Overview
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.
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours), Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
Should we be concerned about Australia's growing illicit tobacco market?
Puljevic, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel and Gartner, Coral (2023). Should we be concerned about Australia's growing illicit tobacco market?. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
2023
Conference Publication
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures
Vu, Giang T., Stjepanovic, Daniel, Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Qiu, Yaqi, Thai, Phong, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2023
Conference Publication
Stigma-Reducing Interventions for Lung Cancer and Other Smoking-Related Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review
Yamazaki, J., Harrison, N. J., Marshall, H., Gartner, C. E. and Morphett, K. (2023). Stigma-Reducing Interventions for Lung Cancer and Other Smoking-Related Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review. 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer, Singapore, 9 - 12 September 2023. New York, NY United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.09.716
2023
Conference Publication
Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States
Sun, Tianze, Vu, Giang, Lim, Carmen C. W., Johnson, Ben, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
2023
Journal Article
Efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Stjepanović, Daniel, Phartiyal, Preeti, Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Chung, Jack Yiu Chak, Gartner, Coral E., Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Tobacco Control, 32 (6) 057019, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057019
2023
Conference Publication
The impact of price-minimising purchases on smoking cessation using longitudinal data from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project in Australia
Cho, Ara, Scollo, Michelle, Chan, Gary Chung Kai, Driezen, Pete, Hyland, Andrew, Shang, Ce and Gartner, Coral (2023). The impact of price-minimising purchases on smoking cessation using longitudinal data from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project in Australia. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
2023
Journal Article
Associations between smokers’ knowledge of causes of smoking harm and related beliefs and behaviors: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey
King, Bill, Borland, Ron, Le Grande, Michael, Diaz, Destiny, O’Connor, Richard, East, Katherine, Taylor, Eve, Gartner, Coral and Yong, Hua-Hie (2023). Associations between smokers’ knowledge of causes of smoking harm and related beliefs and behaviors: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey. PLoS One, 18 (10) e0292856, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292856
2023
Journal Article
Smoking cessation counseling in practice: A qualitative analysis of Quitline conversations in Queensland, Australia
Bendotti, Hollie, Lawler, Sheleigh, Gartner, Coral, Ireland, David and Marshall, Henry M. (2023). Smoking cessation counseling in practice: A qualitative analysis of Quitline conversations in Queensland, Australia. Health Education and Behavior, 51 (1), 10901981231206068-53. doi: 10.1177/10901981231206068
2023
Journal Article
Perspectives on limiting tobacco access and supporting access to nicotine vaping products among clients of residential drug and alcohol treatment services in Australia
Trigg, Joshua, Rich, Jane, Williams, Edwina, Gartner, Coral E., Guillaumier, Ashleigh and Bonevski, Billie (2023). Perspectives on limiting tobacco access and supporting access to nicotine vaping products among clients of residential drug and alcohol treatment services in Australia. Tobacco Control, 33 (e2) tc-2023-058094, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058094
2023
Journal Article
Framing, moral foundations and health taxes: interpretive analysis of Ethiopia’s tobacco excise tax policy passage
Erku, Daniel, Yigzaw, Nigusse, Tegegn, Henok Getachew, Gartner, Coral E., Scuffham, Paul A., Garedew, Yordanos Tegene and Shambel, Ehetemariam (2023). Framing, moral foundations and health taxes: interpretive analysis of Ethiopia’s tobacco excise tax policy passage. BMJ Global Health, 8 (S8) e012058, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012058
2023
Journal Article
Tobacco industry corporate social responsibility activities and other interference after ratification of a strong tobacco law in Ethiopia
Mengesha, Sisay Derso, Brolan, Claire and Gartner, Coral E. (2023). Tobacco industry corporate social responsibility activities and other interference after ratification of a strong tobacco law in Ethiopia. Tobacco Control, 33 (6) tc-2023-058079, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058079
2023
Journal Article
Tobacco purchasing in Australia during regular tax increases: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project
Cho, Ara, Scollo, Michelle, Chan, Gary, Driezen, Pete, Hyland, Andrew, Shang, Ce and Gartner, Coral E. (2023). Tobacco purchasing in Australia during regular tax increases: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project. Tobacco Control, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058130
2023
Journal Article
Self-reported depression and anxiety and healthcare professional interactions regarding smoking cessation and nicotine vaping: Findings from 2018 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping (ITC 4CV) Survey
Tildy, Bernadett, McNeill, Ann, East, Katherine, Gravely, Shannon, Fong, Geoffrey T., Cummings, K. Michael, Borland, Ron, Chan, Gary, Lim, Carmen, Gartner, Coral E., Yong, Hua‐Hie and Brose, Leonie S. (2023). Self-reported depression and anxiety and healthcare professional interactions regarding smoking cessation and nicotine vaping: Findings from 2018 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping (ITC 4CV) Survey. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 9 (August) 26, 1-12. doi: 10.18332/tpc/168288
2023
Journal Article
Vaping on TikTok: a systematic thematic analysis
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C.W., Chung, Jack, Cheng, Brandon, Davidson, Lily, Tisdale, Calvert, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral E., Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2023). Vaping on TikTok: a systematic thematic analysis. Tobacco Control, 32 (2), 251-254. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056619
2023
Journal Article
Tobacco industry pseudo-transformation: the role of ‘vested interests’, allies and third parties
Rooney, Tess and Gartner, Coral (2023). Tobacco industry pseudo-transformation: the role of ‘vested interests’, allies and third parties. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 25 (12), 1896-1898. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad109
2023
Journal Article
Predicting the long-term effects of electronic cigarette use on population health: a systematic review of modelling studies
Vu, Giang T, Stjepanović, Daniel, Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Chung, Jack, Connor, Jason, Thai, Phong K, Gartner, Coral E, Tran, Bach Xuan, Hall, Wayne D and Chan, Gary (2023). Predicting the long-term effects of electronic cigarette use on population health: a systematic review of modelling studies. Tobacco Control, 33 (6) tc-2022-057748, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057748
2023
Journal Article
Australia tightens its prescription-only regulation of e-cigarettes
Cohen, Joanna E., Gartner, Coral, Edwards, Richard and Hammond, David (2023). Australia tightens its prescription-only regulation of e-cigarettes. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 381 p1216, p1216. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p1216
2023
Book Chapter
Conclusion: Why did the UK, US and Australia have different e-cigarette policies?
