Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
Emeritus Professor

Wayne Hall

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Background

Wayne Hall is Emeritus Professor at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR) at the University of Queensland (January 2021-). He was a Visiting Professor at the National Addiction Centre, Kings College London (2009-2019), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2010-2021); and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW (since 2001).

Wayne was formerly Professorial Fellow (2017-2020) in and Director of the National Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (2014-2016), an NHMRC Australia Fellow in addiction neuroethics at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research and the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ (2009-2015); Professor of Public Health Policy in the School of Population Health (2005-2010); Director of the Office of Public Policy and Ethics at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (2001-2005) at the University of Queensland; and Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW (1994-2001).

In 2016 Wayne was made a Fellow of the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Wayne has advised the World Health Organization on: the health effects of cannabis use; the effectiveness of drug substitution treatment; the scientific quality of the Swiss heroin trials; the contribution of illicit drug use to the global burden of disease; and the ethical implications of genetic and neuroscience research on addiction.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Health Sciences Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
  • Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Search Professor Wayne Hall’s works on UQ eSpace

1424 works between 1975 and 2025
All (1424) Journal Article (1102) Book Chapter (129) Conference Publication (109) Book (52) Other Outputs (29) Edited Outputs (3)

621 - 640 of 1424 works

2012

Book Chapter

What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis?

Degenhardt, Louisa and Hall, Wayne (2012). What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis?. Marijuana and madness. (pp. 55-65) edited by David Castle, Robin M. Murray and Deepak Cyril. New York, NY, United States: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511706080.006

What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis?

2012

Book Chapter

Population approaches to alcohol, tobacco and drugs: Effectiveness, ethics and interplay with addition neuroscience

Room, Robin and Hall, Wayne D. (2012). Population approaches to alcohol, tobacco and drugs: Effectiveness, ethics and interplay with addition neuroscience. Addiction Neuroethics: The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment. (pp. 247-260) edited by Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall and Judy Isles. Oxford, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00013-2

Population approaches to alcohol, tobacco and drugs: Effectiveness, ethics and interplay with addition neuroscience

2012

Book Chapter

The ethics of harm reduction

Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne and Miller, Peter (2012). The ethics of harm reduction. Harm reduction in substance use and high-risk behaviour: international policy and practice. (pp. 111-123) edited by Richard Pates and Diane Riley. London, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing.

The ethics of harm reduction

2012

Journal Article

Letter to the Editor: Better evidence for safety and efficacy is needed before neurologists prescribe drugs for neuroenhancement to healthy people

Boot, Brendon P., Partridge, Brad and Hall, Wayne (2012). Letter to the Editor: Better evidence for safety and efficacy is needed before neurologists prescribe drugs for neuroenhancement to healthy people. Neurocase, 18 (3), 181-184. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2011.588174

Letter to the Editor: Better evidence for safety and efficacy is needed before neurologists prescribe drugs for neuroenhancement to healthy people

2012

Conference Publication

Prescribing databases can be used to monitor trends in opioid analgesic prescribing in Australia

Hollingworth, Samanth A., Symons, Martyn, Khatun, Mohsina, Loveday, Bill, Ballantyne, Sue, Hall, Wayne and Najman, Jake (2012). Prescribing databases can be used to monitor trends in opioid analgesic prescribing in Australia. National Medicines Symposium 2012, Sydney, Australia, 24-25 May 2012.

Prescribing databases can be used to monitor trends in opioid analgesic prescribing in Australia

2012

Book Chapter

Gateway drug use

Hall, Wayne D. and Alati, Rosa (2012). Gateway drug use. Encyclopedia of adolescence. (pp. 1116-1122) edited by Roger J. R. Levesque. New York, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_79

Gateway drug use

2012

Journal Article

Judicial views of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Queensland's criminal justice system

Douglas, Heather, Hammill, Janet, Russell, Elizabeth Anne and Hall, Wayne (2012). Judicial views of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Queensland's criminal justice system. Journal of Judicial Administration, 21 (3), 178-188.

Judicial views of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Queensland's criminal justice system

2012

Conference Publication

Forensic epidemiology: estimating illicit drug prevalence at a music festival through wastewater analysis

Lai, F. Y., Thai, P. K., Ort, C., O'Brien, J., Kele, B., Hall, W., Gartner, C., Bruno, R., Kirkbride, P. and Mueller, J. F. (2012). Forensic epidemiology: estimating illicit drug prevalence at a music festival through wastewater analysis. 21st International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences, Hobart, TAS Australia, 23-27 September 2012.

