Dr Michael Waller
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Michael Waller

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Background

Dr Michael Waller: is a biostatistician working on the Australian Longitudinal Study of Womens Health (ALSWH). He has previous experience working on cancer screening, and military health studies. His current research focus is using linked data sources to assess dementia rates and risk factors.

Availability

Dr Michael Waller is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Biostatistics Clinical sciences Epidemiological modelling Epidemiology Health Sciences Mathematical Sciences Oncology and carcinogenesis Public health Statistical theory Statistics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Liverpool
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Journal Peer-Reviewer, Journal of Alzheimers Disease (Associate Editor), Journal of Alzheimers Disease (Associate Editor)
  • Fellow, Royal Statistical Society, Royal Statistical Society

Research interests

  • Dementia Epidemiology

  • Statistical methodology

  • Analysis of Linked Datasets

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162 works between 2004 and 2026
All (162) Book (2) Journal Article (113) Other Outputs (6) Conference Publication (36) Newspaper Article (5)

141 - 160 of 162 works

2009

Conference Publication

The Defence Deployed East Timor Health Study: Overview of findings

Treloar, S. A., McGuire, A., McClintock, C., Waller ,M., Bleier, J., Nielsen, L., Loos, C., Nasveld, P. and Dobson, A. (2009). The Defence Deployed East Timor Health Study: Overview of findings. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2009.

The Defence Deployed East Timor Health Study: Overview of findings

2009

Conference Publication

The Australian Deployment Health Surveillance Program: an evaluation of recruitment and data collection strategies.

Loos, C., Nielsen, L., Cosgrove, T., Treloar, S. A., McClintock, C., Waller,M. and McGuire, A. (2009). The Australian Deployment Health Surveillance Program: an evaluation of recruitment and data collection strategies.. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference., Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2009.

The Australian Deployment Health Surveillance Program: an evaluation of recruitment and data collection strategies.

2009

Conference Publication

Are there differences in mental health, as measured by K-10 and PCL-C, depending upon where, when and who asks the questions?

McGuire,A, Waller,M, Benassi, H, Nicholson,C, McFarlane, AC, Treloar, S and D'Este, C (2009). Are there differences in mental health, as measured by K-10 and PCL-C, depending upon where, when and who asks the questions?. Force Health Protection Conference, Albuquerque NM USA, August 15-24 2009.

Are there differences in mental health, as measured by K-10 and PCL-C, depending upon where, when and who asks the questions?

2009

Conference Publication

Analysis of self-report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Studies

Waller, M., Bleier, J., McGuire, A. and D’Este, C. (2009). Analysis of self-report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Studies. Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Otago, New Zealand, 30 August – 1 September 2009.

Analysis of self-report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Studies

2009

Conference Publication

Deployment frequency and health in the NNAI study group. Australian Defence Force.

Bleier, J., McGuire, A.,, Waller, M., Treloar, S.A. and Dobson, A. (2009). Deployment frequency and health in the NNAI study group. Australian Defence Force.. Australian Military Medical Association Conference, Gold Coast , QLD, Australia, October 30-November 1 2009.

Deployment frequency and health in the NNAI study group. Australian Defence Force.

2009

Conference Publication

Analysis of self report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Health Studies

Waller, M., Bleier, J., McGuire, A., D'Este, C., Sim, M., Treloar, S.A. and Dobson, A. (2009). Analysis of self report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Health Studies. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2009.

Analysis of self report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Health Studies

2008

Journal Article

Population screening for colorectal cancer: The implications of an ageing population

Macafee, D. A. L., Waller, M., Whynes, D. K., Moss, S. and Scholefield, J. H. (2008). Population screening for colorectal cancer: The implications of an ageing population. British Journal of Cancer, 99 (12), 1991-2000. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604788

Population screening for colorectal cancer: The implications of an ageing population

2008

Journal Article

An Evaluation of the Effect of Military Service on Mortality: Quantifying the Healthy Soldier Effect

McLaughlin, R., Nielsen, L. and Waller, M. (2008). An Evaluation of the Effect of Military Service on Mortality: Quantifying the Healthy Soldier Effect. Annals of Epidemiology, 18 (12), 928-936. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.09.002

An Evaluation of the Effect of Military Service on Mortality: Quantifying the Healthy Soldier Effect

2007

Journal Article

The Effect of Mammographic Screening and Hormone Replacement Therapy Use on Breast Cancer Incidence in England and Wales

Waller, Michael, Moss, Sue, Watson, Joanna and Moller, Henrik (2007). The Effect of Mammographic Screening and Hormone Replacement Therapy Use on Breast Cancer Incidence in England and Wales. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 16 (11), 2257-2261. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0262

The Effect of Mammographic Screening and Hormone Replacement Therapy Use on Breast Cancer Incidence in England and Wales

2007

Journal Article

Radiological and pathological findings of interval cancers in a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40–41 years

Evans, A. J., Kutt, E., Record, C., Waller, M., Bobrow, L. and Moss, S. (2007). Radiological and pathological findings of interval cancers in a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40–41 years. Clinical Radiology, 62 (4), 348-352. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.10.010

Radiological and pathological findings of interval cancers in a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40–41 years

2007

Journal Article

Mammographic screening from age 40 years - Authors' reply

Moss, Sue, Cuckle, Howard, Evans, Andy, Johns, Louise, Waller, Michael and Bobrow, Lynda (2007). Mammographic screening from age 40 years - Authors' reply. Lancet, 369 (9563). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60351-1

Mammographic screening from age 40 years - Authors' reply

2007

Journal Article

Is it necessary to organize breast cancer mass screening before the age of 50 years? Faut-il organiser le dépistage de masse du cancer du sein avant l'âge de 50 ans?