Berridge, Virginia, Fairchild, Amy L., Morphett, Kylie, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne and Bayer, Ronald (2023). Conclusion: Why did the UK, US and Australia have different e-cigarette policies?. E-cigarettes and the comparative politics of harm reduction. (pp. 121-137) edited by Virginia Berridge, Ronald Bayer, Amy L. Fairchild and Wayne Hall. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23658-7_5
2023
Book Chapter
Introduction: before W-cigarettes—the pre-history of public health, tobacco and nicotine in the UK, Australia and the US
Berridge, Virginia, Fairchild, Amy L., Morphett, Kylie, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne and Bayer, Ronald (2023). Introduction: before W-cigarettes—the pre-history of public health, tobacco and nicotine in the UK, Australia and the US. E-Cigarettes and the comparative politics of harm reduction. (pp. 1-21) edited by Virginia Berridge, Ronald Bayer, Amy L. Fairchild and Wayne Hall. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23658-7_1
2023
Book Chapter
The development of E-cigarette policy in Australia: the policy, how it came about and how it is justified
Morphett, Kylie, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2023). The development of E-cigarette policy in Australia: the policy, how it came about and how it is justified. E-Cigarettes and the Comparative Politics of Harm Reduction. (pp. 53-82) edited by Virginia Berridge, Ronald Bayer, Amy L. Fairchild and Wayne Hall. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23658-7_3
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Coral Gartner is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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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.
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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.
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
The Tobacco Endgame: The legal framework to end the tobacco epidemic in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Civil and Criminal Litigation and Policy Frameworks of Australia's Tobacco Industry
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Tobacco Endgame: The legal framework to end the tobacco epidemic in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
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Doctor Philosophy
The availability and use of illicit tobacco and nicotine vaping products in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheneal Puljevic
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Doctor Philosophy
Smoking Cessation in People with a Serious Mental Illness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Professor Steve Kisely
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Doctor Philosophy
The Illicit Tobacco Market in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheneal Puljevic
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Doctor Philosophy
Support for Commercial Tobacco Endgame Policies among People Who Experience Tobacco-Related Stigma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Henry Marshall, Associate Professor Bernadette Richards, Dr Kylie Morphett
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding drivers and deterrents of Australia's illicit tobacco market
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheneal Puljevic
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Deterrence: Exploring innovative social media interventions to curtail youth vaping
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Carmen Lim
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Doctor Philosophy
Regulating the design and construction of nicotine and tobacco products
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Morphett
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Public Health Impacts of Vaping Product Use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Expansion of smoking bans into contentious spaces and the tobacco endgame
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Morphett
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Doctor Philosophy
Determinants of alcohol drinking, and tobacco smoking, and e-cigarette vaping in Vietnamese young people and young Vietnamese migrant in Australia : implications for public health interventions and substance-use control policies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Associate Professor Phong Thai, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Tobacco Tax Increases on Smoking Behaviours and Tobacco Purchasing Patterns
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Appraisal of a regional smoking cessation campaign in Central Queensland: The '10,000 Lives' Initiative
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sheleigh Lawler
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of vaporised nicotine as a harm reduction approach amongst people living with HIV who smoke
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation and Development of Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Harm Reduction Information Sources for People with Mental Illness: A Multiple Methods Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Pauline Ford
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Doctor Philosophy
The biomedicalisation of smoking cessation: A mixed methods study of lay perspectives on nicotine addiction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Public Health Impacts of Vaping Product Use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Conversational Artificial Intelligence to Support Smoking Cessation: The Co-Design Development of Quin, a Smartphone Application-based Smoking Cessation Chatbot
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sheleigh Lawler, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging trends of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada: Prevalence, correlates, and online presence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Cannabis and Tobacco Use in Young Adults Who Use Amphetamine-Type Stimulants: A Population-Based Study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of health professionals in communicating health messages about nicotine vaping products to smokers: A multiple methods approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Morphett, Associate Professor Kathryn Steadman
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring Population Illicit Drug Use through Wastewater Analysis: Temporal Trends, Spatial Differences and Specific Events
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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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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