Forensic epidemiology: estimating illicit drug prevalence at a music festival through wastewater analysis

2012

Book

Addiction neuroethics: the ethics of addiction neuroscience research and treatment

Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall and Judy Illes eds. (2012). Addiction neuroethics: the ethics of addiction neuroscience research and treatment. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/C2010-0-67841-2

Addiction neuroethics: the ethics of addiction neuroscience research and treatment

2012

Journal Article

Avoiding selective ethical objections to nudges

Carter, Adrian and Hall, Wayne (2012). Avoiding selective ethical objections to nudges. American Journal of Bioethics, 12 (2), 12-14. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2011.634488

Avoiding selective ethical objections to nudges

2012

Conference Publication

Neuroscientist and clinician perspectives on the use of neuroscience research on addiction

Carter, Adrian, Bell, Stephanie, Mathews, Rebecca, Lucke, Jayne and Hall, Wayne (2012). Neuroscientist and clinician perspectives on the use of neuroscience research on addiction. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2012, Melbourne, Australia, 18-21 November 2012. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00514.x

Neuroscientist and clinician perspectives on the use of neuroscience research on addiction

2012

Conference Publication

Would vaccination against nicotine be a cost effective way to prevent smoking uptake in adolescents?

Gartner, C. E., Barendregt, J. J., Wallace, A. and Hall, W. D. (2012). Would vaccination against nicotine be a cost effective way to prevent smoking uptake in adolescents?. World Conference on Tobacco or Health (15th, WCTOH, 2012), Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 20-24 March 2012.

Would vaccination against nicotine be a cost effective way to prevent smoking uptake in adolescents?

2012

Book Chapter

Addiction

Capps, B., Carter, A. and Hall, W. (2012). Addiction. Encyclopedia of applied ethics. (pp. 22-30) edited by Ruth F. Chadwick. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373932-2.00125-3

Addiction

2012

Book Chapter

What is addiction neuroethics and why does it matter?

Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne D. and Illes, Judy (2012). What is addiction neuroethics and why does it matter?. Addiction neuroethics: the ethics of addiction neuroscience research and treatment. (pp. xvii-xxiv) edited by Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall and Judy Illes. London, U. K.: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00019-3

What is addiction neuroethics and why does it matter?

2012

Book Chapter

The association between cannabis use and depression: a review of the evidence

Degenhardt, Louisa, Hall, Wayne, Lynskey, Michael, Coffey, Carolyn and Patton, George (2012). The association between cannabis use and depression: a review of the evidence. Marijuana and madness. (pp. 114-128) edited by David Castle, Robin M. Murray and Deepak Cyril. New York, NY, United States: Cambridge University Press.

The association between cannabis use and depression: a review of the evidence

2011

Journal Article

Alcohol tax reform: now is the time

Doran, Christopher M., Hall, Wayne D., Vandenberg, Brian R., Harper, Todd A., Martin, Jane E. and Daube, Mike (2011). Alcohol tax reform: now is the time. Medical Journal of Australia, 195 (11), 660-660. doi: 10.5694/mja11.11191

Alcohol tax reform: now is the time

2011

Journal Article

Galvanizers, guides, champions, and shields: The many ways that policymakers use public health researchers

Haynes, Abby S., Gillespie, James A., Derrick, Gemma E., Hall, Wayne D., Redman, Sally, Chapman, Simon and Sturk, Heidi (2011). Galvanizers, guides, champions, and shields: The many ways that policymakers use public health researchers. Milbank Quarterly, 89 (4), 564-598. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00643.x

Galvanizers, guides, champions, and shields: The many ways that policymakers use public health researchers

2011

Journal Article

Smart drugs "as common as coffee": Media hype about neuroenhancement

Partridge, Bradley J., Bell, Stephanie K., Lucke, Jayne C., Yeates, Sarah and Hall, Wayne D. (2011). Smart drugs "as common as coffee": Media hype about neuroenhancement. PLoS One, 6 (11) e28416, e28416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028416

