I’ve published across a range of topics in environmental and public health, principally on second-hand smoke and indoor air quality.

  • Dobson R, Demou E, Semple S. Occupational Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke: Development of a Job Exposure Matrix. Ann Work Expo Heal 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxab019
  • Dobson R, Siddiqi K, Ferdous T, Ruque R, Lesosky M, Balmes J, Semple S. Diurnal variability of fine particulate pollution concentrations: data from 14 low and middle income countries. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iuatld/ijtld/2021/00000025/00000003/art00006
  • Ferdous T, Siddiqi K, Semple S, Fairhurst C, Dobson R et al. Smoking behaviours and indoor air quality: a comparative analysis of smoking-permitted versus smoke-free homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tobacco Control 2020; tobaccocontrol-2020-055969. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055969
  • Dobson R, Semple S. Changes in outdoor air pollution due to COVID-19 lockdowns differ by pollutant: evidence from Scotland. Occup Environ Med 2020;0:oemed-2020-106659. doi:10.1136/oemed-2020-106659
  • Demou E, Dobson R, Sweeting H, et al. From smoking-permitted to smokefree prisons: a 3-year evaluation of the changes in occupational exposure to second-hand smoke across a national prison system. Ann Work Expo Heal Published Online First: 2020. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxaa073 (I held joint first authorship on this publication).
  • Dobson R, O’Donnell R, Tigova O, et al. Measuring for change: A multi-centre pre-post trial of an air quality feedback intervention to promote smoke-free homes. Environ Int 2020;140:105738. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105738
  • Amalia B, Liu X, Lugo A, et al. Exposure to secondhand aerosol of electronic cigarettes in indoor settings in 12 European countries: Data from the TackSHS survey. Tob Control Published Online First: 2 March 2020. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055376
  • Gallus S, Lugo A, Liu X, et al. Who smokes in Europe? Data from 12 European countries in the TackSHS survey (2017-2018). J Epidemiol 2020;:JE20190344. doi:10.2188/jea.je20190344
  • Tzortzi A, Teloniatis S, Matiampa G, et al. Passive exposure of non-smokers to E-Cigarette aerosols: Sensory irritation, timing and association with volatile organic compounds. Environ Res 2020;182. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108963. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119307601
  • Carreras G, Lugo A, Gallus S, et al. Burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review. Prev. Med. (Baltim). 2019;129. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105833. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743519303093
  • O’Donnell R., Dobson R., de Bruin M., et al. Development of a Smoke-free Homes Intervention for Parents: An Intervention Mapping Approach. Heal Psychol Bull 2019;3.
  • Fernández E, López MJ, Gallus S, et al. Tackling second-hand exposure to tobacco smoke and aerosols of electronic cigarettes: the TackSHS project protocol. Gac Sanit Published Online First: 23 September 2019. doi:10.1016/J.GACETA.2019.07.002. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911119301670
  • Semple S., Dobson R., Sweeting H., et al. The impact of implementation of a national smoke-free prisons policy on indoor air quality: results from the Tobacco in Prisons study. Tob Control 2019:tobaccocontrol-2018-054895. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054895
  • Dobson R., Rosen L., Semple S. Monitoring secondhand tobacco smoke remotely in real-time: A simple low-cost approach. Tob Induc Dis 2019;17. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/104577
  • Dobson, R., Semple, S. (2018) “How do you know those particles are from cigarettes?”: An algorithm to help differentiate second-hand tobacco smoke from background sources of household fine particulate matter. Environ Res 2018;166:344–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.019
  • Dobson, R., O’Donnell, R., de Bruin, M., Turner, S., & Semple, S. (2017). Using air quality monitoring to reduce second-hand smoke exposure in homes: the AFRESH feasibility study. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 3 (June). https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/74645