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Simon Chapman

Emeritus Professor in Public Health at the University of Sydney; Tobacco Control Activist; Author on Public Health

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Simon Chapman Biography

Simon Chapman is an Emeritus Professor in Public Health at the University of Sydney. In his PhD in social medicine he examined the semiotics of cigarette advertising. He has authored 21 books and major reports, 339 papers and editorials, and 191 letters and commentaries in peer reviewed journals.

Chapman is a regular writer on public health matters in leading Australian newspapers and blogs, having written some 375 opinion page and journalistic articles since 1981. His main research interests are in tobacco control, media discourses on health and illness, and risk communication. He taught annual courses in Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control in the University of Sydney's MPH program. He wrote a regular column, Smoke Signals, on public health matters for The Conversation from January 2015 - August 2017 which by June 2019 had been read 3.263 million times.

In 1997 Chapman won the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day Medal; in 1999, the National Heart Foundation of Australia's gold medal; in 2006 the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand President's Award. In 2003 he was voted by his international peers to be awarded the American Cancer Society's Luther L. Terry Award for outstanding individual leadership in tobacco control. In 2005, his research on the tobacco industry was selected by the National Health and Medical Research Council as being one of its "top 10" projects. He was foundational deputy editor of the British Medical Journal's specialist journal, Tobacco Control, and its editor from 1999 to 2008. He was Tobacco Control's commissioning editor for Low and Middle Income Countries from 2008–2010 and is now editor emeritus.

Chapman studied health complaints regarding wind farms in Australia in 2012 and concluded the complaints were likely to be the result of nocebo effects. In 2008 he was awarded the $50,000 NSW Premier's award for Cancer Researcher of the Year, voted to become a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, won the Public Health Association of Australia's Sidney Sax medal, and was included in the Sydney Morning Herald's Sydney Magazine list of 100 of Sydney's most influential people. He appeared in that magazine's list again in 2012. In 2013 he was given a Distinguished Professorial Award by the faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney and made an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians (UK). He was a staff elected Fellow of Senate, at the University of Sydney from 2007–2011. He was a board member of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) from 1996–2013, and the Australian Skeptics Inc conferred on him the award of Australian Skeptic of the Year in 2013.

Chapman is a life member of the Australian Consumers' Association and was its chairman from 1999–2002. He has served on the board of The Cancer Council New South Wales for nine years. He was also a key member of the Coalition for Gun Control which won the 1996 Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's Community Human Rights award for its advocacy for gun law reform after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

Since his retirement in 2016, Chapman continues to be a sought-after keynote speaker at universities and health focused events around the world.

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  • What are the speaker fees for Simon Chapman

    Speaking fees for Simon Chapman, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Simon Chapman are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Simon Chapman, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Simon Chapman speak about?

    Simon Chapman is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Activism, Authors, Health and Wellness, Healthcare and Medical, Professors, Speakers by Industry, University Speakers.
  • Where does Simon Chapman travel from?

    Simon Chapman generally travels from Sydney, Australia, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Simon Chapman’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Simon Chapman for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Simon Chapman for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Simon Chapman or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health at the University of Sydney; Tobacco Control Activist; Author on Public Health

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Simon Chapman Biography

Simon Chapman is an Emeritus Professor in Public Health at the University of Sydney. In his PhD in social medicine he examined the semiotics of cigarette advertising. He has authored 21 books and major reports, 339 papers and editorials, and 191 letters and commentaries in peer reviewed journals.

Chapman is a regular writer on public health matters in leading Australian newspapers and blogs, having written some 375 opinion page and journalistic articles since 1981. His main research interests are in tobacco control, media discourses on health and illness, and risk communication. He taught annual courses in Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control in the University of Sydney's MPH program. He wrote a regular column, Smoke Signals, on public health matters for The Conversation from January 2015 - August 2017 which by June 2019 had been read 3.263 million times.

In 1997 Chapman won the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day Medal; in 1999, the National Heart Foundation of Australia's gold medal; in 2006 the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand President's Award. In 2003 he was voted by his international peers to be awarded the American Cancer Society's Luther L. Terry Award for outstanding individual leadership in tobacco control. In 2005, his research on the tobacco industry was selected by the National Health and Medical Research Council as being one of its "top 10" projects. He was foundational deputy editor of the British Medical Journal's specialist journal, Tobacco Control, and its editor from 1999 to 2008. He was Tobacco Control's commissioning editor for Low and Middle Income Countries from 2008–2010 and is now editor emeritus.

Chapman studied health complaints regarding wind farms in Australia in 2012 and concluded the complaints were likely to be the result of nocebo effects. In 2008 he was awarded the $50,000 NSW Premier's award for Cancer Researcher of the Year, voted to become a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, won the Public Health Association of Australia's Sidney Sax medal, and was included in the Sydney Morning Herald's Sydney Magazine list of 100 of Sydney's most influential people. He appeared in that magazine's list again in 2012. In 2013 he was given a Distinguished Professorial Award by the faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney and made an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians (UK). He was a staff elected Fellow of Senate, at the University of Sydney from 2007–2011. He was a board member of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) from 1996–2013, and the Australian Skeptics Inc conferred on him the award of Australian Skeptic of the Year in 2013.

Chapman is a life member of the Australian Consumers' Association and was its chairman from 1999–2002. He has served on the board of The Cancer Council New South Wales for nine years. He was also a key member of the Coalition for Gun Control which won the 1996 Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's Community Human Rights award for its advocacy for gun law reform after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

Since his retirement in 2016, Chapman continues to be a sought-after keynote speaker at universities and health focused events around the world.

Simon Chapman Videos

  • Professor Simon Chapman Urging Caution When It Comes To E-Cigarettes
    Professor Simon Chapman discusses e-cigarettes at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference in Perth.
  • OTCC 2015: Prof Simon Chapman
    Keynote Address: Spotless Leopards - Decoding Industry Hype on Harm Reduction

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FAQs on booking Simon Chapman

  • How do I book Simon Chapman to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Simon Chapman for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Simon Chapman, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Simon Chapman or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Simon Chapman

    Speaking fees for Simon Chapman, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Simon Chapman are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Simon Chapman, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Simon Chapman speak about?

    Simon Chapman is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Activism, Authors, Health and Wellness, Healthcare and Medical, Professors, Speakers by Industry, University Speakers.
  • Where does Simon Chapman travel from?

    Simon Chapman generally travels from Sydney, Australia, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Simon Chapman’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Simon Chapman for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Simon Chapman for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Simon Chapman or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Simon Chapman is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Simon Chapman for your event is available upon request. Simon Chapman generally travels from SydneyAustralia and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Neal Benowitz, Michael Siegel, Judith Mackay, Michele Bratcher Goodwin and Julianne Malveaux. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Simon Chapman for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Simon Chapman Speaker Videos

  • Professor Simon Chapman Urging Caution When It Comes To E-Cigarettes
    Professor Simon Chapman discusses e-cigarettes at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference in Perth.
    OTCC 2015: Prof Simon Chapman
    Keynote Address: Spotless Leopards - Decoding Industry Hype on Harm Reduction

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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