Overview
Background
Dr Cheneal Puljevic is a UQ Amplify Senior Research Fellow at the School of Public Health. Her research focuses on illicit markets for legal commodities, with a particular focus on tobacco, nicotine, and alcohol, and the public health and criminological implications of these markets.
Cheneal is also the Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours program director and course convenor, the Deputy Director of the School of Public Health's Research and Research Training Committee, 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 a volunteer (and former Queensland Research Lead) for The Loop Australia.
Cheneal was previously employed as the Research Operations Manager for the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (2021-2022) and as a Research Fellow (2018-2022) at the Global Substance Use and Mental Health unit at the Centre for Health Services Research.
She 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 currently not available to take on further students for supervision.
Availability
- Dr Cheneal Puljevic is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Cape Town
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Illegal markets for legal commodities
Substances such as tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and e-cigarettes are available to consumer via legal pathways, yet illicit markets for all of these substances exist. My research in this area seeks to understand the demand- and supply-side drivers of these markets, and potential policy responses.
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Consumer demand for illicitly traded tobacco products
Since 2023, I have developed a research program (funded by an ARC DECRA Fellowship) investigating consumer demand for illicitly traded tobacco products. This program comprises a nationally representative survey and an international survey, street intercept studies, qualitative interviews with consumers, and the development of a scale to understand consumer susceptibility to purchasing illicitly traded tobacco products.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
The Role of Sex and Age on Pre-drinking: An Exploratory International Comparison of 27 Countries
Ferris, Jason, Puljević, Cheneal, Labhart, Florian, Winstock, Adam and Kuntsche, Emmanuel (2019). The Role of Sex and Age on Pre-drinking: An Exploratory International Comparison of 27 Countries. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 54 (4), 378-385. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agz040
2019
Conference Publication
The impact of the Queensland Government’s Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy on live music performances in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia
Puljević, Cheneal, Carah, Nicholas, Miller, Peter, Wood, Barbara, Goold, Lachlan, Regan, Scott and Ferris, Jason (2019). The impact of the Queensland Government’s Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy on live music performances in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia. 45th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3-7 June 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Symposium: Queensland Alcohol-Related Violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring: Assessing the impacts of trading hours and ID scanners
Miller, Peter G., Ferris, Jason, Coomber, Kerri, Puljevic, Cheneal and Livingston, Michael (2019). Symposium: Queensland Alcohol-Related Violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring: Assessing the impacts of trading hours and ID scanners. APSAD 2019, Hobart, Australia, 10–13 November 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.12991
2019
Conference Publication
The impact of alcohol health warning labels on drinking behaviours: an international survey
Winstock, Adam R., Holmes, John, Ferris, Jason A., Puljević, Cheneal and Davies, Emma (2019). The impact of alcohol health warning labels on drinking behaviours: an international survey. 45th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3-7 June 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Queensland alcohol-related violence legislation and its effect on original live music venues in Fortitude Valley
Goold, Lachlan, Carah, Nicholas, Regan, Scott, Ferris, Jason, Puljevic, Cheneal and Miller, Peter (2019). Queensland alcohol-related violence legislation and its effect on original live music venues in Fortitude Valley. Sydney Institute of Music and Sound Research, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Patterns of methamphetamine production and use among an international sample of methamphetamine 'cooks'
Puljevic, Cheneal, Ferris, Jason, Zahnow, Renee, Benfer, Isabella and Winstock, Adam (2019). Patterns of methamphetamine production and use among an international sample of methamphetamine 'cooks'. APSAD 2019 Conference, Hobart, Australia, 10–13 November 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.12991
2019
Conference Publication
The Medium is not the Message: A Content Analysis of Public Information about Electronic Vapour Product Regulations in Australia (Poster)
Saw, Kyle Eu Soon, Morphett, Kylie, Puljevic, Cheneal, Bromberg, Marilyn and Gartner, Coral (2019). The Medium is not the Message: A Content Analysis of Public Information about Electronic Vapour Product Regulations in Australia (Poster). Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 22-24 October 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Teabacco: Diverted use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy in smoke-free prisons
Puljevic, Cheneal, De Andrade, Dominique, Coomber, Ross and Kinner, Stuart (2018). Teabacco: Diverted use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy in smoke-free prisons . The Australian Public Health Association Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 26-28 September 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Relapse to smoking following release from smoke-free correctional facilities in Queensland, Australia
Puljevic, Cheneal, De Andrade, Dominique, Coomber, Ross and Kinner, Stuart (2018). Relapse to smoking following release from smoke-free correctional facilities in Queensland, Australia . The Australian Public Health Association Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 26 - 28 September 2018.
2018
Newspaper Article
Why Australian prisoners are smoking nicotine-infused tea leaves
Puljević, Cheneal, Ferris, Jason, Coomber, Ross and Kinner, Stuart (2018, 08 15). Why Australian prisoners are smoking nicotine-infused tea leaves The Conversation 1-1.
