Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Through her work, she has intervened at the individual, community, health systems and policy levels to help increase access to cessation services. Her intervention research, funded by the NCI, TRDRP, NIMHD, and SFCAN, stems from collaborations with community-based organizations and healthcare systems. She has collaborated with homeless shelters and supportive housing to implement interventions to increase access to smoking cessation services and smoke-free policies for people who have experienced homelessness. She co-directs a NIDA-funded postdoctoral training program at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, focused on tobacco and substance use related research. Dr. Vijayaraghavan received her Bachelor's in Science from Brown University, her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center, a primary care research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.

• Digital Smoking Cessation Preferences of Predominately Low-Income and Latino Residents of the San Joaquin Valley in California: Qualitative Study.
  JMIR formative research 2025 Llanes KD, Vijayaraghavan M, Schneider S, Ling PM, Hernandez E, Brunetta P, Song AV, Durazo A
• Corrigendum to "Tobacco use behaviors and views on engaging in clinical trials for tobacco cessation among individuals who experience homelessness" [Contemporary Clinic. Trials Commun. 32 (2023) 101094].
  Contemporary clinical trials communications 2025 Miller J, Cuby J, Hall SM, Stitzer M, Kushel M, Appiah D, Vijayaraghavan M
• The Built Environment, PTSD Symptoms, and Tobacco Use among Permanent Supportive Housing Residents.
  Journal of community health 2024 Hawes MR, Chakravarty D, Xia F, Max W, Kushel M, Vijayaraghavan M
• State Leadership Academies to reduce cigarette smoking among people with behavioral health conditions in the United States.
  Preventive medicine reports 2024 Vijayaraghavan M, Bonniot C, Satterfield J, Clark B, Xia F, Cheng C, Safier J, Pamatmat M, Schroeder SA
• Supporting Research Staff Working With People Experiencing Homelessness: Integrating Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Building Approaches Into Community-Engaged Research Studies.
  Health promotion practice 2024 Alway J, Gomez JO, Lee P, Cuby J, Chakravarty D, Vijayaraghavan M
• Understanding HIV care providers' support for tobacco cessation among people living with HIV in Western Kenya: a formative qualitative study.
  BMJ public health 2024 Kwena ZA, Bukusi EA, Ongeri L, Shade SB, Vijayaraghavan M, Odhiambo FA, Ogala CO, Cohen CR, Magati P, Olando YA, Rota G, Chatterjee P, Osula CA, Nutor JJ, Bialous SS
• A Call for Health Equity in Tobacco Control and Treatment for the Justice-Involved Population.
  American journal of preventive medicine 2024 Gorrilla AA, Kaye JT, Pavlik J, Bonniot C, Vijayaraghavan M, Conner KL, Morris CD
• Distinct patterns of cigarette smoking intensity and other substance use among women who experience housing instability.
  Addictive behaviors 2024 Vijayaraghavan M, Elser H, Delucchi K, Tsoh JY, Lynch K, Weiser SD, Riley ED
• Factors Associated with Smoking Cessation and the Receipt of Cessation Services in a Public, Safety-Net Primary Care System.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2024 Gu D, Rafferty H, Vijayaraghavan M
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities—A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2024
  2024 Vijayaraghavan M.
• E-Cigarettes and Stroke Risk-Present Uncertainties and Future Directions.
  JAMA neurology 2023 Elser H, Vijayaraghavan M, Kasner SE
• Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Linked Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adults Experiencing Homelessness.
  Substance use & misuse 2023 De Los Reyes G, Ng A, Valencia Chavez J, Apollonio DE, Kroon L, Lee P, Vijayaraghavan M
• Multi-Level Influences of Smoke-Free Policies in Subsidized Housing: Applying the COM-B Model and Neighborhood Assessments to Inform Smoke-Free Policies.
  Health promotion practice 2023 Vijayaraghavan M, Hartman-Filson M, Vyas P, Katyal T, Nguyen T, Handley MA
• Tobacco use behaviors and views on engaging in clinical trials for tobacco cessation among individuals who experience homelessness.
  Contemporary clinical trials communications 2023 Miller J, Cuby J, Hall SM, Stitzer M, Kushel M, Appiah D, Vijayaraghavan M
• Contingency management to promote smoking cessation in people experiencing homelessness: Leveraging the electronic health record in a pilot, pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
  PloS one 2022 Molina MF, Hall SM, Stitzer M, Kushel M, Chakravarty D, Vijayaraghavan M
• The smoke-free home study: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial of a smoke-free home intervention in permanent supportive housing.
