Erika Litvin Bloom received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2011 from the University of South Florida. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and joined the faculty in 2013. Her research has focused primarily on development and evaluation of clinic-based and digital treatments for tobacco and other substance use disorders and the intersection of tobacco use and weight and body image. She has interests in increasing effectiveness, access to, and uptake of treatment; digital health and health care technology; and health behavior change theory and processes.
Farris SG, DiBello AM, Bloom EL, Abrantes AM. "A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Smoking and Weight Eating Episodes Test (SWEET)." Int.J. Behav. Med., vol. 25, no. 4, 2018, pp. 465-472. |
Kotsen C, Santorelli ML, Bloom EL, Goldstein AO, Ripley-Moffitt C, Steinberg MB, Burke MV, Foulds J. "A Narrative Review of Intensive Group Tobacco Treatment: Clinical, Research, and U.S. Policy Recommendations." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2018. |
Bloom EL, Burke MV, Kotsen C, Goldstein AO, Ripley-Moffitt C, Steinberg MB, Dailey M, Hunt LE, Bars MP. "Billing Practices Among US Tobacco Use Treatment Providers." Journal of Addiction Medicine, vol. 12, no. 5, 2018, pp. 381-386. |
Minami H, Bloom EL, Brinkman HR, Abrantes AM, Young CC, Brown RA. "Factors related to cigarette smoking and intent to quit among adolescent inpatients with psychiatric and substance use disorders." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 186, 2018, pp. 215-218. |
Brown RA, Hecht J, Bloom EL, Minami H, Kahler CW, Abrantes AM, Dubreuil ME, Gordon A, Price LH, Ondersma SJ. "Development and preliminary pilot evaluation of a brief tablet computer intervention to motivate tobacco quitline use among smokers in substance use treatment." The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 26, no. 6, 2017, pp. 587-594. |
Brown RA, Abrantes AM, Minami H, Prince MA, Bloom EL, Apodaca TR, Strong DR, Picotte DM, Monti PM, MacPherson L, Matsko SV, Hunt JI. "Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Substance Use in Adolescents with Psychiatric Comorbidity." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 59, 2015, pp. 20-9. |
Minami, Haruka, Bloom, Erika Litvin, Reed, Kathleen M. Palm, Hayes, Steven C., Brown, Richard A. "The moderating role of experiential avoidance in the relationships between internal distress and smoking behavior during a quit attempt." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 29, no. 2, 2015, pp. 400-407. |
Abrantes AM, Bloom EL, Strong DR, Riebe D, Marcus BH, Desaulniers J, Fokas K, Brown RA. "A preliminary randomized controlled trial of a behavioral exercise intervention for smoking cessation." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 16, no. 8, 2014, pp. 1094-103. |
Bloom EL. "Capsule commentary on Hess et al. A randomized controlled pilot trial of the functional assessment screening tablet to engage patients at the point of care." J GEN INTERN MED, vol. 29, no. 12, 2014, pp. 1690. |
Minami H, Kahler CW, Bloom EL, Prince MA, Abrantes AM, Strong DR, Niaura R, Miller IW, Palm Reed KM, Price LH, Brown RA. "Effects of sequential fluoxetine and gender on prequit depressive symptoms, affect, craving, and quit day abstinence in smokers with elevated depressive symptoms: a growth curve modeling approach." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 22, no. 5, 2014, pp. 392-406. |
Potts GF, Bloom EL, Evans DE, Drobes DJ. "Neural reward and punishment sensitivity in cigarette smokers." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 144, 2014, pp. 245-53. |
Bloom, Erika Litvin, Oliver, Jason A., Sutton, Steven K., Brandon, Thomas H., Jacobsen, Paul B., Simmons, Vani Nath. "Post-operative smoking status in lung and head and neck cancer patients: association with depressive symptomatology, pain, and fatigue." Psycho-Oncology, vol. 24, no. 9, 2014, pp. 1012-1019. |
Litvin EB, Abrantes AM, Brown RA. "Computer and mobile technology-based interventions for substance use disorders: an organizing framework." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 38, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1747-56. |
Bloom EL, Potts GF, Evans DE, Drobes DJ. "Cue reactivity in smokers: an event-related potential study." International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 90, no. 2, 2013, pp. 258-64. |
Brown RA, Reed KM, Bloom EL, Minami H, Strong DR, Lejuez CW, Kahler CW, Zvolensky MJ, Gifford EV, Hayes SC. "Development and preliminary randomized controlled trial of a distress tolerance treatment for smokers with a history of early lapse." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 15, no. 12, 2013, pp. 2005-15. |
Bejarano A, Litvin EB, Quinn GP, Brandon TH, Simmons VN. "Distribution of smoking relapse prevention materials in the Hispanic community: lessons learned." Journal of Cancer Education, vol. 28, no. 1, 2013, pp. 143-50. |
Simmons VN, Litvin EB, Jacobsen PB, Patel RD, McCaffrey JC, Oliver JA, Sutton SK, Brandon TH. "Predictors of smoking relapse in patients with thoracic cancer or head and neck cancer." Cancer, vol. 119, no. 7, 2013, pp. 1420-7. |
Bloom EL, Abrantes AM, Fokas KF, Ramsey SE, Brown RA. "Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Smoking Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents." Mental Health and Physical Activity, vol. 5, no. 2, 2012, pp. 136-140. |
