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

416 works between 1996 and 2025
All (416) Journal Article (285) Book Chapter (15) Conference Publication (111) Other Outputs (5)

301 - 320 of 416 works

2015

Journal Article

E-cigarettes and the law in Australia

Douglas, Heather, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2015). E-cigarettes and the law in Australia. Australian Family Physician, 44 (6), 415-418.

E-cigarettes and the law in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Survey of Australian Oral Health Practitioners and their Smoking Cessation Practices

Ford, P., Tran, P., Keen, B. and Gartner, C. (2015). Survey of Australian Oral Health Practitioners and their Smoking Cessation Practices. Australian Dental Journal, 60 (1), 43-51. doi: 10.1111/adj.12270

Survey of Australian Oral Health Practitioners and their Smoking Cessation Practices

2015

Journal Article

Vapers' perspectives on electronic cigarette regulation in Australia

Fraser, Doug, Weier, Megan, Keane, Helen and Gartner, Coral (2015). Vapers' perspectives on electronic cigarette regulation in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26 (6), 589-594. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.01.019

Vapers' perspectives on electronic cigarette regulation in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Systematic and day-to-day effects of chemical-derived population estimates on wastewater-based drug epidemiology

Lai, Foon Yin, Anuj, Shalona, Bruno, Raimondo, Carter, Steve, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, K. Paul, Mueller, Jochen F., O'Brien, Jake W., Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong K and Ort, Christoph (2015). Systematic and day-to-day effects of chemical-derived population estimates on wastewater-based drug epidemiology. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (2), 999-1008. doi: 10.1021/es503474d

Systematic and day-to-day effects of chemical-derived population estimates on wastewater-based drug epidemiology

2015

Conference Publication

Smoking and preferences for cessation support among dental patients

Ford, P., Tran, P., Cockburn, N., Brittany, K., Kavanagh, D. and Gartner, C. (2015). Smoking and preferences for cessation support among dental patients. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.

Smoking and preferences for cessation support among dental patients

2015

Book Chapter

The epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use and their contribution to the burden of disease

Degenhardt, Louisa, Gartner, Coral and Hall, Wayne D. (2015). The epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use and their contribution to the burden of disease. Addiction medicine: principles and practice. (pp. 8-21) edited by Paul Haber, Carolyn Day and Michael Farrell. Sydney, Australia: IP Communications.

The epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use and their contribution to the burden of disease

2015

Conference Publication

Application of wastewater-based epidemiology on monitoring illicit drug, alcohol and nicotine use in Australian and New Zealand populations

Lai, F. Y., Hall, W., Wilkins, C., Gartner, C., Carter, S., Anuj, S., O'Brien, J. W., Thai, P., Bruno, R., Prichard, J., Kirkbride, P. and Mueller, J. F. (2015). Application of wastewater-based epidemiology on monitoring illicit drug, alcohol and nicotine use in Australian and New Zealand populations. Testing the Waters, Ascona, Switzerland, 11-15 October 2015.

Application of wastewater-based epidemiology on monitoring illicit drug, alcohol and nicotine use in Australian and New Zealand populations

2015

Journal Article

Flushing out smoking: measuring population tobacco use via wastewater analysis

Gartner, Coral (2015). Flushing out smoking: measuring population tobacco use via wastewater analysis. Tobacco Control, 24 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051844

Flushing out smoking: measuring population tobacco use via wastewater analysis

2015

Conference Publication

Who doesn't want free nicotine?

Fraser, D., Borland, R. and Gartner, C. (2015). Who doesn't want free nicotine?. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.

Who doesn't want free nicotine?

2015

Conference Publication

Attitudes of people living with HIV toward nicotine products and tobacco harm reductuin: A focus group study

Gartner, C., Pateman, K., Fitzgerald, L., Mutch, A., Bonevski, B., Borland, R., Watts, P., Howard, C., Perri, V., Crawford, D. and Ford, P. (2015). Attitudes of people living with HIV toward nicotine products and tobacco harm reductuin: A focus group study. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.

Attitudes of people living with HIV toward nicotine products and tobacco harm reductuin: A focus group study

2015

Conference Publication

Attitudes of People Living with HIV toward Nicotine Products and Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Focus Group Study

Gartner, C., Fitzgerald, L., Pateman, K., Mutch, A., Watts P., Perri, V., Crawford, D., Bonevski, B., Borland, R., Gilks, C. F. and Ford, P. (2015). Attitudes of People Living with HIV toward Nicotine Products and Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Focus Group Study. Australasian HIV and AIDS Conference, Brisbane Australia, 13-16 September 2015.

Attitudes of People Living with HIV toward Nicotine Products and Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Focus Group Study

2015

Conference Publication

Reading wastewater downunder

Mueller, J. F., Lai, F. Y., Thai, P., O'Brien, J., Ort, C., Gartner, C., Prichard, J., Bruno, R., van Dyken, E., Humphries, M., Carter, S., Wilkins, P., Kirkbride, W. and Hall, W. (2015). Reading wastewater downunder. Testing the Waters, Ascona, Switzerland, 11-15 October 2015.

Reading wastewater downunder

2015

Conference Publication

Smokers' endorsement of biological explanations of addiction and their relationship to treatment choices

Morphett, K., Carter, A., Hall, W. and Gartner, C. (2015). Smokers' endorsement of biological explanations of addiction and their relationship to treatment choices. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Peth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.

