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Associate Professor

Andrew Waa

MA
Senior Research Fellow
Anaru Waa

Recent publications

  4. Hammond, D Reid, J
    Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Burkhalter, R
    ITC Youth & Young Adult Survey: support and perceived impact of key Smokefree policies in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    A national survey was conducted in 2023 in Aotearoa /New Zealand among 3,414 youth (aged 16-19) and young adults (aged 20-29) as part of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Pr

  6. Waa, A.
    Wise practices in commercial tobacco research to promote racial equity
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
  7. Robertson, L. Sanford, KR.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of People Who Resumed Smoking Following Exclusive Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Use
    Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2023;25(3):470-7.
  8. Maddox, R. Drummond, A. Kennedy, M. Martinez, SA.
    Waa, A.
    Henderson, PN. Clark, H. Upton, P. Lee, JP. Hardy, BJ. Tautolo, ES. Bradbrook, S. Calma, T. Whop, LJ.
    Ethical publishing in ‘Indigenous’ contexts.
    Tobacco Control.
  12. Roberston, L. Sanford, K-R.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    A qualitative analysis of smoking resumption among former ends users (Oral presentation).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania Webinar, Australia,
    29 April 2022.
  14. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Submission to consultation on Australian Draft: National Tobacco Strategy 2022–2030.
    University of Otago, Wellington,
    March 24 2022.
  15. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Johnson, E.
    Waa, A.
    Ball, J.
    Kaai, S.C. Ouimet, J. Martin, N. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    The New Zealand smokefree 2025 action plan: support for and anticipated behavioural responses to key measures among smokers in the ITC New Zealand (EASE) 2018 and 2020 surveys (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
    March 15-18, 2022.
  16. Waa, A.
    The Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 action plan: A Māori perspective (Oral presentation).
    Presented in Symposium 3 The Action Plan for New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal: a blueprint for the smoking endgame? Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
    March 15-18, 2022.
  17. Roberston, L. Sanford, K-R.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    A qualitative analysis of smoking resumption among former ends users (Oral presentation).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
    March 15-18, 2022.
  21. Maddox, R. Bovill, M.
    Waa, A.
    Drummond, A. Hardy, B.-J. Soto, C. Calma, T.
    Clearing the air: Conflicts of interest and the tobacco industry's impact on Indigenous peoples.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab267
  25. Henderson, P. N. Lee, J. P. Soto, C. O'Leary, R. Rutan, E. D'Silva, J.
    Waa, A.
    Maddox, R.
    Decolonization of tobacco in Indigenous communities of Turtle Island (North America).
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab180
  26. Ball, J.
    Zhang, J.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Gurram, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Has increasing internet use contributed to the decline in adolescent smoking?
    Drug and Alcohol Review,
    2022; 41(2): 365-376.
  35. Pearson, J. L.
    Waa, A.
    Siddiqi, K.
    Edwards, R.
    Henderson, P. N. Hooper, M. W.
    Naming racism, not race, as a determinant of tobacco-related health disparities.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    23(6), 885-887. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab059
  37. Webb-Hooper, M. Yerger, V. Baezconde-Garbanati, L.
    Waa, A.
    Piper, M. Nez Henderson , P.
    Celebrating interventions that reduce tobacco-related inequalities: Where do we go from here?
    Presidential Symposium at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) 27th Annual Meeting.
  38. Gartner, C.
    Waa, A.
    Bostich, C. Shang, C. Robson, D. Nez Henderson , P.
    SRNT Virtual Half-Day Conference Commercial Tobacco Endgame: Perspectives, Progress and Research Gap.
    Presenters and Panel.
  41. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    New Zealand: Government proposes world-leading action plan to achieve smokefree 2025 goal [News analysis].
    Tobacco Control,
    30(5), 482-483. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056941
  43. Gifford, H.
    Waa, A.
    Cvitanovic, L. Potaka-Osborne, G. Kerehoma-Cook, A.
    Exploring indigenous perspectives on tobacco tax: How some Māori families are responding in Aotearoa New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056097
  50. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    White, M. Kaai, S.C. Ouimet, J. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Patterns of use of vaping products among smokers: Findings from the 2016-2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys.
    International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health,
    17(18), 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186629
  53. Edwards, R.
    Johnson, E.
    Stanley, J.
    White, M.
    Waa, A.
    Chung-Hall, J. Meng, G. Craig, L. Fong, G.
    Awareness and support for New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal and key measures to achieve it. International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand and ITC Cross-Country findings.
    Wellington, June 2020.
  57. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    White, M. Kaai, S. Quimet, J. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Normative beliefs about the social acceptability of smoking and associations with quitting behaviour findings from 2016-2018 ITC New Zealand survey (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 26th Annual Meeting,
    11-14 March 2020, New Orleans.
  60. Waa, A.
    Robson, B. Gifford, H. Smylie, J. Reading, J. Henderson, J.A. Nez Henderson, P. Maddox, R. Lovett, R. Eades, S. Finlay, S. Calma, T.
    Foundation for a smoke-free world and healthy indigenous futures: An oxymoron?
    Tobacco Control,
    2020;29:237-240
  62. White, M.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S.C. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Reasons for stopping e-cigarette use amongst smokers: Findings from the 2018 ITC New Zealand Survey.
    European Conference on Tobacco or Health, Berlin, Germany
    February 19-22, 2020
  66. Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Robson, B. Quah, A. Fong, G.T.
    Perceptions of smoker stigmatization among New Zealand Māori and quitting behaviour findings from the Indigenous ITC NZ study.
    Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 130).
