Mei-Ling Blank
Position | Research Fellow |
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Department | Department of Preventive and Social Medicine (Dunedin) |
Research summary | Public health |
Research
My research interests include drug safety issues, alcohol use, spirituality and health and tobacco control.
Publications
Blank, M.-L., & Hoek, J. (2022). Navigating social interactions and constructing vaping social identities: A qualitative exploration with New Zealand young adults who smoke. Drug & Alcohol Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dar.13542
Robertson, L., Hoek, J., & Blank, M.-L. (2022). A qualitative analysis of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) uptake and use among young adult never-smokers in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 17(5), e0268449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268449
Conner, T. S., Zeng, J., Blank, M.-L., He, V., & Hoek, J. (2021). A descriptive analysis of transitions from smoking to electronic nicotine delivery system (Ends) use: A daily diary investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 18(12), 6301. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126301
Blank, M.-L., Hoek, J., & Gendall, P. (2021). New Zealand roll-your-own smokers' reaction to novel roll-your-own tobacco packaging warning labels. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40, 1092-1100. doi: 10.1111/dar.13280
Blank, M.-L., & Hoek, J. (2021). Choice and variety-seeking of e-liquids and flavour categories by New Zealand smokers using an electronic cigarette: A longitudinal study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23(5), 798-806. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa248
Blank, M.-L., & Hoek, J. (2022). Navigating social interactions and constructing vaping social identities: A qualitative exploration with New Zealand young adults who smoke. Drug & Alcohol Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dar.13542
Journal - Research Article
Robertson, L., Hoek, J., & Blank, M.-L. (2022). A qualitative analysis of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) uptake and use among young adult never-smokers in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 17(5), e0268449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268449
Journal - Research Article
Blank, M.-L., & Hoek, J. (2021). Choice and variety-seeking of e-liquids and flavour categories by New Zealand smokers using an electronic cigarette: A longitudinal study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23(5), 798-806. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa248
Journal - Research Article
Blank, M.-L., Hoek, J., & Gendall, P. (2021). New Zealand roll-your-own smokers' reaction to novel roll-your-own tobacco packaging warning labels. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40, 1092-1100. doi: 10.1111/dar.13280
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Blank, M.-L., Hoek, J., & Gendall, P. (2021). Roll-your-own smokers' reactions to cessation-efficacy messaging integrated into tobacco packaging design: A sequential mixed-methods study. Tobacco Control, 30, 405-412. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055570
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Conner, T. S., Zeng, J., Blank, M.-L., He, V., & Hoek, J. (2021). A descriptive analysis of transitions from smoking to electronic nicotine delivery system (Ends) use: A daily diary investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 18(12), 6301. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126301
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Egan, R., & Blank, M.-L. (2021). A framework for understanding spirituality and healthy ageing: Perspectives from Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 33(2), 112-126. doi: 10.1080/15528030.2020.1843588
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Haggart, K., Robertson, L., Blank, M.-L., Popova, L., & Hoek, J. (2021). It's just steam: A qualitative analysis of New Zealand ENDS users' perceptions of secondhand aerosol. Tobacco Control, 30, 30-35. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055368
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Strickett, E., Robertson, L., Waa, A., Blank, M.-L., Erick, S., & Hoek, J. (2021). A qualitative analysis of Māori and Pacific people's experiences of using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 23(3), 550-556. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa087
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Blank, M.-L., & Hoek, J. (2020). Roll-your-own loose tobacco packaging warning labels: A qualitative study using a novel elicitation method. Tobacco Control, 29, 672-678. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055284
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Hoek, J., Gendall, P., Blank, M.-L., Robertson, L., & Marsh, L. (2020). Butting out: An analysis of support for measures to address tobacco product waste. Tobacco Control, 29, 131-137. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-054956
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Marsh, L., Cameron, C., Quigg, R., Wood, S., Blank, M.-L., Venter, N., Thomas, L., Robertson, L., Hoek, J., & Sullivan, T. (2020). Is the tobacco 'footfall' argument justified for tobacco purchases in New Zealand convenience stores? Tobacco Control. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056032
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Blank, M.-L., Hoek, J., George, M., Gendall, P., Conner, T. S., Thrul, J., … Langlotz, T. (2019). An exploration of smoking-to-vaping transition attempts using a "smart" electronic nicotine delivery system. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 21(10), 1339-1346. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty093
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Hoek, J., Gendall, P., Eckert, C., Louviere, J., Blank, M.-L., & Thrasher, J. F. (2019). Young adult susceptible non-smokers' and smokers' responses to capsule cigarettes. Tobacco Control, 28, 498-505. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054470
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Robertson, L., Hoek, J., Blank, M.-L., Richards, R., Ling, P., & Popova, L. (2019). Dual use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and smoked tobacco: A qualitative analysis. Tobacco Control, 28(1), 13-19. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054070
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Blank, M.-L., Parkin, L., Zeng, J., & Barson, D. (2018). Proton pump inhibitors and infant pneumonia/other lower respiratory tract infections: National nested case-control study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 67(3), 335-340. doi: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001984
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Blank, M.-L., Wood, S., & Egan, R. (2018). Layers of engagement: Staff perceptions of spiritual care in residential aged care. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 30(1), 78-98. doi: 10.1080/15528030.2017.1301844
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Robertson, L., Hoek, J., Blank, M.-L., Richards, R., Ling, P., Popova, L., & McMillan, L. (2018). A qualitative exploration of information-seeking by electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) users in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 8(10), e023375. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023375
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Blank, M.-L., & Parkin, L. (2017). National study of off-label proton pump inhibitor use among New Zealand infants in the first year of life (2005-2012). Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 65(2), 179-184. doi: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001596
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Parkin, L., Sharples, K. J., Barson, D. J., & Blank, M.-L. (2017). Simvastatin dose and acute kidney injury without concurrent serious muscle injury: A nationwide nested case-control study. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0182066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182066
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Blank, M.-L., Connor, J., Gray, A., & Tustin, K. (2016). Alcohol use, mental well-being, self-esteem and general self-efficacy among final-year university students. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 51(3), 431-441. doi: 10.1007/s00127-016-1183-x
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Blank, M.-L., Connor, J., Gray, A., & Tustin, K. (2015). Screening for hazardous alcohol use among university students using individual questions from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption. Drug & Alcohol Review, 34(5), 540-548. doi: 10.1111/dar.12272
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Blank, M.-L., Parkin, L., Paul, C., & Herbison, P. (2014). A nationwide nested case-control study indicates an increased risk of acute interstitial nephritis with proton pump inhibitor use. Kidney International, 86, 837-844. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.74
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Haggart, K., Hoek, J., & Blank, M.-L. (2020). Flavour capsule variants' performance in a "dark market": Implications for standardised packaging. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 22(5), 853-856. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty158
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