Pamela May Ling, MD, MPH

Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges, A.B., 1990, History and Science
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, M.D., 1996, Medicine
University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, M.P.H., 2000, Interdisciplinary Public Health
University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1999-2002, media interventions, social marketing

• 1996-1999
  Medical residency, University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco General Hospital
• 1999-2002
  Urgent Care Physician. San Francisco Community Health Networks
• 1999-2002
  Physician. Haight Ashbury Free Clinics Drug Treatment Research Program
• 1999-2001
  Clinical Instructor. University of California, San Francisco. Community Health Network Clinics
• 1999-2002
  Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
• 2002-2008
  Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
• 2008-present
  Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco

• 1986
  National Merit Scholar
• 1987
  Detur Prize, Harvard University
• 1986-1990
  John Harvard Scholarship, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholar, Harvard University
• 1990
  Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Harvard University
• 1991-1996
  Regent's Scholar, University of California San Francisco
• 2004
  Stewart Trust Research Award, Univ of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center
• 2005
  Most important and influential papers in Tobacco Control. Three papers voted by peers into the top ten in youth and tobacco advertising categories
• 2005
  Outstanding Mentorship Award. Nominee. Postdoctoral Scholar's Association, University of California San Francisco
• 2007
  Robert H. Crede Awards. Nominated both for excellence in Research and Clinical Care
• 2008
  Robert H. Crede Awards. Nominated both for excellence in Research and Teaching
• 2008
  Best Young Clinician-Investigator Award. Society for General Internal Medicine California/Hawaii Region
• 2009
  Robert H. Crede Awards. Nominated both for excellence in Research and Clinical Care

