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

453 works between 1996 and 2025
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2019

Journal Article

Child maltreatment and persistent smoking from adolescence into adulthood: a birth cohort study

Kisely, Steve, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Mills, Ryan, Strathearn, Lane, Clavarino, Alexandra, Gartner, Coral and Najman, Jake Moses (2019). Child maltreatment and persistent smoking from adolescence into adulthood: a birth cohort study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 22 (1), 66-73. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz039

Child maltreatment and persistent smoking from adolescence into adulthood: a birth cohort study

2019

Journal Article

Barriers and facilitators to switching from smoking to vaping: advice from vapers

Morphett, Kylie, Weier, Megan, Borland, Ron, Yong, Hua-Hie and Gartner, Coral (2019). Barriers and facilitators to switching from smoking to vaping: advice from vapers. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38 (3), 234-243. doi: 10.1111/dar.12907

Barriers and facilitators to switching from smoking to vaping: advice from vapers

2019

Book Chapter

One does not simply sell e-cigarettes in Australia: an overview of Australian e-cigarette regulations

Gartner, Coral (2019). One does not simply sell e-cigarettes in Australia: an overview of Australian e-cigarette regulations. The Regulation of E-cigarettes. (pp. 249-278) Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788970464.00021

One does not simply sell e-cigarettes in Australia: an overview of Australian e-cigarette regulations

2019

Journal Article

Protectors or puritans? Responses to media articles about the health effects of e-cigarettes

Morphett, Kylie, Herron, Lisa and Gartner, Coral (2019). Protectors or puritans? Responses to media articles about the health effects of e-cigarettes. Addiction Research and Theory, 28 (2), 95-102. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2019.1596259

Protectors or puritans? Responses to media articles about the health effects of e-cigarettes

2019

Journal Article

Predicting vaping uptake, vaping frequency and ongoing vaping among daily smokers using longitudinal data from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Surveys

Chan, Gary, Morphett, Kylie, Gartner, Coral, Leung, Janni, Yong, Hua-Hie, Hall, Wayne and Borland, Ron (2019). Predicting vaping uptake, vaping frequency and ongoing vaping among daily smokers using longitudinal data from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Surveys. Addiction, 114 Suppl 1 (S1) add.14537, 61-70. doi: 10.1111/add.14537

Predicting vaping uptake, vaping frequency and ongoing vaping among daily smokers using longitudinal data from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Surveys

2019

Conference Publication

The Medium is not the Message: A Content Analysis of Public Information about Electronic Vapour Product Regulations in Australia (Poster)

Saw, Kyle Eu Soon, Morphett, Kylie, Puljevic, Cheneal, Bromberg, Marilyn and Gartner, Coral (2019). The Medium is not the Message: A Content Analysis of Public Information about Electronic Vapour Product Regulations in Australia (Poster). Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 22-24 October 2019.

The Medium is not the Message: A Content Analysis of Public Information about Electronic Vapour Product Regulations in Australia (Poster)

2019

Conference Publication

How do convenience samples from vaper networks compare to a population based sample of vapers?

Gartner, Coral, Borland, Ron, Cummings, Michael, Morphett, Kylie, Le Grande, Michael and Fong, Geoffrey (2019). How do convenience samples from vaper networks compare to a population based sample of vapers?. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San Francisco, CA, United States, 20-23 February 2019.

How do convenience samples from vaper networks compare to a population based sample of vapers?

2019

Conference Publication

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes) as a smoking cessation aid: a survey among pharmacy staff in Queensland, Australia

Erku, Daniel A., Gartner, Coral E., Do, Jennifer Thi, Morphett, Kylie and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2019). Electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes) as a smoking cessation aid: a survey among pharmacy staff in Queensland, Australia. In: 2018 Southern Pharmacy Administration Conference, Auburn, Alabama, United States, (E12-E12). 7-9 June 2018. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.03.099

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes) as a smoking cessation aid: a survey among pharmacy staff in Queensland, Australia

2019

Conference Publication

Trends in nicotine consumption between 2010 and 2017 in an Australian city using the wastewater-based epidemiology approach

Mackie, Miss, Tscharke, Benjamin, O'Brien, Jake, Choi, Phil, Gartner, Coral, Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen (2019). Trends in nicotine consumption between 2010 and 2017 in an Australian city using the wastewater-based epidemiology approach. Fall National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), San Diego, CA, United States, 25-29 August 2019. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society.

Trends in nicotine consumption between 2010 and 2017 in an Australian city using the wastewater-based epidemiology approach

2019

Book Chapter

One does not simply sell e-cigarettes in Australia: an overview of Australian e-cigarette regulations

Gartner, Coral and Bromberg, Marilyn (2019). One does not simply sell e-cigarettes in Australia: an overview of Australian e-cigarette regulations. The regulation of e-cigarettes: international, European and national challenges. (pp. 249-278) edited by Lukasz Gruszczynski. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.

One does not simply sell e-cigarettes in Australia: an overview of Australian e-cigarette regulations

2018

Journal Article

Smoking and HIV: what are the risks and what harm reduction strategies do we have at our disposal?

Giles, Michelle L., Gartner, Coral and Boyd, Mark A. (2018). Smoking and HIV: what are the risks and what harm reduction strategies do we have at our disposal?. AIDS Research and Therapy, 15 (1) 26, 26. doi: 10.1186/s12981-018-0213-z

Smoking and HIV: what are the risks and what harm reduction strategies do we have at our disposal?

