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Contact Details

Email
george.thomson@otago.ac.nz
Position
Honorary Research Associate Professor
Department
Department of Public Health (Wellington)
Qualifications
BA (History and Politics), Masters (Public Policy), PhD
Research summary
Tobacco control, health policy and health politics.

Research

George's research interests are in tobacco control, health policy and health politics. His work includes researching government and business behaviour as determinants of population health, with recent research covering:

  • The effects and ethics of tobacco taxation.
  • Smoking and smokefree areas outdoors and in vehicles .
  • Tobacco endgames.

His research has been funded by the Health Research Council, the Cancer Society, the Heart Foundation, and ASH NZ, and he has been a co-investigator on two Marsden Foundation funded projects.

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