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

451 works between 1996 and 2025
All (451) Journal Article (302) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (130) Book Chapter (16)

321 - 340 of 451 works

2016

Journal Article

A qualitative study of smokers’ views on brain-based explanations of tobacco dependence

Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2016). A qualitative study of smokers’ views on brain-based explanations of tobacco dependence. International Journal of Drug Policy, 29, 41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.011

A qualitative study of smokers’ views on brain-based explanations of tobacco dependence

2016

Conference Publication

Addressing smoking in routine health care of people living with HIV (PLHIV): the practices and attitudes of Australian health care providers

Bell, Stephanie, Boyd, Mark, Gilks, Charles, Dean, Judith and Gartner, Coral (2016). Addressing smoking in routine health care of people living with HIV (PLHIV): the practices and attitudes of Australian health care providers. Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference 2016, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 16-18 November 2016.

Addressing smoking in routine health care of people living with HIV (PLHIV): the practices and attitudes of Australian health care providers

2016

Conference Publication

e-Cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Drug Policy

Gartner, Coral Elizabeth, Borland, Ron and McDonald, David (2016). e-Cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Drug Policy. 10th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, Sydney, Australia, 16-18 May 2016.

e-Cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Drug Policy

2016

Conference Publication

Results from a randomised policy trial of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation and harm reduction

Fraser, Douglas , Gartner, Coral Elizabeth and Borland, Ron (2016). Results from a randomised policy trial of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation and harm reduction. UICC World Cancer Congress, Paris, France, 31 Oct-3 Nov 2016.

Results from a randomised policy trial of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation and harm reduction

2015

Journal Article

Assessing the effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for smoking cessation in women: HIIT to quit study protocol

Pavey, Toby G., Gartner, Coral E., Coombes, Jeff S. and Brown, Wendy J. (2015). Assessing the effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for smoking cessation in women: HIIT to quit study protocol. BMC Public Health, 15 (1309) 1309, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2631-3

Assessing the effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for smoking cessation in women: HIIT to quit study protocol

2015

Journal Article

Electronic cigarettes. What should you tell your patients?

Mendelsohn, Colin P. and Gartner, Coral (2015). Electronic cigarettes. What should you tell your patients?. Medicine Today, 16 (10), 26-32.

Electronic cigarettes. What should you tell your patients?

2015

Journal Article

Mull it over: cannabis vaporizers and harm reduction

Gartner, Coral E. (2015). Mull it over: cannabis vaporizers and harm reduction. Addiction, 110 (11), 1709-1710. doi: 10.1111/add.13139

Mull it over: cannabis vaporizers and harm reduction

2015

Journal Article

Protocol for a randomised pragmatic policy trial of nicotine products for quitting or long-term substitution in smokers

Fraser, Doug, Borland, Ron and Gartner, Coral (2015). Protocol for a randomised pragmatic policy trial of nicotine products for quitting or long-term substitution in smokers. BMC Public Health, 15 (1) 1026, 1026.1-1026.9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2366-1

Protocol for a randomised pragmatic policy trial of nicotine products for quitting or long-term substitution in smokers

2015

Journal Article

Electronic Cigarettes: Awareness, Recent Use, and Attitudes Within a Sample of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Australian Smokers

Twyman, Laura, Bonevski, Billie, Paul, Christine, Bryant, Jamie, Gartner, Coral and Guillaumier, Ashleigh (2015). Electronic Cigarettes: Awareness, Recent Use, and Attitudes Within a Sample of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Australian Smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 18 (5) ntv136, 670-677. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv183

Electronic Cigarettes: Awareness, Recent Use, and Attitudes Within a Sample of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Australian Smokers

2015

Journal Article

Ethical issues raised by a ban on on the sale of electronic nicotine devices

Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral and Forlini, Cynthia (2015). Ethical issues raised by a ban on on the sale of electronic nicotine devices. Addiction, 110 (7), 1061-1067. doi: 10.1111/add.12898

Ethical issues raised by a ban on on the sale of electronic nicotine devices

2015

Journal Article

Nuances in the ethical regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems [Response to commentaries]

Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral and Forlini, Cynthia (2015). Nuances in the ethical regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems [Response to commentaries]. Addiction, 110 (7), 1074-1075. doi: 10.1111/add.12984

Nuances in the ethical regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems [Response to commentaries]

2015

Journal Article

Why don’t smokers want help to quit? A qualitative study of smokers’ attitudes towards assisted versus unassisted quitting

Morphett, Kylie, Partridge, Brad, Gartner, Coral, Carter, Adrian and Hall, Wayne (2015). Why don’t smokers want help to quit? A qualitative study of smokers’ attitudes towards assisted versus unassisted quitting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12 (6), 6591-6607. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120606591

Why don’t smokers want help to quit? A qualitative study of smokers’ attitudes towards assisted versus unassisted quitting

2015

Journal Article

A licence to vape: is it time to trial a nicotine licensing scheme to allow Australian adults controlled access to personal vaporiser devices and refill solutions containing nicotine?

Gartner, Coral and Hall, Wayne (2015). A licence to vape: is it time to trial a nicotine licensing scheme to allow Australian adults controlled access to personal vaporiser devices and refill solutions containing nicotine?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26 (6), 548-553. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.02.003

A licence to vape: is it time to trial a nicotine licensing scheme to allow Australian adults controlled access to personal vaporiser devices and refill solutions containing nicotine?

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

Tobacco harm reduction in people with serious mental illnesses

Gartner, Coral and Hall, Wayne (2015). Tobacco harm reduction in people with serious mental illnesses. The Lancet Psychiatry, 2 (6), 485-486. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00238-2

Tobacco harm reduction in people with serious mental illnesses

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

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

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
  • 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

    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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