Smart drugs "as common as coffee": Media hype about neuroenhancement

2011

Journal Article

Refining the estimation of illicit drug consumptions from wastewater analysis: Co-analysis of prescription pharmaceuticals and uncertainty assessment

Lai, Foon Yin, Ort , Christoph, Gartner, Coral, Carter, Steve, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, Paul, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Eaglesham, Geoff and Mueller, Jochen F. (2011). Refining the estimation of illicit drug consumptions from wastewater analysis: Co-analysis of prescription pharmaceuticals and uncertainty assessment. Water Research, 45 (15), 4437-4448. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.042

Refining the estimation of illicit drug consumptions from wastewater analysis: Co-analysis of prescription pharmaceuticals and uncertainty assessment

2011

Journal Article

Deflating the neuroenhancement bubble

Lucke, Jayne C., Bell, Stephanie, Partridge, Brad and Hall, Wayne D. (2011). Deflating the neuroenhancement bubble. AJOB Neuroscience, 2 (4), 38-43. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2011.611122

Deflating the neuroenhancement bubble

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Independent Research and Evaluation of the Police Drug Diversion Program (PDDP)
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Review of alcohol and other drugs program
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2023
    How can we minimise the adolescent uptake of vaping and related social and health harm?
    Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Common mental and substance use disorders in a 28-year follow-up of a community cohort: identification of preventive strategies from adolescence to early midlife (NHMRC Project Grant led by MCRI)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    E Cigarettes: history, evidence and policy
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Estimating per capita use and release of chemicals by wastewater analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Understanding the impacts of Vaporised Nicotine Products on smoking in Australia (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Cancer Council Victoria)
    Cancer Council Victoria
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Microflow ultra high pressure liquid chromatography - high resolution mass spectrometry for chemical exposure monitoring
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Developing an approach to identifying and qualifying novel psychoactive substance (NPS) consumed in Australia
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Non-medical use of prescription stimulants by Australian university students: Attitudes, prevalence of, and motivations for use
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Centre for Research Excellence in Evidence-based Mental Health Planning: Translating Evidence into Policy and Services
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    'A disease of the brain': How do neurobiological explanations of addiction influence the attitudes and behaviour of smokers?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Randomised controlled trial of a financial counselling intervention and smoking cessation assistance to reduce smoking in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups (NHMRC Project Grant lead by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography ion trap mass spectrometer to develop new capabilities in environmental and human toxicology
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    FASD within the Criminal Justice Sector in Queensland
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2014
    Addiction Genetics, Neurosciences and Public Health: Maximising the Benefits, Minimising the Pitfalls
    NHMRC Australia Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    What characterises influential population-oriented public health policy research in Australia? (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Building capacity in health economic evaluation (NHMRC Capacity Building Grant administered by the University of Newcastle)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Neuroscience of addiction: A systematic review of neuroscience research in relation to addiction
    New South Wales Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Developing new methods for building health policy capacity in Australia (ARC Linkage Project administered by La Trobe University)
    La Trobe University
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Building capacity in health economic evaluation
    Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Understanding and Improving Prescribing Practice
    National Prescribing Service Limited
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Knowledge And Attitudes About Life Extension Technology: Public And Stakeholder Perspectives
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    The future of tobacco control: Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of new policy directions
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Identifying cost-effective interventions to reduce the burden of harm associated with alcohol misuse
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Mapping Community Engagement with Human Genetic Technologies in Australia: A Longitudinal Evaluation
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Public Perceptions of Genetic and Molecular Technologies: Implications For Cancer Prevention and Treatment
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    2004 Travel Scheme Cat 2_Stanford Univ; 01/03/04 to 28/03/04
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Public Research Institutions, Policy Frameworks and Biotechnology Innovation
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Genetics and criminal behaviour: Ethical and public policy implications
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Genetic Science, Molecular Biotechnology, and the public's perceptions of future prospects for the prevention and cure of cancer - an exploratory study.
    Queensland Cancer Fund
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1998
    Analysis of the needs of the providers and recipients of service relating to alcohol in indigenous communities
    Department Health & Family Services - General
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall directly for media enquiries about:

  • Addiction
  • Alcoholism
  • Cost of health
  • Disease burden
  • Drug addiction intervention
  • Drugs - cost burden
  • Ethics in public health
  • Marijuana and public health
  • Neuroethics
  • Policy - public health
  • Population health
  • Public health
  • Smoking and public health

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