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Tara Elton-Marshall

ResearcherEpidemiology and Public HealthUniversity of Ottawa

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Tara Elton-Marshall

Researcher

Epidemiology and Public Health

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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48 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Alcohol Cannabis Digital Marketing Food Gambling Policy Vaping Youth

Latest papers

Trends in the sex ratio of cannabis use, harms and perceptions among youth in Ontario, Canada, 1999 to 2023.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026
The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of personal possession of select illegal drugs on drug possession criminal incidents and criminal cases in British Columbia, Canada (2013 to 2023).
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
A Prospective Study of Mental Health in Relation to Online Gambling One-year Later in a Large Cohort of Adolescents in Canada.
Journal of gambling studies · 2026

All 50 publications

Latest funding

#Harmfulproductmarketing: The Digital Marketing of Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Gambling, Vape and Cannabis Products to Youth, the Impact of Policy Environment and Key Policy Solutions
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$428,400
Supportive factors for mental health in transgender and gender diverse youth
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$309,826

All 2 grants and awards

50 publications.

Trends in the sex ratio of cannabis use, harms and perceptions among youth in Ontario, Canada, 1999 to 2023.

Matheson J, Boak A, Jiang H, Nigatu YT, Elton-Marshall T, Rueda S, Ali F, Rubin-Kahana DS, Galea LAM, Hamilton HA, Rehm J, Le Foll B, Imtiaz S

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2026

DOI: 10.1111/add.70607 PMID: 42775603

The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of personal possession of select illegal drugs on drug possession criminal incidents and criminal cases in British Columbia, Canada (2013 to 2023).

Abdul SA, Wu E, Jiang H, Russell C, Ali F, Rehm J, Butler A, Elton-Marshall T, Henderson I, Gomes T, Greer A, Kinniburgh B, Le Foll B, Palis H, Patenaude S, Imtiaz S

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105261 PMID: 41985344

A Prospective Study of Mental Health in Relation to Online Gambling One-year Later in a Large Cohort of Adolescents in Canada.

Pilkington ML, Gohari MR, Cole AG, Ferro MA, Elton-Marshall T, Laxer R, Leatherdale ST, Patte KA

Journal of gambling studies2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10447-2 PMID: 41171599

Shifting views on decriminalization in British Columbia: insights from public opinion polling, 2024-2025.

Ali F, Russell C, Henderson I, Elton-Marshall T, Lock K, Patenaude S, Shahin R, Smith W, Rehm J, Imtiaz S

The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2026

DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2026.2612977 PMID: 41642840

The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of illegal drug possession on clients dispensed opioid agonist treatment medications and visits to supervised consumption services and overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada (2015-2023).

Abdul SA, Jiang H, Russell C, Elton-Marshall T, Ali F, Henderson I, Le Foll B, Kinniburgh B, Smith W, Rehm J, Imtiaz S

Journal of substance use and addiction treatment2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209815 PMID: 41125157

The Intersection of Ethno-Racial Identity and Gender Identity in Current Cannabis Use Among Adolescents.

Akther A, Colman I, Patte KA, Hilario CT, Leatherdale ST, Imtiaz S, Elton-Marshall T

Substance use & misuse2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2026.2695444 PMID: 42522209

Cannabis and Antidepressant Use During the Periods Before and After Cannabis Legalization in Ontario, Canada: 2013 to 2023.

Nigatu YT, Imtiaz S, Rueda S, Elton-Marshall T, Hamilton HA

Substance use & addiction journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/29767342261462867 PMID: 42459027

Longitudinal studies of neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Blair DL, Eccles H, Akther A, Obeegadoo I, Abud A, Matic V, Kingsbury M, Nykiforuk CIJ, Elton-Marshall T, Kirkbride JB, Colman I

Health & place2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103702 PMID: 42378952

Public support of and attitudes toward decriminalization of possession of illegal drugs among the general population in British Columbia.

Imtiaz S, Russell C, Ali F, Elton-Marshall T, Patenaude S, Rehm J

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-025-00680-8 PMID: 41214736

Healthcare workers' current practices, knowledge/awareness, barriers, and attitudes/perceptions related to pneumococcal vaccination of older adults: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Akther A, Laurie C, Elton-Marshall T, Ly V, Sulis G

Vaccine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127331 PMID: 40460654

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Trends in the sex ratio of cannabis use, harms and perceptions among youth in Ontario, Canada, 1999 to 2023.

The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of personal possession of select illegal drugs on drug possession criminal incidents and criminal cases in British Columbia, Canada (2013 to 2023).

A Prospective Study of Mental Health in Relation to Online Gambling One-year Later in a Large Cohort of Adolescents in Canada.

Shifting views on decriminalization in British Columbia: insights from public opinion polling, 2024-2025.

The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of illegal drug possession on clients dispensed opioid agonist treatment medications and visits to supervised consumption services and overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada (2015-2023).

The Intersection of Ethno-Racial Identity and Gender Identity in Current Cannabis Use Among Adolescents.

Cannabis and Antidepressant Use During the Periods Before and After Cannabis Legalization in Ontario, Canada: 2013 to 2023.

Longitudinal studies of neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Public support of and attitudes toward decriminalization of possession of illegal drugs among the general population in British Columbia.

Healthcare workers' current practices, knowledge/awareness, barriers, and attitudes/perceptions related to pneumococcal vaccination of older adults: A mixed-methods systematic review.

#Harmfulproductmarketing: The Digital Marketing of Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Gambling, Vape and Cannabis Products to Youth, the Impact of Policy Environment and Key Policy Solutions

Supportive factors for mental health in transgender and gender diverse youth

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Farihah Ali

Samantha Wells

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Sergio Rueda

Bernard Le Foll

Huan jiang

Ian Colman

Daniel Felsky

Jordan Edwards

Heather Palis

Lena Palaniyappan

Suzanne Archie

Jason Gilliland

Lena Palaniyappan

Alex Abramovich

Shehzad Ali

Branka Agic

Branka Agic

Rita Shahin

Alex Abramovich

Lena Palaniyappan

Michael Silverman

Pamela Leece

William Pickett