Stories by Stephanie S. O’Malley

Stephanie S. O’Malley is a professor and deputy chair for clinical research in the department of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. She co-leads the Yale Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science.

Illustration of a cartoon scientist looking up a cluster of molecules against a green background.

OpinionJune 3, 2024

How Tobacco Companies Use Chemistry to Get around Menthol Bans

Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles

Julie B. Zimmerman, Hanno C. Erythropel, Tobias D. Muellers, Predrag V. Petrovic, Stephanie S. O’Malley, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Sairam V. Jabba, Sven E. Jordt, Paul T. Anastas