• Sepe E, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Smooth Moves: Tobacco bar and nightclub promotions that target young adults. American Journal of Public Health. March 2002. 92(3): 414-419. PMID: 11867322.
• Ling PM, Glantz SA. It is time to abandon youth access tobacco programs. Tobacco Control. March 2002. 11(1): 3-6. PMID: 11891349.
• Ling PM, Glantz SA. Why and how the tobacco industry sells cigarettes to young adults: evidence from industry documents. American Journal of Public Health. June 2002. 92(6): 908-916. PMID: 12036776.
• Landman A, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Tobacco industry youth smoking prevention programs protect the tobacco industry and hurt tobacco control. American Journal of Public Health. June 2002. 92(6): 917-930. PMID: 12036777.
• Ling PM, Glantz SA. Using tobacco industry marketing research to design more effective tobacco control campaigns. JAMA. June 2002. 287(22): 2983-2989. PMID: 12052128.
• Ling PM, Glantz SA. Nicotine addiction, young adults, and smoke free bars. Drug and Alcohol Review. June 2002. 21(2):101-104. PMID: 12188987.
• Ling PM, Glantz SA. Tobacco Industry Research on Smoking Cessation: Recapturing Young Adults and Other Recent Quitters. Journal of General Internal Medicine. April 2004. 19:422-429. PMID: 15109339.
• Lambert A, Sargent J, Glantz SA, Ling PM. How Philip Morris unlocked the Japanese cigarette market: lessons for global tobacco control. Tobacco Control. December 2004;13(4):379-87. PMID: 15564622.
• Anderson SJ, Glantz SA, Ling PM. Emotions for Sale: Cigarette advertising and Women's Psychosocial Needs. Tobacco Control. 2005 Apr;14(2):127-35. PMID: 15791023.
• Toll B, Ling PM. The Virginia Slims Identity Crisis: An Inside Look at Tobacco Industry Marketing to Women. Tobacco Control. 2005 Jun;14(3):172-80. PMID: 15923467.
• Bansal R, John S, Ling PM. Cigarette Advertising in Mumbai, India: Targeting different socioeconomic groups, women, and youth. Tobacco Control. 2005. Jun;14(3):201-6. PMID: 15923471.
• Hafez N, Ling PM. How Philip Morris built Marlboro into a Global Brand for Young Adults: Implications for international tobacco control. Tobacco Control. 2005. Aug;14(4):262-71. PMID: 16046690.
• Ling PM, Glantz SA. Tobacco industry consumer research on socially acceptable cigarettes. Tobacco Control. 2005 Oct;14(5):e3. PMID: 16183968.
• Anderson SJ, Dewhirst T, Ling PM. Every document and picture tells a story: Using internal corporate document reviews, semiotics, and content analysis to assess tobacco advertising. Tobacco Control. 2006 Jun;15(3):254-61. PMID: 16728758.
• Anderson SJ, Pollay RW, Ling PM. Taking Ad-Vantage of Lax Advertising Regulation: Reassuring and Distracting Health-Concerned Smokers. Social Science and Medicine. 2006. Oct: 62(8):1973-1985. PMID: 16843578 .
• Hafez N, Ling PM. Finding the Kool Mixx: How Brown & Williamson used music marketing to sell cigarettes. Tobacco Control. 2006 Oct;15(5):359-66. PMID: 16998169.
• Ling PM, Neilands TB, Glantz, SA. The Effect of Support for Action Against the Tobacco Industry on Smoking Among Young Adults. American Journal of Public Health. 2007 Jun 28; 97(8): 1449-1456. PMID: 17600255.
• Ling PM, Neilands TB, Nguyen T, Kaplan CP. Psychographic segments based on attitudes about smoking and lifestyle among Vietnamese adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007 Jul;41(1):51-60. PMID: 17577534.
• Anderson SJ, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Implications of the Federal Court Order Banning the Terms "Light" and "Mild:" What Difference Could it Make? Tobacco Control. 2007; 16:275-279. PMID: 17652244.
• Song AV, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Smoking in movies and increased smoking among young adults. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Nov;33(5):396-403. Erratum in: Am J Prev Med. 2008 Jan;34(1):86. PMID: 17950405.
• Chibber KS, Kaplan RL, Padian NS, Anderson SJ, Ling PM, Acharya N, Van Dyke C, and Krishnan S. A common pathway toward women's health. Global Public Health. 2008 Jan (3):26-38.
• Braun S, Mejia R, Ling PM, Perez-Stable EJ. Tobacco Industry Targeting Youth in Argentina. Tobacco Control. 2008 Apr;17(2):111-7. Epub 2008 Feb 25. PMID: 18299308.
• Anderson SJ, Ling PM. And they told two friends, and so on, and so on: RJ Reynolds' viral marketing of Eclipse. Tobacco Control. Aug;17(4):222-9. Epub 2008 Mar 10. PMID: 18332064. PMC2845302
• Schneider N, Ling PM. How tobacco protects you against the flu. Tobacco Control. 2008 Jun;17(3):215-6. PMID: 18522972.
• Mars S, Ling PM. Meanings and Motives: Experts Debating Tobacco Addiction. American Journal of Public Health. 2008 Oct;98(10):1793-802. PMID: 18703459.
• Cortese DK, Lewis MJ, Ling PM. To Conquer or Keep a Consumer: Tobacco Industry Lifestyle Magazines Targeted to Young Adults. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Sep;45(3):268-80. PMC2849991
• Ling PM, Neilands TB, Glantz SA. Young Adult Smoking Behavior: a National Survey. Am J Prev Med. 2009 May;36(5):389-394.e2. PMCID: 2700137
• Schane RE, Glantz SA, Ling PM. Social Smoking Implications for public health and clinical practice. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Aug;37(2):124-31. PMCID 2771192
• Schane RE, Glantz SA, Ling PM. Nondaily and Social Smoking. An increasingly prevalent practice. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 26;169(19):1742-4. PMCID in process
• Ling PM, Haber LA, Wedl S. Branding the Rodeo: A Case Study of Tobacco Sports Sponsorship. American Journal of Public Health. 2010 Jan;100(1):32-41. PMC2791245
• Mejia AB, Ling PM. Tobacco Industry Consumer Research on Smokeless Tobacco Users and Product Development. Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan;100(1):78-87.