Rate My Professor Page Dobbs

Page Dobbs is an Associate Professor of Public Health in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, within the College of Education and Health Professions. She serves as Co-Director of the Center for Public Health and Technology. Dr. Dobbs earned her PhD in Community Health Promotion (2016) and MS in Community Health Promotion (2013) from the University of Arkansas, along with a BS in Food Science (2009), graduating cum laude. Her prior academic appointments include Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of Oklahoma (2018–2020) and in the Health Department at SUNY Cortland (2016–2018). She received the National Society of Leadership & Success Excellence in Teaching Award (2017), Community Health Outstanding Doctoral Student of the Year (2014 and 2016), and Outstanding Master’s Student of the Year (2012).

Dr. Dobbs' research examines social factors influencing perceptions and behaviors related to tobacco and e-cigarette use among vulnerable populations, including youth, young adults, minorities, and pregnant women. She utilizes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches and has developed theory-based measures for young adults’ behavioral intentions to use e-cigarettes. Key publications include 'Young adults’ intention to quit using JUUL' (Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2021), 'Young Adult JUUL Users’ Beliefs about JUUL' (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021), 'Tobacco control policies discussed on social media: a scoping review' (Tobacco Control, 2024), and '#Discreetshipping: Selling E-cigarettes on TikTok' (Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2024). As principal investigator, she secured a $500,000 grant to investigate teenage use of smokeless tobacco (2025) and an NIH Tobacco Regulatory Science K01 award of $800,126 to study addiction issues (2022). Her work has contributed to understanding tobacco control policies, social media influences on product promotion, and interventions for cessation, with 95 publications and 673 citations documented on ResearchGate. She was inducted into the American Academy of Health Behavior Fellows Class of 2025.