Overview
Background
Dr Cheneal Puljevic is an ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow at the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame at the School of Public Health. Her current research focuses on the drivers and deterrents of illicit tobacco use. Her other research interests include smoking cessation among disadvantaged populations, drug checking (pill testing), alcohol-fuelled violence, and substance use harm reduction.
Cheneal is also the Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours (HLTH6014) program director and course convenor, a core research team member for the Global Drug Survey, an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Drug Policy, a Deputy Editor for Drug and Alcohol Review, and the Queensland Research Lead for The Loop Australia, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to implement drug checking (pill testing) services and partner operating organisation of CheQpoint, Queensland's first fixed-site drug checking service. She is the co-chair of the School of Public Health's Early Career Researcher committee.
Cheneal was previously employed as the Research Operations Manager for the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (0.8FTE; 2021-2022) and as a Research Fellow (0.2FTE; 2018-2022) at the Centre for Health Services Research. In the latter role, she was the Program Manager for the Global Substance Use and Mental Health unit, where she conducted and managed a number of research projects related to substance use, including the Queensland evaluation of the Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy (QUANTEM), a NIH-funded project on the impacts of roadside breath testing, and several projects using data from the Global Drug Survey (on topics such as changes in alcohol and cannabis use following COVID-19 restrictions, perceptions of alcohol warning labels, cannabis use patterns, and patterns of methamphetamine "cooking").
In 2024, Cheneal was awarded the School of Public Health's award for the top-performing Level C in a research-focused position; in 2023 she was awarded the School of Public Health's Rising Star award, and in 2022, she was awarded the School's prize for the top performing Level B academic in a research-focused position. In 2020, she was awarded the Australasian Professional Society for Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD)'s Early Career Award. In 2019, she was awarded the Centre for Health Services Research's Outstanding Early Career Researcher award.
Cheneal completed her PhD in 2018 at Griffith Criminology Institute at Griffith University, with her thesis focusing on smoking cessation among people who have experienced incarceration. She completed an Honours degree in Psychology at the University of Cape Town in 2011, with her thesis focusing on screening and brief interventions for alcohol-related injuries at an emergency centre.
Cheneal is available to supervise honours, Masters and HDR students on a variety of topics; please get in touch to discuss.
Availability
- Dr Cheneal Puljevic is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Cape Town
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Characterising differences between self-reported and wastewater-identified drug use at two consecutive years of an Australian music festival
Puljević, Cheneal, Tscharke, Benjamin, Wessel, Ellen Leslie, Francis, Cameron, Verhagen, Rory, O'Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Measham, Fiona, Stowe, M.J., Piatkowski, Timothy, Ferris, Jason, Page, Robert, Hiley, Sarah, Eassey, Christopher, McKinnon, Ginny, Sinclair, Genevieve, Blatchford, Emily, Engel, Liam, Norvill, Alice and Barratt, Monica J. (2024). Characterising differences between self-reported and wastewater-identified drug use at two consecutive years of an Australian music festival. Science of The Total Environment, 921 170934, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170934
2024
Journal Article
Improving wastewater-based epidemiology for new psychoactive substance surveillance by combining a high-throughput in vitro metabolism assay and LC−HRMS metabolite identification
Bade, Richard, Huchthausen, Julia, Huber, Carolin, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Verhagen, Rory, Puljevic, Cheneal, Escher, Beate I. and O'Brien, Jake W. (2024). Improving wastewater-based epidemiology for new psychoactive substance surveillance by combining a high-throughput in vitro metabolism assay and LC−HRMS metabolite identification. Water Research, 253 121297, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121297
2024
Conference Publication
A systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation
Puljevic, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel, Holland, Alice, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma, Morphett, Kylie, Kang, Heewon, Chan, Gary, Grobler, Etienne and Gartner, Coral (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation. Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Conference 2024, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 20-23 March 2024. Madison, WI United States: Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco.
