Samantha Marinello, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Administration
Contact
Building & Room:
782 SPHPI
Address:
1603 W Taylor St.
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About
Samantha (Sam) Marinello, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Marinello is experienced in evaluating the impacts of public health policies on health behaviors and outcomes. Her research focuses on food and nutrition policy, cannabis policy, and online marketing of unhealthy products.
Selected Publications
Reimold, A. E., Wolf, E. C., Matas, K. J. G., Marinello, S., Powell, L. M., Schermbeck, R. M., & Falbe, J. (2025). Healthy checkout ordinance in Berkeley, California, 2021‒2022: Impacts on added sugars, sodium, and other nutrients at checkout 1 year after implementation. American Journal of Public Health, (0), e1-e13.
Falbe, J., Marinello, S., Wolf, E.C., Solar, S., & Powell, L.M. (2024). Food environment after implementation of a healthy checkout policy (in press). JAMA Network Open.
Marinello S. (2024). The impact of recreational cannabis markets on cannabis use among adolescents and adults: A synthetic control analysis. Cannabis.
Marinello, S., Valek, R., & Powell, L.M. (2024). Analysis of social media compliance with marijuana advertising regulations: evidence from recreational dispensaries in Illinois one-year post-legalization. Journal of Cannabis Research, 6(1), 2.
Falbe, J., Marinello, S., Wolf, E. C., Solar, S. E., Schermbeck, R. M., Pipito, A. A., & Powell, L. M. (2023). Food and beverage environments at store checkouts in California: Mostly unhealthy products. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7(6), 100075.
Marinello, S. (2023). Social media marketing practices of Illinois recreational cannabis dispensaries in the first year of legal sales: Product promotions, branding, and advertising. Journal of Drug Issues: 00220426231159542.
Marinello, S., Powell, L. M. (2023). The impact of recreational cannabis markets on motor vehicle accident, suicide, and opioid overdose fatalities. Social Science & Medicine, 320: 114580.
Andreyeva, T., Marple, K., Marinello, S., Moore, T., & Powell, L.M. (2022), Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 5(6), e2215276-e2215276.
Marinello, S., Leider, J., & Powell, L. M. (2021). Employment impacts of the San Francisco sugar-sweetened beverage tax 2 years after implementation. PloS one, 16(6), e0252094.
Marinello, S., Pipito, A. A., Leider, J., Pugach, O., & Powell, L. M. (2020). Longer-term impacts of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on fast-food prices: evidence from Oakland, California, 2-year post-tax. Public Health Nutrition: 1-5.
Marinello, S., Leider, J., Pugach, O., & Powell, L.M. (2020). The impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on employment: a synthetic control analysis. Economics & Human Biology: 100939.
Education
PhD 2022 Health Policy and Administration. University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health.
MS 2017 Biostatistics. University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health.
BA 2011 Mathematical Economics. Colorado College.
Selected Presentations
Changes in kids’ meal beverage offerings in chain restaurants after a healthy beverage default policy in New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2024.
The impact of recreational marijuana markets on fatalities associated with marijuana use. Oral presentation at the Association for Public Policy and Management conference. 2022.
Analysis of social media compliance with marijuana advertising regulations: evidence from recreational dispensaries in Illinois one-year post-legalization. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2021.
The impact of recreational marijuana markets on fatalities associated with marijuana use. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2021.
The Impact of the Oakland Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax on Bottled Soda and Fountain Drink Prices in Fast-Food Restaurants. Poster presentation at the Society for Behavioral Medicine. 2019.