Overview
Background
Professor Gita Mishra’s main research area is life course epidemiology and women’s health. She joined the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2010 as the first Professor of Life Course Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. She was subsequently awarded an ARC Future Fellowship (2013-2017), a NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (2017-2021), and is currently an NHMRC Leadership Fellow (Level 3; 2022-26).
At UQ she is founding Director of the Australian Women and Girls’ Health Research (AWaGHR) Centre that has 30 academics, professional staff, and PhD students. Within the centre, she leads the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (CRE WaND) and the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) a national flagship study since 1996 that has collected data on over 57,000 women in four age cohorts. Since 2012 she has also led and developed the International collaboration for a Life course Approach to reproductive health and Chronic disease Events(InterLACE) that combines data from more than 800,000 women in 27 studies in 12 countries and has become a leading global resource for robust evidence on reproductive events, including pregnancy loss and the risk of non-communicable diseases.
Professor Mishra is internationally recognized for her expertise in epidemiology and women’s health across the life course. This is especially regarding her research on the links between reproductive characteristics, from menarche to menopause, and non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Her work from ALSWH and InterLACE have contributed significantly to her career total of over 450 scientific papers, book chapters, and reports to inform government policy. As lead editor, Mishra has recently completed the 2nd edition of A life course approach to women’s health – part of the ground-breaking Life Course Series from Oxford University Press – due for publication in early 2023. As a result of successful grant funding, her current research at AWaGHR includes leading projects on endometriosis, menstrual and pelvic pain, and the healthcare experience of women with multimorbidity.
She is actively engaged in research translation and capacity building. In 2018 Professor Mishra led the evidence review for the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030, and recently she chaired the Future Research session at the 2021 RANZCOGWomen’s Health Summit in Canberra. In 2022 she was co-convenor of the Queensland Women’s Health Forum to support research and policy development in the state. Her research is often featured by national and international media organisations. For example, her team’s recent findings on the links between stillbirth and miscarriage and the risk of stroke led to interviews for Reuters, ABC, and BBC. She has also co-authored eight articles on women’s health for The Conversation that have reached over 130,000 readers.
In addition to mentoring postdoctoral researchers, Professor Mishra currently supervises 9 PhD students, with 21 previously completed. These have typically resulted in five or more papers published alongside each dissertation. Many of her students have then gone on to successful research or scientific careers at world-leading institutions.
In 2017, she was elected as a board member for the European Menopause and Andropause Society; received honorary membership of Sigma International, a global nursing organisation; and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS). In 2022 she received the RANZCOG award for Excellence in Women’s Health.
Availability
- Professor Gita Mishra is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Auckland
Works
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2023
Journal Article
The association between preconception cannabis use and gestational diabetes mellitus: The Preconception Period Analysis of Risks and Exposures Influencing health and Development (PrePARED) consortium
Pan, Ke, Jukic, Anne Marie, Mishra, Gita D., Mumford, Sunni L., Wise, Lauren A., Schisterman, Enrique F., Ley, Sylvia H., Charlton, Brittany M., Chavarro, Jorge E., Hart, Jaime E., Sidney, Stephen, Xiong, Xu, Barbosa-Leiker, Celestina, Schliep, Karen C., Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Bazzano, Lydia A. and Harville, Emily W. (2023). The association between preconception cannabis use and gestational diabetes mellitus: The Preconception Period Analysis of Risks and Exposures Influencing health and Development (PrePARED) consortium. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 38 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13008
2023
Journal Article
Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Data From 13 Cohort Studies
Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Hayashi, Kunihiko, Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Anderson, Debra J., van der Schouw, Yvonne T., Greenwood, Darren C., Cade, Janet E., Demakakos, Panayotes, Brunner, Eric J., Eastwood, Sophie V., Sandin, Sven, Weiderpass, Elisabete and Mishra, Gita D. (2023). Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Data From 13 Cohort Studies. Diabetes Care, 46 (11), 2024-2034. doi: 10.2337/dc23-1209
2023
Conference Publication
A longitudinal analysis of residential greenspace and anxiety symptoms among a cohort Australian women living in cities
Mouly, Tafzila A., Mishra, Gita D., Hystad, Perry, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2023). A longitudinal analysis of residential greenspace and anxiety symptoms among a cohort Australian women living in cities. ISEE 2023: 35th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 17-21 September 2023. Research Triangle Park, NC United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. doi: 10.1289/isee.2023.op-014
2023
Journal Article
Residential greenspace and anxiety symptoms among Australian women living in major cities: a longitudinal analysis
Mouly, Tafzila A., Mishra, Gita D., Hystad, Perry, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark and Knibbs, Luke D. (2023). Residential greenspace and anxiety symptoms among Australian women living in major cities: a longitudinal analysis. Environment International, 179 108110, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108110
2023
Journal Article
Preventive health checks in Australian general practice for women during mid‐life
Wilson, Louise F., Dobson, Annette J., Mishra, Gita D. and Doust, Jenny A. (2023). Preventive health checks in Australian general practice for women during mid‐life. Medical Journal of Australia, 219 (9), 1-3. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52083
2023
Journal Article
Physical activity accumulated across adulthood and resting heart rate at age 41–46 years in women: findings from the menarche to premenopause study
