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Dr

Louise Marsh

BCM (Lincoln University), MPH (Otago), PhD (Otago)
Senior Research Fellow
Louise Marsh

Dr Marsh has worked as a Senior Research Fellow in the Social and Behavioural Research Unit since 2010. Her research is focused on providing evidence for policies to achieve New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal. Her particular field of interest is reducing the supply of tobacco, and in particular commercial retail availability. More recently her work has concentrated on the spatial location of tobacco retailers in New Zealand, using geospatial analysis to identify retail regulation policies to reduce availability, while considering the equity impacts.    

Recent publications

  1. Marsh, L.
    Iosua, E. Parkinson, L. Doscher, C. Quigg, R.
    Is the neighbourhood context important for a tobacco retailer proximity policy?
    Health & Place.
  2. Marsh, L.
    Iosua, E.
    Quigg, R.
    Brillinger, J. Venter, N. Woods, S.
    Could we see the end of tobacco being sold in bars and pubs in New Zealand?
    Nicotine and Tobacco Research,
    ntac094.
  3. Marsh, L.
    Quigg, R.
    Bateman, J.
    Public perceptions of tobacco retail reduction policies in New Zealand (Oral presentation).
    Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 28th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA,
    March 2022.
  4. Marsh, L.
    Doscher, C. Iosua, E.
    Quigg, R.
    Tomintz, M.
    What impact does a tobacco retailer proximity limit have on tobacco availability in New Zealand? (Oral presentation).
    Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 28th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA,
    March 2022.
  5. Quigg, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Clark-Heu, B.
    Indigenous Māori Perspectives of Smokefree Parks.
    Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health,
  6. Edwards, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Petrovic-van der Deen, F.
    Wilson, N.
    Hoek, J.
    A Smokefree Aotearoa – could making tobacco products available only through community pharmacies help us get there?
    Public Health Expert,
    August 12, 2021.
  7. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Thomson, G.
    Marsh, L.
    Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    11 May, 2021.
  8. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Petrovic-van der Deen, F. Thomson, G.
    Marsh, L.
    Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ Government’s proposals?
    Public Health Expert,
    May 6, 2021.
  9. Brillinger, J.
    Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    Bar Atmospherics and Smoking: A Qualitative Analysis of New Zealand Young Adult Smokers.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    23(4): 724–731
  10. Brillinger, J.
    Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    Bar atmospherics and smoking: A qualitative analysis of young adult smokers.
    Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) 27th Annual Meeting. (pp. 78)
  11. Thomson, G.W.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    The long-term supply of tobacco and nicotine: Some goals, principles and policy implications.
    Tobacco Control,
    29.6 (2020): 699-702.
  12. Bateman, J. Robertson, L.
    Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Hoek, J.
    An analysis of e-cigarette marketing in New Zealand tobacco retail outlets prior to legislative change.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    22(7), 1221-1224. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz226
  13. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Ball, J.
    Thomson, G.
    Gendall, P.
    Marsh, L.
    Submission on Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill.
    University of Otago, Wellington,
    March 2020
  14. Marsh, L.
    Doscher, C. Cameron, C. Robertson, L. Petrović‐van der Deen, F.S.
    How would the tobacco retail landscape change if tobacco was only sold through liquor stores, petrol stations or pharmacies?
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health,
    44, 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12957
  15. Thomson, G.W.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    The long-term supply of tobacco and nicotine: Some goals, principles and policy implications.
    Tobacco Control,
    29, 699-702.
  16. Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Quigg, R.
    Wood, S. Venter, N. Thomas, L. Robertson, L.
    Hoek, J.
    Sullivan, T.
    Is the tobacco 'footfall' argument justified for tobacco purchases in New Zealand convenience stores?
    Tobacco Control,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056032
  17. Hoek, J.
    Gendall, P.
    Robertson, L.
    Marsh, L.
    Butting out: An analysis of support for measures to address tobacco product waste.
    Tobacco Control,
    29, 131-137. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-054956
  18. Bateman, J. Robertson, L.
    Marsh, L.
    Thornley, L.
    Hoek, J.
    New Zealand tobacco retailers’ understandings of and attitudes towards selling Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A qualitative exploration.
    Tobacco Control,
    doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055173
  19. Bangura, K.
    Marsh, L.
    Binns, T.
    The state of tobacco control in Sierra Leone: An exploratory study [Oral presentation].
