Review of Perceptions of Nicotine Addiction.
  Current addiction reports 2025 Temourian AA, Halliday DM, Song AV
• Assessing Perceptions and Behaviors Related to Vaping Nicotine: The Nicotine Addiction Perceptions Scale.
  Tobacco use insights 2025 Temourian AA, Song AV, Epperson AE
• Citizen science to collect tobacco waste: Exploring the usability of two protocols
  Urban Science 2025 Temourian, A.A., Durazo, A., Jordan, M.M., Díaz-Garayúa, J.R., Beutel, M., & Song, A.V.
• Cognitive and Affective Responses to the U.S. FDA E-Cigarette Addiction Warning and Advertisements among Young Adults in California: Product Design, Imagery, and Use.
  Health communication 2025 Magnan RE, Cameron LD, Temourian AA, Rubey RL, Song AV

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• Marijuana and E-cigarette Initiation Among Adolescents: A Survival Analysis.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2023 Temourian AA, Halliday DM, Yan Y, Chan-Golston AM, Song AV
• Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health
  Adolescents' alcohol use 2023 Plunkett, S. W., Bakhtiari, F., Sigal, M., & Temourian, A. A.
• Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users.
  Preventive medicine reports 2022 Temourian AA, Song AV, Halliday DM, Gonzalez M, Epperson AE
• The Role of Risk Perceptions and Affective Consequences in COVID-19 Protective Behaviors.
  International journal of behavioral medicine 2021 Alegria KE, Fleszar-Pavlovic SE, Ngo DD, Beam A, Halliday DM, Hinojosa BM, Hua J, Johnson AE, McAnally K, McKinley LE, Temourian AA, Song AV