Mielke, Gregore I., Doust, Jenny, Chan, Hsiu-Wen and Mishra, Gita D. (2023). Physical activity accumulated across adulthood and resting heart rate at age 41–46 years in women: findings from the menarche to premenopause study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 20 (9), 823-831. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0082
2023
Book Chapter
Menopause and hysterectomy: a life course perspective
Mishra, Gita D., Chung, Hsin-Fang, Hickey, Martha, Kuh, Diana and Hardy, Rebecca (2023). Menopause and hysterectomy: a life course perspective. A life course approach to women's health. (pp. 49-C4P211) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.003.0004
2023
Book Chapter
A life course perspective on women’s health behaviours
Chung, Hsin-Fang and Mishra, Gita D. (2023). A life course perspective on women’s health behaviours. A life course approach to women's health. (pp. 257-272) edited by Gita D. Mishra, Rebecca Hardy and Diana Kuh. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.003.0015
2023
Book Chapter
A life course approach to endometriosis
Mishra, Gita D., Rowlands, Ingrid J., Chan, Hsiu-Wen and Montgomery, Grant W. (2023). A life course approach to endometriosis. A life course approach to women's health. (pp. 33-C3P147) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.003.0003
2023
Journal Article
Sustained Hypothetical Interventions on Midlife Alcohol Consumption in Relation to All-Cause and Cancer Mortality: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Yang, Yi, Hodge, Allison M., Lynch, Brigid M., Dugue, Pierre-Antoine, Williamson, Elizabeth J., Jayasekara, Harindra, Mishra, Gita and English, Dallas R. (2023). Sustained Hypothetical Interventions on Midlife Alcohol Consumption in Relation to All-Cause and Cancer Mortality: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. American Journal of Epidemiology, 193 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad164
2023
Book
A life course approach to women's health
Gita D. Mishra, Rebecca Hardy and Diana Kuh eds. (2023). A life course approach to women's health. 2nd ed. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.001.0001
2023
Book Chapter
A life course approach to women's health: Linking the past, present, and future
Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana and Mishra, Gita D. (2023). A life course approach to women's health: Linking the past, present, and future. A Life Course Approach to Women's Health. (pp. 385-406) edited by Gita Mishra, Rebecca Hardy and Diana Kuh. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.003.0023
2023
Book Chapter
A life course approach to women's health
Mishra, Gita D., Kuh, Diana and Hardy, Rebecca (2023). A life course approach to women's health. A Life Course Approach to Women's Health. (pp. 3-15) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.003.0001
2023
Journal Article
Large-Scale Data Harmonization Across Prospective Studies
Pan, Ke, Bazzano, Lydia A., Betha, Kalpana, Charlton, Brittany M., Chavarro, Jorge E., Cordero, Christina, Gunderson, Erica P., Haggerty, Catherine L., Hart, Jaime E., Jukic, Anne Marie, Ley, Sylvia H., Mishra, Gita D., Mumford, Sunni L., Schisterman, Enrique F., Schliep, Karen, Shaffer, Jeffrey G., Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Stanford, Joseph B., Wilcox, Allen J., Wise, Lauren A., Yeung, Edwina and Harville, Emily W. (2023). Large-Scale Data Harmonization Across Prospective Studies. American Journal of Epidemiology, 192 (12), 2033-2049. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad153
2023
Conference Publication
Risk of iron deficiency in women with endometriosis: a population-based prospective cohort study
Gete, Dereje, Doust, Jenny, Mishra, Gita, Montgomery, Grant and Mortlock, Sally (2023). Risk of iron deficiency in women with endometriosis: a population-based prospective cohort study. Nutrition 2023, Boston, MA United States, 22-25 July 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.101350
2023
Conference Publication
Geographical Variation In Osteoporosis Care: A Longitudinal Analysis Over 23 Years
Jones, A. R., Ebeling, P. R., Haigh, C., Mishra, G., Teede, H., Enticott, J. and Vincent, A. J. (2023). Geographical Variation In Osteoporosis Care: A Longitudinal Analysis Over 23 Years. World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2023), Barcelona, Spain, 4-7 May 2023. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
2023
Journal Article
Is there a link between infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature or early menopause? Results from pooled analyses of nine cohort studies
Liang, Chen, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Cade, Janet E., Greenwood, Darren C., Hayashi, Kunihiko, Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Van der schouw, Yvonne T., Sandin, Sven, Weiderpass, Elisabete and Mishra, Gita D. (2023). Is there a link between infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature or early menopause? Results from pooled analyses of nine cohort studies. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 229 (1), 47.e1-47.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.04.009
2023
Journal Article
Is being childless associated with a woman’s risk of overweight and obesity? Results from a national longitudinal study
Jin, Chuyao, Tooth, Leigh R., Xu, Xiaolin and Mishra, Gita D. (2023). Is being childless associated with a woman’s risk of overweight and obesity? Results from a national longitudinal study. International Journal of Obesity, 47 (9), 1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01329-x
2023
Journal Article
Penetrance of pathogenic genetic variants associated with premature ovarian insufficiency
Shekari, Saleh, Stankovic, Stasa, Gardner, Eugene J., Hawkes, Gareth, Kentistou, Katherine A., Beaumont, Robin N., Mörseburg, Alexander, Wood, Andrew R., Prague, Julia K., Mishra, Gita D., Day, Felix R., Baptista, Julia, Wright, Caroline F., Weedon, Michael N., Hoffmann, Eva R., Ruth, Katherine S., Ong, Ken K., Perry, John R. B. and Murray, Anna (2023). Penetrance of pathogenic genetic variants associated with premature ovarian insufficiency. Nature Medicine, 29 (7), 1692-1699. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02405-5
2023
Journal Article
Establishing the Australian National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Registry: a protocol paper
Ng, Cecilia H.M., Michelmore, Andrew G., Mishra, Gita D., Montgomery, Grant W., Rogers, Peter A. and Abbott, Jason A. (2023). Establishing the Australian National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Registry: a protocol paper. Reproduction and Fertility, 4 (2) e230014, 1-13. doi: 10.1530/RAF-23-0014
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding voluntary childlessness among Australian women: From socio-demographic and health behaviour characteristics to subsequent health-related quality of life and mental health service use
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Leigh Tooth
