About Us

We are the resource center for tobacco use cessation and prevention for the State of Maryland. Our resource center is funded by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). We hope you will find the posted information useful as you help your clients work toward a tobacco-free life. Please become an active member of our online resource, and share your feedback, comments, and suggestions. If you are a smoker or tobacco user and are thinking about quitting, please CLICK HERE for help.

Mission

The Maryland Quitting Use and Initiation of Tobacco (MDQuit) Resource Center is dedicated to assisting providers and programs in reducing tobacco use among citizens across the state. Our mission is to link professionals and providers to state tobacco initiatives, to provide evidence-based, effective resources and tools to local programs, to create and support an extensive, collaborative network of tobacco prevention and cessation professionals, and to provide a forum for sharing best practices throughout the state of Maryland.

Contact Us

The MDQuit Resource Center is located at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus.

MAILING ADDRESS: UMBC Department of Psychology 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250

WEBSITE: www.MDQuit.org

PHONE: 410-455-3628

FAX: 410-455-1755

EMAIL: info@MDQuit.org

Center Director: Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D. diclemen@umbc.edu
Associate Director: Janine C. Delahanty, Ph.D. delahan1@umbc.edu
Center Coordinator: Terri L. Harold admin@mdquit.org
Center Specialists: Cate Corno ccorno1@umbc.edu
  Meagan Graydon mgraydo1@umbc.edu
  Angela Petersen, M.A. angel13@umbc.edu
  Shayla Thrash sthrash1@umbc.edu
     

Advisory Board

Kathleen Hoke, J.D., Legal Resource Center for Tobacco Regulation, Litigation & Advocacy: University of Maryland School of Law

Lisa Dixon, M.D., Director of the Division of Services Research, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Michaeline Fedder, M.A., Director of Government Relations, Maryland

Kevin Ferentz, M.D., Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Family Medicine

Sonia Fierro-Luperini, M.D., Chairwoman of Spanish-speaking Health Leaders

Jacquelyn Fried, RDH, MS, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Maryland Dental School

Linda Green, R.N., Worcester County Health Department

Neil Grunberg, Ph.D., Professor of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

George Kolodner, M.D., Medical Director, Kolmac Clinic

Mildred Morse, JD, CTAS, Founding Director, National Tobacco Independence Campaign

Meg Riordan, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Linda Simoni-Wastila, BSPharm, MSPH, Ph.D, Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Georgia L. Stevens, Ph.D., PMHCNS, BC, Geropsychiatric Nurse Coordinator, BMHS & MD MHA