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Geoffrey T. Fong

Geoffrey T. Fong

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Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
37321
World Ranking
10389
National Ranking
418

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Geoffrey T. Fong is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work prominently spans several subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research topics are diverse but have a strong emphasis on Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Tobacco Control
  • Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Geoffrey T. Fong include:

  • Anne C K Quah
  • Pete Driezen
  • Shannon Gravely
  • K. Michael Cummings
  • Constantine Vardavas

Some recent papers authored by Geoffrey T. Fong are:

  • "The double-edged relationship between COVID-19 stress and smoking: Implications for smoking cessation" (2020), published in Tobacco Induced Diseases
  • "Smokers' cognitive and behavioural reactions during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Role of e-cigarettes and pharmacotherapy during attempts to quit cigarette smoking: The PATH Study 2013-16" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Evaluating the impact of menthol cigarette bans on cessation and smoking behaviours in Canada: longitudinal findings from the Canadian arm of the 2016-2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys" (2021), published in Tobacco Control
  • "The Association of E-cigarette Flavors With Satisfaction, Enjoyment, and Trying to Quit or Stay Abstinent From Smoking Among Regular Adult Vapers From Canada and the United States: Findings From the 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey" (2020), published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Geoffrey T. Fong has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017 within the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey

    Sarah E. Adkison;Richard J. O'Connor;Maansi Bansal-Travers;Andrew Hyland

  • Tobacco taxes as a tobacco control strategy

    Frank J Chaloupka;Ayda Yurekli;Geoffrey T Fong

  • Effectiveness of cigarette warning labels in informing smokers about the risks of smoking: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

    D Hammond;G T Fong;A McNeill;R Borland

  • Individual-level predictors of cessation behaviours among participants in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey.

    A Hyland;R Borland;Q Li;HH Yong

  • Reductions in tobacco smoke pollution and increases in support for smoke-free public places following the implementation of comprehensive smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the ITC Ireland/UK Survey

    G T Fong;A Hyland;R Borland;D Hammond

  • Text and graphic warnings on cigarette packages: findings from the international tobacco control four country study.

    David Hammond;Geoffrey T. Fong;Ron Borland;K. Michael Cummings

  • The conceptual framework of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Project

    G T Fong;K M Cummings;R Borland;G Hastings

  • Socioeconomic disparities in quit intentions, quit attempts, and smoking abstinence among smokers in four western countries: findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey.

    Jessica L. Reid;David Hammond;Christian Boudreau;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Impact of graphic and text warnings on cigarette packs: findings from four countries over five years

    R Borland;N Wilson;G T Fong;D Hammond

  • Determinants and consequences of smoke‐free homes: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

    Borland R;Yong Hh;Cummings Km;Hyland A

  • Methods of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

    Mary E. Thompson;G. T. Fong;D. Hammond;C. Boudreau

  • How reactions to cigarette packet health warnings influence quitting: findings from the ITC Four-Country survey.

    Ron Borland;Hua-Hie Yong;Nick Wilson;Geoffrey T. Fong;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Gender empowerment and female-to-male smoking prevalence ratios

    Sara C Hitchman;Geoffrey T Fong

  • HIV/STD risk reduction interventions for African American and Latino adolescent girls at an adolescent medicine clinic: a randomized controlled trial.

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta Sweet Jemmott;Paula K. Braverman;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Enhancing the effectiveness of tobacco package warning labels: a social psychological perspective.

    E J Strahan;K White;G T Fong;L R Fabrigar

  • Efficacy of a Theory-Based Abstinence-Only Intervention Over 24 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Young Adolescents

    John B. Jemmott;Loretta S. Jemmott;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Executive function moderates the intention-behavior link for physical activity and dietary behavior

    Peter A Hall;Geoffrey T Fong;Lynette J Epp;Lorin J Elias

  • Alcohol, sexual arousal, and intentions to use condoms in young men: applying alcohol myopia theory to risky sexual behavior.

    Tara K. MacDonald;Geoff MacDonald;Mark P. Zanna;Geoffrey T. Fong

  • Tobacco Denormalization and Industry Beliefs Among Smokers from Four Countries

    David Hammond;Geoffrey T. Fong;Mark P. Zanna;James F. Thrasher

  • The near-universal experience of regret among smokers in four countries: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey.

    Geoffrey T. Fong;David Hammond;Fritz L. Laux;Mark P. Zanna

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Borland
Ron Borland University of Melbourne
K. Michael Cummings
K. Michael Cummings Medical University of South Carolina
Ann McNeill
Ann McNeill University of Adelaide
David Hammond
David Hammond University of Waterloo
James F. Thrasher
James F. Thrasher University of South Carolina
Andrew Hyland
Andrew Hyland Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Marc C. Willemsen
Marc C. Willemsen Maastricht University
Frank J. Chaloupka
Frank J. Chaloupka University of Illinois at Chicago
Mark P. Zanna
Mark P. Zanna University of Waterloo
Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University

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