Smokers' endorsement of biological explanations of addiction and their relationship to treatment choices

2015

Conference Publication

Describing Australian community pharmacist roles in oral healthcare

Taing, Meng-Wong, Ford, Pauline J., Gartner, Coral E. and Freeman, Christopher R. (2015). Describing Australian community pharmacist roles in oral healthcare. PSA15: Leading Pharmacy Innovation, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 31 July - 2 August 2015.

Describing Australian community pharmacist roles in oral healthcare

2015

Conference Publication

Wheels within Wheels: Nicotine Regulation Reform in Australia

Fraser, D., Douglas, H., Hall, W. and Gartner, C. (2015). Wheels within Wheels: Nicotine Regulation Reform in Australia. Global Forum on Nicotine, Warsaw, Poland, 5-6 June 2015.

Wheels within Wheels: Nicotine Regulation Reform in Australia

2015

Conference Publication

Thrive (Tobacco Harm Reduction With Vaporised Nicotine): a pilot study of nicotine product preferences among people living with HIV

Gartner, C., De Bruin, Z., Fraser, D., Ford, P., Fitzgerald, L., Mutch, A., Borland, R., Huxley, R. and Gilks, C. (2015). Thrive (Tobacco Harm Reduction With Vaporised Nicotine): a pilot study of nicotine product preferences among people living with HIV. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 20-22 October 2015.

Thrive (Tobacco Harm Reduction With Vaporised Nicotine): a pilot study of nicotine product preferences among people living with HIV

2015

Conference Publication

THRIVE (Tobacco Harm Reduction with Vaporized Nicotine): A Pilot Study of Nicotine Product Preferences among People Living with HIV

Gartner, C., De Bruin, Z., Fraser, D., Ford, P., Fitzgerald, L., Mutch, A., Borland, R., Huxley, R. and Gilks, C. (2015). THRIVE (Tobacco Harm Reduction with Vaporized Nicotine): A Pilot Study of Nicotine Product Preferences among People Living with HIV. Australasian HIV and AIDS Conference, Brisbane Australia, 13-16 September 2015.

THRIVE (Tobacco Harm Reduction with Vaporized Nicotine): A Pilot Study of Nicotine Product Preferences among People Living with HIV

2014

Journal Article

Patterns of tobacco smoking among illicit drug users in Australia 2001-2010

Fraser, Doug, Gartner, Coral and Hall, Wayne (2014). Patterns of tobacco smoking among illicit drug users in Australia 2001-2010. Drug and Alcohol Review, 33 (5), 534-539. doi: 10.1111/dar.12187

Patterns of tobacco smoking among illicit drug users in Australia 2001-2010

2014

Journal Article

Duelling letters: which one would you sign?

Gartner, Coral and Malone, Ruth E. (2014). Duelling letters: which one would you sign?. Tobacco Control, 23 (5), 369-370. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051933

Duelling letters: which one would you sign?

2014

Journal Article

Should Australia reconsider its ban on the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems?

Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2014). Should Australia reconsider its ban on the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems?. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2 (8), 602-604. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70155-9

Should Australia reconsider its ban on the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems?

Current funding

  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 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

    Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death globally, killing over 7 million people per year. In Australia, smoking causes 20,933 deaths per year, accounting for nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of disease burden. Discussion is growing about how to end the cigarette epidemic, meaning reducing smoking prevalence to a level that is no longer a major public health issue. Once seen as ‘unthinkable’, this goal is now part of mainstream tobacco control research and government health policy. A range of endgame strategies have been proposed; some have been implemented or are under serious consideration in other countries. The NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE) will develop the evidence base for and outline a roadmap for Australia to end smoking in Australia.

    Please note, I am currently only considering inquiries from PhD applicants with 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.

  • Research on ending the tobacco smoking epidemic in Australia

    Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death globally, killing over 7 million people per year. In Australia, smoking causes 20,933 deaths per year, accounting for nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of disease burden. Discussion is growing about how to end the cigarette epidemic, meaning reducing smoking prevalence to a level that is no longer a major public health issue. Once seen as ‘unthinkable’, this goal is now part of mainstream tobacco control research and government health policy. A range of endgame strategies have been proposed; some have been implemented or are under serious consideration in other countries. The NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE) will develop the evidence base for and outline a roadmap for Australia to end smoking in Australia.

    Preferred educational background: Undergraduate Class I or IIA honours or Masters degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, Chemistry, Behavioural Sciences, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Regulatory Science, Health Law, Health Policy, Political Science, Business, Economics, Communications, Psychology or a related field. Knowledge and experience in health policy or product regulation would be highly valued. Applicants must have excellent academic track records. Relevant experience in tobacco control related research or practice will be highly valued.

    If you are interested in one of these topics, please contact Professor Gartner to discuss. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

  • Projects related to tobacco control policy and smoking cessation

    Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death globally, killing over 7 million people per year. In Australia, smoking causes nearly 21,000 deaths per year, accounting for nearly 1 in 7 deaths and 9% of disease burden. Discussion is growing about how to end the cigarette epidemic, meaning reducing smoking prevalence to a level that is no longer a major public health issue. Once seen as ‘unthinkable’, this goal is now part of mainstream tobacco control research and government health policy. A range of endgame strategies have been proposed; some have been implemented or are under serious consideration in other countries. The NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (Tobacco Endgame CRE) is developing the evidence base for a roadmap for how Australia can reduce smoking to very low levels to end the large preventable disease burden.

    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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