Moss, S. M., Cuckle, H., Evans, A., Johns, L., Waller, M. and Bobrow, L. (2007). Is it necessary to organize breast cancer mass screening before the age of 50 years? Faut-il organiser le dépistage de masse du cancer du sein avant l'âge de 50 ans?. Imagerie de la Femme, 17 (2), 149. doi: 10.1016/s1776-9817(07)88749-9

Is it necessary to organize breast cancer mass screening before the age of 50 years? Faut-il organiser le dépistage de masse du cancer du sein avant l'âge de 50 ans?

2006

Journal Article

Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality at 10 years' follow-up: a randomised controlled trial

Moss, Sue M., Cuckle, Howard, Evans, Andy, Johns, Louise, Waller, Michael, Bobrow, Lynda and Trial Management Group (2006). Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality at 10 years' follow-up: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 368 (9552), 2053-2060. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69834-6

Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality at 10 years' follow-up: a randomised controlled trial

2006

Journal Article

Radiological findings of screen-detected cancers in a multi-centre randomized, controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40 to 48 years

Evans, A. J., Kutt, E., Record, C., Waller, M. and Moss, S. (2006). Radiological findings of screen-detected cancers in a multi-centre randomized, controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40 to 48 years. Clinical Radiology, 61 (9), 784-788. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.04.013

Radiological findings of screen-detected cancers in a multi-centre randomized, controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40 to 48 years

2006

Journal Article

A UK-based investigation of inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of Gleason grading of prostatic biopsies

Melia, J., Moseley, R., Ball, R. Y., Griffiths, D. F., Grigor, K., Harnden, P., Jarmulowicz, M., McWilliam, L. J., Montironi, R., Waller, M., Moss, S. and Parkinson, M. C. (2006). A UK-based investigation of inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of Gleason grading of prostatic biopsies. Histopathology, 48 (6), 644-654. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02393.x

A UK-based investigation of inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of Gleason grading of prostatic biopsies

2006

Journal Article

A study of Gleason score interpretation in different groups of UK pathologists; techniques for improving reproducibility

Griffiths, D. F. R., Melia, J., McWilliam, L. J., Ball, R .Y., Grigor, K., Harnden, P., Jarmulowicz, M., Montironi, R., Moseley, R., Waller, M., Moss, S. and Parkinson, M. C. (2006). A study of Gleason score interpretation in different groups of UK pathologists; techniques for improving reproducibility. Histopathology, 48 (6), 655-692. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02394.x

A study of Gleason score interpretation in different groups of UK pathologists; techniques for improving reproducibility

2005

Journal Article

The development of a quality assurance programme for HPV testing within the UK NHS cervical screening LBC/HPV studies

Cubie, Heather A., Moore, Catherine, Waller, Michael and Moss, Sue (2005). The development of a quality assurance programme for HPV testing within the UK NHS cervical screening LBC/HPV studies. Journal of Clinical Virology, 33 (4), 287-292. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.12.011

The development of a quality assurance programme for HPV testing within the UK NHS cervical screening LBC/HPV studies

2005

Journal Article

Randomised controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40: predicted mortality based on surrogate outcome measures

Moss, S., Waller, M., Anderson, T. J. and Cuckle, H. (2005). Randomised controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40: predicted mortality based on surrogate outcome measures. British Journal of Cancer, 92 (5), 955-960. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602395

Randomised controlled trial of mammographic screening in women from age 40: predicted mortality based on surrogate outcome measures

2004

Journal Article

Influence of annual mammography from age 40 on breast cancer pathology

Anderson, Thomas J., Waller, Michael, Ellis, Ian, O., Bobrow, Lynda and Moss, Susan (2004). Influence of annual mammography from age 40 on breast cancer pathology. Human Pathology, 35 (10), 1252-1259. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.07.011

Influence of annual mammography from age 40 on breast cancer pathology

2004

Conference Publication

Pathology results from the UK Age Trial

Ellis, I.O., Anderson, T. J., Waller, M., Bobrow, L., Hanby, A. and Moss, S. (2004). Pathology results from the UK Age Trial. Symposium Mammographicum 2004, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 19 - 20 July 2004. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/bcr850

Pathology results from the UK Age Trial

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2022
    Improving Australia's Dementia Statistic
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants Scheme (PR6): Improving Dementia Data and Methods
    Open grant
  • 2018
    ARP1711: Self-reported health of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel after use of anti-malarial drugs on deployment
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Health service use in the last two years of life by older Australian women with dementia, heart disease, stroke or lung disease
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    A temporal analysis of the healthy soldier effect
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Improving access to quaternary and tertiary health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients by addressing their social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Roxanne Bainbridge

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reproductive health conditions and symptoms across the life course and workforce participation among Australian women

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Outcomes Among Youth (1524): Analysis Using Global Datasets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Andrew Smirnov

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the ways that governments might influence the public health research they commission

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Michael Waller directly for media enquiries about:

  • ALSWH
  • Dementia
  • Linked data
  • Statistics

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