ASPIRE Researchers
Researchers in Tobacco Control
Directors
Professor Richard Edwards | ASPIRE2025 Co-Director
Richard Edwards is a Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington. Read more.
Professor Janet Hoek | ASPIRE2025 Co-director
Janet Hoek is a Professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago, Dunedin and Department of Public Health at the University of Otago in Wellington. Read more.
Andrew Waa | ASPIRE2025 Co-director
Anaru Waa is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago in Wellington. Read more.
Theme Leaders
Professor Janet Hoek | Regulation of tobacco marketing
Janet Hoek is a Professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago, Dunedin and Department of Public Health at the University of Otago in Wellington. Read more.
Professor Julian Crane | Smoking Cessation Systems
Julian Crane is Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago, Wellington. Read more.
Professor Rob McGee | Research on Smoking amongst Young People
Rob McGee is Co-Principal Investigator of the Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit, within the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Otago, Dunedin.
Research Associate Professor George Thomson | Policy and Regulatory Research
George Thomson is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington. Read more.
Dr Heather Gifford | Māori Public Health and Tobacco Misuse
Heather Gifford is the Senior Advisor Business and Research at Whakaue Research for Māori Health and Development in Whanganui. Read more.
Stephanie Erick | Smokefree Pasifika
Stephanie Erick is a Senior Advisor at Hāpai Te Hauora, based in Auckland. Read more.
