
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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2022
Journal Article
Authors' reply to Quigley
Mishra, Gita D., Liang, Chen, Chung, Hsin-Fang and Dobson, Annette (2022). Authors' reply to Quigley. BMJ, 379 o2820, o2820. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o2820
2022
Journal Article
Association between residential greenspace and health-related quality of life in children aged 0–12 years
Ahmed, Salma M., Mishra, Gita D., Moss, Katrina M., Mouly, Tafzila A., Yang, Ian A. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2022). Association between residential greenspace and health-related quality of life in children aged 0–12 years. Environmental Research, 214 (Pt 1) 113759, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113759
2022
Journal Article
Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tolhurst, Tara, Princehorn, Emily, Loxton, Deb, Mishra, Gita, Mate, Karen and Byles, Julie (2022). Changes in the food and drink consumption patterns of Australian women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (5), 704-709. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13295
2022
Journal Article
Cohort profile: a prospective Australian cohort study of women’s reproductive characteristics and risk of chronic disease from menarche to premenopause (M-PreM)
Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Dharmage, Shyamali, Dobson, Annette, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Loxton, Deborah, Doust, Jenny, Montgomery, Grant, Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Huxley, Rachel R., Hamer, Mark, Abbott, Jason, Yeap, Bu Beng, Visser, Jenny A., McIntyre, Harold, Mielke, Gregore Iven and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Cohort profile: a prospective Australian cohort study of women’s reproductive characteristics and risk of chronic disease from menarche to premenopause (M-PreM). BMJ Open, 12 (10) e064333, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064333
2022
Journal Article
What happens after menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of symptom profiles up to 12 months after pre-menopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy
Moss, Katrina M., Mishra, Gita D., Krejany, Efrosinia O. and Hickey, Martha (2022). What happens after menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of symptom profiles up to 12 months after pre-menopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Gynecologic Oncology, 167 (1), 58-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.07.029
2022
Journal Article
Plant-based dietary patterns versus meat consumption and prevalence of impaired glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Australian women
Baleato, Courtney L., Ferguson, Jessica J. A., Oldmeadow, Christopher, Mishra, Gita D. and Garg, Manohar L. (2022). Plant-based dietary patterns versus meat consumption and prevalence of impaired glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Australian women. Nutrients, 14 (19) 4152, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/nu14194152
2022
Conference Publication
Are screen time guidelines actually working for Australian families?
Tooth, Leigh, Moss, Katrina and Mishra, Gita (2022). Are screen time guidelines actually working for Australian families? . Population Health Congress 2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 21-23 September 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Pre-pubertal smoke exposure of fathers and increased risk of offspring asthma: a possible transgenerational effect
Liu, Jiacheng, Bowatte, Gayan, Pham, Jonathan, Perret, Jennifer L., Holloway, John W., Lowe, Adrian J., Burgess, John A., Svanes, Cecilie, Thomas, Paul, Russell, Melissa A., Erbas, Bircan, Lodge, Caroline J., Martino, David, Mishra, Gita D., Abramson, Michael J., Walters, Eugene H., Dharmage, Shyamali C. and Bui, Dinh S. (2022). Pre-pubertal smoke exposure of fathers and increased risk of offspring asthma: a possible transgenerational effect. European Respiratory Journal, 60 (4) 2200257, 2200257. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00257-2022
2022
Journal Article
Latent class trajectories of socioeconomic position over four time points and mortality: the Uppsala Birth Cohort Study
Hossin, Muhammad Zakir, Heshmati, Amy, Koupil, Ilona, Goodman, Anna and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Latent class trajectories of socioeconomic position over four time points and mortality: the Uppsala Birth Cohort Study. European Journal of Public Health, 32 (4), 522-527. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac060
2022
Journal Article
The association between childhood sexual abuse and historical intimate partner violence with body mass index and diabetes: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Seid, Abdulbasit M., Mishra, Gita D. and Dobson, Annette J. (2022). The association between childhood sexual abuse and historical intimate partner violence with body mass index and diabetes: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Preventive Medicine, 161 107134, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107134
2022
Journal Article
Associations of socioeconomic and health factors with dental non‐attendance: a comparison of three cohorts of women
Wilson, Louise Forsyth, Xu, Zhiwei, Doust, Jenny, Mishra, Gita Devi and Dobson, Annette Jane (2022). Associations of socioeconomic and health factors with dental non‐attendance: a comparison of three cohorts of women. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (3), 452-461. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12776