2024
Journal Article
Sweating for sobriety: exploring the relationship between exercise engagement and substance use disorders
Gústafsson, Baldur Jón, Puljević, Cheneal, Davies, Emma L, Barratt, Monica J., Ferris, Jason, Winstock, Adam and Piatkowski, Timothy (2024). Sweating for sobriety: exploring the relationship between exercise engagement and substance use disorders. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2024.2311143
2024
Journal Article
Regrets, I’ve had a few: Exploring factors associated with getting drunk and regret in an international study of people who drink alcohol
Davies, Emma L., Puljević, Cheneal, Winstock, Adam R. and Ferris, Jason A. (2024). Regrets, I’ve had a few: Exploring factors associated with getting drunk and regret in an international study of people who drink alcohol. Substance Use and Misuse, 59 (5), 775-784. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2024.2302140
2023
Conference Publication
Machine learning models to predict substance use related adverse events: a step-by-step guide using a case study of cannabis-associated psychosis
Jack, Mitchell, Ferris, Jason, Puljević, Cheneal and Strating, Tom (2023). Machine learning models to predict substance use related adverse events: a step-by-step guide using a case study of cannabis-associated psychosis. Australasian Council for Undergratuate Research: A Connected World: New Research Directions, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 20-22 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Assessing the effects of an inpatient brief intervention tool for smoking cessation
Puljević, Cheneal, Vitangcol, Kathryn, De Guzman, Keshia, Gupta, Deepali and Snoswell, Centaine (2023). Assessing the effects of an inpatient brief intervention tool for smoking cessation. 2023 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Concerence, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-15 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
"We’re gonna want to know the label’s right”: Co-designing a drug checking service for anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) consumers
Piatkowski, Timothy, Puljevic, Cheneal, Francis, Cameron, Kill, Emma, Ferris, Jason and Dunn, Matthew (2023). "We’re gonna want to know the label’s right”: Co-designing a drug checking service for anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) consumers. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-15 November 2023. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2023
Conference Publication
Not all home drinking is equal: A latent class analysis of drinking patterns and alcohol consumption levels following initial COVID-19 restrictions in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom
Strating, Tom R., Puljevic, Cheneal, Davies, Emma, Barratt, Monica J., Winstock, Adam and Ferris, Jason (2023). Not all home drinking is equal: A latent class analysis of drinking patterns and alcohol consumption levels following initial COVID-19 restrictions in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2023
Conference Publication
Assessing the effects of an inpatient brief intervention tool for smoking cessation
Puljevic, Cheneal, Vitangcol, Kathryn, De Guzman, Keshia and Snoswell, Centaine (2023). Assessing the effects of an inpatient brief intervention tool for smoking cessation. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
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
Journal Article
“They sent it away for testing and it was all bunk”: Exploring perspectives on drug checking among steroid consumers in Queensland, Australia
Piatkowski, Timothy, Puljevic, Cheneal, Francis, Cameron, Ferris, Jason and Dunn, Matthew (2023). “They sent it away for testing and it was all bunk”: Exploring perspectives on drug checking among steroid consumers in Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 119 104139, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104139
2023
Journal Article
Mescaline, Peyote and San Pedro: Is sustainability important for cacti consumers?
Engel, Liam, Barratt, Monica, Ferris, Jason, Puljevic, Cheneal and Winstock, Adam (2023). Mescaline, Peyote and San Pedro: Is sustainability important for cacti consumers?. Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 7 (2) 202300252, 1-8. doi: 10.1556/2054.2023.00252
2023
Journal Article
Mandatory networked ID scanners in nightlife precincts across Queensland, Australia: key stakeholder perspectives on policy and practice
Miller, Peter, Farmer, Clare, Robertson, Narelle, Curtis, Ashlee, Taylor, Nicholas, Coomber, Kerri, Puljevic, Cheneal, De Andrade, Dominique, Mayshak, Richelle, Baldwin, Ryan, Room, Robin, Patafio, Brittany and Ferris, Jason (2023). Mandatory networked ID scanners in nightlife precincts across Queensland, Australia: key stakeholder perspectives on policy and practice. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 12 (4), 39-51. doi: 10.5204/ijcjsd.2674
2023
Journal Article
Shifts in cannabis use at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among Global Drug Survey respondents from 13 countries
