Archives: Speakers

Prof Lion Shahab

Dr Shahab is Professor of Health Psychology at University College London and past President for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco – Europe, a fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco and the Royal Society for Public Health. He trained in psychology, epidemiology and neuroscience… Read more »

Prof Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis is Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology at the Department of Behavioural Science & Health, University College London. He has been researching tobacco and nicotine use for the past 40 years. He has served as a trustee of ASH, was Chair of the UK government’s Technical Advisory Group on Tobacco and Health, and was Specialist Adviser… Read more »

Dr Karl E. Lund

Dr. Karl E. Lund is senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. He was Research Director at the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research for the period 2006-2018. He has been involved in tobacco control work since the mid-1980s, and received the Norwegian Medical Association’s Award in preventive medicine in 2000. Dr…. Read more »

Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce is an Associate Professor of Evidence-Based Policy and Practice at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. Her particular interests lie in evidence synthesis (both quantitative and qualitative) and the communication of complex information and data to inform policy and public action. Her research mainly consists of complex evidence… Read more »

Prof Jacob George

Professor Jacob George is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine & Therapeutics and R&D Director for the East of Scotland NRS Node. He is Director of the Tayside Medical Sciences Centre (TASC – https://www.ahspartnership.org.uk/tasc ). Professionally, he is a Consultant Physician in qualified in Clinical Pharmacology and General Internal Medicine and is an accredited European Hypertension Specialist…. Read more »

Tom Sheldon

The Science Media Centre a UK charity set up in 2002 to help scientists communicate the evidence on controversial issues to the public through the national news media.  Tom has degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics, and he joined the SMC in April 2008.  In that time he has worked on a number of high… Read more »

Prof Alan Boobis, OBE

Alan Boobis is emeritus Professor of Toxicology, Imperial College London. He retired from his chair at the College in June 2017, after over 40 years.  His main research interests lie in mechanistic toxicology, mode of action and chemical risk assessment.  He has published over 250 original research papers (H-factor 80).  He is or has been… Read more »

Louise Ross

Louise Ross has worked in stop smoking settings since 2004. Having launched the first vape-friendly Stop Smoking Service in 2014, she has continued to advocate for tobacco harm reduction, wearing a number of different hats. She is a freelance clinical consultant at the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, Vice Chair and mental health… Read more »

Cliff Douglas JD

Cliff Douglas is the Director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network, an adjunct professor at the School of Public Health, and a co-principal investigator for the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations at the University of Michigan. He was the American Cancer Society’s Vice President for Tobacco Control from 2015 to 2020,… Read more »