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Erin Hobin

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Assistant ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Erin Hobin

Assistant Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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47 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Latest papers

Alcohol Intake and Health Study: No Protective Effect at Low Levels, With Mortality Increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks Per Week.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026
A controlled before-after quasi-experimental study examining the impacts of a supermarket on-shelf nutrition labelling intervention on food sales by type of food processing.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author
A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026

All 78 publications

Latest funding

The IMPACT of food environment policies on the Canadian food supply, dietary intakes and health: evidence to inform policy action
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$612,000

All 1 grants and awards

78 publications.

Alcohol Intake and Health Study: No Protective Effect at Low Levels, With Mortality Increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks Per Week.

George S, Naimi TS, Keyes K, Martinez-Matyszczyk P, Milam AJ, Rehm J, Alonso A, Bell S, Britton A, Llamosas-Falcón L, Hobin E, Judd SE, Justice A, Kahler C, Liangpunsakul S, Jones SK, Marcus G, McGlynn K, Satre D, Song M, Thrift AP, Udo T, Wettlaufer A, Zhang ZF, Shield K

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs2026

DOI: 10.15288/jsad.25-00435 PMID: 42420014

A controlled before-after quasi-experimental study examining the impacts of a supermarket on-shelf nutrition labelling intervention on food sales by type of food processing.

Vanderlee L, Saha S, Faraj K, Moubarac JC, Orr S, Weerasinghe A, Li Y, Hobin E

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01101-w PMID: 41099940

A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada.

Goulet-Stock S, Stockwell T, O'Brien P, Hammond D, Hobin E, Paradis C, Wettlaufer A

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105340 PMID: 42173017

Increase in alcohol outlets by neighbourhood socioeconomic status following the expansion of alcohol sales into convenience stores in Ontario, Canada.

Schwartz N, Fu SH, Hobin E, Myran DT, Smith BT

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01094-6 PMID: 40903669

Sex-based differences in heavy episodic drinking among adults in Canada, 2017-2023: a repeated cross-sectional analysis.

Hobin E, Baghaie L, Schwartz N, Fu SH, Forbes S, Smith B

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026First author

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.9.04 PMID: 42788895

The effect of alcohol minimum unit pricing and cancer warning labels on cancer incidence and mortality in Canada: an epidemiological modelling study.

Sherk A, Lawrence KW, Clay JM, Hobin E, Stockwell T

The Lancet. Public health2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00006-x PMID: 41748236

Impacts of alcohol health warning labels in a real-world setting: protocol for a randomised controlled trial among supermarket customers in Barcelona.

Kokole D, Neufeld M, Correia D, Rehm J, Ferreira-Borges C, Hobin E, Rovira P, Segura Garcia L, Colom Farran J

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103464 PMID: 41565326

Does Believing Alcohol Causes Cancer Moderate the Relationship Between Consumer Awareness of the Alcohol-Cancer Link and Support for Alcohol Policies? Findings From a Canadian Cross-Sectional Study.

Weerasinghe A, Forbes SM, Hobin E

Drug and alcohol review2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70072 PMID: 41354056

The impact of nutrition information labels on alcohol containers in Canada: an online randomized trial.

Vanderlee L, White CM, Hammond D, Hobin E

Preventive medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108475 PMID: 41308701

Effect of Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization and Exposure to Retail Stores on Cannabis Harms : A Quasi-experimental Study.

Friesen EL, Pugliese M, MacDonald-Spracklin R, Manuel D, Wilson K, Hobin E, Pinto AD, Myran DT

Annals of internal medicine2026

DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-01960 PMID: 41285008

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Erin Hobin

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Alcohol Intake and Health Study: No Protective Effect at Low Levels, With Mortality Increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks Per Week.

A controlled before-after quasi-experimental study examining the impacts of a supermarket on-shelf nutrition labelling intervention on food sales by type of food processing.

A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada.

Increase in alcohol outlets by neighbourhood socioeconomic status following the expansion of alcohol sales into convenience stores in Ontario, Canada.

Sex-based differences in heavy episodic drinking among adults in Canada, 2017-2023: a repeated cross-sectional analysis.

The effect of alcohol minimum unit pricing and cancer warning labels on cancer incidence and mortality in Canada: an epidemiological modelling study.

Impacts of alcohol health warning labels in a real-world setting: protocol for a randomised controlled trial among supermarket customers in Barcelona.

Does Believing Alcohol Causes Cancer Moderate the Relationship Between Consumer Awareness of the Alcohol-Cancer Link and Support for Alcohol Policies? Findings From a Canadian Cross-Sectional Study.

The impact of nutrition information labels on alcohol containers in Canada: an online randomized trial.

Effect of Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization and Exposure to Retail Stores on Cannabis Harms : A Quasi-experimental Study.

The IMPACT of food environment policies on the Canadian food supply, dietary intakes and health: evidence to inform policy action

Frequent collaborators

David Hammond

Jonathan McGavock

Lana Vanderlee

Laura Rosella

Laura Anderson

Heather Manson

Samantha Wells

Norman Giesbrecht

Steve Manske

Peter Tanuseputro

Samantha Wells

Kara Thompson

Erin Hobin

Kelly Russell

Roman Pabayo

Lennon Li

Dionne Gesink

Arjumand Siddiqi

Mark Asbridge

Steven Rebellato

Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai

JoAnne Arcand