Sally Casswell Explained

Sally Casswell is a New Zealand academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor at the Massey University.^[1] She is a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Dependence and Alcohol Problems and is chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and an Officer of the Order of New Zealand.^[2]

Academic career

After a 1974 PhD titled 'Acute effects of cannabis intoxication' at the University of Otago, Casswell moved to Massey University, rising to full professor.^[1]

Much of Casswell's work involves the public-health psychology, including issues such as alcohol regulation,^{[3] [4] [5]} recreational drug regulation^{[6] [7] [8]} and sugar taxes.^{[9] [10] [11]} She has argued in favour of a greater contribution of multinational alcohol companies to the costs of alcohol-related harms.

Selected works

• Beaglehole, Robert, Ruth Bonita, Richard Horton, Cary Adams, George Alleyne, Perviz Asaria, Vanessa Baugh et al. "Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis." The Lancet 377, no. 9775 (2011): 1438–1447.
• Moodie, Rob, David Stuckler, Carlos Monteiro, Nick Sheron, Bruce Neal, Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, Paul Lincoln, Sally Casswell, and Lancet NCD Action Group. "Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries." The lancet 381, no. 9867 (2013): 670–679.
• Casswell, Sally, and Thaksaphon Thamarangsi. "Reducing harm from alcohol: call to action." The Lancet 373, no. 9682 (2009): 2247–2257.
• Connolly, Gary M., Sally Casswell, JIA‐FANG ZHANG, and Phil A. Silva. "Alcohol in the mass media and drinking by adolescents: a longitudinal study." Addiction 89, no. 10 (1994): 1255–1263.
• Casswell, Sally, Megan Pledger, and Rhonda Hooper. "Socioeconomic status and drinking patterns in young adults." Addiction 98, no. 5 (2003): 601–610.
• Casswell, Sally, Megan Pledger, and Sarah Pratap. "Trajectories of drinking from 18 to 26 years: identification and prediction." Addiction 97, no. 11 (2002): 1427–1437.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prof Sally Casswell - Director, SHORE & Co-Director SHORE/Whariki Research Centre - Massey University. Massey University, New. Zealand. www.massey.ac.nz.
2. Web site: Prof Sally Casswell - Director, SHORE & Co-Director SHORE/Whariki Research Centre - Massey University. Zealand. Massey University, New. www.massey.ac.nz. en. 2019-07-27.
3. Web site: Alcohol is a factor in at least a third of all homicide cases. Stuff. 20 May 2019 .
4. Web site: Health expert calls for alcohol prices and bar licence fees to increase, saying taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill. TVNZ.
5. News: Alcohol law changes ineffective at reducing harm - study. . 10 May 2018. www.newshub.co.nz.
6. Web site: Sally Caswell: If we legalise cannabis we must keep business at bay. Sally. Casswell. 21 January 2019. www.nzherald.co.nz.
7. Web site: Experts react to the release of Government's Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry. Stuff. 4 December 2018 .
8. Web site: Drug education in schools panned. Andrew. Laxon. 21 May 2009. www.nzherald.co.nz.
9. Web site: Coca-Cola recruiting lobbyist to fight sugar tax, despite new research revealing such taxes can save lives. Stuff. 16 June 2018 .
10. Web site: Renewed calls for sugar, tobacco and alcohol taxes. medicalxpress.com.
11. Web site: Medical experts push for sugar tax. 1 April 2016. www.nzherald.co.nz.