Tara Elton-Marshall

Teaching interests

Currently teaching HLTH 333: Experimental and Observational Methods in Epidemiology

Research interests

Policy evaluation, population health, psychological determinants of health, health disparities, Aboriginal health, global health, tobacco control, gambling

Current major funding sources

• Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre

Recent publications

• Elton-Marshall, T., Leatherdale, S., & Burkhalter, R. (in press). Native, discount or premium brand cigarettes: what types of cigarettes are Canadian youth currently smoking? Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

• Elton-Marshall, T., Leatherdale, S. T., Manske, S. R., Wong, K., Ahmed, R., & Burkhalter, R. (Dec 2011).  Research Methods of the Youth Smoking Survey (YSS). Chronic Diseases in Canada, 32:1.

• Elton-Marshall, T., Leatherdale, S. T., & Burkhalter, R. (2011). Tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke, and other related risk behaviours: are off-reserve Aboriginal youth in Canada at increased risk compared to the rest of the population? Canadian Medical Association Journal,183, E480-E486.

• Leatherdale, S. T., Rios, P., Elton-Marshall, T., & Burkhalter, R. (2011).  Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Use among Canadian Youth: Are We Underestimating the Magnitude of This Problem? Journal of Primary Prevention, 32, 161-170.

• Siapush, M., Borland, R., Fong, G. T., Elton-Marshall, T., & Yong H-H.  (2011) Socioeconomic Differences in the Effectiveness of the Removal of “Light” and “Mild” Descriptors on Cigarette Packs: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Thailand Survey.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8(6), 2170–2180.

• Elton-Marshall, T., Fong, G. T., Zanna, M. P, Jiang, Y., Hammond, D., O’Connor, R. J., Yong, H-H., Li, L., King, B., Li, Q., Borland, R., Cummings, K. M., Driezen, P. (2010). Beliefs about the relative harm of “light” and “low tar” cigarettes: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) China Survey. Tobacco Control, 19, i54-i62.

• Kennedy, R. D., Elton-Marshall, T., Mutti, S., Fong, G. T., & Dubray, J. (2010). Understanding the impact of the smoke-free Ontario act on hospitality establishments' outdoor environments: A survey of restaurants and bars. Tobacco Control, 19, 165-167.

• Yuan, J., Elton-Marshall, T., Fong, G. T., & Li, Q. (2010).  Quitting smoking in China: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) China Survey. Tobacco Control, 19, 12-i17.

• Li, Q., Hyland, A., Fong, G. T., Yuan, J., & Elton-Marshall, T. (2010).  Use of less expensive cigarettes in six cities in China. Tobacco Control, 19, i63-i68.

• O’Connor, R. J., Li, Q., Stephens, W. E., Hammond, D., Elton-Marshall, T., Cummings, K. M., Giovino, G. A., & Fong, G. T. (2010).  Cigarettes sold in China:  Design, emissions, and metals.  Tobacco Control, 19, i47-i53.

• Feng, G., Jiang, Y., Li, Q., Yong, H-H., Elton-Marshall, T., Yang, J., Li, L., Sansone, N., & Fong, G. T.  (2010).  Individual-level factors associated with intentions to quit smoking among adult smokers in six cities of China: findings from the ITC China Survey.  Tobacco Control, 19, i6-i11.

• King B, Yong HH, Borland R, Omar M, bin Awang Ahmad R, Sirirasamee B, Hamann S, O’Connor RJ, Bansal-Travers M, Elton-Marshall T., Lee BW, Hammond D, Thrasher J. (2010).  Malaysian and Thai smokers’ beliefs about the relative harmfulness of “light” and menthol cigarettes.Tobacco Control, 19, 444-450.

• Borland, R., Fong. G. T., Yong, H. H., Cummings, K. M., Hammond, D., King, B., Siahpush, M., McNeill, A., Hastings, G., O’Connor, R. J., Elton-Marshall, T., & Zanna, M. (2008). What Happened to Smokers’ Beliefs about Light Cigarettes When “Light/Mild” Brand Descriptors Were Banned in the UK? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey. Tobacco Control, 17, 256-262.

• DalCin, S., MacDonald, T. K., Fong, G. T., Zanna, M. P., & Elton-Marshall, T. (December, 2006).  Remembering the message: Using a reminder cue to increase condom use following a safer sex intervention.Health Psychology, 25(3), 438-443.

• Borland, R., Yong, H.H., King, B., Cummings, K.M., Fong, G.T., Elton-Marshall, T.E., Hammond, D., & McNeill, A. (2004). Use of and beliefs about ‘light’ cigarettes in four countries: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 6(Supp 3), S311-S321.