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)

761 - 780 of 1424 works

2009

Journal Article

Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia

Page, Andrew N., Swannell, Sarah, Martin, Graham, Hollingworth, Samantha, Hickie, Ian B. and Hall, Wayne D. (2009). Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 190 (9), 479-483. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02522.x

Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia

2009

Journal Article

The challenges in developing a rational cannabis policy

Hall, W and Lynskey, M (2009). The challenges in developing a rational cannabis policy. CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY, 22 (3), 258-262. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3283298f36

The challenges in developing a rational cannabis policy

2009

Journal Article

Scare-mongering and the anticipatory ethics of experimental technologies

Carter, Adrian, Bartlett, Perry F. and Hall, Wayne (2009). Scare-mongering and the anticipatory ethics of experimental technologies. The American Journal of Bioethics, 9 (5), 47-48. doi: 10.1080/15265160902788736

Scare-mongering and the anticipatory ethics of experimental technologies

2009

Journal Article

Smokeless tobacco use in Australia

Gartner, CE and Hall, WD (2009). Smokeless tobacco use in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 28 (3), 284-291. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00058.x

Smokeless tobacco use in Australia

2009

Journal Article

Cannabis use in Canada: The need for a 'public health' approach

Fischer, Benedikt, Rehm, Juergen and Hall, Wayne (2009). Cannabis use in Canada: The need for a 'public health' approach. Canadian Journal of Public Health-Revue Canadienne De Sante Publique, 100 (2), 101-103. doi: 10.1007/bf03405515

Cannabis use in Canada: The need for a 'public health' approach

2009

Journal Article

The “alcopops” tax: heading in the right direction

Chikritzhs, Tanya N., Dietze, Paul M ., Allsop, Steven J., Daube, Michael M, Hall, Wayne D. and Kypri, Kypros (2009). The “alcopops” tax: heading in the right direction. Medical Journal of Australia, 190 (6), 294-295. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02415.x

The “alcopops” tax: heading in the right direction

2009

Journal Article

Challenges in reducing cannabis-related harm in Australia

Hall, W. D. (2009). Challenges in reducing cannabis-related harm in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 28 (2), 110-116. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00039.x

Challenges in reducing cannabis-related harm in Australia

2009

Journal Article

Supping with the Devil? The role of law in promoting tobacco harm reduction using low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products

Hall, W and Gartner, C (2009). Supping with the Devil? The role of law in promoting tobacco harm reduction using low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products. Public Health, 123 (3), 287-291. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.12.018

Supping with the Devil? The role of law in promoting tobacco harm reduction using low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products

2009

Journal Article

Anticipating the anti-ageing pill: Lessons from the history of the oral contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapy

Lucke, Jayne C., Diedrichs, Phillippa C., Partridge, Bradley and Hall, Wayne D. (2009). Anticipating the anti-ageing pill: Lessons from the history of the oral contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapy. EMBO Reports, 10 (2), 108-113. doi: 10.1038/embor.2008.251

Anticipating the anti-ageing pill: Lessons from the history of the oral contraceptive pill and hormone replacement therapy

2009

Journal Article

Proinsulin peptide immunotherapy in type 1 diabetes: Report of a first-in-man Phase I safety study

Thrower, S. L., James, L., Hall, W., Green, K. M., Arif, S., Allen, J. S., Van-Krinks, C., Lozanoska-Ochser, B., Marquesini, L., Brown, S., Wong, F. S., Dayan, C. M. and Peakman, M. (2009). Proinsulin peptide immunotherapy in type 1 diabetes: Report of a first-in-man Phase I safety study. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 155 (2), 156-165. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03814.x

Proinsulin peptide immunotherapy in type 1 diabetes: Report of a first-in-man Phase I safety study

2009

Journal Article

Professional and personal attitudes of researchers in ageing towards life extension

