Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Perceived ease of access to alcohol, tobacco and other substances in rural and urban US students

Jacob  Warren

Jacob Warren

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, supervised data collection, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Endowed chair and director, Center for Rural Health and Health Disparities

United States

Dr. Jacob Warren is Endowed Chair and Director of the Center for Rural Health and Health Disparities in the Mercer University School of Medicine's Department of Community Medicine. His research focuses on health disparities in rural, LGBT, and other underserved populations.


K. Bryant  Smalley

K. Bryant Smalley

qualifications: PhD, PsyD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Executive director, Rural Health Research Institute


K. Nikki  Barefoot

K. Nikki Barefoot

qualifications: PsyD

contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts, literature review

position: Postdoctoral research associate, Rural Health Research Institute

United States

Dr. Nikki Barefoot is the Assistant Director of the Rural Health Research Institute at Georgia Southern University. Her research focuses on rural and LGBT health disparities.


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