Professor Coral Gartner
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Coral Gartner

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Background

Professor Coral Gartner is an international expert in tobacco control policy and the world's leading expert on electronic nicotine delivery systems (or e-cigarettes). She is the Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE), an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, and the Chair of the Interdisciplinary Tobacco Endgame Research Network, the country lead Investigator for Australia with the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project), and a Co-Investigator with the SewAUs Wastewater Epidemiology Project. She is currently the Director of Research at the University of Queensland's School of Public Health, the Regional Editor for Australasia for the BMJ journal, Tobacco Control, after serving as a senior editor from 2012-2018. She is the immediate Past President of the Oceania Chapter of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT-O).

She leads a multidisciplinary research team of international experts (located in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, England, and the Netherlands) to develop the evidence base for tobacco endgame strategies and to identify the most promising policies that could end the cigarette epidemic in Australia, and beyond. Her research program includes consideration of how these policies could be implemented, while mitigating potential unintended impacts and increasing equity. Her research methods span cohort studies, clinical trials, policy analyses, simulation modelling and mixed methods research.

Professor Gartner joined the University of Queensland in 2006. With undergraduate qualifications in environmental health and a PhD in environmental epidemiology, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship on tobacco control policy and held a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (2014-2018). In 2019, she led the development of UQ’s flagship cross-faculty postgraduate programs in Environmental Health Sciences.

Professor Gartner has published over 300 academic works, including journal articles, book chapters, and submissions to government inquiries, and has served as an expert witness to a number of government inquiries and consultations. She has also authored articles on tobacco control topics for The Conversation.

Availability

Professor Coral Gartner is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Clinical sciences Epidemiology Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor (Honours), Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Search Professor Coral Gartner’s works on UQ eSpace

485 works between 1996 and 2027
All (485) Journal Article (332) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (133) Book Chapter (16) Newspaper Article (1)

221 - 240 of 485 works

2021

Journal Article

A qualitative analysis of how people who smoke and manage lower incomes perceive the Smokefree 2025 goal

Hoek, Janet, Barbalich, Ivana, Edwards, Richard and Gartner, Coral (2021). A qualitative analysis of how people who smoke and manage lower incomes perceive the Smokefree 2025 goal. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 134 (1535), 83-87.

A qualitative analysis of how people who smoke and manage lower incomes perceive the Smokefree 2025 goal

2021

Journal Article

Response to Daube & Chapman

Berridge, Virginia, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2021). Response to Daube & Chapman. Addiction, 116 (9) add.15499, 2588-2589. doi: 10.1111/add.15499

Response to Daube & Chapman

2021

Journal Article

Does the content and source credibility of health and risk messages related to nicotine vaping products have an impact on harm perception and behavioural intentions? A systematic review

Erku, Daniel A., Bauld, Linda, Dawkins, Lynne, Gartner, Coral E., Steadman, Kathryn J., Noar, Seth M., Shrestha, Shakti and Morphett, Kylie (2021). Does the content and source credibility of health and risk messages related to nicotine vaping products have an impact on harm perception and behavioural intentions? A systematic review. Addiction, 116 (12), 3290-3303. doi: 10.1111/add.15473

Does the content and source credibility of health and risk messages related to nicotine vaping products have an impact on harm perception and behavioural intentions? A systematic review

2021

Journal Article

‘Money up in smoke’: the financial benefits of smoking cessation may be more motivating to people who are homeless than potential health gains

Puljević, Cheneal, Snoswell, Aaron, Rivas, Lorena, Ali, Mohammed M., de Greef, Wouter, Ferris, Jason and Gartner, Coral (2021). ‘Money up in smoke’: the financial benefits of smoking cessation may be more motivating to people who are homeless than potential health gains. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (7), 1308-1314. doi: 10.1111/dar.13293

‘Money up in smoke’: the financial benefits of smoking cessation may be more motivating to people who are homeless than potential health gains