2018
Journal Article
Constituents of "teabacco": a forensic analysis of cigarettes made from diverted nicotine replacement therapy lozenges in smoke-free prisons
Mitchell, Courtney, Puljević, Cheneal, Coomber, Ross, White, Alan, Cresswell, Sarah L., Bowman, Jasper and Kinner, Stuart A. (2018). Constituents of "teabacco": a forensic analysis of cigarettes made from diverted nicotine replacement therapy lozenges in smoke-free prisons. Drug Testing and Analysis, 11 (1), 140-156. doi: 10.1002/dta.2471
2018
Journal Article
'Teabacco': smoking of nicotine-infused tea as an unintended consequence of prison smoking bans
Puljević, Cheneal, Coomber, Ross, Kinner, Stuart A., De Andrade, Dominique, Mitchell, Courtney, White, Alan, Cresswell, Sarah L. and Bowman, Jasper (2018). 'Teabacco': smoking of nicotine-infused tea as an unintended consequence of prison smoking bans. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37 (7), 912-921. doi: 10.1111/dar.12848
2018
Journal Article
Relapse to smoking following release from smoke-free correctional facilities in Queensland, Australia
Puljević, Cheneal, de Andrade, Dominique, Coomber, Ross and Kinner, Stuart A (2018). Relapse to smoking following release from smoke-free correctional facilities in Queensland, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 187, 127-133. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.02.028
2018
Journal Article
Systematic review of factors influencing smoking following release from smoke-free prisons
Puljevic, Cheneal and Segan, Catherine J. (2018). Systematic review of factors influencing smoking following release from smoke-free prisons. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 21 (8), 1011-1020. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty088
2018
Journal Article
No smoker left behind: it’s time to tackle tobacco in Australian priority populations
Puljevic, Cheneal and Kinner, Stuart A. (2018). No smoker left behind: it’s time to tackle tobacco in Australian priority populations. Medical Journal of Australia, 208 (1), 52-52. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00847
2018
Other Outputs
Evaluation framework for the overarching evaluation of the national support for child and youth mental health program
Smith, Simon, Ferris, Jason, Edmed, Shannon, Puljevic, Cheneal, Salom, Caroline and Thorpe, Karen (2018). Evaluation framework for the overarching evaluation of the national support for child and youth mental health program. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2018
Other Outputs
Tobacco Smoking among LGBT and HIV-infected populations
Puljevic, Cheneal (2018). Tobacco Smoking among LGBT and HIV-infected populations. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Cancer Council Victoria.
2018
Conference Publication
(Keynote) Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy Queensland Evaluation: what we know (presented on behalf of Jason Ferris by Cheneal Puljevic)
Ferris, Jason, Zahnow, Renee, Miller, Peter, Coomber, Kerri and Puljevic, Cheneal (2018). (Keynote) Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Policy Queensland Evaluation: what we know (presented on behalf of Jason Ferris by Cheneal Puljevic). OLGR Attorney Generals Assembly, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, 30 October 2018.
2018
Other Outputs
QUeensland Alcohol-related violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): Interim report
Miller, Peter, Coomber, Kerri, Ferris, Jason, Burn, Michelle, Vakidis, Thea, Livingston, Michael, Droste, Nicholas, Taylor, Nicholas, Puljevic, Cheneal, De Andrade, Dominque, Curtis, Ashlee, Grant, Kristy, Moayeri, Foruhar, Carah, Nicholas, Jiang, Jason, Wood, Barbara, Mayshak, Richelle, Zahnow, Renee, Room, Robin, Scott, Debbie, Cook, Steffi, Towle, Simon, Regan, Scott, Goold, Lachlan, Mount, David, Rangiah, Lillian, Boubouras, Lauren, Nixon, Bowman, Vayne, Brooke ... Najman, Jake (2018). QUeensland Alcohol-related violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): Interim report. Geelong, VIC, Australia: Deakin University.
2018
Conference Publication
The role of sex and age on pre-drinking: an international comparison of 25 countries
Ferris, Jason, Puljevic, Cheneal, Labhart, Florian, Winstock, Adam and Kuntsche, Emmanuel (2018). The role of sex and age on pre-drinking: an international comparison of 25 countries. 44th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 28 May-2 June, 2018.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Cheneal Puljevic is:
- Not available for supervision
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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Master Philosophy
Towards a Smoke-Free City: Community Support for Smoking Bans in Greater Springfield
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner, Professor Lauren Ball
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Doctor Philosophy
Harm Reduction for Women Who Use Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Ferris, Dr Timothy Piatkowski
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Doctor Philosophy
Systemic Barriers and Stigma in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Consumption
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Ferris, Dr Timothy Piatkowski
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Non-Medical Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Health Service Engagement in Oceania
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Timothy Piatkowski
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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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