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2026 Journal Article Beyond testing and contraception: social strategies for sexual wellbeing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Central QueenslandMartin, Kacey, Bryant, Joanne, Romer, Jethro, Hopwood, Max, Bancroft-Gardiner, Kye, Elliott, Salenna, Wallace, Jane, Whitcombe, Renarta and Ward, James (2026). Beyond testing and contraception: social strategies for sexual wellbeing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Central Queensland. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 31 (1) 2701345. doi: 10.1080/02673843.2026.2701345 |
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2026 Journal Article First Nations Australian Early Career Academics’ Experiences of Working in a University and Their Perceptions of a Program to Support Their Recruitment and RetentionClifford-Motopi, Anton, Parter, Carmen, Francia, Carl, Holland, Lorelle, Martin, Kathryn, Miles, Jared, Munns, Steve, Nelson, Curtley, Williams, Hayley and Ward, James (2026). First Nations Australian Early Career Academics’ Experiences of Working in a University and Their Perceptions of a Program to Support Their Recruitment and Retention. Australian Journal of Education 00049441261462956. doi: 10.1177/00049441261462956 |
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2026 Journal Article Interventions to improve Cultural Safety in healthcare in CANZUS countries: a systematic mixed studies review of First Nations Peoples’ experiencesvan der Breggen, Anne, Leske, Stuart, Dean, Judith A., Sanjida, Saira, Wallace, Jane, Yiman, Bidjara, Lee, Natasha, Mualgal, Yidinji, Kullilli, Thunghutti, Ward, James, Pitjantjatjara and Narungga (2026). Interventions to improve Cultural Safety in healthcare in CANZUS countries: a systematic mixed studies review of First Nations Peoples’ experiences. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 38 (3) mzag057, 1-41. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzag057 |
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2026 Journal Article Cost-effectiveness of a decentralised molecular point-of-care testing programme for sexually transmitted infections in remote primary care health services in AustraliaWatts, Caroline G., Causer, Louise M., Matthews, Susan J., Smith, Kirsty, Andrewartha, Kelly, Tangey, Annie, Hui, Ben B., Huang, Rae-Lin, Anderson, David, Badman, Steven G., Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher K., Gunathilake, Manoji, Hengel, Belinda, Kaldor, John, Maher, Lisa, Mak, Donna B., Persing, David, Regan, David G., Shephard, Mark D., Speers, David, Wand, Handan, Ward, James, Whiley, David, White, Caitlyn S., Wiseman, Virginia and Guy, Rebecca J. (2026). Cost-effectiveness of a decentralised molecular point-of-care testing programme for sexually transmitted infections in remote primary care health services in Australia. Sexually Transmitted Infections, sextrans-2025. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056863 |
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2026 Journal Article Impact of decentralised, community-led molecular STI point-of-care testing on testing practices in remote First Nations communities in AustraliaTangey, Annie, Smith, Kirsty, Hengel, Belinda, Andrewartha, Kelly, Wand, Handan, Saha, Amit, Leonard, Jessica, Gunathilake, Manoji, Anderson, Lorraine, Mak, Donna B, Badman, Steven, Persing, David, Donovan, Basil, Maher, Lisa, Matthews, Susan, Fairley, Christopher K, Shephard, Mark, Kaldor, John, Huang, Rae-Lin, Ward, James, Guy, Rebecca and Causer, Louise (2026). Impact of decentralised, community-led molecular STI point-of-care testing on testing practices in remote First Nations communities in Australia. Sexually Transmitted Infections, sextrans-2025. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056845 |
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2026 Journal Article Priorities to eliminate congenital syphilis in Australia: findings from a national roundtableLipa, Alexandra, Michaels, Jessica, Ward, James, Dean, Judith, Gunathilake, Manoji, Stackpool-Moore, Lucy, Campbell, Megan, Rowling, Diane, Ryder, Nathan, Ooi, Catriona, Monaghan, Robert, Taheny, Cara and Ong, Jason (2026). Priorities to eliminate congenital syphilis in Australia: findings from a national roundtable. Sexual Health, 23 (4) SH25241, 1-6. doi: 10.1071/sh25241 |
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2026 Journal Article Centre-of-Research-Excellence in Neisseria Disease Control (NEIS CRE): Long-term 4CMenB effectiveness against NeisseriaMarshall, Helen, Ward, James, Seib, Kate, Richmond, Peter, Lahra, Monica, Wang, Dr Bing, Kahler, Charlene, van Hal, Sebastiaan, Ong, Jason, McMillan, Dr Mark, Maiden, Martin, Ladhani, Shamez, Vlaev, Ivo, Flood, Louise, Lambert, Stephen, Crawford, Nigel, Quick, Karen and Karnon, Jonathan (2026). Centre-of-Research-Excellence in Neisseria Disease Control (NEIS CRE): Long-term 4CMenB effectiveness against Neisseria. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 50 (S1) 100432, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100432 |
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2026 Journal Article Health Care Encounters by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Aged 15-24 Years at Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Health Organisations in Southeast QueenslandHarfield, Stephen, Azzopardi, Peter, Mishra, Gita D and Ward, James (2026). Health Care Encounters by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Aged 15-24 Years at Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Health Organisations in Southeast Queensland. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 17 21501319261468844. doi: 10.1177/21501319261468844 |
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2026 Journal Article A systematic scoping review of Indigenous-specific research evidence on child sexual abuseGraham, Sarah, Mathew, Saira, Minto, Kiara, O'Dea, Birri, Harfield, Stephen, Dean, Judith A., Ward, James and Shakeshaft, Anthony (2026). A systematic scoping review of Indigenous-specific research evidence on child sexual abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 174 107921, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107921 |
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2026 Journal Article Sex, methamphetamine, and a surge in syphilis among women and men who have sex with women: a call to diversify research addressing sexualized drug useFreestone, Jack, Siefried, Krista J., Drysdale, Kerryn, Murray, Joel, Ward, James, Ezard, Nadine, Clifford, Brendan and Bourne, Adam (2026). Sex, methamphetamine, and a surge in syphilis among women and men who have sex with women: a call to diversify research addressing sexualized drug use. Contemporary Drug Problems 00914509261433267. doi: 10.1177/00914509261433267 |