2022
Journal Article
Fruit and vegetable consumption and depression symptoms in young women: results from 1973 to 1978 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Dharmayani, Putu Novi Arfirsta, Mishra, Gita D. and Mihrshahi, Seema (2022). Fruit and vegetable consumption and depression symptoms in young women: results from 1973 to 1978 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. European Journal of Nutrition, 61 (8), 4167-4178. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02926-8
2022
Journal Article
History of pre‐pregnancy maternal symptoms of binge eating and childhood behavioral problems in girls and boys
Tapp, Caley, Mishra, Gita D., Dobson, Annette J., Moss, Katrina M. and Tooth, Leigh R. (2022). History of pre‐pregnancy maternal symptoms of binge eating and childhood behavioral problems in girls and boys. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55 (11), 1565-1574. doi: 10.1002/eat.23783
2022
Journal Article
Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women
Liang, Chen, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Hayashi, Kunihiko, van der Schouw, Yvonne T., Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Derby, Carol A., El Khoudary, Samar R., Janssen, Imke, Sandin, Sven, Weiderpass, Elisabete and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women. BMJ, 377 e070603, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070603
2022
Journal Article
The role of child diets in the association between pre-pregnancy diets and childhood behavioral problems: a mediation analysis
Gete, Dereje G., Waller, Michael and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). The role of child diets in the association between pre-pregnancy diets and childhood behavioral problems: a mediation analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (10), 1-10. doi: 10.1017/s1368980022001410
2022
Journal Article
Menopause, hysterectomy, menopausal hormone therapy and cause-specific mortality: cohort study of UK Biobank participants
Xu, Zhiwei, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Wilson, Louise F., Hickey, Martha and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Menopause, hysterectomy, menopausal hormone therapy and cause-specific mortality: cohort study of UK Biobank participants. Human Reproduction, 37 (9) deac137, 2175-2185. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deac137
2022
Conference Publication
The role of child diets in the association between pre-pregnancy diets and childhood behavioral problems: a mediation analysis
Gete, Dereje, Waller, Michael and Mishra, Gita (2022). The role of child diets in the association between pre-pregnancy diets and childhood behavioral problems: a mediation analysis. Nutrition 2022 Live Online, Virtual, 14-16 June 2022. New York, United States: Oxford University Press . doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac067.023
2022
Journal Article
Menopausal hormone therapy and melanoma risk in the Australian longitudinal study on women's health
Botteri, Edoardo, Xu, Zhiwei, Støer, Nathalie C. and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Menopausal hormone therapy and melanoma risk in the Australian longitudinal study on women's health. Maturitas, 160, 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.01.004
2022
Book Chapter
Global epidemiological data on endometriosis
Rowlands, Ingrid J., Mishra, Gita D. and Abbott, Jason A. (2022). Global epidemiological data on endometriosis. Endometriosis and adenomyosis: global perspectives across the lifespan. (pp. 15-28) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-97236-3_2
2022
Journal Article
Association between reproductive lifespan and risk of incident type 2 diabetes and hypertension in postmenopausal women: findings from a 20-year prospective study
Mishra, Shiva R., Waller, Michael, Chung, Hsin-Fang and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Association between reproductive lifespan and risk of incident type 2 diabetes and hypertension in postmenopausal women: findings from a 20-year prospective study. Maturitas, 159, 52-61. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.01.001
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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 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
Early life exposures and longitudinal Endometriosis symptoms Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Reza Baneshi, Professor Jenny Doust
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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
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australian Women
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ahmed Mehdi, Associate Professor Leigh Tooth, Professor Ranjeny Thomas
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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
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
Environmental burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries
Associate Advisor
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
Middle-aged women with a hysterectomy: an exploration of trends, characteristics and mid-life health experiences
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Development, Progression, and Risk Factors of Multimorbidity in Australian Women
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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