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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of infertility and fertility treatment on womens working lives across the life course
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Katrina Moss, Dr Reza Baneshi
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding voluntary childlessness among Australian women: From socio-demographic and health behaviour characteristics to subsequent health-related quality of life and mental health service use
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Leigh Tooth
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Doctor Philosophy
Mothers' preventive health care, from preconception to pregnancy, and its adverse pregnancy and child health outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jenny Doust, Dr Dereje Gete
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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of infertility and fertility treatment on womens working lives across the life course
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Katrina Moss, Dr Reza Baneshi
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding physical functioning and associated factors among Australian women in their fifth decade
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jenny Doust, Dr Gregore Iven Mielke
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Doctor Philosophy
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and non-communicable diseases across lifespan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annette Dobson, Dr Hsin-Fang Chung
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the health of women born in 1946-51 over time
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annette Dobson, Dr Reza Baneshi
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Doctor Philosophy
Early life exposures and longitudinal Endometriosis symptoms Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Reza Baneshi, Professor Jenny Doust
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Doctor Philosophy
Early life exposures and longitudinal Endometriosis symptoms Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jenny Doust, Dr Reza Baneshi
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Doctor Philosophy
Early life exposures and longitudinal Endometriosis symptoms Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ingrid Rowlands, Professor Jenny Doust
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Doctor Philosophy
Causes and Consequences of Hysterectomy: Trends in India and Australia
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Reproductive Health and Non-communicable Disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annette Dobson, Dr Hsin-Fang Chung
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Doctor Philosophy
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and non-communicable diseases across lifespan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annette Dobson, Dr Hsin-Fang Chung
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Doctor Philosophy
Essays in Applied Health Economics and Econometrics: The Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases among Women and Children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Luke Connelly, Professor Brenda Gannon
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Doctor Philosophy
Strengthening primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living in urban southeast Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Essays in Applied Health Economics and Econometrics: The Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases among Women and Children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Luke Connelly, Professor Brenda Gannon
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Doctor Philosophy
Strengthening primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living in urban southeast Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Environmental burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australian Women
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ahmed Mehdi, Associate Professor Leigh Tooth, Professor Ranjeny Thomas
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and non-communicable diseases across lifespan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annette Dobson, Dr Hsin-Fang Chung
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Studying the effects of genetic factors on the female reproductive lifespan
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The role of pre-pregnancy dietary patterns on adverse birth outcomes, child health, and well-being
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michael Waller
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Postpartum depression in Australia: an exploration of profiles and characteristics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Leigh Tooth
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The reproductive lifespan and cardiometabolic health in women
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hsin-Fang Chung, Dr Michael Waller
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The burden of multimorbidity on Australian women: Associations with health related quality of life and health service use
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michael Waller
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Reproductive ageing in women and cardiovascular disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hsin-Fang Chung
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Development, Progression, and Risk Factors of Multimorbidity in Australian Women
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Middle-aged women with a hysterectomy: an exploration of trends, characteristics and mid-life health experiences
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The role of diet in the prevention of maternal pregnancy complications
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The magnitude, long-term trend and lifestyle risk factors of dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Social inequalities in body weight trajectory among young women: The role of reproductive events
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Leigh Tooth
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Essays in Applied Health Economics and Econometrics: The Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases among Women and Children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Luke Connelly, Professor Brenda Gannon
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The Association Between Maternal and Childhood Environmental Exposures and Mental Health and Cognitive Function of Australian Children.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The influence of pre-pregnancy weight and weight changes on pregnancy complications and child growth and development
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Leigh Tooth
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