    The Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 12th Annual Conference: Global Health in the Era of Climate Change, Wellington, New Zealand,
    2019, Nov 6-7
  20. Hoek, J.
    Gendall, P.
    Marsh, L.
    Butting Out: Correlates of Support for Measures Addressing Tobacco Product Waste. [Oral presentation].
    Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington DC, United States,
    2019, June 6-8
  21. Hoek, J.
    Haggart, K.
    Marsh, L.
    Butting out: A qualitative analysis of responses to tobacco product waste [Poster].
    Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 25th Annual Meeting Conference, San Francisco, California, United States,
    2019, Feb 20-23
  22. Gendall, P.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    Smokers’ and non-smokers’ assessment of strategies to manage tobacco product waste [Poster].
    Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 25th Annual Meeting Conference, San Francisco, California, United States,
    2019, Feb 20-23
  23. Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    Richards, R. Cameron, C.
    A qualitative exploration of tobacco retailers’ suitability to sell electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) amid legislative change in New Zealand [Poster].
    Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 25th Annual Meeting Conference, San Francisco, California, United States,
    2019, Feb 20-23
  24. Marsh, L.
    Estimating the effect of a potential policy to restrict tobacco retail availability in New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    28(4), 466-468.
  25. Cameron, C.
    Hoek, J.
    Sullivan, T.
    Marsh, L.
    Peterson, E.
    Gendall, P.
    Prevalence and characteristics of tobacco purchases in convenience stores: Results of a post-purchase intercept survey in Dunedin, New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    28(6), 696-700.
  26. Murad, M.
    Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    The contribution of smokefree outdoor areas in achieving New Zealand's Smokefree 2025 goal.
    Health Promotion Journal of Australia,
    30(2), 199-206.
  27. Marsh, L.
    Vaneckova, P.T. Johnston, T.O. Doscher, C. Schleicher, N.C. Henriksen, L.
    Association between density and proximity of tobacco retail outlets with smoking: A systematic review of youth studies.
    Health and Place,
    102275.
  28. Gendall, P.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Perceptions of financial incentives for smoking cessation: A survey of smokers in a country with an endgame goal.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    20(12), 1481-1488.
  29. Gendall, P.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Should we pay all smokers to quit smoking? A mixed methods survey exploring New Zealand smokers’ perceptions of financial incentives.
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  30. Marsh, L.
    Prevalence and characteristics of tobacco purchases in convenience stores.
    ASPIRE-NIHI Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand,
    2018
  31. Hoek, J.
    Gendall, P.
    Marsh, L.
    Butting out: Strategies addressing tobacco product waste.
    20th Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC), Adelaide, Australia,
    2018
  32. Marsh, L.
    Iosua, E. McGee, R. White, J.
    New Zealand adolescents’ discouragement of smoking among their peers.
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health,
    41(5), 497-501.
  33. Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    McGee, R.
    New zealand tobacco control experts’ views towards policies to reduce tobacco availability.
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    130(1456), 27-35.
  34. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Opinion: How might a lethal product be sold safely?
    Dominion Post,
    June 1 2017.
  35. Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    McGee, R.
    New Zealand stakeholders’ views on tobacco retail regulation (Oral presentation).
    Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference, Melbourne,
    May 2017
  36. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R. Maclennan, B. Llewellyn, R. Ward, M.
    Alcohol imagery on New Zealand television: ten years on (Oral presentation).
    13th Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference, Victoria, Australia,
    2017, May
  37. Marsh, L.
    Iosua, E. McGee, R. White, J.
    New Zealand adolescents’ discouragement of smoking among their peers (Oral presentation).
    13th Behavioural Research in Cancer Control Conference, Victoria, Australia,
    2017, May
  38. Hoek, J.
    Wilson, N.
    Marsh, L.
    Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?
    Public Health Expert,
    24 April 2017
  39. Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    McGee, R.
    Policy options for reducing tobacco retail availability in New Zealand: A review and analysis of key informants’ perceptions (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 23rd Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy,
    2017, March
  40. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R. Mclennan, B. Llewellyn, R. Ward, M.
    Alcohol imagery on New Zealand television: ten years on.
    Drug and Alcohol Review,
    36(4), e1-e2.
  41. Gendall, P.
    Hoek, J.
    Cameron, C.
    Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Smokers’ perceptions of the relative effectiveness of five tobacco retail reduction policies.
