Principal Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program titled "Public Policy and Smokeless Tobacco Use", March 1, 2004 - February 28, 2006.

Principal Investigator on a grant from the National Institute of Health - National Cancer Institute titled "Smoking Transitions: The Impact of Government Policy", February 1, 2002 - January 31, 2005.

Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture titled "Economic, Lifestyle, and Social Influences on Obesity", February 1 2005- January 31, 2009.

Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health titled "Economic review of IL Cigarette Excise Tax, Tobacco Control Programs, and Smoke Free Air", May 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004.

Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation titled "Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior", March 1, 2003 - February 29, 2006.

Principal Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program titled "Smoking Transitions: The Impact of Government Intervention", May 1, 2002 - April 30, 2003.

Co- Principal Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program titled "Peer Effects, Tobacco Control Policies, and Youth Smoking Behavior", January 1, 2003 - June 30 , 2003.

Co- Principal Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program titled "Adolescent Smoking Initiation and Body Weight", July 15, 2002 - July 14 , 2003.

Co- Principal Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program titled "Excessive Drinking and Drinking and Driving Among College Students", September 1, 2002 - January 31 , 2004.

Principal Investigator on a grant from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare titled "The Impacts of Nicotine Replacement, Cigarette, and Anti-tobacco Advertising on the Markets for Nicotine Replacement and Tobacco Products" July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.

Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Research Triangle Institute titled "Economic & Other Analysis Using the Impac Teen & MTF Data", September 1, 2000 - July 31, 2001.

Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation titled "Youth Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Surveillance Initiative - ImpacTeen", November 1, 1998 - August 31, 2003.

Principal Investigator on a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program titled "Price, Tobacco Control Policies, and Smoking Initiation and Cessation", December 1, 1997 - October 15, 1999.

Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from SmithKline Beecham titled "The Markets for Nicotine Replacement and Tobacco Products" November 15, 1999 through June 30, 2000.

Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the National Cancer Institute titled "The Effects of Smoking Related Advertisements". 1/1/05 -12/31/08. TC: $4,017,723.

Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from the NIH titled "Contextual Effects on Youth Activity, Eating and Obesity"

Principal Investigator on a grant to the William T. Grant Foundation titled "Race, Gender, Public Policy, and Adolescent Smoking"