Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame

Professor Ron Borland

Chief Investigator - NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame. Chief Investigator - The Interdisciplinary Tobacco Endgame Research Network (INTER-Net)
Professor of Psychology - Health Behaviour, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia
Ron Borland

Researcher biography

Professor Ron Borland joined the School of Psychology at Deakin University in February 2024. From 2019-2024 he was a Professor in Health Behaviour in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this role, he was the Nigel Gray Distinguished Fellow in Cancer Prevention, at The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia where he worked for 33 years. He has published over 500 peer-reviewed papers mostly on aspects of tobacco control. Prof Borland is one of the Principal Investigators of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project, an international collaboration that is analysing the impact of policies on smoking. He has a special interest in harm minimisation strategies and strategies to assist highly disadvantaged, high risk prevalence groups.