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2026 Journal Article Effectiveness of incentives on STI testing uptake: a trial among Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander young people in remote Central Australia (2015-2020)Whitford, Kate, Silver, Bronwyn, Wand, Handan, Bell, Stephen, McGregor, Skye, Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher, Guy, Rebecca, Ryder, Nathan, Boffa, John, Ward, James and Kaldor, John (2026). Effectiveness of incentives on STI testing uptake: a trial among Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander young people in remote Central Australia (2015-2020). Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 53 (2), 121-126. doi: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002254 |
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2026 Journal Article Adverse childhood experiences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Australia: role of a family with strong kinship and economic well-beingAlam, Md Ashraful, Ward, James, Callaway, Leonie Kaye, Huda, M. Mamun, Shahunja, K. M. and Mamun, Abdullah (2026). Adverse childhood experiences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents in Australia: role of a family with strong kinship and economic well-being. Public Health, 250 106061, 106061. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106061 |
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2026 Journal Article ‘We are experts in telling our story’ : the perspectives of stakeholders from Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services on the health and wellbeing of urban First Nations Australians, and their priorities for a First Nations urban health research agenda in AustraliaClifford-Motopi, Anton, Stajic, Janet, Ward, James and Shakeshaft, Anthony (2026). ‘We are experts in telling our story’ : the perspectives of stakeholders from Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services on the health and wellbeing of urban First Nations Australians, and their priorities for a First Nations urban health research agenda in Australia. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 27 e18, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s1463423625100807 |
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2025 Journal Article ‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast QueenslandHarfield, Stephen, Dean, Judith A., Azzopardi, Peter, Mishra, Gita D. and Ward, James (2025). ‘Mob want to see mob’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ perspective on accessing primary health care services in urban southeast Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 49 (6) 100273, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100273 |
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2025 Journal Article Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a qualitative study in Southeast QueenslandHarfield, Stephen, Dean, Judith A., Azzopardi, Peter, Mishra, Gita D. and Ward, James (2025). Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on the factors that facilitate primary health care access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: a qualitative study in Southeast Queensland. BMC Primary Care, 26 (1) 257, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12875-025-02959-y |
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2025 Journal Article A point-of-care testing intervention to improve hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment uptake among people attending Aboriginal community controlled health services: the SCALE-C studyHosseini-Hooshyar, Samira, Valerio, Heather, Flynn, Erin, Sexton, Christopher, Barzi, Federica, Amarasena, Suruchi, De Koster, Lisa, Sellen, Donna, Winterfield, Narelle, Grebely, Jason, Matthews, Gail V, Boyd, Mark A, Applegate, Tanya L, Petoumenos, Kathy, Lafferty, Lise, Dore, Gregory J, Treloar, Carla, Martinello, Marianne and Ward, James (2025). A point-of-care testing intervention to improve hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment uptake among people attending Aboriginal community controlled health services: the SCALE-C study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25 (1) 1604, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-12004-z |
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2025 Journal Article Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysisDuong, Thuy Linh, Shahunja, KM, Le, Minh, McIntyre, David H., Ward, James and Mamun, Abdullah A (2025). Gestational diabetes mellitus and its impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Indigenous populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 229 112462, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112462 |
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2025 Journal Article Long-term protection against invasive meningococcal B disease and gonococcal infection 5 years after implementation of funded childhood and adolescent 4CMenB vaccination program in South Australia: an observational cohort and case-control studyWang, Bing, Giles, Lynne, Andraweera, Prabha, McMillan, Mark, Beazley, Rebecca, Almond, Sara, Lally, Noel, Bell, Charlotte, Flood, Louise, Ward, James and Marshall, Helen (2025). Long-term protection against invasive meningococcal B disease and gonococcal infection 5 years after implementation of funded childhood and adolescent 4CMenB vaccination program in South Australia: an observational cohort and case-control study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 81 (4), e202-e210. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf372 |
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2025 Journal Article Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort studyDrak, D., McManus, H., Vickers, T., Salerno, J., Tobin, M., Hughes, J. T., Lewis, D. A., Carter, A., Russell, D., Gunathilake, M., Ali, H., Guy, R., O’Connor, C. C., Ward, J., Gracey, D. M. and ACCESS (2025). Renal impairment risk in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who take HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a retrospective cohort study. Sexual Health, 22 (3) SH24149, 1-6. doi: 10.1071/sh24149 |
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2025 Journal Article Prevalence of surgery in Indigenous people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisSanjida, Saira, Garvey, Gail, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Diaz, Abbey, Barzi, Federica, Holzapfel, Sherry, Chen, Michael Y., Collin, Harry, Fatima, Yaqoot, Hou, Xiang-Yu and Ward, James (2025). Prevalence of surgery in Indigenous people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 57 101527, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101527 |