    Nicotine and Tobacco Research,
    19(2), 245-252.
  42. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Submission on Policy Options for the Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes.
    September 2016.
  43. Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Quigg, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Doscher, C. McGee, R. Sullivan, T.
    The impact of an increase in excise tax on the retail price of tobacco in New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    25, 458-463. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052259
  44. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R. Ward, M. Llewellyn, R.
    Little change in tobacco imagery on New Zealand television: 10 years on.
    Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health,
    40(3), 218-220. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12527
  45. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Marsh, L.
    (Un)licensed to Kill: Do We Need To Regulate How Tobacco Is Sold?
    Sciblogs,
    21 April 2016.
  46. Marsh, L.
    Cousins, K. Gray, A. Kypri, K. Connor, J.L.
    Hoek, J.
    The association of smoking with drinking pattern may provide opportunities to reduce smoking among students.
    Kotuitui,
    11(1), 72-81. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2015.1128953
  47. Marsh, L.
    New Zealand’s tobacco retail landscape: Problems and potential strategies (Oral presentation).
    Public Health Seminar Series, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand,
    April 2016.
  48. Marsh, L.
    Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    van der Deen, F.S. McGee, R.
    Regulating tobacco retail in New Zealand: What can we learn from overseas? [Viewpoint].
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    129(1432), 74-79.
  49. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Gendall, P.
    New Zealand smokers’ views of financial incentives to quit smoking (Oral presentation).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  50. Hoek, J.
    Gendall, P.
    Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C. McGee, R.
    New Zealand smokers’ perceptions of the effects of five theoretical tobacco retail reduction policies (Oral presentation).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  51. Cameron, C. McGee, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    Point-of-sale tobacco promotion and youth smoking: A meta-analysis (Oral presentation).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  52. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R. Ward, M. Llewellyn, R.
    Tobacco imagery on New Zealand television: Ten years on (Oral presentation).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  53. Marsh, L.
    Iosua, E. McGee, R. White, J.
    New Zealand adolescents’ discouragement of smoking among their peers (Oral presentation).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  54. Marsh, L.
    Ajmal, A. McGee, R. Doscher, C. Cameron, C.
    Tobacco retail outlet density and risk of youth smoking in New Zealand (Oral presentation).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  55. Marsh, L.
    McGee, R.
    Submission on the New Zealand Government’s Finance and Expenditure Budget Policy Statement 2016.
    January 2016.
  56. Cameron, C. McGee, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    Point-of-sale tobacco promotion and youth smoking: A meta-analysis.
    Tobacco Control,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052586
  57. Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    McGee, R. Egan, R.
    Regulating the sale of tobacco in New Zealand: a qualitative analysis of retailers’ views and implications for advocacy.
    International Journal of Drug Policy,
    26(12), 1222-1230.
  58. Marsh, L.
    How are we going to achieve a smokefree NZ Aotearoa by 2025? Reducing the Impact of Cancer.
    Presented at Celebrating 25 years of Social and Behavioural Cancer Research: a symposium in collaboration with the Otago & Southland Branch of the NZ Cancer Society,
    September, 2015
  59. Marsh, L.
    Using evidence to demonstrate support for Smokefree 2025.
    Presented at Partnerships as Pathways to Smokefree 2025 seminar, Christchurch City Council, Christchurch, New Zealand,
    September, 2015
  60. Marsh, L.
    Cousins, K. Gray, A. Kypri, K. Connor, J.
    Hoek, J.
    The association of smoking with drinking patterns: opportunities to reduce smoking among students.
    Presented at NZ Public Health Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand,
    September, 2015
  61. Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Quigg, R.
    Hoek, J.
    McGee, R.
    The impact of an increase in excise tax on the retail price of tobacco in New Zealand.
    Presented at NZ Public Health Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand,
    September, 2015
  62. Marsh, L.
    Ajmal, A. McGee, R. Cameron, C. Doscher, C.
    Tobacco retail outlet density and risk of youth smoking.
    Presented at NZ Public Health Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand,
    September, 2015
  63. Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    McGee, R. Egan, R.
    Regulating the sale of tobacco in New Zealand: a qualitative analysis of retailers’ views.
    Presented at The Inaugural Dunedin School of Medicine Symposium,
    August, 2015
  64. Hoek, J.
    Quigley, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Smokers’ perceptions and experiences of a smoke-free campus.
