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
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- Available for supervision
- Media expert
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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2020
Journal Article
Policy-based evidence on e-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury
Hall, Wayne, Bonevski, Billie and Gartner, Coral (2020). Policy-based evidence on e-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (4), 426-427. doi: 10.1111/dar.13072
2020
Journal Article
The tobacco industry in the time of COVID-19: time to shut it down?
Hefler, Marita and Gartner, Coral E. (2020). The tobacco industry in the time of COVID-19: time to shut it down?. Tobacco Control, 29 (3) 106173, 245-246. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055807
2020
Journal Article
Framing and scientific uncertainty in nicotine vaping product regulation: An examination of competing narratives among health and medical organisations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
Erku, Daniel A., Kisely, Steve, Morphett, Kylie, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Gartner, Coral E. (2020). Framing and scientific uncertainty in nicotine vaping product regulation: An examination of competing narratives among health and medical organisations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. International Journal of Drug Policy, 78 102699, 102699. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102699
2020
Journal Article
Using wastewater-based epidemiology to estimate consumption of alcohol and nicotine in major cities of China in 2014 and 2016
Gao, Jianfa, Zheng, Qiuda, Lai, Foon Yin, Gartner, Coral, Du, Peng, Ren, Yuan, Li, Xiqing, Wang, Degao, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2020). Using wastewater-based epidemiology to estimate consumption of alcohol and nicotine in major cities of China in 2014 and 2016. Environment International, 136 105492, 105492. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105492
2020
Journal Article
Nicotine vaping products as a harm reduction tool among smokers: review of evidence and implication for pharmacy practice
Erku, Daniel, Gartner, Coral E., Morphett, Kylie, Snoswell, Centaine L. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2020). Nicotine vaping products as a harm reduction tool among smokers: review of evidence and implication for pharmacy practice. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16 (9), 1272-1278. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.02.002
2020
Conference Publication
Smoking model: evaluating the dynamics of tobacco smoking in Australia
Toth-Peter, A., Richards, R. G., Reid, S., Gartner, C., Staby, S. and Smith, C. (2020). Smoking model: evaluating the dynamics of tobacco smoking in Australia. 3rd Asia-Pacific System Dynamics conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-4 February, 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Book Chapter
Lessons from tobacco regulation for cannabis product regulation
Gartner, Coral and Hall, Wayne (2020). Lessons from tobacco regulation for cannabis product regulation. Legalizing cannabis: Experiences, Lessons and Scenarios. (pp. 233-258) edited by Tom Decorte, Simon Lenton and Chris Wilkins. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429427794-14
2020
Journal Article
Miscommunication about the causes of the US outbreak of lung diseases in vapers by public health authorities and the media
Gartner, Coral, Bonevski, Billie and Hall, Wayne (2020). Miscommunication about the causes of the US outbreak of lung diseases in vapers by public health authorities and the media. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (1), 3-6. doi: 10.1111/dar.13024
2020
Conference Publication
Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets
Lim, C., Cheng, B., Leung, J., Hall, W., Connor, J., Gartner, C., Scheurer, R. and Chan, G. (2020). Availability of substances for use in personal vaporisers on three online cryptomarkets. 2020 NIDA International Forum , Online, June 2020. Online:
2019
Journal Article
Tobacco taxes have mixed effects on socioeconomic disparities
Blakely, Tony and Gartner, Coral (2019). Tobacco taxes have mixed effects on socioeconomic disparities. Lancet Public Health, 4 (12), E595-E596. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30223-3
2019
Journal Article
Policy debates regarding nicotine vaping products in Australia: a qualitative analysis of submissions to a government inquiry from health and medical organisations
Erku, Daniel A., Morphett, Kylie, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Gartner, Coral E. (2019). Policy debates regarding nicotine vaping products in Australia: a qualitative analysis of submissions to a government inquiry from health and medical organisations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (22) 4555, 4555. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224555
2019
Journal Article
Understandings of the component causes of harm from cigarette smoking in Australia
King, Bill, Borland, Ron, Yong, Hua‐Hie, Gartner, Coral, Hammond, David, Lewandowsky, Stephan and O'Connor, Richard (2019). Understandings of the component causes of harm from cigarette smoking in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38 (7) dar.12995, 807-817. doi: 10.1111/dar.12995
2019
Journal Article
Social, demographic, and economic correlates of food and chemical consumption measured by wastewater-based epidemiology
Choi, Phil M., Tscharke, Benjamin, Samanipour, Saer, Hall, Wayne D., Gartner, Coral E., Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2019). Social, demographic, and economic correlates of food and chemical consumption measured by wastewater-based epidemiology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (43), 201910242-21873. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1910242116
2019
Journal Article
The Emergence of New Nicotine Products in Malaysia
Gartner, Coral and Yusoff, Harmy Mohamed (2019). The Emergence of New Nicotine Products in Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 31 (7_SUPPL), 6S-8S. doi: 10.1177/1010539519882794
2019
Journal Article
Nicotine vaping product use, harm perception and policy support among pharmacy customers in Brisbane, Australia
Erku, Daniel A., Gartner, Coral E., Tengphakwaen, Unchanok, Morphett, Kylie and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2019). Nicotine vaping product use, harm perception and policy support among pharmacy customers in Brisbane, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38 (6) dar.12984, 703-711. doi: 10.1111/dar.12984
2019
Journal Article
Correlates of electronic cigarette use in the general population and among smokers in Australia – findings from a nationally representative survey
Chan, Gary, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Yong, Hua-Hie, Borland, Ron and Hall, Wayne (2019). Correlates of electronic cigarette use in the general population and among smokers in Australia – findings from a nationally representative survey. Addictive Behaviors, 95, 6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.02.012
2019
Journal Article
The medium is not the message: a content analysis of public information about vaping product regulations in Australia
Saw, Kyle Eu Soon, Morphett, Kylie, Puljević, Cheneal, Bromberg, Marilyn and Gartner, Coral (2019). The medium is not the message: a content analysis of public information about vaping product regulations in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38 (5), 569-578. doi: 10.1111/dar.12961
2019
Journal Article
Can e-cigarettes improve the well-being of people with mental health disorders?
Brown, Julia E.H., Gartner, Coral and Carter, Adrian (2019). Can e-cigarettes improve the well-being of people with mental health disorders?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 73, 170-171. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.028
2019
Journal Article
Understanding the prevalence of smoking among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Australia and factors associated with smoking and quitting
Edwards, Stephanie K., Dean, Judith, Power, Jennifer, Baker, Peter and Gartner, Coral (2019). Understanding the prevalence of smoking among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Australia and factors associated with smoking and quitting. AIDS and Behavior, 24 (4), 1056-1063. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02535-3
2019
Journal Article
The effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in an Australian population: a study protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial
Thomas, D., Farrell, M., McRobbie, H., Tutka, P., Petrie, D., West, R., Siahpush, M., Gartner, C., Walker, N., Mendelsohn, C. P., Hall, W., Paul, C., Zwar, N., Ferguson, S. G., Boland, V. C., Richmond, R., Doran, C. M., Shakeshaft, A., Mattick, R. P. and Courtney, R. J. (2019). The effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in an Australian population: a study protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Addiction, 114 (5), 923-933. doi: 10.1111/add.14541
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 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 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
Media
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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