Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
Emeritus Professor

Wayne Hall

Email: 

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)

701 - 720 of 1424 works

2010

Journal Article

Being more realistic about the public health impact of genomic medicine

Hall, Wayne D., Mathews, Rebecca and Morley, Katherine I. (2010). Being more realistic about the public health impact of genomic medicine. PLoS Medicine, 7 (10) e1000347, 1-4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000347

Being more realistic about the public health impact of genomic medicine

2010

Journal Article

Drug Trafficking: Time to Abolish the Death Penalty

Edwards, Griffith, Babor, Tom, Darke, Shane, Hall, Wayne, Marsden, John, Miller, Peter and West, Robert (2010). Drug Trafficking: Time to Abolish the Death Penalty. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 8 (4), 616-619. doi: 10.1007/s11469-009-9236-y

Drug Trafficking: Time to Abolish the Death Penalty

2010

Journal Article

Listening to public concerns about human life extension

Partridge, Brad, Lucke, Jayne and Hall, Wayne (2010). Listening to public concerns about human life extension. Embo Reports, 11 (10), 735-737. doi: 10.1038/embor.2010.137

Listening to public concerns about human life extension

2010

Journal Article

Legally coerced treatment for drug using offenders: ethical and policy issues

Hall, Wayne and Lucke, Jayne (2010). Legally coerced treatment for drug using offenders: ethical and policy issues. Crime and Justice Bulletin (144), 1-12.

Legally coerced treatment for drug using offenders: ethical and policy issues

2010

Journal Article

Impact of supervision of methadone consumption on deaths related to methadone overdose (1993-2008): analyses using OD4 index in England and Scotland

Strang, John, Hall, Wayne, Hickman, Matt and Bird, Sheila M. (2010). Impact of supervision of methadone consumption on deaths related to methadone overdose (1993-2008): analyses using OD4 index in England and Scotland. British Medical Journal, 341 (sep16 2) c4851, c4851-c4851. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4851

Impact of supervision of methadone consumption on deaths related to methadone overdose (1993-2008): analyses using OD4 index in England and Scotland

2010

Journal Article

Ending inequities in access to effective pain relief?

Liberman, J, O'Brien, M, Hall, W and Hill, D (2010). Ending inequities in access to effective pain relief?. The Lancet, 376 (9744), 856-857. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60880-X

Ending inequities in access to effective pain relief?

2010

Journal Article

Systematic review of prospective studies investigating "remission" from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence

Calabria, Bianca, Degenhardt, Louisa, Briegleb, Christina, Vos, Theo, Hall, Wayne, Lynskey, Michael, Callaghan, Bridget, Rana, Umer and McLaren, Jennifer (2010). Systematic review of prospective studies investigating "remission" from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence. Addictive Behaviors, 35 (8), 741-749. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.019

Systematic review of prospective studies investigating "remission" from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence

2010

Journal Article

A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities

Derrick, G. E., Sturk, H., Haynes, A. S., Chapman, S. and Hall, W. D. (2010). A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities. Scientometrics, 84 (2), 317-320. doi: 10.1007/s11192-009-0118-7

A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities

2010

Journal Article

Commentaries on Macleod & Hickman (2010): What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis?

Hall, Wayne and Degenhardt, Louisa (2010). Commentaries on Macleod & Hickman (2010): What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis?. Addiction, 105 (8), 1332-1333. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02919.x

Commentaries on Macleod & Hickman (2010): What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis?

2010

Journal Article

What are the policy lessons of National Alcohol Prohibition in the United States, 1920-1933?

Hall, Wayne (2010). What are the policy lessons of National Alcohol Prohibition in the United States, 1920-1933?. Addiction, 105 (7), 1164-1173. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02926.x

What are the policy lessons of National Alcohol Prohibition in the United States, 1920-1933?

2010

Journal Article

What would evidence-informed drug policies look like?

Hall, Wayne (2010). What would evidence-informed drug policies look like?. Addiction, 105 (7), 1135-1136. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03046.x

What would evidence-informed drug policies look like?

2010

Journal Article

Epidemiology of alcohol-related burden of disease among Indigenous Australians

Calabria, B, Doran, CM, Vos, T, Shakeshaft, AP and Hall, W (2010). Epidemiology of alcohol-related burden of disease among Indigenous Australians. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34 (s1), S47-S51. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00553.x

Epidemiology of alcohol-related burden of disease among Indigenous Australians

2010

Journal Article

Begging the question: Presupposing that TMS can be shown to enhance eyewitness testimony

Lucke, Jayne C. and Hall, Wayne D. (2010). Begging the question: Presupposing that TMS can be shown to enhance eyewitness testimony. AJOB Neuroscience, 1 (3), 34-35. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2010.485598

Begging the question: Presupposing that TMS can be shown to enhance eyewitness testimony

2010

Journal Article

Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty

Edwards, Griffith, Babor, Tom, Darke, Shane, Hall, Wayne, Marsden, John, Miller, Peter and West, Robert (2010). Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty. Suchtmedizin in Forschung und Praxis, 12 (2), 115-116.

Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty

2010

Journal Article

The contribution of injecting drug users in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to rising benzodiazepine use in Australia 2000 to 2006

Smith, A, Tett, S and Hall, W (2010). The contribution of injecting drug users in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to rising benzodiazepine use in Australia 2000 to 2006. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34 (3), 315-319. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00533.x

The contribution of injecting drug users in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to rising benzodiazepine use in Australia 2000 to 2006

2010

Journal Article

The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993-2007

Roxburgh, A, Hall, WD, Degenhardt, L, McLaren, J, Black, E, Copeland, J and Mattick, RP (2010). The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993-2007. Addiction, 105 (6), 1071-1079. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02903.x

The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993-2007

2010

Journal Article

A renewed call for action on alcohol policy

Miller, Peter, Hall, Wayne, West, Robert, Marsden, John and Darke, Shane (2010). A renewed call for action on alcohol policy. Addiction, 105 (5), 767-768. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02944.x

A renewed call for action on alcohol policy

2010

Journal Article

Does cannabis use increase the risk of death?: Systematic review of epidemiological evidence on adverse effects of cannabis use

Calabria, Bianca, Degenhardt, Louisa, Hall, Wayne and Lynskey, Michael (2010). Does cannabis use increase the risk of death?: Systematic review of epidemiological evidence on adverse effects of cannabis use. Drug and Alcohol Review, 29 (3), 318-330. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00149.x

Does cannabis use increase the risk of death?: Systematic review of epidemiological evidence on adverse effects of cannabis use

2010

Journal Article

Anticipating the use of life extension technologies: Possible pointers from the adoption of assisted reproductive technologies

Lucke, Jayne C., Herbert, Danielle, Partridge, Brad and Hall, Wayne D. (2010). Anticipating the use of life extension technologies: Possible pointers from the adoption of assisted reproductive technologies. EMBO Reports, 11 (5), 334-338. doi: 10.1038/embor.2010.48

Anticipating the use of life extension technologies: Possible pointers from the adoption of assisted reproductive technologies

2010

Journal Article

Commentaries on Kalant (2010): The need for more explanatory humility in addiction neurobiology

Carter, Adrian and Hall, Wayne D. (2010). Commentaries on Kalant (2010): The need for more explanatory humility in addiction neurobiology. Addiction, 105 (5), 790-791. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02783.x

Commentaries on Kalant (2010): The need for more explanatory humility in addiction neurobiology

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

Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

communications@uq.edu.au