Lectures and Events
Innovations in Tobacco Control Lecture Series
The Institute hosts the monthly Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture series where key researchers and experts share ideas, present their work, and spark discussion. We currently present lectures online through Zoom. Join our mailing list to receive emails about upcoming lectures. Watch previous lectures here or on our YouTube channel.
Upcoming Events
Fall-Winter 2025 Lectures
Jeffrey Drope, PhD
Making a Stronger Case for Health Taxes
On September 17, 2025, Jeffrey Drope, PhD, research professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of Economics for Health, delivered a lecture entitled “Making a Stronger Case for Health Taxes.”
Winter-Spring 2025 Lectures
Joanna Cohen, PhD
The Scientific Case for Plain and Standardized Packaging for All Tobacco Products
On May 15, 2025, in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day 2025, IGTC’s Joanna Cohen, PhD, delivered a lecture entitled “Breaking the Illusion: Building the Scientific Case for Plain and Standardized Packaging for All Tobacco Products.”
Stephen Tamplin, MSE
Mutual Learning, Mobilizing Hope & Capacity Building in Tobacco Control
On April 8, 2025, IGTC’s Steve Tamplin, MSE, delivered a lecture entitled “Mutual Learning, Mobilizing Hope & Capacity Building in Tobacco Control.”
Attila Pohlmann, PhD
Availability of Flavor Capsule Cigarettes at Points of Sale in Quito, Ecuador
On March 20, 2025, IGTC welcomed guest speaker Attila Pohlmann, PhD, for a lecture entitled “Availability of Flavor Capsule Cigarettes at Points of Sale in Quito, Ecuador.”
Qinghua Nian, PhD
Advancing Tobacco Control in China
On February 26, 2025, IGTC’s Qinghua Nian, PhD, delivered a lecture entitled “Advancing Tobacco Control in China.”
Marit van Lenthe, MD
Attracting Top Talent to Tobacco Control—The School for Moral Ambition
On January 23, 2025, IGTC welcomed guest speaker Marit van Lenthe, MD, for a lecture entitled “Attracting Top Talent to Tobacco Control: The School for Moral Ambition”
Fall 2024
- Anna Gilmore, PhD: Time to Learn Lessons from the Commercial Determinants of Health?
- Pinpin Zheng, MD, PhD: Changes in Tobacco Control in China Over the Past 10 Years
- Thomas E. Novotny, MD: Paddling Upstream to Prevent Tobacco Pollution
Spring 2024
- Matthew L. Myers, JD: The Tobacco Control Movement’s Next Act
- Ryan David Kennedy, PhD: Earth Day 2024: Tobacco Product Waste and the Environment
- Raglan Maddox, PhD: Indigenous Excellence—Advancing DEI in Research and Publishing
- André Luiz Oliveira da Silva, PhD: The Taste of Smoke—Challenges to Regulate Additives
- Eric Crosbie, PhD: The Evolution of Tobacco Standardized Packaging
Fall 2023
- Georg E. Matt, PhD: Thirdhand Smoke
- Sophia Siu Chee Chan, PhD: Tobacco Control Policies in Hong Kong—Challenges & Opportunities
- Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS: Global Tobacco Control: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Spring 2023
- Belén Sáenz De Miera Juárez: Tobacco Industry Pricing Strategies in Mexico
- Tuo-Yen Tseng: Capsule Cigarette Sales in Mexico, 2018–2021
- Janet Hoek: Imagining Things Otherwise: Aotearoa New Zealand’s Tobacco Endgame
- Becky Freeman: Global Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
- Jennifer Pearson: Tobacco Industry CSR Claims, Consumer Perceptions, and Policies in Brazil
Fall 2022
- Fernanda Alonso: Policies Related to Health Warning Label Rotation in the PAHO region
- Kamran Siddiqi: Policies Related to Smokeless Tobacco
- Armando Peruga: The Evolution of Tobacco Control
- Les Hagen: Global Tobacco Control Progress Hub
Spring 2022
- Mitch Zeller: Reflections on 28 Years of Tobacco Regulatory Policy Work
- Connie Hoe: Strategies to Expand Corporate Autonomy by the Tobacco Industry and Others
- Xiaozhao Yousef Yang: Policy Implications of Unassisted Smoking and Chinese Smokers