    Presented at SRNT 21st Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA,
    February 2015
  65. Marsh, L.
    Written Submission in response to the Update of the New Zealand Health Strategy Consultation draft.
    SBRU, University of Otago
  66. Marsh, L.
    Smoke-free policies in New Zealand public tertiary education institutions.
    Health Education Research,
    doi: 10.1093/her/cyv004.
  67. Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Quigg, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Doscher, C. McGee, R. Sullivan, T.
    The impact of an increase in excise tax on the retail price of tobacco in New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052259.
  68. Marsh, L.
    Ajmal, A. McGee, R. Cameron, C. Doscher, C.
    Tobacco retail outlet density and risk of youth smoking in New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052512.
  69. Marsh, L.
    Impact of a 10% excise tax increase in the retail price of tobacco in New Zealand.
    Poster session presented at the World Cancer Congress, Melbourne, Australia,
    December 2014.
  70. Marsh, L.
    New Zealand tobacco retailers’ attitudes towards selling tobacco.
    Paper presented at the World Cancer Congress. Melbourne, Australia,
    December 2014.
  71. Marsh, L.
    The Characteristics of tobacco retailers in New Zealand: A jurisdiction without tobacco retailer notification.
    Paper presented at the World Cancer Congress. Melbourne, Australia,
    December 2014.
  72. McGee, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Hoek, J.
    A systematic review on the impact of point-of-sale tobacco promotion on smoking.
    Nicotine and Tobacco Research,
    doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu168
  73. Gendall, P.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    Edwards, R.
    Healey, B. Jaine, R.
    Beyond retail regulation: Managing the social supply of tobacco.
    Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Boston,
    4-6 June 2014.
  74. McGee, R. Bang, S.
    Marsh, L.
    Newspaper coverage of tobacco control in New Zealand.
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health,
    38: 265–269. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12216
  75. Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Attitudes towards smokefree campus policies in New Zealand.
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    127(1393).
  76. Gendall, P.
    Hoek, J.
    Marsh, L.
    Edwards, R.
    Healey, B.
    Youth tobacco access: trends and policy implications.
    BMJ open,
    4(4), e004631.
  77. Marsh, L.
    Kimber, H. Witt, M.
    Smokefree outdoor areas in New Zealand: how far have we come?
    NZMJ,
    Vol 127 No 1389; ISSN 1175 8716
  78. Hoek, J.
    Gendall, P.
    Edwards, R.
    Healey, B.
    Marsh, L.
    Adolescents’ Tobacco Supply Sources in a Changing Policy Environment.
    The 20th Annual International Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), Seattle, USA,
    5-8 February 2014.
  79. McGee, R.
    Marsh, L.
    Bang, S.
    How is Tobacco Control Reported in New Zealand Newspapers? (Oral Presentation).
    Presented at Smokefree Oceania, Auckland, NZ,
    23-25 October, 2013.
  80. Marsh, L.
    Witt, M. Kimber, H.
    Smokefree Outdoor Areas in New Zealand: How far have we come? (Oral Presentation).
    Presented at Smokefree Oceania, Auckland, NZ,
    23-25 October, 2013.
  81. Marsh, L.
    Dawson, A. McGee, R.
    What Do Young New Zealanders Want in Terms of Smoking Cessation?
    Journal of Smoking Cessation,
    available on CJO2013. doi:10.1017/jsc.2013.30.
  82. Marsh, L.
    Cameron, C.
    Tertiary education smokefree campus policies in New Zealand (Poster).
    Presented at International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco, Delhi, India,
    10-12 September, 2013.
  83. Marsh, L.
    Witt, M. Kimber, H.
    Smokefree Outdoor Areas in New Zealand: how far have we come? (Poster).
    Presented at International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco, Delhi, India,
    10-12 September, 2013.
  84. Marsh, L.
    Doscher, C.
    Characteristics of Tobacco Retailers in New Zealand (Oral Presentation).
    Presented at International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco, Delhi, India,
    10-12 September, 2013.
  85. Marsh, L.
    Doscher, C.
    Characteristics of Tobacco Retailers in New Zealand.
    Health & Place,
    23 (2013) 165-170
  86. Marsh, L.
    Dawson, A. McGee, R.
    “When you’re desperate you’ll ask anybody”: young people’s social sources of tobacco.
    Aust NZ J Public Health,
    2013; 37:155-61 doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12033

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