Doctoral Researcher, University of Bath
Allen Gallagher is a PhD student in Health at the University of Bath and a member of the Tobacco Control Research Group (@BathTR) whose project, TobaccoTactics.org, explores how tobacco companies influence policy. Allen has a BA Hons. in politics and sociology and an Msc. In drug & alcohol studies, both from the University of the West of Scotland.
Allen’s current research focuses on current problems and practices in illicit tobacco trade and their implications for public health. He is a member of Bath Science in Policy – a group that aims to bring together early-career researchers with an interest in the role of science in policy making.

Big Tobacco is consistently overstating black market in cigarettes – new findings
Aug 28, 2018 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Whats the size of the black market in tobacco and who is behind it? These questions have dogged governments, public health advocates, researchers and the tobacco industry for years. The worlds biggest tobacco companies...