2021

Journal Article

Australian policy makers do not have to choose between protecting youth and allowing smokers to use nicotine vaping products

Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2021). Australian policy makers do not have to choose between protecting youth and allowing smokers to use nicotine vaping products. Addiction, 116 (9) add.15512, 2257-2259. doi: 10.1111/add.15512

Australian policy makers do not have to choose between protecting youth and allowing smokers to use nicotine vaping products

2021

Conference Publication

What Do People Who Smoke Need from Smoking Cessation Apps?: A Thematic Analysis of App Store Consumer Reviews

Bendotti, H., Ireland, D., Lawler, S., Gartner, C., Hides, L. and Marshall, H. (2021). What Do People Who Smoke Need from Smoking Cessation Apps?: A Thematic Analysis of App Store Consumer Reviews. TSANZSRS 2021 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Online, 1–2 May 2021. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

What Do People Who Smoke Need from Smoking Cessation Apps?: A Thematic Analysis of App Store Consumer Reviews

2021

Journal Article

How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia

Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e044649, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044649

How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia

2021

Journal Article

QuitNic: A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing nicotine vaping products with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation following residential detoxification

Bonevski, Billie, Manning, Victoria, Wynne, Olivia, Gartner, Coral, Borland, Ron, Baker, Amanda L, Segan, Catherine J, Skelton, Eliza, Moore, Lyndell, Bathish, Ramez, Chiu, Simon, Guillaumier, Ashleigh and Lubman, Dan I (2021). QuitNic: A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing nicotine vaping products with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation following residential detoxification. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23 (3), 462-470. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa143

QuitNic: A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing nicotine vaping products with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation following residential detoxification

2021

Conference Publication

The impact of a regional health promotion program on Quitline calls in Central Queensland, Australia- findings from a controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Khan, Arifuzzaman, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). The impact of a regional health promotion program on Quitline calls in Central Queensland, Australia- findings from a controlled interrupted time series analysis.. SRNT’S 27th Annual Meeting, Virtual, 24-27 February 2021.

The impact of a regional health promotion program on Quitline calls in Central Queensland, Australia- findings from a controlled interrupted time series analysis.

2021

Journal Article

The EVALI outbreak makes a strong case for better regulation of all vaporizer products

Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral and Bonevski, Billie (2021). The EVALI outbreak makes a strong case for better regulation of all vaporizer products. Addiction, 116 (5) add.15437, 999-999. doi: 10.1111/add.15437

The EVALI outbreak makes a strong case for better regulation of all vaporizer products

2021

Journal Article

Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand: results of two cross-sectional surveys

Wamamili, Ben, Lawler, Sheleigh, Wallace-Bell, Mark, Gartner, Coral, Sellars, David, Grace, Randolph C., Courtney, Ryan and Coope, Pat (2021). Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand: results of two cross-sectional surveys. BMJ Open, 11 (2) e041705, e041705. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041705

Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand: results of two cross-sectional surveys

2021

Journal Article

Attitudes towards a hypothetical 'clean nicotine' product and harm reduction among smokers

Morphett, Kylie, Puljević, Cheneal, Borland, Ron, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2021). Attitudes towards a hypothetical 'clean nicotine' product and harm reduction among smokers. International Journal of Drug Policy, 88 103020, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103020

Attitudes towards a hypothetical 'clean nicotine' product and harm reduction among smokers

2021

Journal Article

A first pass, using pre‐history and contemporary history, at understanding why Australia and England have such different policies towards electronic nicotine delivery systems, 1970s– c . 2018

Berridge, Virginia, Hall, Wayne, Taylor, Suzanne, Gartner, Coral and Morphett, Kylie (2021). A first pass, using pre‐history and contemporary history, at understanding why Australia and England have such different policies towards electronic nicotine delivery systems, 1970s– c . 2018. Addiction, 116 (9) add.15391, 2577-2585. doi: 10.1111/add.15391