  BMC public health 2022 Odes R, Alway J, Kushel M, Max W, Vijayaraghavan M
• Barriers and Facilitators to Lung Cancer Screening: A Physician Survey.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2022 Lowenstein M, Karliner L, Livaudais-Toman J, Gregorich S, Velazquez AI, Vijayaraghavan M, Walsh JME, Kaplan CP
• From Cancer Epidemiology to Policy and Practice: the Role of a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  Current epidemiology reports 2022 Hiatt RA, Sibley A, Venkatesh B, Cheng J, Dixit N, Fox R, Ling P, Nguyen T, Oh D, Palmer NR, Pasick RJ, Potter MB, Somsouk M, Vargas RA, Vijayaraghavan M, Ashworth A
• Tobacco Industry Efforts to Respond to Smoke-Free Policies in Multi-Unit Housing: An Evaluation of Tobacco Industry Documents.
  International journal of environmental research and public health 2022 Miller J, Vijayaraghavan M
• Guest Support for Outdoor Smoke-Free Policies within a Homeless Shelter.
  International journal of environmental research and public health 2022 Martinez J, Jafry MZ, Chen TA, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Britton M, Vijayaraghavan M, Reitzel LR
• A community-based tobacco cessation program for individuals experiencing homelessness.
  Addictive behaviors 2022 Hartman-Filson M, Chen J, Lee P, Phan M, Apollonio DE, Kroon L, Donald F, Vijayaraghavan M
• Factors associated with smoking cessation attempts in a public, safety-net primary care system.
  Preventive medicine reports 2022 Suen LW, Rafferty H, Le T, Chung K, Straus E, Chen E, Vijayaraghavan M
• System-Level Quality Improvement Initiatives for Tobacco Use in a Safety-Net Health System During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Journal of primary care & community health 2022 Chung K, Rafferty H, Suen LW, Vijayaraghavan M
• Ongoing tobacco use in women who experience homelessness and unstable housing: A prospective study to inform tobacco cessation interventions and policies.
  Addictive behaviors 2021 Riley ED, Delucchi K, Rubin S, Weiser SD, Vijayaraghavan M, Lynch K, Tsoh JY
• Homeless women's perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation programs: A qualitative study.
  The International journal on drug policy 2021 Rubin SB, Vijayaraghavan M, Weiser SD, Tsoh JY, Cohee A, Delucchi K, Riley ED
• E-Cigarette Use among Current Smokers Experiencing Homelessness.
  International journal of environmental research and public health 2021 Durazo A, Hartman-Filson M, Elser H, Alizaga NM, Vijayaraghavan M
• Responses to Graphic Warning Labels among Low-income Smokers.
  American journal of health behavior 2020 Katyal T, Durazo A, Hartman-Filson M, Vijayaraghavan M
• Improving Access to Clinical Trials for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment.
  JAMA neurology 2020 Vijayaraghavan M
• Alternative flavored and unflavored tobacco product use and cigarette quit attempts among current smokers experiencing homelessness.
  Addictive behaviors reports 2020 Alizaga NM, Hartman-Filson M, Elser H, Halpern-Felsher B, Vijayaraghavan M
• Uneven Access to Smoke-Free Laws and Policies and Its Effect on Health Equity in the United States: 2000-2019.
  American journal of public health 2019 Hafez AY, Gonzalez M, Kulik MC, Vijayaraghavan M, Glantz SA
• Patterns of cigarette, e-cigarette, and cannabis use among adult smokers in primary care 2014-2015.
  Addictive behaviors 2019 Thrul J, Vijayaraghavan M, Kalkhoran S, Satterfield JM
• Recent cessation attempts and receipt of cessation services among a diverse primary care population - A mixed methods study.
  Preventive medicine reports 2019 Gubner NR, Williams DD, Chen E, Silven D, Tsoh JY, Guydish J, Vijayaraghavan M
• Real-world lung cancer screening decision-making: Barriers and facilitators.
  Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2019 Lowenstein M, Vijayaraghavan M, Burke NJ, Karliner L, Wang S, Peters M, Lozano A, Kaplan CP
• Corrigendum to "Concurrent nicotine and tobacco product use among homeless smokers and associations with cigarette dependence and other factors related to quitting" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 185 (2018) 133-140].