Underwood, Mair, Bartlett, Helen P. and Hall, Wayne D. (2009). Professional and personal attitudes of researchers in ageing towards life extension. Biogerontology, 10 (1), 73-81. doi: 10.1007/s10522-008-9149-3

Professional and personal attitudes of researchers in ageing towards life extension

2009

Journal Article

Community perceptions on the significant extension of life: An exploratory study among urban adults in Brisbane, Australia

Underwood, M, Bartlett, HP, Partridge, B, Lucke, J and Hall, WD (2009). Community perceptions on the significant extension of life: An exploratory study among urban adults in Brisbane, Australia. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 68 (3), 496-503. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.002

Community perceptions on the significant extension of life: An exploratory study among urban adults in Brisbane, Australia

2009

Book Chapter

Conclusions and possible implications of advances in addiction neurobiology for future drug policies

Capps, Benjamin, Carter, Adrian, Wayne Hall, Nutt, David, Ashcroft, Richard and ter Meulen, Ruud (2009). Conclusions and possible implications of advances in addiction neurobiology for future drug policies. Addiction neurobiology: ethical and social implications. (pp. 123-127) edited by Adrian Carter, Benjamin Capps and Wayne Hall. Lisbon, Portugal: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. doi: 10.2810/48676

Conclusions and possible implications of advances in addiction neurobiology for future drug policies

2009

Journal Article

Systematic review of interventions to improve prescribing

Ostini, Remo, Hegney, Desley, Jackson, Claire, Williamson, Margaret, Mackson, Judith M., Gurman, Karin, Hall, Wayne and Tett, Susan E. (2009). Systematic review of interventions to improve prescribing. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 43 (3), 502-513. doi: 10.1345/aph.1L488

Systematic review of interventions to improve prescribing

2009

Journal Article

A systematic review of research examining benzodiazepine-related mortality

Charlson, Fiona., Degenhardt, Louisa., McLaren, Jennifer., Hall, Wayne. and Lynskey, Micheal. (2009). A systematic review of research examining benzodiazepine-related mortality. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 18 (2), 93-103. doi: 10.1002/pds.1694

A systematic review of research examining benzodiazepine-related mortality

2009

Other Outputs

Addiction neurobiology: ethical and social implications

Carter, Adrian, Capps, Benjamin and Hall, Wayne (2009). Addiction neurobiology: ethical and social implications. Lisbon, Portugal: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Addiction neurobiology: ethical and social implications

2009

Book Chapter

The treatment of addiction

Carter, Adrian, Wayne Hall and Nutt, David (2009). The treatment of addiction. Addiction neurobiology: ethical and social implications. (pp. 53-68) edited by Adrian Carter, Benjamin Capps and Wayne Hall. Lisbon, Portugal: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. doi: 10.2810/48676

The treatment of addiction

2009

Journal Article

Alcohol industry and government revenue derived from underage drinking by Australian adolescents 2005

Doran, CM, Shakeshaft, AP, Hall, W and Petrie, D (2009). Alcohol industry and government revenue derived from underage drinking by Australian adolescents 2005. Addictive Behaviors, 34 (1), 75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.09.006

Alcohol industry and government revenue derived from underage drinking by Australian adolescents 2005

2009

Conference Publication

Ethical, social and philosophical issues involved in interpreting addiction neuroscience

Carter, A. and Hall, W. (2009). Ethical, social and philosophical issues involved in interpreting addiction neuroscience. 2008 Annual Neuroethics Society Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 14-15 November, 2008. London, United Kingdom: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). doi: 10.1080/15265160802617910

Ethical, social and philosophical issues involved in interpreting addiction neuroscience

2009

Journal Article

Ethical concerns in the community about technologies to extend human life span

Partridge, Brad, Underwood, Mair, Lucke, Jayne, Bartlett, Helen and Hall, Wayne (2009). Ethical concerns in the community about technologies to extend human life span. The American Journal of Bioethics, 9 (12), 68-76. doi: 10.1080/15265160903318368

Ethical concerns in the community about technologies to extend human life span

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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