Ep 8 - Smoking Research and Advocating Policy Change: A Conversation with Dr. Ziyad Ben Taleb

In this episode, hosts Aspen Drude and Dr. Jeffrey Taylor chat with Dr. Ziyad Ben Taleb, an assistant professor and the director of the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Arlington. The three talk about Dr. Taleb's public health journey, his research focused on smoking, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, hookah and cannabis, creating and managing UTA's Eliminate Tobacco event, and advocating for policy change.