Overview
Background
Professor James Ward is a Pitjantjatjara and Narungga man, and a national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. He is currently the Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Queensland. As such he leads a research program focused on urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and an infectious diseases research program and associated issues. Having held various roles in Aboriginal public health policy for both government and non-government organisations, in 2007 he was appointed as the Inaugural Program Head of the Aboriginal Program at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales. In 2012 he moved to Alice Springs to become Deputy Director of the Baker Institutes' Aboriginal Health Program, after which he joined the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. James has been awarded funding applications totalling $23M since 2013; including $7.14M as CIA on NHMRC funded grants and has authored 160 publications. He has led national research projects on health services research http://cre-ash.org.au/participating-sites/clinical-hubs/; in health promotion www.youngdeadlyfree.org.au; and methamphetamines https://wecandothis.com.au/ to name a few.
His work has influenced policy and practice significantly contributing to national guidelines, policy and practice. During 2020 he has contributed to the national COVID—19 response nationally through membership of the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 Taskforce.
Availability
- Professor James Ward is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Works
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2021
Journal Article
A decentralised point-of-care testing model to address inequities in the COVID-19 response
Hengel, Belinda, Causer, Louise, Matthews, Susan, Smith, Kirsty, Andrewartha, Kelly, Badman, Steven, Spaeth, Brooke, Tangey, Annie, Cunningham, Phillip, Phillips, Emily, Ward, James, Watts, Caroline, King, Jonathan, Applegate, Tanya, Shephard, Mark and Guy, Rebecca (2021). A decentralised point-of-care testing model to address inequities in the COVID-19 response. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21 (7), e183-e190. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30859-8
2021
Other Outputs
Evaluating strategies to combat a major syphilis outbreak in Australia among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote and regional Australia through mathematical modelling
Hui, Ben B., Ward, James S., Guy, Rebecca, Law, Matthew G., Gray, Richard T. and Regan, David G. (2021). Evaluating strategies to combat a major syphilis outbreak in Australia among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote and regional Australia through mathematical modelling. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.07.21253089
2021
Journal Article
An urgent call to collect data related to COVID-19 and Indigenous populations globally
Mallard, Alistair, Pesantes, Maria Amalia, Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol and Ward, James (2021). An urgent call to collect data related to COVID-19 and Indigenous populations globally. BMJ Global Health, 6 (3) e004655, e004655. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004655
2021
Journal Article
An ecological model of drug and alcohol use and related harms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review of the literature
Snijder, Mieke, Lees, Briana, Stearne, Annalee, Ward, James, Garlick Bock, Sophia, Newton, Nicola and Stapinski, Lexine (2021). An ecological model of drug and alcohol use and related harms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review of the literature. Preventive Medicine Reports, 21 101277, 101277. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101277
2021
Journal Article
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Indigenous Australians: a call to action
Howell, Jessica, Ward, James S., Davies, Jane, Clark, Paul J. and Davis, Joshua S. (2021). Hepatocellular carcinoma in Indigenous Australians: a call to action. Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (5), 201-202.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50961
2021
Journal Article
Lessons learned from the implementation of the Young Deadly Free peer education programme in remote and very remote Australian Aboriginal communities
D’Costa, Belinda, Lobo, Roanna and Ward, James (2021). Lessons learned from the implementation of the Young Deadly Free peer education programme in remote and very remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Sex Education, 22 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2021.1879775
2021
Journal Article
Strong and deadly futures: Co-development of a web-based wellbeing and substance use prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal adolescents
Snijder, Mieke, Stapinski, Lexine, Ward, James, Lees, Briana, Chapman, Cath, Champion, Katrina, Doyle, Michael, Watson, Ian, Sarra, Rachael, Lear, Amanda, Bock, Sophia Garlick, Teesson, Maree and Newton, Nicola (2021). Strong and deadly futures: Co-development of a web-based wellbeing and substance use prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (4) 2176, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18042176
2021
Journal Article
Current issues in the prevalence, diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma in Australia
Lubel, John S., Roberts, Stuart K., Howell, Jessica, Ward, James and Shackel, Nichols A. (2021). Current issues in the prevalence, diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal, 51 (2), 181-188. doi: 10.1111/imj.15184
2021
Journal Article
Working with Aboriginal young people in sexual health research: a peer research methodology in remote Australia
Bell, Stephen, Aggleton, Peter, Lockyer, Andrew, Ferguson, Tellisa, Murray, Walbira, Silver, Bronwyn, Kaldor, John, Maher, Lisa and Ward, James (2021). Working with Aboriginal young people in sexual health research: a peer research methodology in remote Australia. Qualitative Health Research, 31 (1) 1049732320961348, 16-28. doi: 10.1177/1049732320961348
2021
Journal Article
Using social networking sites to recruit participants: methods of an online survey of sexual health, knowledge and behaviour of young South Australians
Harfield, Stephen, Elliott, Salenna, Ramsey, Liam, Housen, Tambri and Ward, James (2021). Using social networking sites to recruit participants: methods of an online survey of sexual health, knowledge and behaviour of young South Australians. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (4) 1753-6405.13117, 1-7. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13117
2021
Journal Article
Australian First Nations response to the pandemic: a dramatic reversal of the ‘gap’
Stanley, Fiona, Langton, Marcia, Ward, James, McAullay, Daniel and Eades, Sandra (2021). Australian First Nations response to the pandemic: a dramatic reversal of the ‘gap’. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57 (12), 1853-1856. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15701
2020
Journal Article
