Dr. Bialous is an associate professor in the UCSF School of Nursing and President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. Her work focuses on the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In particular, she works to protect health policies from tobacco industry interference. Recognizing the roles health care workers can play in tobacco control, Dr. Bialous conducts research in building nurse capacity to implement tobacco control methods. She executes her research in five countries in Eastern Europe. Moreover, in Brazil, she researches the impact of tobacco images on TV and social media.