Emily Brennan

Can counter-advertising exposing alcohol sponsorship and harms influence sport spectators' support for alcohol policies? An experimental study

Maree Scully, Helen Dixon, Emily Brennan, Jeff Niederdeppe, Kerry O'Brien, Simone Pettigrew, Brian Vandenberg, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Exposure to alcohol advertising and sponsorship through elite sport is associated with harmful use of alcohol. Owing t..

The health halo effect of 'low sugar' and related claims on alcoholic drinks: an online experiment with young women

Shuyan Cao, Changyuan Tang, Isla Carboon, Cassie Hayward, Hannah Capes, Yan Jun Michelle Chen, Emily Brennan, Helen Dixon, Melanie Wakefield, Ashleigh Haynes

Journal article  |  2022  |  ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM

AIMS: To investigate whether 'low sugar' and related claims influence consumers' perceptions of the healthiness or other attribute..

Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Drink Counting

Leon Booth, Michelle Jongenelis, Catherine Drane, Emily Brennan, Melanie Wakefield, Tanya Chikritzhs, Penelope Hasking, Simone Pettigrew

Journal article  |  2022  |  SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE

Objectives: Drink counting has been found to be an effective protective behavioral strategy (PBS) to reduce alcohol consumption. H..

Public support for policies to phase out the retail sale of cigarettes in Australia: results from a nationally representative survey

Emily Brennan, Elizaveta Ilchenko, Michelle Scollo, Sarah J Durkin, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2022  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

BACKGROUND: There is growing international interest in a goal once considered unthinkable: phasing out the retail sales of smoked ..

Optimising tobacco control campaigns within a changing media landscape and among priority populations

Sarah J Durkin, Emily Brennan, Melanie A Wakefield

Journal article  |  2022  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

Reviews published over the past decade confirm tobacco control campaigns can be effective for influencing adult and youth tobacco ..

Testing the effectiveness of alcohol health warning label formats: An online experimental study with Australian adult drinkers.

Emily Brennan, Kimberley Dunstone, Amanda Vittiglia, Sam Mancuso, Sarah Durkin, Michael D Slater, Janet Hoek, Simone Pettigrew, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLoS One

Health warning labels (HWLs) on alcohol containers may help reduce population-level alcohol consumption. However, few studies have..

Monitoring changes in smoking and quitting behaviours among Australians with and without mental illness over 15 years

Elizabeth M Greenhalgh, Emily Brennan, Catherine Segan, Michelle Scollo

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: This study examines smoking prevalence and quitting behaviours among Australians with and without mental illness. METHO..

Public support for phasing out the sale of cigarettes in Australia

Emily Brennan, Sarah Durkin, Michelle M Scollo, Maurice Swanson, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Australian smokers' experiences and perceptions of recessed and firm filter cigarettes

Melanie A Wakefield, Kimberley Dunstone, Emily Brennan, Amanda Vittiglia, Michelle Scollo, Sarah J Durkin, Janet Hoek, James Thrasher, Dorothy Hatsukami, Neal Benowitz, Jonathan M Samet

Journal article  |  2021  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

BACKGROUND: While cigarette filter modifications have long been used to increase product appeal and assuage health concerns, tight..

A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of combinations of 'why to reduce' and 'how to reduce' alcohol harm-reduction communications

Simone Pettigrew, Leon Booth, Michelle Jongenelis, Emily Brennan, Tanya Chikritzhs, Penelope Hasking, Peter Miller, Gerard Hastings, Melanie Wakefield

Journal article  |  2021  |  ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS

INTRODUCTION: Alcohol is a major source of harm worldwide. The aim of this study was to experimentally assess the effects of expos..