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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89627, first published .
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Using Ecological Momentary Assessment, Geolocation Tracking, and Neuroimaging to Assess Effects of Tobacco Retail Exposure on Smoking Behavior: Protocol for the GeoSmoking Study

Using Ecological Momentary Assessment, Geolocation Tracking, and Neuroimaging to Assess Effects of Tobacco Retail Exposure on Smoking Behavior: Protocol for the GeoSmoking Study

Nicole Cooper   1 * , PhD ;   Benjamin Muzekari   1 * , MA ;   Anthony Resnick   1 , BA ;   Alexandra M Paul   1 , BA ;   Omaya Torres-Grillo   1 , MPH ;   Farah Sayed   2 , BA ;   Elizabeth Beard   3 , PhD ;   Melis E Cakar   4 , PhD ;   Jose Carreras-Tartak   1 , MBDS ;   Susan Hao   1 , PhD ;   Bradley Mattan   1 , PhD ;   Mary Andrews   5, 6 , PhD ;   Darin Johnson   7 , PhD ;   Christian Benitez   8 , MA ;   Emily Zhou   9 , MA ;   Christin Scholz   10 , PhD ;   Ian Barnett   11 , PhD ;   Michael Fichman   12 , MCP ;   Lisa Henriksen   13 , PhD ;   Thomas R Kirchner   14, 15 , PhD ;   David M Lydon-Staley   1, 16, 17 , PhD ;   Andrew A Strasser   1, 18, 19 , PhD ;   Emily B Falk   1, 8, 20, 21, 22 , PhD

1 Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

2 College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States

3 Wharton AI and Analytics Initiative, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

4 Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

5 Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States

6 School of Communication and Journalism, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States

7 School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

8 Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

9 Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

10 Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands

11 Department of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

12 Department of City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

13 Stanford Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States

14 Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York City, NY, United States

15 Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, United States

16 Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

17 Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

18 Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

19 Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

20 Wharton Marketing Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

21 Wharton Operations, Information and Decisions Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

22 Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

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