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Anna Kostygina

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Principal Research Scientist, Social Data Collaboratory at NORC, #media, #health, #tobaccocontrol

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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Latest News: In late 2024, PMI launched a new IQOS campaign theme centred on the theme of ‘Curiosity’ marking a fundamental shift in the brand’s advertising strategy. bit.ly/4x5sICx
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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Latest News: ‘Here is my stack’: complementary promotion of nicotine and ‘productivity’ pouches on social media. bit.ly/3QR9wsL
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Wanda de Kanter @wdekanter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
ECTOH conference: No safety of e-cigarettes: short to middle term use: dual use makes everything worse www.linkedin.com/posts/wandad...
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#ectoh #ectoh2026 #milaan | Dr.h.c. Wanda de Kanter
ECTOH conference: No safety of e-cigarettes: short to middle term use: dual use makes everything worse #ECTOH 👇 ❗️#ecigarettes for smoking cessation : very bad results in real life , influencing the...
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WHO @who.int · 15/05/2026
Nicotine pouches, flavoured and appealing, are designed to hook young people. And these products evolve rapidly. WHO is calling on governments to regulate them now. Read WHO’s Global Nicotine Pouch Report 👉 bit.ly/4nymmbk #TobaccoExposed
WHO graphic with the text “No smoke does not mean no harm”. Image shows colourful AI-generated tins and sachets representing flavoured nicotine pouches, surrounded by fruit (orange, watermelon, blueberries, mint) and ice cubes, highlighting flavour appeal. Small text reads: “AI-generated representations of nicotine pouches.”
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 07/05/2026
New from NORC’s Social Data Collaboratory: We analyzed 48M+ tweets to study how influencer content relates to youth substance use. This work shows how local social media environments may shape real-world behavior. See the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 11/03/2026
That’s a wrap on #SRNT2026! 📸 Huge congrats to SDC at @norc.org's Chandler Carter for an amazing job presenting our team's research on digital nicotine promotion, synthetic marketing, and the decline of online tobacco prevention campaigns. Proud of the team!
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 25/02/2026
Our SRNT presentation schedule is up! SDC’s Chandler Carter will present research on synthetic nicotine advertising, nicotine’s promotion as a performance enhancer, and the structural decline of online tobacco control campaign impact. See the full schedule: srnt.joynmeeting.com/conference_h...
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Conference Lobby
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NORC at the University of Chicago @norc.org · 23/02/2026
Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16. NORC is conducting the only nationally representative survey designed to measure the ban's effects on families before and after implementation. Find out how: go.norc.org/46TKWw1
Young individuals are looking at their smartphones. The text reads "Australia Social Media Ban Family Survey" and "Groundbreaking research on the impact of the world's first under-16 social media ban." NORC spark appears in upper right corner
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NORC at the University of Chicago @norc.org · 21/11/2025
New NORC research using donated social media data reveals disparities in Facebook food and beverage ad exposure that may influence dietary choices and health outcomes. Access the full analysis: go.norc.org/3LLXYnX @sdc.norc.org
A bar chart titled "SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Average number of food and beverage ads seen daily by the adults exposed to these ads," featuring data sorted by age, race/ethnicity, and household income. The age categories are 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, and 50-59, with corresponding ad exposures. Race/ethnicity categories include Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White, and household income ranges from less than $30,000 to $100,000 and above, also with corresponding ad exposures. There is a NORC at the University of Chicago logo and a note that the data is from Facebook ads.
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WHO @who.int · 21/02/2026
Stress can cause: ❤️‍🩹 headaches ❤️‍🩹 neck and shoulder pain ❤️‍🩹 lack of appetite ❤️‍🩹 back pain ❤️‍🩹 a heavy chest ❤️‍🩹 tight muscles ❤️‍🩹 an upset stomach Pausing, breathing, and reflecting through slow breathing techniques can help to reduce stress
These are the physical signs of stress:

