Dr June Leung, MBBS, MPH, MD

Originally from Hong Kong, June has a background in public health medicine, research and education. Before relocating to New Zealand in 2019, she was Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, where she continues to hold an honorary appointment. June’s research interests include the epidemiology of chronic diseases, currently with a focus on the prevention and control of alcohol-related harms. She is a fellow of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine and a member of the Hong Kong Alliance for Advocacy Against Alcohol.

Email: y.leung@massey.ac.nz

Journal Articles

Leung, J. Y. Y., Casswell, S., Randerson, S., Athauda, L., Banavaram, A., Callinan, S., Campbell, O., Chaiyasong, S., Dearak, S., Dumbili, E. W., Romero-García, L., Gururaj, G., Kalapat, R., Karki, K., Karlsson, T., Kong, M., Liu, S., Maldonado Vargas, N. D., Gonzalez-Mejía, J. F., Naimi, T., Nthomang, K., Oladunni, O., Owino, K., Herrera Palacio, J. C., Phatchana, P., Pradhan, P. M. S., Rossow, I., Shorter, G., Sibounheuang, V., Štelemėkas, M., Son, D. T., Vallance, K., van Dalen, W., Wettlaufer, A., Zamora, A., & Jankhotkaew, J. (2024). Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study. BMJ Global Health, 9(11), e016093. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016093 A642

Leung, J. Y., Randerson, S., McLellan, G., & Casswell, S. (2023). Addressing the influence of the alcohol industry in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 136(1579), 104-112. A606

Casswell, S., Huckle, T., Parker, K., Graydon-Guy, T., Leung, J., Parry, C., Torun, P., Sengee, G., Pham, C., Gray-Phillip, G., Callinan, S., Chaiyasong, S., MacKintosh, A. M., Meier, P., & Randerson, S. (2023). Effective alcohol policies are associated with reduced consumption among demographic groups who drink heavily. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, 47(4), 786-795. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15030 A578

Leung, J. Y. Y., Casswell, S., Parker, K., Huckle, T., Romeo, J., Graydon-Guy, T., Byron, K., Callinan, S., Chaiyasong , S., Gordon, R., Harker, N., Mackintosh, A. M., Meier, P., Paraje, G., Parry, C. D. H., Cuong Pham, Petersen Williams, P., Randerson, S., Schelleman-Offermans, K., Sengee, G., Torun, P., van Dalen, W. (2023). Effective alcohol policies and lifetime abstinence: an analysis of the International Alcohol Control (IAC) Policy Index. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(3), 704-713. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dar.13582 A570

Leung, J. Y. Y., & Casswell, S. (2022). The WHO Foundation should not accept donations from the alcohol industry. BMJ Global Health, 7, e008707. doi:008710.001136/bmjgh-002022-008707. A539

Casswell S., Huckle T., Parker K., Romeo J., Graydon-Guy T., Leung J., Byron, K., Callinan, S., Chaiyasong, S., Gordon, R., MacKintosh, A. M., Meier, P., Paraje, G., Parry, C. D. H., Pham, C., Petersen Williams, P., Randerson, S., Schelleman-Offermans, K., Sengee, G., Torun, P., van Dalen, W., Harker, N. (2022) Benchmarking alcohol policy based on stringency and impact: The International Alcohol Control (IAC) policy index. PLOS Global Public Health 2(4): e0000109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000109. A540

Leung, J. Y. Y., & Casswell, S. (2021). Management of Conflicts of Interest in WHO’s Consultative Processes on Global Alcohol Policy. International Journal of Health Policy Management, published online October 3, doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.139 A542

Leung, J. Y. Y., Au Yeung, S. L., Lam, T. H., & Casswell, S. (2021). What lessons does the COVID-19 pandemic hold for global alcohol policy? BMJ Global Health, 6, e006875. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006875 A533