Puljević, Cheneal, Cossart, Amelia, Davies, Emma L., Barratt, Monica J., Maier, Larissa J., Jauffret-Roustide, Marie, Winstock, Adam R. and Ferris, Jason A. (2023). Shifts in cannabis use at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among Global Drug Survey respondents from 13 countries. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 24 (3), 145-161. doi: 10.1108/dhs-12-2022-0048
2023
Journal Article
Not all home drinking is equal: a latent class analysis of drinking patterns and alcohol consumption levels following initial COVID‐19 restrictions in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom
Strating, Tom R., Puljević, Cheneal, Davies, Emma, Barratt, Monica J., Winstock, Adam and Ferris, Jason (2023). Not all home drinking is equal: a latent class analysis of drinking patterns and alcohol consumption levels following initial COVID‐19 restrictions in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (5), 1041-1053. doi: 10.1111/dar.13686
2023
Journal Article
International progress toward a commercial tobacco endgame is an opportunity for advancing tobacco control in Australia
Gartner, Coral, Perusco, Andrew, Puljević, Cheneal, Morphett, Kylie and Hefler, Marita (2023). International progress toward a commercial tobacco endgame is an opportunity for advancing tobacco control in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (2) 100029, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100029
2023
Journal Article
Tobacco endgame and priority populations: a scoping review
Puljević, Cheneal, Feulner, Leah, Hobbs, Maria, Erku, Daniel, Bonevski, Billie, Segan, Catherine, Baker, Amanda, Hefler, Marita, Cho, Ara and Gartner, Coral (2023). Tobacco endgame and priority populations: a scoping review. Tobacco Control, 33 (e2) tc-2022-057715, tc-2022. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057715
2023
Journal Article
Assessing the effect of an inpatient smoking cessation brief intervention tool on long-term smoking cessation rates and patient interest for nicotine replacement therapy: a retrospective analysis
Vitangcol, Kathryn, Puljevic, Cheneal and Snoswell, Centaine (2023). Assessing the effect of an inpatient smoking cessation brief intervention tool on long-term smoking cessation rates and patient interest for nicotine replacement therapy: a retrospective analysis. European Addiction Research, 29 (2), 1-7. doi: 10.1159/000528864
2023
Journal Article
Key informant perspectives on 3 am last drinks legislation in Queensland, Australia
Miller, Peter G., Farmer, Clare, Robertson, Narelle, Coomber, Kerri, Curtis, Ashlee, Baldwin, Ryan, Patafio, Brittany, Ferris, Jason, Puljevic, Cheneal, Taylor, Nicholas and de Andrade, Dominique (2023). Key informant perspectives on 3 am last drinks legislation in Queensland, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (1), 125-134. doi: 10.1111/dar.13564
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Cheneal Puljevic is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Analysis and harmonisation of data from the Global Drug Survey, the world’s largest drug survey
We have data on 1 million+ peoples’ drug use, spanning 11 years. There are multiple options for projects using this dataset; including harmonising the annual dataset (provides experience in ‘big data’ analysis) or using quantitative data analysis to explore current niche drug-related topics such as experiences of psychedelic use, how much people pay for their drugs, and what strange and unusual drugs people use around the world. Co-supervised with Prof Jason Ferris and others
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Exploring the impacts of drug checking/pill testing
Drug checking is a harm reduction-oriented service that enables people who use drugs to have samples of illicit substances analysed and receive timely individualised feedback regarding the contents of their samples and the associated risks of using them. The implementation of drug checking/pill testing services has been a controversial topic in Australian media over recent years. This is an opportunity to analyse data from Queensland’s first drug checking service (CheQpoint), including from the service’s fixed sites in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and music festivals. There are multiple options for this project based on the candidate's experience and interests, including quantitative data analysis, media analyses, and/or stakeholder interviews.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding drivers and deterrents of Australia's illicit tobacco market
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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Doctor Philosophy
The Illicit Tobacco Market in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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Doctor Philosophy
The availability and use of illicit tobacco and nicotine vaping products in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Hepatitis C Virus Treatment among People Transitioning from Correctional Facilities in South-East Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Cheneal Puljevic directly for media enquiries about:
- Alcohol-related violence
- Cannabis
- Drug checking
- Illicit drug use
- Illicit tobacco
- Pill testing
- Prison health
- Prison smoking bans
- Psychedelics
- Smoking among socio-economically disadvantaged people
- Tobacco smoking
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