  73. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Thomson, G.
    Waa, A.
    Tobacco issues paper [Oral presentation].
    Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Pricing Policies for Tobacco, Alcohol and Food. Health Coalition Aotearoa. Wellington, New Zealand,
    2019, April 30
  74. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    McKiernan, A. Kaai, S.C. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Support among smokers and recent quitters for measures included in a plan to achieve smokefree 2025: Findings from the ITC New Zealand survey. [Oral presentation].
    Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 25th Annual Meeting Conference, San Francisco, California, United States,
    2019, Feb 20-23
  79. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa for all by 2025. In Stop Cancer Before it Starts: Saving lives with effective tobacco, alcohol and obesity policies.
    Symposium. Cancer Society of New Zealand Cancer Research Week, Auckland,
    29 October 2018.
  80. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. G, Fong.
    A toxic brew. Smoking and drinking among indigenous and non-indigenous smokers: Findings from the New Zealand ITC survey [Poster].
    12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Bali, Indonesia,
    13-15 September 2018.
  81. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Achieving the tobacco endgame: the case for very low nicotine cigarettes. Findings from indigenous and non-indigenous smokers and recent quitters in the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Bali, Indonesia,
    13-15 September 2018.
  86. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. C.K.Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Achieving the tobacco endgame: The case for removing additives: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey.
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  88. Ball, J.
    Sim, D.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Addressing ethnic disparities in adolescent smoking: Is reducing exposure to smoking in the home a key? [Poster].
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Conference, Baltimore,
    22-24 February 2018.
  89. Ball, J.
    Sim, D.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Exposure to smoking in the home: A key to reducing ethnic disparities in smoking among adolescents? [Poster].
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SNRT) 24th Annual Meeting, Baltimore,
    22-24 February 2018.
  90. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Indigenous and non-indigenous experiences and views of tobacco tax increases: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  91. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Use of roll-your-own tobacco among smokers in New Zealand: results from the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  92. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Use of e-cigarettes among smokers and recent quitters: results from the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  94. Waa, A.
    Smoking and drinking patterns among Māori/non-Māori.
    Paper presented at the Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand,
    2018
  95. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Smoking and quitting in social networks among indigenous and non-indigenous smokers: Findings from the ITC New Zealand survey.
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SNRT) 24th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
    2018
  96. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Hardening among indigenous and non-indigenous smokers: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey.
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SNRT) 24th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
    2018
  98. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Views about e-cigarettes among smokers and recent quitters: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  99. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Patterns of use of e-cigarettes among smokers and recent quitters: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  100. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Smokers’ awareness, understanding and support for Smokefree 2025: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  101. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Smoker support for retail and supply interventions: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  104. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Māori smoker perceptions of tobacco tax (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  105. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Māori smoker support for achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025 (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  112. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Experience and lessons from the first five years of trying to end the smoking epidemic in New Zealand (Oral presentation).
    15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne, Australia,
    2017, 3-7 April
  113. Waa, A.
    Maddox, R.
    Framework convention on tobacco control commitments to peoples: How are we doing? (Oral presentation).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 23rd Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy,
    2017, March
  117. Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E.-S.
    Appraisal of radical options for achieving New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal: Maori, Pacific, and policy experts’ perspectives (Poster).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  120. Edwards, R.
    Ball, J.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E.
    Appraisal of radical options for achieving New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal.
    Presented at Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, Australia,
    October, 2015
  122. Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Healey, B. Peace, J.
    Why Can’t I Agree to Disagree? Tobacco industry efforts to manipulate public opinion about plain packaging.
    The 20th Annual International Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), Seattle, USA,
    5-8 February 2014.
  123. Waa, A.
    Why Can’t I Agree to Disagree? Tobacco Industry Efforts to Manipulate Public Opinion About Plain Packaging (Oral Presentation).
    Presented at Smokefree Oceania, Auckland, NZ,
    23-25 October, 2013.
  125. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Gifford, H. Wilson-Tuala-Fata, M. Newcombe, R. Zhang, J.
    Evidence Based Initiatives for Parents to Reduce Smoking Uptake Among Indigenous Youth: From Theory to Practice (Poster).
    Poster presented at the 19th Annual International Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), Boston USA,
    13-16 March 2013.

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