Simmons VN, Litvin EB, Unrod M, Brandon TH. "Oncology healthcare providers' implementation of the 5A's model of brief intervention for smoking cessation: patients' perceptions." Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 86, no. 3, 2012, pp. 414-9. |
Litvin EB, Kovacs MA, Hayes PL, Brandon TH. "Responding to tobacco craving: experimental test of acceptance versus suppression." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 26, no. 4, 2012, pp. 830-7. |
Litvin EB, Rojas A, Brandon TH, Quinn G, Meade CD, Jimenez J, Castro E, Diaz Z, Simmons VN. "Cultural Acceptability of a Smoking Relapse Prevention Intervention for Pregnant Women in Puerto Rico: Providers' Feedback." Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, vol. 9, no. 3, 2011, pp. 117-126. |
Simmons VN, Jiménez JC, Castro E, Litvin EB, Gwede CK, Vadaparampil ST, Mclntyre J, Meade CD, Brandon TH, Quinn GP. "Initial efforts in community engagement with health care providers: perceptions of barriers to care for cancer patients in Puerto Rico." Puerto Rico health sciences journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2011, pp. 28-34. |
Simmons VN, Quinn G, Litvin EB, Rojas A, Jimenez J, Castro E, Meade CD, Brandon TH. "Transcreation of validated smoking relapse-prevention booklets for use with Hispanic populations." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 22, no. 3, 2011, pp. 886-93. |
Litvin EB, Brandon TH. "Testing the influence of external and internal cues on smoking motivation using a community sample." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 18, no. 1, 2010, pp. 61-70. |
Simmons VN, Litvin EB, Patel RD, Jacobsen PB, McCaffrey JC, Bepler G, Quinn GP, Brandon TH. "Patient-provider communication and perspectives on smoking cessation and relapse in the oncology setting." Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 77, no. 3, 2009, pp. 398-403. |
Lopez Khoury EN, Litvin EB, Brandon TH. "The effect of body image threat on smoking motivation among college women: mediation by negative affect." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 23, no. 2, 2009, pp. 279-86. |
Brandon TH, Vidrine JI, Litvin EB. "Relapse and relapse prevention." Annual review of clinical psychology, vol. 3, 2007, pp. 257-84. |
Lescano CM, Vazquez EA, Brown LK, Litvin EB, Pugatch D, Project SHIELD Study Group. "Condom use with "casual" and "main" partners: what's in a name?." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 39, no. 3, 2006, pp. 443.e1-7. |
Co-Director. Walkin' Wager: Applying behavioural economics in the examination and promotion of incentive-based physical activity app engagement. SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (Canada). March 2023-March 2026. (Directors: Mitchell and Bloom).
Co-Investigator. Effectiveness of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling in Dental Practices. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, UG3 DE029973. 8/1/20-7/30/22. (PI: Japuntich)
Co-Principal Investigator. QuitBet: A Digital Social Game that Pays You to Stop Smoking. National Institute on Drug Abuse, R44 DA048668. 7/01/19-3/31/24. (PIs: Rosen and Bloom.
Collaborator. Distress Tolerance and Benzodiazepine Discontinuation in Opioid Agonist Therapy, National Institute on Drug Abuse, K23 DA044321. 8/15/17-7/31/22. (PI: Tae Woo Park, M.D.)
Consultant. Extended Care for Smoking Cessation Following Psychiatric Hospitalization, National Institute of Mental Health, R01 MH104562. 9/1/14-6/30/19. (PI: Richard A. Brown, Ph.D.)
Principal Investigator. Contingency Management for Weight Maintenance After Smoking Cessation, Rhode Island Foundation No. 20144125. 1/1/16-12/31/18.
Principal Investigator. Distress Tolerance Treatment for Weight Concern in Smoking Cessation among Women, National Institute on Drug Abuse. 1K23 DA035288-01, 4/15/13-3/31/19.
Collaborator. Brief Computer Intervention to Motivate Quitline Use for Smokers in SUD Treatment, National Institute on Drug Abuse. 1R34 DA034312-01, 8/1/12-7/31/14. (PI: Richard A. Brown, Ph.D.)
Collaborator. Computer-Based MI to Engage Smokers Living with HIV in Tobacco Quitline Treatment, National Institute on Drug Abuse. 1R34 DA034558-01A1, 4/1/13-3/31/15. (PI: Richard A. Brown, Ph.D.)
Year | Degree | Institution |
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2011 | PhD | University of South Florida |
2008 | MA | University of South Florida |
2003 | BA | Brown University |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Butler Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior | 2011-2013 | Providence, RI |
2015 - Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions Award, Society of Addiction Psychology (APA Division 50)
2017 - SRNT Service Award for service as a Co-Chair of the Trainee Network
2019 - Selected as a fellow for Innovation to Impact (i2i) (Entrepreneurship Training Program for academic researchers), Yale University
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)
Association for the Treatment of Tobacco and Dependence (ATTUD)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Society of Addiction Psychology (SoAP) - APA Division 50
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
National Certificate of Tobacco Treatment Practice | NAADAC | 2018- | #NT0183 |
Psychologist | State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | 2013-2018 | #01391 |
Psychologist. Brown Medicine, 2015-2019 |
Psychologist. Rhode Island Hospital, 2015-2019 |
Assistant Director of Addictions Research. Butler Hospital, 2013-2015 |