2018

Journal Article

Discussions between health professionals and smokers about nicotine vaping products: Results from the 2016 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey

Gravely, Shannon, Thrasher, James F., Cummings, K. Michael, Ouimet, Janine, McNeill, Ann, Meng, Gang, Lindblom, Eric N., Loewen, Ruth, O’Connor, Richard J., Thompson, Mary E., Hitchman, Sara C., Hammond, David, Heckman, Bryan W., Borland, Ron, Yong, Hua-Hie, Elton-Marshall, Tara, Bansal-Travers, Maansi, Gartner, Coral and Fong, Geoffrey T. (2018). Discussions between health professionals and smokers about nicotine vaping products: Results from the 2016 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey. Addiction, 114 Suppl 1 (S1) add.14527, 71-85. doi: 10.1111/add.14527

Discussions between health professionals and smokers about nicotine vaping products: Results from the 2016 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey

2018

Journal Article

A National Wastewater Monitoring Program for a better understanding of public health: a case study using the Australian Census

O'Brien, Jake W., Grant, Sharon, Banks, Andrew P.W., Bruno, Raimondo, Carter, Stephen, Choi, Phil M., Covaci, Adrian, Crosbie, Nicholas D., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Jiang, Guangming, Kaserzon, Sarit, Kirkbride, K. Paul, Lai, Foon Yin, Mackie, Rachel, Marshall, Judi, Ort, Christoph, Paxman, Christopher, Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong, Thomas, Kevin V., Tscharke, Ben and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). A National Wastewater Monitoring Program for a better understanding of public health: a case study using the Australian Census. Environment International, 122, 400-411. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.003

A National Wastewater Monitoring Program for a better understanding of public health: a case study using the Australian Census

2018

Conference Publication

VAPORISED NICOTINE PRODUCTS FOR SMOKING CESSATION FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM A RESIDENTIAL WITHDRAWAL UNIT: THE QUITNIC PILOT TRIAL

Wynne, Olivia, Manning, Victoria, Gartner, Coral, Lubman, Dan I., Baker, Amanda L., Segan, Cathy, Baird, Donita, Borland, Ron, Skelton, Eliza, Guillaumier, Ashleigh and Bonevski, Billie (2018). VAPORISED NICOTINE PRODUCTS FOR SMOKING CESSATION FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM A RESIDENTIAL WITHDRAWAL UNIT: THE QUITNIC PILOT TRIAL. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

VAPORISED NICOTINE PRODUCTS FOR SMOKING CESSATION FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM A RESIDENTIAL WITHDRAWAL UNIT: THE QUITNIC PILOT TRIAL

2018

Journal Article

Vape club: exploring non-profit regulatory models for the supply of vaporised nicotine products

Gartner, Coral, Bromberg, Marilyn, Musgrove, Tanya and Luong, Kathy (2018). Vape club: exploring non-profit regulatory models for the supply of vaporised nicotine products. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (8) 1744, 1744. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15081744

Vape club: exploring non-profit regulatory models for the supply of vaporised nicotine products

2018

Journal Article

Electronic nicotine devices to aid smoking cessation by alcohol- and drug-dependent clients: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

Guillaumier, Ashleigh, Manning, Victoria, Wynne, Olivia, Gartner, Coral, Borland, Ron, Baker, Amanda L., Segan, Catherine J., Skelton, Eliza, Moore, Lyndell, Bathish, Ramez, Lubman, Dan and Bonevski, Billie (2018). Electronic nicotine devices to aid smoking cessation by alcohol- and drug-dependent clients: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19 (1) 415, 415. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2786-1

Electronic nicotine devices to aid smoking cessation by alcohol- and drug-dependent clients: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

2018

Journal Article

Addressing smoking among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional survey of Australian HIV health practitioners' practices and attitudes

Bell, Stephanie K., Mena, Gabriela, Dean, Judith, Watts, Peter, Howard, Chris, Boyd, Mark, Gilks, Charles and Gartner, Coral (2018). Addressing smoking among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional survey of Australian HIV health practitioners' practices and attitudes. AIDS Care, 31 (4), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1500007

Addressing smoking among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional survey of Australian HIV health practitioners' practices and attitudes

2018

Journal Article

E-cigarettes and youth smoking: be alert but not alarmed

Gartner, Coral E. (2018). E-cigarettes and youth smoking: be alert but not alarmed. Tobacco Control, 27 (4), 359-360. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054002

E-cigarettes and youth smoking: be alert but not alarmed

2018

Journal Article

Erratum: E-cigarettes and youth smoking: Be alert but not alarmed (Tobacco Control (2017) 27 (359-60) DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054002)

Gartner, C. E. (2018). Erratum: E-cigarettes and youth smoking: Be alert but not alarmed (Tobacco Control (2017) 27 (359-60) DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054002). Tobacco Control, 27 (5). doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054002corr1

Erratum: E-cigarettes and youth smoking: Be alert but not alarmed (Tobacco Control (2017) 27 (359-60) DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054002)

2018

Journal Article

Introducing the SRNT Oceania Chapter

Gartner, Coral, Waa, Andrew Morehu, Walker, Natalie, Hao'uli, Sefita and Bonevski, Billie (2018). Introducing the SRNT Oceania Chapter. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 20 (11), 1289-1291. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty118

Introducing the SRNT Oceania Chapter

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Monitoring Australia's illicit tobacco and vaping product markets
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Through the smoke: Exploring drivers and deterrents of illicit tobacco use to inform public policy
    Australian Institute of Criminology
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Effectiveness of a Healthy Lifestyle and Resilience Program in New-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
    NHMRC MRFF Clinician Researchers Applied Research in Health
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    The Interdisciplinary Tobacco Endgame Research Network (INTER-Net)
    NHMRC Synergy Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Transforming tobacco policy to deliver societal benefits
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    The Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE)
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 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
  • 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

    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, particularly those with experience/knowledge of the Australian situation.

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

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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