Gary Chung Kai Chan
Associate Professor · UQ Experts (university-wide) · The University of Queensland
Quick answer: Gary Chung Kai Chan is Associate Professor at The University of Queensland. Gary Chung Kai Chan shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-17.
⭐ Available for supervision. Available projects: Electronic cigarettes use among young people - risks factors for its initiation and escalation, impact on mental health, and its effect on smoking cessation; Understanding initiation, escalation and remission of substance use from adolescence to mid-adulthood: A life course approach; The benefits and harms of Gaming
Research interests
Dr. Gary Chan is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. His principal research interest lies in the field of substance misuse prevention and the application of cutting-edge statistical method for longitudinal analysis and causal inference. He was awarded over $13m funding as chief investigator and has over 200 publications. His recent research focuses on addiction epidemiology, including vaping, cannabis use, and behavioral addiction such as gaming disorder. He collaborates extensively with leading researchers in major national and international institutes, including the University of Washington, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, and University College London. He has also served as a consultant at the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime to improve exisitng methods for monitoring global trends of illicit substance production, trafficking and use. This work has made significant impact on how global data will be collected, and these new data will be used by the United nations and many national governments to inform drug policy decision making. He is a Deputy Statistical and Methodology Editor for the journal Addiction.
substance misuse prevention, longitudinal analysis, causal inference, addiction epidemiology, vaping, cannabis use, behavioral addiction, gaming disorder
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2026] Alcohol’s harm to others among adults in Australia: Findings from the 2022–2023 national drug and health household survey
[2026] Generative Large Language Models in Mental Health Care Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
[2026] Confusing Uncertainty With Bias: The Challenges of Working With Real‐World Data
[2026] Financial harms of regular gaming: Cross-national evidence from the international gaming survey
[2026] Age period cohort trends in alcohol treatment episodes across Australia from 2003 to 2022
[2026] Efficacy and safety of cannabinoids – Authors’ reply
[2026] Sociodemographic Trends in Daily, Weekly and Less Than Weekly Cannabis Use in Australia
[2026] A systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported exposure to cannabis advertising and its association with c
Frequently asked questions
Is Gary Chung Kai Chan hiring PhD students at The University of Queensland?
Yes. As of 2026-09-17, Gary Chung Kai Chan's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Available for supervision. Available projects: Electronic cigarettes use among young people - risks factors for its initiation and escalation, impact on mental health, and its effect on smoking cessat.
What does Gary Chung Kai Chan research?
Dr. Gary Chan is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. His principal research interest lies in the field of substance misuse prevention and the application of cutting-edge statistical method for longitudinal analysis and causal inference. He was
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