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2019 Neisler J, Reitzel LR, Garey L, Kendzor DE, Hébert ET, Vijayaraghavan M, Businelle MS
• Corrigendum to "The moderating effect of perceived social support on the relation between heaviness of smoking and quit attempts among adult homeless smokers" [Drug and Alcohol Depend. 190 (2018) 128-132].
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2019 Neisler J, Reitzel LR, Garey L, Kendzor DE, Hébert ET, Vijayaraghavan M, Businelle MS
• Developing Tobacco Control Interventions in Permanent Supportive Housing for Formerly Homeless Adults.
  Health promotion practice 2019 Alizaga NM, Nguyen T, Petersen AB, Elser H, Vijayaraghavan M
• Income associations with cigarette purchasing behaviors and quit attempts among people experiencing homelessness.
  Addictive behaviors 2019 Vijayaraghavan M, Neisler J, Wrighting Q, Reitzel LR, Hébert ET, Rash CJ, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS
• Smoking related outcomes before and after implementation of tobacco-free grounds in residential substance use disorder treatment programs.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2019 Gubner NR, Williams DD, Le T, Garcia W, Vijayaraghavan M, Guydish J
• Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Response to Incentives for Quitline Engagement.
  American journal of preventive medicine 2018 Vijayaraghavan M, Dove MS, Stewart SL, Cummins SE, Schillinger D, Kohatsu ND, Tong EK
• The Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking Project: Impact of Statewide Outreach Through Health Channels.
  American journal of preventive medicine 2018 Tong EK, Stewart SL, Schillinger D, Vijayaraghavan M, Dove MS, Epperson AE, Vela C, Kratochvil S, Anderson CM, Kirby CA, Zhu SH, Safier J, Sloss G, Kohatsu ND
• Correction: Income disparities in smoking cessation and the diffusion of smoke-free homes among U.S. smokers: Results from two longitudinal surveys.
  PloS one 2018 Vijayaraghavan M, Benmarhnia T, Pierce JP, White MM, Kempster J, Shi Y, Trinidad DR, Messer K
• Heated tobacco products likely appeal to adolescents and young adults.
  Tobacco control 2018 McKelvey K, Popova L, Kim M, Chaffee BW, Vijayaraghavan M, Ling P, Halpern-Felsher B
• IQOS labelling will mislead consumers.
  Tobacco control 2018 McKelvey K, Popova L, Kim M, Lempert LK, Chaffee BW, Vijayaraghavan M, Ling P, Halpern-Felsher B
• The moderating effect of perceived social support on the relation between heaviness of smoking and quit attempts among adult homeless smokers.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2018 Neisler J, Reitzel LR, Garey L, Kenzdor DE, Hébert ET, Vijayaraghavan M, Businelle MS
• Computer-Facilitated 5A's for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial of Technology to Promote Provider Adherence.
  American journal of preventive medicine 2018 Satterfield JM, Gregorich SE, Kalkhoran S, Lum PJ, Bloome J, Alvarado N, Muñoz RF, Vijayaraghavan M
• Correction to: Smoking Policy Change Within Permanent Supportive Housing.
  Journal of community health 2018 Petersen AB, Stewart HC, Walters J, Vijayaraghavan M
• Smoking Policy Change Within Permanent Supportive Housing.
  Journal of community health 2018 Petersen AB, Stewart HC, Walters J, Vijayaraghavan M
• Concurrent nicotine and tobacco product use among homeless smokers and associations with cigarette dependence and other factors related to quitting.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2018 Neisler J, Reitzel LR, Garey L, Kenzdor DE, Hébert ET, Vijayaraghavan M, Businelle MS
• Older African American Homeless-Experienced Smokers' Attitudes Toward Tobacco Control Policies-Results from the HOPE HOME Study.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2017 Vijayaraghavan M, Olsen P, Weeks J, McKelvey K, Ponath C, Kushel M
• Patterns of and reasons for electronic cigarette use in primary care patients.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2017 Kalkhoran S, Alvarado N, Vijayaraghavan M, Lum PJ, Yuan P, Satterfield JM
• Disparities in receipt of 5As for smoking cessation in diverse primary care and HIV clinics.
  Preventive medicine reports 2017 Vijayaraghavan M, Yuan P, Gregorich S, Lum P, Appelle N, Napoles AM, Kalkhoran S, Satterfield J
• E-cigarette use and smoking reduction or cessation in the 2010/2011 TUS-CPS longitudinal cohort.
