Karen Evans-Reeves

Karen is an honorary research fellow of the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath. Karen has been associated with the group since she started her PhD studies in 2008. She has a Bachelor degree in Psychology, an MSc in Health Psychology and a PhD in tobacco control from the University of Bath.

Karen’s research focuses on the behaviour of the tobacco industry and its affiliates, particularly in response to regulatory threat. As well as publishing her research findings in peer-reviewed journals, Karen has served as a senior editor of www.TobaccoTactics.org, which provides up-to-date research information on tobacco industry linked people and organisations and the tactics they use to influence public health policies. She was also news analysis editor for the BMJ journal Tobacco Control between 2021 and 2024.