Tanya Schlam

Tanya Schlam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University. Her research focuses on health behavior change, specifically smoking cessation, and developing interventions including mobile health strategies to enhance behavioral and cognitive control skills amid societal and psychological challenges. She teaches courses in health promotion and health equity.

Her research emphasizes optimizing smoking cessation treatments through randomized controlled trials, digital interventions, and factorial experiments. Key areas include relapse prevention, medication adherence, and the role of anxiety sensitivity in quitting success. Schlam collaborates across disciplines, integrating clinical psychology, public health, and behavioral science to address tobacco dependence.

Her work has explored topics such as the impact of mobile gaming on craving management, electronically monitored medication use, and predictors of long-term abstinence. She has contributed to comparative effectiveness studies and chronic care models for smoking treatment in primary care settings.

While no formal awards are listed, her extensive peer-reviewed publications reflect significant impact in smoking cessation research. Advising and grant activities are not explicitly detailed, though her research portfolio suggests active engagement in funded projects.