- Joseph G. L. Lee: The Role of Tobacco Retailer Proximity and Density on Adult Smoking and Health Outcomes
- Yvette Van Der Eijk: Tobacco Industry Strategies for Flavour Capsule Cigarettes
Fall 2021
- Rijo M. John: Goods and Services Taxation and Affordability of Tobacco Products
- Lauren Czaplicki: Standardizing the Shape of Smokeless Tobacco Packs Sold in Bangladesh
- Jennifer Brown: Colors, Capsules and Concept Flavor Names on Cigarette Packs Appeal to Youth in Mexico
- Xi Yin: Use of Electronic Cigarettes among Chinese Young People
Spring 2021
- Tim Dewhirst: Life in the Heroic and Innovative Lane: F1 Sponsorship by Marlboro and Mission Winnow
- Rebekah Rodericks and Katherine Peck: Flavored Tobacco Product Restrictions and Bans
- Pranay Lal: The Use of Brand Stretching and Surrogate Ads by Major BIDI and ST Companies in India
- James Pankow: Flavor Chemicals Used in Nicotine/Tobacco Products ... It's a Long List
Fall 2020
- Praveen Sinha: Tobacco Control: Learnings from India
- Ben Hawkins: Beyond Tobacco Exceptionalism
- Vera da Costa e Silva: A Whirlwind Tour Through the WHO FCTC
Spring 2020
- Jeffrey Drope: Importance of Measuring Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products: Evidence from Latin America
- Joaquin Barnoya: Emerging Tobacco Products in an Unregulated Market: Lessons from Guatemala
- Popup Symposium: As a response to increased attention on the topic of flavored e-cigarettes, IGTC convened a popup practice symposium "Flavored E-Cigarettes: What the FDA, States and Cities are Doing and Why" featuring experts from across the country.
- Patricio Marquez: Tobacco Taxation: A Win Win Win Policy
Fall 2019
- M. Justin Byron: Do High E-cigarette Taxes Drive Vapers to Cigarettes?
- Marissa Reitsma: Quantifying the Global Health Impacts of Smoking
- Kevin Welding: The Market for Tobacco Products in India: Evidence from Semi-Urban and Rural Towns in Five States
- Julia Chen-Sankey: Flavored E-cigarettes in the U.S. and Other Countries
Spring 2019
- Douglas Bettcher: The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in global health development: Public health history in the making
- Katherine Clegg Smith and Caitlin Weiger: Be careful where you click. How terms of service restrict research on product websites.
- Jennifer Fang: China National Tobacco: An emerging dragon?
- April Roeseler: Ending the tobacco epidemic in California.
Fall 2018
- David L. Ashley: How scientific research informs tobacco regulatory science.
- Vanessa Garcia-Larsen: The relationship of diet, lung function, and chronic airways diseases: An epidemiological perspective.
- Benn McGrady: Implications of the WTO Panel Report in Australia.
Spring 2018
- Tesfa Alexander: Tobacco public education campaigns then and now: Taking a science-based and practical approach
- Lisa Lagasse: Smooth, timeless, evolving: Marlboro's new global image
- Oladimeji Oladepo: Tobacco control legislation in Nigeria: Chronicles of a decade of intrigues and victories
- Vandana Shah: Tobacco control policy progress in Asia: Case study on India's graphic health warnings policy
Spring and Fall 2017
- Michael Chaiton: Banning menthol from tobacco: How is it working in Ontario, Canada so far, and the tobacco industry response
- Timothy Dewhirst: Principles of tobacco branding
- Richard Edwards: Smokefree 2025 and ASPIRE 2025: Research to achieve the endgame for tobacco smoking
- Thomas Eissenberg: Waterpipe (hookah) tobacco smoking: What is the evidence that it supports nicotine/tobacco dependence, and why should you care?
- Meghan Brigid Moran: Pop culture matters: How understanding media, advertising, and the social worlds of adolescents can help tobacco control efforts
- Luz Myriam Reynales Shigematsu: Tobacco control in Mexico: 12 years of success and challenges
- Xisca Sureda: Second-hand smoke exposure outdoors: New challenges for tobacco control