Mr Sinan Brown is a research officer and PhD candidate at the Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice at NCEPH. He holds a Bachelor of Medical Science and Master of Public Health, both from the ANU, and also spent six months at the University of Texas at Austin for an undergraduate exchange.

During his four years as a research officer, Sinan has been heavily involved in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and tobacco control research. Continuing with this topic, his PhD will investigate e-cigarette use patterns and tobacco product transitions among Australian youth, as well as the influence of industry marketing strategies. He is supervised by Professor Emily Banks and Dr Amy Villarosa.