A first pass, using pre‐history and contemporary history, at understanding why Australia and England have such different policies towards electronic nicotine delivery systems, 1970s– c . 2018

2021

Journal Article

The misuse of the precautionary principle in justifying Australia's ban on the sale of nicotine vaping products

Morphett, Kylie, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2021). The misuse of the precautionary principle in justifying Australia's ban on the sale of nicotine vaping products. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23 (1), 14-20. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa173

The misuse of the precautionary principle in justifying Australia's ban on the sale of nicotine vaping products

2021

Conference Publication

The changing patterns and correlates of adolescent polytobacco use among nationally representative samples of US youth spanning 6 years: a latent class analysis.

Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2021). The changing patterns and correlates of adolescent polytobacco use among nationally representative samples of US youth spanning 6 years: a latent class analysis. . APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021.

The changing patterns and correlates of adolescent polytobacco use among nationally representative samples of US youth spanning 6 years: a latent class analysis.

2021

Journal Article

‘It’s all the other stuff!’ How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke

King, Bill, Borland, Ron, Morphett, Kylie, Gartner, Coral, Fielding, Kelly, O’Connor, Richard J., Romijnders, Kim and Talhout, Reinskje (2021). ‘It’s all the other stuff!’ How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke. Public Understanding of Science, 30 (6), 777-796. doi: 10.1177/0963662521991351

‘It’s all the other stuff!’ How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke

2020

Journal Article

Nicotine replacement treatment, e-cigarettes and an online behavioural intervention to reduce relapse in recent ex-smokers: a multinational four-arm rct

McRobbie, Hayden J., Phillips-Waller, Anna, El Zerbi, Catherine, McNeill, Ann, Hajek, Peter, Pesola, Francesca, Balmford, James, Ferguson, Stuart G., Li, Lin, Lewis, Sarah, Courtney, Ryan J., Gartner, Coral, Bauld, Linda and Borland, Ron (2020). Nicotine replacement treatment, e-cigarettes and an online behavioural intervention to reduce relapse in recent ex-smokers: a multinational four-arm rct. Health Technology Assessment, 24 (68), 1-81. doi: 10.3310/hta24680

Nicotine replacement treatment, e-cigarettes and an online behavioural intervention to reduce relapse in recent ex-smokers: a multinational four-arm rct

2020

Journal Article

Long-term trends in tobacco use assessed by wastewater-based epidemiology and its relationship with consumption of nicotine containing products

Zheng, Qiuda, Gartner, Coral, Tscharke, Benjamin J., O'Brien, Jake W., Gao, Jianfa, Ahmed, Fahad, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2020). Long-term trends in tobacco use assessed by wastewater-based epidemiology and its relationship with consumption of nicotine containing products. Environmental International, 145 106088, 106088. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106088

Long-term trends in tobacco use assessed by wastewater-based epidemiology and its relationship with consumption of nicotine containing products

2020

Journal Article

Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets

Lim, Carmen C.W, Leung, Janni K.Y, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D., Gartner, Coral, Cheng, Brandon H.C, Scheurer, Roman W., Sun, Tianze and Chan, Gary C.K (2020). Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 217 108254, 108254. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108254

Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets

2020

Conference Publication

Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets

Lim, Carmen, Leung, Janni, Cheng, Brandon, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral, Scheurer, Roman, Sun, Tianze and Chan, Gary (2020). Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets. APSAD EMCR virtual showcase , Online, 4-25 November 2020.

Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2028
    Effectiveness of a Healthy Lifestyle and Resilience Program in New-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
    NHMRC MRFF Clinician Researchers Applied Research in Health
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2029
    Monitoring Australia's illicit tobacco and vaping product markets
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    The Interdisciplinary Tobacco Endgame Research Network (INTER-Net)
    NHMRC Synergy Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Transforming tobacco policy to deliver societal benefits
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Through the smoke: Exploring drivers and deterrents of illicit tobacco use to inform public policy
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Illicit tobacco and vape supply - A review of international media and marketing campaigns that aim to deter purchasing of illicit tobacco and/or vaping products
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Developing the Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks for Tobacco Reduction Reforms and Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Project in Queensland
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Wellbeing and Healthy Lifestyle Program for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (Arthritis Australia Project Grant led by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    The impacts of a changing nicotine marketplace on health professionals
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Understanding Australia by analysing wastewater during the Census 2021
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    The Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE)
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Estimating use of tobacco and nicotine products through wastewater analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    A trial of vaporised nicotine products for smoking cessation following discharge from drug and alcohol residential withdrawal services (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Flinders University)
    Open grant
  • 2019
    The effect of E-cigarette use on clinical parameters and inflammatory biomarkers of non-periodontitis patients in response to routine scaling and cleaning
    Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    10,000 Lives Project
    Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    E Cigarettes: history, evidence and policy
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    A Pragmatic Randomised Clinical Trial of Nicotine Vaporisers added to Smoking Cessation Treatment for Priority Populations Living with Comorbidities
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Adding an electronic-cigarette to standard behavioural treatment for low-socioeconomic status smokers: A randomised trial (NHMRC Project Grant led by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Estimating per capita use and release of chemicals by wastewater analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    A non-inferiority trial of cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Understanding the impacts of Vaporised Nicotine Products on smoking in Australia (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Cancer Council Victoria)
    Cancer Council Victoria
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Development and evaluation of a tailored video resource to help people from high risk populations to quit smoking
    Quit Victoria
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Vaporising smoking-related harms in people with severe and persistent mental illness: A study of the acceptability of vaporised nicotine products for smoking cessation or long-term substitution
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    A harm reduction trial using novel nicotine replacement products among smokers who are living with HIV in Australia
    HIVFQ HIV Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Quit Smoking Video Project (funding from VicHealth)
    Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Tobacco and alcohol metabolites in water to estimate gaps in excise revenue products
    Australian Taxation Office
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Assessing the effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training for smoking cessation in women
    National Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Enhancing pharmacological and behavioural support to reduce smoking relapse: A factorial RCT (NHMRC/NIHR Collaborative Research Grant administered by Cancer Council Victoria)
    Cancer Council Victoria
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Economics of tobacco harm reduction
    Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    NHMRC CDF (Population Health; Level 1): Public health policies and interventions to reduce tobacco-related harms among socially disadvantaged populations and 'low probability quitters'
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Test of a new motivational intervention for smoking cessation, incorporating mobile phone reminders
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    'A disease of the brain': How do neurobiological explanations of addiction influence the attitudes and behaviour of smokers?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    An open-label randomised pragmatic policy trial of nicotine products for short-term cessation assistance or long-term substitution in smokers
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Estimating illicit drug usage through analysis of drugs in wastewater
    Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Occurrence and fate of illicit drugs in Australian sewage treatment work
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    ResTeach 2009 0.2 FTE SChool of Population Health
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2009
    UQ Travel Awards Category 2, Dr Coral Gartner
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2013
    NHMRC Training Fellowship (Aust. Based Public Health): Evaluating the effectiveness of future tobacco control strategies
    NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Coral Gartner is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Projects related to tobacco control policy and smoking cessation, including implementation science

    Please note, I am currently only considering inquiries from domestic PhD applicants or international applicants with very strong relevant track records in tobacco control policy or smoking cessation research or practice, or policy implementation science methodology, particularly those with experience/knowledge of the Australian situation.

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

    Due to the large volume of requests for supervision I receive, I am unable to reply to all applicants. If you do not receive an invitaiton to an interview or a request for further information, you can assume that I am unable to support your application. Bulk generic emails requesting supervision will be treated as 'spam'.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Coral Gartner directly for media enquiries about:

  • electronic cigarettes
  • Public health - smoking reduction
  • Smoking - health
  • Smoking - public health policy
  • Smoking - quitting
  • Snus (smokeless tobacco)
  • Tobacco - health
  • Tobacco - snus
  • vaping

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