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.
Availability
- Professor Coral Gartner is:
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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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2021
Conference Publication
Symposium: epidemiology and potential public health benefits and harms of vaping - implication to tobacco control policies
Chan, Gary C. K., Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Morphett, Kylie, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Chung, Jack Y. C., Chiu, Vivian, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). Symposium: epidemiology and potential public health benefits and harms of vaping - implication to tobacco control policies. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2021
Conference Publication
A network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation
Stjepanovic, Daniel, Chan, Gary C. K., Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Anandan, Aathavan Shanmuga, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). A network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2021
Journal Article
Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of US and Canadian studies
Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Chung, Jack Y. C., Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Chiu, Vivian, Stjepanovic, Daniel and Chan, Gary C. K. (2021). Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of US and Canadian studies. JAMA Pediatrics, 176 (1), 42-51. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4102
2021
Journal Article
Informed choice in the context of tobacco use disorder
Morphett, Kylie and Gartner, Coral (2021). Informed choice in the context of tobacco use disorder. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 24 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab215
2021
Journal Article
Comparison of tobacco use in a university town and a nearby urban area in China by intensive analysis of wastewater over one year period
Wang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Gartner, Coral, Chan, Gary C.K., Ren, Yuan, Wang, Degao and Thai, Phong K. (2021). Comparison of tobacco use in a university town and a nearby urban area in China by intensive analysis of wastewater over one year period. Water Research, 206 117733, 117733. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117733
2021
Journal Article
The acceptability and effectiveness of videos promoting smoking cessation among Australians experiencing mental illness
Sharma-Kumar, Ratika, Puljević, Cheneal, Morphett, Kylie, Meurk, Carla and Gartner, Coral (2021). The acceptability and effectiveness of videos promoting smoking cessation among Australians experiencing mental illness. Health Education and Behavior, 49 (3), 109019812110347-515. doi: 10.1177/10901981211034738
2021
Journal Article
The impact of a regional smoking cessation program on referrals and use of Quitline services in Queensland, Australia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). The impact of a regional smoking cessation program on referrals and use of Quitline services in Queensland, Australia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 14 100210, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100210
2021
Journal Article
Content analysis of cannabis vaping videos on YouTube
Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni, Chung, Jack Yiu Chak, Sun, Tianze, Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Chiu, Vivian, Tisdale, Calvert, Stjepanović, Daniel and Chan, Gary (2021). Content analysis of cannabis vaping videos on YouTube. Addiction, 116 (9), 2443-2453. doi: 10.1111/add.15424
2021
Conference Publication
Prevalence of illicit substances in personal vaporisers on online cryptomarkets
Lim, Miss Carmen, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Cheng, Brandon, Gartner, Coral, Scheurer, Roman and Chan, Gary (2021). Prevalence of illicit substances in personal vaporisers on online cryptomarkets. IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2021, Virtual, 3-6 September 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.389
2021
Journal Article
Reactions on Twitter towards Australia's proposed import restriction on nicotine vaping products: a thematic analysis
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C.W., Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D., Leung, Janni, Stjepanović, Daniel and Chan, Gary C.K. (2021). Reactions on Twitter towards Australia's proposed import restriction on nicotine vaping products: a thematic analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (6) 1753-6405.13143, 1-3. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13143
2021
Journal Article
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and network meta-analysis of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation
Chan, Gary C. K., Stjepanović, Daniel, Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Shanmuga Anandan, Aathavan, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and network meta-analysis of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. Addictive Behaviors, 119 106912, 106912. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106912
2021
Journal Article
Co–administering cannabis with tobacco and persistent tobacco smoking after 4½ years in young adults who use stimulants: a prospective population–based study
Alghamdi, Abdullah Ahmed, Gartner, Coral, Najman, Jake and Smirnov, Andrew (2021). Co–administering cannabis with tobacco and persistent tobacco smoking after 4½ years in young adults who use stimulants: a prospective population–based study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 54 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2021.1947546
2021
Journal Article
Effect of cytisine vs varenicline on smoking cessation: a randomized clinical trial
Courtney, Ryan J., McRobbie, Hayden, Tutka, Piotr, Weaver, Natasha A., Petrie, Dennis, Mendelsohn, Colin P., Shakeshaft, Anthony, Talukder, Saki, Macdonald, Christel, Thomas, Dennis, Kwan, Benjamin C. H., Walker, Natalie, Gartner, Coral, Mattick, Richard P., Paul, Christine, Ferguson, Stuart G., Zwar, Nicholas A., Richmond, Robyn L., Doran, Christopher M., Boland, Veronica C., Hall, Wayne, West, Robert and Farrell, Michael (2021). Effect of cytisine vs varenicline on smoking cessation: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 326 (1), 56-64. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.7621
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Funding
Current funding
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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
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 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
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
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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
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
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- 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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