Overview
Background
Tianze Sun is a Research Fellow at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research at The University of Queensland. Tianze received her Bachelor of Psychological Science with first-class honours in 2019 from UQ and later in 2024, her Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.
Her current research focuses on evaluating and optimising public health policies to minimise the harm associated with youth substance use. Tianze's work employs a multidisciplinary approach, combining co-design with young people, working with generative AI, analysis of large-scale epidemiological data, and social media data mining to address these complex challenges. She is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with diverse groups to develop innovative solutions that have a positive impact on the lives of young people.
Tianze has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as JAMA Paediatrics, Addiction, and Tobacco Control. Her work has attracted significant national and international attention, with features in outlets like The Guardian, Forbes, and ABC News.
She works with an exceptionally talented team of researchers from various disciplines and is always keen to work with motivated students and collaborators who share her passions.
Availability
- Dr Tianze Sun is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Promotions of vaping products near schools and central business district: a descriptive cross‐sectional study
Leung, Janni, Sun, Tianze, Vu, Giang, Dawson, Danielle and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). Promotions of vaping products near schools and central business district: a descriptive cross‐sectional study. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35 (3), 835-839. doi: 10.1002/hpja.791
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
Common adverse events of electronic cigarettes compared with traditional nicotine replacement therapies: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Shanmuga Anandan, Aathavan, Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary C. K., Sun, Tianze, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D. and Stjepanović, Daniel (2023). Common adverse events of electronic cigarettes compared with traditional nicotine replacement therapies: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (5), 1278-1287. doi: 10.1111/dar.13674
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
“Buy high, sell low”: A qualitative study of cryptocurrency traders who experience harm
Johnson, Benjamin, Sun, Tianze, Stjepanović, Daniel, Vu, Giang and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). “Buy high, sell low”: A qualitative study of cryptocurrency traders who experience harm. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (10) 5833, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20105833
2023
Journal Article
A latent class analysis of patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia and their health‐related correlates
Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni K. Y., Gravely, Shannon, Gartner, Coral, Sun, Tianze, Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack Y. C., Stjepanović, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Scheurer, Roman W., Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). A latent class analysis of patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia and their health‐related correlates. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (4), 815-826. doi: 10.1111/dar.13614
2023
Journal Article
Global prevalence of heated tobacco product use, 2015‐2022: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Sun, Tianze, Anandan, Aathavan, Lim, Carmen C. W., East, Katherine, Xu, Steve S., Quah, Anne C. K., Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Qi, Yaqi, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D., Vu, Giang and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Global prevalence of heated tobacco product use, 2015‐2022: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 118 (8), 1430-1444. doi: 10.1111/add.16199
2023
Journal Article
What is the hype on # MedicinalCannabis in the United States? A content analysis of medicinal cannabis tweets
Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason, Fahmi, Marco, Hall, Wayne, Hames, Sam, Stjepanović, Daniel, Chan, Gary and Leung, Janni (2023). What is the hype on # MedicinalCannabis in the United States? A content analysis of medicinal cannabis tweets. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (1), 28-35. doi: 10.1111/dar.13618
2023
Journal Article
Cryptocurrency trading, mental health and addiction: a qualitative analysis of Reddit discussions
Johnson, Benjamin, Stjepanović, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Sun, Tianze and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Cryptocurrency trading, mental health and addiction: a qualitative analysis of Reddit discussions. Addiction Research and Theory, 31 (5), 345-351. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2023.2174259
2023
Journal Article
Cryptocurrency trading and its associations with gambling and mental health: a scoping review
Johnson, Benjamin, Co, Steven, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C.W., Stjepanović, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Saunders, John B. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2023). Cryptocurrency trading and its associations with gambling and mental health: a scoping review. Addictive Behaviors, 136 107504, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107504
2022
Journal Article
Trends and socio-demographic differences of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada
Lim, Carmen C. W., Chan, Gary C. K., Wadsworth, Elle, Stjepanović, Daniel, Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack Y. C., Sun, Tianze, Connor, Jason, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne and Hammond, David (2022). Trends and socio-demographic differences of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (21) 14394, 14394. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114394
2022
Journal Article
#TurntTrending: a systematic review of substance use portrayals on social media platforms
Rutherford, Brienna N., Lim, Carmen C. W., Johnson, Benjamin, Cheng, Brandon, Chung, Jack, Huang, Sandy, Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Stjepanović, Daniel and Chan, Gary C. K. (2022). #TurntTrending: a systematic review of substance use portrayals on social media platforms. Addiction, 118 (2), 206-217. doi: 10.1111/add.16020
2022
Journal Article
Commentary on Beard et al.: Using survey data to test the hypothesis that e‐cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking in youth
Sun, Tianze and Hall, Wayne (2022). Commentary on Beard et al.: Using survey data to test the hypothesis that e‐cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking in youth. Addiction, 117 (8), 2294-2295. doi: 10.1111/add.15945
2022
Journal Article
Getting high for likes: exploring cannabis‐related content on TikTok
Rutherford, Brienna N., Sun, Tianze, Johnson, Benjamin, Co, Steven, Lim, Tong Liang, Lim, Carmen C. W., Chiu, Vivian, Leung, Janni, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2022). Getting high for likes: exploring cannabis‐related content on TikTok. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (5), 1119-1125. doi: 10.1111/dar.13433
2022
Conference Publication
Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates
Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni, Gravely, Shannon, Gartner, Coral, Chiu, Vivian, Sun, Tianze, Chung, Jack, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Scheurer, Roman, Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary (2022). Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Minneapolis, MN USA, 11-15 June 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Causal inference with observational data in addiction research
Chan, Gary C. K., Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2022). Causal inference with observational data in addiction research. Addiction, 117 (10), 2736-2744. doi: 10.1111/add.15972
2022
Journal Article
Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?
Chan, Gary, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen, Stjepanović, Daniel, Rutherford, Brienna, Johnson, Benjamin, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2022). Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?. Addiction, 117 (6), 1787-1793. doi: 10.1111/add.15783
2022
Journal Article
Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries
Chan, Gary C. K., Gartner, Coral, Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Hall, Wayne, Connor, Jason, Stjepanović, Daniel and Leung, Janni (2022). Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries. Addiction, 117 (8), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/add.15892
2022
Journal Article
Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C.W., Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, C. K. Gary (2022). Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia. Addictive Behaviors, 127 107217, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107217
2022
Journal Article
An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population
Chan, Gary, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen, Yuen, Wing See, Stjepanović, Daniel, Rutherford, Brienna, Hall, Wayne, Johnson, Ben and Leung, Janni (2022). An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population. Addictive Behaviors, 127 107216, 107216. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107216
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