PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Health Behavior
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control
Area of Interest
Sarah D. Mills, PhD, MPH, researches reducing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in cancer-related health behaviors and outcomes, especially smoking and tobacco-related disease. She also validates health outcomes measures across diverse groups. Mills’ research is currently supported by a K01 Career Development Award from the National Cancer Institute.
News and Stories
Menthol cigarette bans could lead nearly a quarter of smokers to quit
Sarah Mills, PhD, led a study team that examined the effects of banning the sale of menthol cigarettes, finding that it could lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates.
NIH and FDA award $18.6M to UNC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
UNC TCORS was launched at UNC Lineberger in 2013 and provides scientific studies that inform FDA’s regulatory authority for tobacco products.
