Overview
Background
Tianze is a Research Fellow and an emerging leader in the field of youth substance use, at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR), School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
Her expertise is in youth vaping, emerging nicotine products and the influence of digital platforms on health. She leads 2 major research programs focused on monitoring emerging nicotine trends (NHMRC Ideas) and developing vaping prevention approaches for young people (NHMRC MRFF).
Tianze is ranked among the top 1% of e-cigarette researchers worldwide and has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications (15 first/senior, 18 second author), with 90% in Q1 journals (e.g., JAMA Pediatrics, Addiction). Her work has informed reports, recommendations, and policy discussions by the WHO, UNESCO, Australian governments, and parliamentary inquiries. Her expertise has led to invitations from Queensland schools to deliver vaping prevention presentations to over 8,000 students, partnerships with community organisations for co-designing vaping prevention materials and live interviews on ABC radio and international shows like the Mike Hosking Breakfast Show.
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
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
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
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
Changes in viewer engagement and accessibility of popular vaping videos on TikTok: a 12-month prospective study
Rutherford, Brienna N., Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Chung, Jack, Cheng, Brandon, Davidson, Lily, Tisdale, Calvert, Leung, Janni, Stjepanović, Daniel, Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2022). Changes in viewer engagement and accessibility of popular vaping videos on TikTok: a 12-month prospective study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (3) 1141, 1141. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031141
2021
Journal Article
Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Stjepanović, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2021). Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?. Addictive Behaviors, 123 107073, 107073. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107073
Funding
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