  BMC public health 2016 Shi Y, Pierce JP, White M, Vijayaraghavan M, Compton W, Conway K, Hartman AM, Messer K
• Building Tobacco Cessation Capacity in Homeless Shelters: A Pilot Study.
  Journal of community health 2016 Vijayaraghavan M, Guydish J, Pierce JP
• The effectiveness of tobacco control policies on vulnerable populations in the USA: a review.
  Postgraduate medical journal 2016 Vijayaraghavan M, Schroeder SA, Kushel M
• Perceptions of clinicians and staff about the use of digital technology in primary care: qualitative interviews prior to implementation of a computer-facilitated 5As intervention.
  BMC medical informatics and decision making 2016 Nápoles AM, Appelle N, Kalkhoran S, Vijayaraghavan M, Alvarado N, Satterfield J
• Tobacco Cessation Behaviors Among Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study.
  Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2016 Vijayaraghavan M, Tieu L, Ponath C, Guzman D, Kushel M
• Implementing Tobacco Control Programs in Homeless Shelters: A Mixed-Methods Study.
  Health promotion practice 2015 Vijayaraghavan M, Hurst S, Pierce JP
• A Qualitative Examination of Smoke-Free Policies and Electronic Cigarettes Among Sheltered Homeless Adults.
  American journal of health promotion : AJHP 2015 Vijayaraghavan M, Hurst S, Pierce JP
• Interest in Smoking Cessation Related to a Smoke-Free Policy Among Homeless Adults.
  Journal of community health 2015 Vijayaraghavan M, Pierce JP
• Cigarette smoking cessation attempts among current US smokers who also use smokeless tobacco.
  Addictive behaviors 2015 Messer K, Vijayaraghavan M, White MM, Shi Y, Chang C, Conway KP, Hartman A, Schroeder MJ, Compton WM, Pierce JP
• Psychiatric readmissions in a community-based sample of patients with mental disorders.
  Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 2015 Vijayaraghavan M, Messer K, Xu Z, Sarkin A, Gilmer TP
• Non-medical use of non-opioid psychotherapeutic medications in a community-based cohort of HIV-infected indigent adults.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2014 Vijayaraghavan M, Freitas D, Bangsberg DR, Miaskowski C, Kushel MB
• Differential use of other tobacco products among current and former cigarette smokers by income level.
  Addictive behaviors 2014 Vijayaraghavan M, Pierce JP, White M, Messer K
• Smoking behaviors in a community-based cohort of HIV-infected indigent adults.
  AIDS and behavior 2014 Vijayaraghavan M, Penko J, Vittinghoff E, Bangsberg DR, Miaskowski C, Kushel MB
• The effectiveness of cigarette price and smoke-free homes on low-income smokers in the United States.
  American journal of public health 2013 Vijayaraghavan M, Messer K, White MM, Pierce JP
• Housing instability and incident hypertension in the CARDIA cohort.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2013 Vijayaraghavan M, Kushel MB, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz S, Jacobs D, Lewis CE, Sidney S, Bibbins-Domingo K
• Opioid analgesic misuse in a community-based cohort of HIV-infected indigent adults.
  JAMA internal medicine 2013 Vijayaraghavan M, Penko J, Bangsberg DR, Miaskowski C, Kushel MB
• Health, access to health care, and health care use among homeless women with a history of intimate partner violence.
  Journal of community health 2012 Vijayaraghavan M, Tochterman A, Hsu E, Johnson K, Marcus S, Caton CL
• Primary care providers' views on chronic pain management among high-risk patients in safety net settings.
  Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2012 Vijayaraghavan M, Penko J, Guzman D, Miaskowski C, Kushel MB
• The association between housing instability, food insecurity, and diabetes self-efficacy in low-income adults.
  Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2011 Vijayaraghavan M, Jacobs EA, Seligman H, Fernandez A
• Primary care providers’ judgments of opioid analgesic misuse in a community-based cohort of HIV-infected indigent adults.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2011 Vijayaraghavan M, Penko J, Guzman D, Miaskowski C, Kushel MB
• Blood pressure control, hypertension, awareness, and treatment in adults with diabetes in the United States-Mexico border region.
  Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health 2010 Vijayaraghavan M, He G, Stoddard P, Schillinger D
• Disparities in undiagnosed diabetes among United States-Mexico border populations.
  Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health 2010 Stoddard P, He G, Vijayaraghavan M, Schillinger D