Overview
Background
Dr. Gary Chan is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. His principal research interest lies in the field of substance misuse prevention and the application of cutting-edge statistical method for longitudinal analysis and causal inference. He was awarded over $13m funding as chief investigator and has over 200 publications. His recent research focuses on addiction epidemiology, including vaping, cannabis use, and behavioral addiction such as gaming disorder. He collaborates extensively with leading researchers in major national and international institutes, including the University of Washington, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, and University College London. He has also served as a consultant at the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime to improve exisitng methods for monitoring global trends of illicit substance production, trafficking and use. This work has made significant impact on how global data will be collected, and these new data will be used by the United nations and many national governments to inform drug policy decision making. He is a Deputy Statistical and Methodology Editor for the journal Addiction.
Availability
- Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2022
Journal Article
What is the short-term remission rate for people with untreated depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mekonen, Tesfa, Ford, Sarah, Chan, Gary C. K., Hides, Leanne, Connor, Jason P. and Leung, Janni (2022). What is the short-term remission rate for people with untreated depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 296, 17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.046
2022
Other Outputs
Causal Inference with Observational Data in R
Chan, Gary (2022). Causal Inference with Observational Data in R. Instats Inc.. doi: 10.61700/nudgujitla9qv469
2022
Other Outputs
Causal Inference with Observational Data in R: Propensity Scores, Inverse Probability Treatment Weighting, and Marginal Structural Models
Chan, Gary (2022). Causal Inference with Observational Data in R: Propensity Scores, Inverse Probability Treatment Weighting, and Marginal Structural Models. Instats Inc.. doi: 10.61700/qp1korrfs9hkv469
2022
Journal Article
Assessing alcohol consumption in a Chinese urban population and a university town using high temporal resolution wastewater-based epidemiology
Zheng, Qiuda, Chan, Gary C.K., Wang, Zhe, Connor, Jason P., Ren, Yuan and Thai, Phong K. (2022). Assessing alcohol consumption in a Chinese urban population and a university town using high temporal resolution wastewater-based epidemiology. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 230 109178, 109178. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109178
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
2021
Journal Article
Estimating the global treatment rates for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C.K., Connor, Jason P., Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). Estimating the global treatment rates for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1234-1242. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.038
2021
Journal Article
The experience of physiological and psychosocial alcohol-related harms across adolescence and its association with alcohol use disorder in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study
Yuen, Wing See, Bruno, Raimondo, Chan, Gary C. K., McCambridge, Jim, Slade, Tim, Clare, Philip J., Aiken, Alexandra, Kypri, Kypros, Hutchinson, Delyse, McBride, Nyanda, Boland, Veronica, Upton, Emily, Farrell, Michael, Mattick, Richard P. and Peacock, Amy (2021). The experience of physiological and psychosocial alcohol-related harms across adolescence and its association with alcohol use disorder in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45 (12), 2518-2527. doi: 10.1111/acer.14726
2021
Journal Article
Age-related trends in cannabis use in Australia. Findings from a series of large nationally representative surveys
Chan, Gary, Chiu, Vivian, Sun, Tianze, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). Age-related trends in cannabis use in Australia. Findings from a series of large nationally representative surveys. Addictive Behaviors, 123 107059. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107059
2021
Journal Article
The relationship between cannabis and tobacco co-administration and long-term patterns of cannabis use in young adults who use stimulants: a prospective population-based study
Ahmed Alghamdi, Abdullah, Gartner, Coral, Najman, Jake M., Chan, Gary and Smirnov, Andrew (2021). The relationship between cannabis and tobacco co-administration and long-term patterns of cannabis use in young adults who use stimulants: a prospective population-based study. Substance Use and Misuse, 57 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1975744
2021
Conference Publication
Symposium: epidemiology and potential public health benefits and harms of vaping - implication to tobacco control policies
Chan, Gary C. K., Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Morphett, Kylie, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Chung, Jack Y. C., Chiu, Vivian, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). Symposium: epidemiology and potential public health benefits and harms of vaping - implication to tobacco control policies. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2021
Conference Publication
How many people use cannabis for medicinal reasons in Australia?
Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C. W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack Y. C., Mekonen, Tesfa, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2021). How many people use cannabis for medicinal reasons in Australia?. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2021
Conference Publication
Substance use and comorbid psychopathology characteristics in young treatment-seeking substance users: A latent class analysis
Mefodeva, Valeriya, Chan, Gary C. K., Carlyle, Molly and Hides, Leanne (2021). Substance use and comorbid psychopathology characteristics in young treatment-seeking substance users: A latent class analysis. APSAD 2021 Conference, Online, 7–10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2021
Conference Publication
Estimating the global treatment rates for alcohol use disorder and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C. K., Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D., Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). Estimating the global treatment rates for alcohol use disorder and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2021
Conference Publication
Reasons for using electronic cigarettes in 2016 and 2019 in Australia: a repeated cross-sectional study
Cho, Ara, Chan, Gary C. K. and Gartner, Coral (2021). Reasons for using electronic cigarettes in 2016 and 2019 in Australia: a repeated cross-sectional study. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2021
Conference Publication
A network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation
Stjepanovic, Daniel, Chan, Gary C. K., Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Anandan, Aathavan Shanmuga, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). A network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2021
Conference Publication
A meta-analysis of the efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation
Stjepanovic, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Chung, Jack Y. C., Phartiyal, Preeti, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2021). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2021
Journal Article
Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of US and Canadian studies
Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Chung, Jack Y. C., Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Chiu, Vivian, Stjepanovic, Daniel and Chan, Gary C. K. (2021). Prevalence of adolescent cannabis vaping: a systematic review and meta-analysis of US and Canadian studies. JAMA Pediatrics, 176 (1), 42-51. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4102
2021
Journal Article
Comparison of tobacco use in a university town and a nearby urban area in China by intensive analysis of wastewater over one year period
Wang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Gartner, Coral, Chan, Gary C.K., Ren, Yuan, Wang, Degao and Thai, Phong K. (2021). Comparison of tobacco use in a university town and a nearby urban area in China by intensive analysis of wastewater over one year period. Water Research, 206 117733, 117733. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117733
2021
Conference Publication
Prevalence of illicit substances in personal vaporisers on online cryptomarkets
Lim, Miss Carmen, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Cheng, Brandon, Gartner, Coral, Scheurer, Roman and Chan, Gary (2021). Prevalence of illicit substances in personal vaporisers on online cryptomarkets. IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2021, Virtual, 3-6 September 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.389
2021
Journal Article
Content analysis of cannabis vaping videos on YouTube
Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni, Chung, Jack Yiu Chak, Sun, Tianze, Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Chiu, Vivian, Tisdale, Calvert, Stjepanović, Daniel and Chan, Gary (2021). Content analysis of cannabis vaping videos on YouTube. Addiction, 116 (9), 2443-2453. doi: 10.1111/add.15424
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Learning from the opioid crisis - Preventing the proliferation of prescription stimulant for non-medical use
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Dr Natalie Thomas, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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Doctor Philosophy
Impacts of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Vaping - Insight into Australian Cannabis Policies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing Sample Size for Trend Detection in Human and Environmental Monitoring Using Simulation-Based Power Analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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Doctor Philosophy
The influence of social media upon alcohol use: An investigation of effects and mechanisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Carmen Lim, Professor Jason Connor
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Doctor Philosophy
Adolescent exposure to online cannabis advertisements
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Dr Tesfa Yimer
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Doctor Philosophy
Medicinal Cannabis Use in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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Doctor Philosophy
Monitoring nicotine in Australia and globally using survey data to inform future vaping and smoking policies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Stjepanovic
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Doctor Philosophy
Stress, Allostatic Load and Substance Use in Defence Force Veterans with PTSD
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor
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Doctor Philosophy
Population-level of substance use and health outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leanne Hides, Dr Carmen Lim, Associate Professor Janni Leung
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Social Substances: The Online Landscape of Substance Use
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Public Health Impacts of Vaping Product Use
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Professor Coral Gartner
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging trends of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada: Prevalence, correlates, and online presence
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Professor Coral Gartner
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Tobacco Tax Increases on Smoking Behaviours and Tobacco Purchasing Patterns
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Advancements in Understanding and Intervention of Problematic Alcohol use by Emerging Adults in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chiara Broccatelli, Professor Leanne Hides
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Mental health services in low resource settings: Treatment gap, service utilization, and barriers to mental health service use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leanne Hides, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Cannabis Legalisation: An Empirical Analysis Causes of Attitudinal Change in the U.S. and Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Professor Leanne Hides, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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