Dr. Dale S. Mantey is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He received his BA in History and Psychology from Angelo State University, his Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Texas State University, and his PhD in Health Promotion/Behavioral Science from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin. From 2020 to 2022, he was a National Cancer Institute postdoctoral fellow. Prior to entering academia, he served as program supervisor of a comprehensive tobacco control program in Northern Colorado. He researches adolescent health behaviors with an emphasis on substance use/misuse. He currently researches nicotine and cannabis use among youth and young adults, exploring patterns of behavior across modalities (i.e., cannabis vaping and blunt smoking).