headaches; neck and shoulder pain; back pain; tight muscles; not feeling hungry; lump in the throat; heavy chest; and upset stomach.
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 18/02/2026
A new SDC paper investigating high school alcohol and smokeless tobacco co-use finds that teen boys and student athletes are significantly more likely to use both, while female students are more likely to either drink or use smokeless products. Learn more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41492419/
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Differences in the Use of Smokeless Tobacco, Alcohol, and Co-Use Among U.S. High-School Students: Analysis of National Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data - PubMed
The strong yet asymmetric relationship suggests that smokeless tobacco users may be a crucial target for alcohol prevention. The distinct risk patterns for concurrent use-particularly among males and other tobacco users-indicate that prevention strategies should likely differ between concurrent and …
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 04/02/2026
🚨 New research alert! 🚨 Our new paper out in AJPM this week finds that online e-cigarette prevention campaigns are systematiclaly drowned out by widespread opposition driven by a small number of highly active users, undermining their effectiveness. Learn more! doi.org/10.1016/j.am...
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LLMs @llms.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2025
LLMs can get "brain rot" Article URL: llm-brain-rot.github.io Comments URL: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=456562… Points: 302 # Comments: 170 Origin | Interest | Match
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Decoding Compressed Trust
Decoding Compressed Trust
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NORC at the University of Chicago @norc.org · 14/04/2025
Check out the inaugural Special Issue of the Journal of Health Communication, which was co-edited by NORC's Ashani Johnson-Turbes and includes contributions from experts with our Center for Health Communication Science: www.tandfonline.com/toc/uhcm20/3... #healthcommunication #healthcampaigns
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Journal of Health Communication
Successes and Failures: Everything We Learned from Health Communication Campaigns and Programs. Volume 30, Issue sup1 of Journal of Health Communication
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 19/03/2025
SDC Team Spotlight: Meet Chandler C. Carter! Chandler, a Research Scientist at @norc.org's SDC, has 7+ years of expertise in social media & survey research. From tobacco prevention to vaccine attitudes, she drives key public health insights! Learn more: www.norc.org/about/expert...
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Chandler C. Carter | NORC at the University of Chicago
Chandler is a mixed-methods researcher specializing in the analysis of social media and survey data.
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 05/02/2025
Flavored tobacco products are a leading factor in youth initiation, with social media amplifying the trend. Our new study explores these patterns and the need for effective public health strategies. Let’s work together to protect youth! Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39348776/
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Flavored combustible tobacco product initiation in two longitudinal youth cohorts in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study: 2013-2016 and 2016-2019 - PubMed
Frequent social media use was associated with flavored CTP initiation among youth who used CTPs. Youth who had ever vaped and Black youth were less likely to initiate with flavored CTPs.
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 18/12/2024
#DidYouKnow 🔍 Studying social media #influencers? Follower count is likely not enough! SDC at @norc.org research shows different influence metrics reveal totally different influential users & conversations. Read our new study to improve your research methods! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 15/01/2025
At #APHA2024, we shared findings on social media posts promoting nicotine/tobacco for weight control, including mentions of unhealthy diets, self-monitoring via “body checks,” and posts glamorizing thinness. #TobaccoPrevention must counter these harmful narratives to protect health and body image.
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 22/01/2025
Check out the Social Data Collaboratory (SDC) at @norc.org's Industry Watch published in Tobacco Control on the rapid rise of the oral nicotine pouch, Zyn! #PublicHealth tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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‘O-ZYN-PIC’ and ‘ZYNCOIN’: how viral marketing, tokenisation and trendjacking boosted Zyn popularity in the USA
Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) are a rapidly growing smokeless tobacco category in the USA.1–3 One of the top-selling ONP brands is Zyn (manufactured by Swedish Match and, now owned by Philip Morris Int...
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 06/11/2024
New insights on cigar marketing trends! Our team at @norc.org's SDC completed a study on cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos marketing expenditures in the USA from 2017-2022. Read the full study here: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl... #CigarMarketing #PublicHealth #Research
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Analysis of cigar marketing expenditures by product category, placement strategy and geolocation in the USA, from 2017 to 2022
Significance The marketing of cigars, little cigars and cigarillos (CLCCs) and cigar wraps is under-regulated and understudied in the USA. To describe strategies CLCC manufacturers and vendors used to...
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Social Data Collaboratory @ NORC @sdc.norc.org · 13/11/2024
Excited to share that @norc.org's SDC member, Yoonsang Kim, presented research at the 2024 APHA. Our study shows how top-followed accounts significantly increase cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos use among youth. #PublicHealth #Research #InfluencerMarketing #TobaccoControl #APHA2024
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