Identifying risk and protective factors, including culture and identity, for methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: relevance of the ‘communities that care’ model
Reilly, Rachel, Gendera, Sandra, Treloar, Carla, Roe, Yvette, Conigrave, Kate, Azzopardi, Peter and Ward, James (2020). Identifying risk and protective factors, including culture and identity, for methamphetamine use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: relevance of the ‘communities that care’ model. Social Science & Medicine, 266 113451, 113451. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113451
2020
Journal Article
Young Deadly Free: impact evaluation of a sexual health youth peer education program in remote Australian communities
Lobo, Roanna, D'Costa, Belinda, Forbes, Linda and Ward, James (2020). Young Deadly Free: impact evaluation of a sexual health youth peer education program in remote Australian communities. Sexual Health, 17 (5), 397-404. doi: 10.1071/sh20069
2020
Journal Article
Roadmap to recovery: reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19 in Australia
Moodie, Nikki, Ward, James, Dudgeon, Patricia, Adams, Karen, Altman, Jon, Casey, Dawn, Cripps, Kyllie, Davis, Megan, Derry, Kate, Eades, Sandra, Faulkner, Samantha, Hunt, Janet, Klein, Elise, McDonnell, Siobhan, Ring, Ian, Sutherland, Stewart and Yap, Mandy (2020). Roadmap to recovery: reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19 in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 56 (1), 4-16. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.133
2020
Journal Article
Establishment of a sentinel surveillance network for sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses in Aboriginal primary care services across Australia: the ATLAS project
Bradley, Clare, Hengel, Belinda, Crawford, Katy, Elliott, Salenna, Donovan, Basil, Mak, Donna B., Nattabi, Barbara, Johnson, David, Guy, Rebecca, Fairley, Christopher K., Wand, Handan, Ward, James and and the Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Sexual Health investigator group (2020). Establishment of a sentinel surveillance network for sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses in Aboriginal primary care services across Australia: the ATLAS project. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) 769, 769. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05388-y
2020
Journal Article
Young Aboriginal people's sexual health risk reduction strategies: a qualitative study in remote Australia
Bell, Stephen, Ward, James, Aggleton, Peter, Murray, Walbira, Silver, Bronwyn, Lockyer, Andrew, Ferguson, Tellisa, Fairley, Christopher K., Whiley, David, Ryder, Nathan, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John and Maher, Lisa (2020). Young Aboriginal people's sexual health risk reduction strategies: a qualitative study in remote Australia. Sexual Health, 17 (4), 303-310. doi: 10.1071/SH19204
2020
Journal Article
Survey methods and characteristics of a sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people who have recently used methamphetamine: the NIMAC survey
Reilly, Rachel, Wand, Handan, McKetin, Rebecca, Quinn, Brendan, Ezard, Nadine, Dunlop, Adrian, Conigrave, Kate, Treloar, Carla, Roe, Yvette, Gray, Dennis, Stephens, Jacqueline and Ward, James (2020). Survey methods and characteristics of a sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people who have recently used methamphetamine: the NIMAC survey. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (6) dar.13085, 646-655. doi: 10.1111/dar.13085
2020
Journal Article
Use and uptake of web-based therapeutic interventions amongst Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada: a scoping review
Reilly, Rachel, Stephens, Jacqueline, Micklem, Jasmine, Tufanaru, Catalin, Harfield, Stephen, Fisher, Ike, Pearson, Odette and Ward, James (2020). Use and uptake of web-based therapeutic interventions amongst Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews, 9 (1) 123. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01374-x
2020
Journal Article
Young Aboriginal people's engagement with STI testing in the Northern Territory, Australia
Bell, Stephen, Aggleton, Peter, Ward, James, Murray, Walbira, Silver, Bronwyn, Lockyer, Andrew, Ferguson, Tellisa, Fairley, Christopher K., Whiley, David, Ryder, Nathan, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John and Maher, Lisa (2020). Young Aboriginal people's engagement with STI testing in the Northern Territory, Australia. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 459, 459. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08565-0
2020
Journal Article
Contextual and behavioural risk factors for sexually transmissible infections in young Aboriginal people in central Australia: a qualitative study
Watson, Colin, Smith, Kirsty, Latif, Ahmed, Armstrong, Wendy, Ward, James, Guy, Rebecca and Senior, Kate (2020). Contextual and behavioural risk factors for sexually transmissible infections in young Aboriginal people in central Australia: a qualitative study. Sexual Health, 17 (2), 198-199. doi: 10.1071/SH19181
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Caring for Country: An examination of the interrelationship between the intergenerational health of First Nations peoples and regenerative environmental practices. How does caring for Country improve health outcomes for Gumbaynggirr waarru-biin and wajaarr (People and Country)?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple interventions for responding to outbreaks of communicable disease in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Integration and expansion of a sentinel surveillance system to improve infectious disease outcomes for Indigenous Australians: the ATLAS network
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lisa McHugh, Dr Rani West
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Doctor Philosophy
Integration and expansion of a sentinel surveillance system to improve infectious disease outcomes for Indigenous Australians: the ATLAS network
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lisa McHugh, Dr Rani West
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Doctor Philosophy
The utility of the Annual Health Check (MBS item 715) for STI testing within an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Service
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Strengthening primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living in urban southeast Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple interventions for responding to outbreaks of communicable disease in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Strengthening primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living in urban southeast Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring how to strengthen a nation and build community agency post-mining transition in order to promote positive social and emotional wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities over the life course.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding fertility and pre-conception health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Federica Barzi
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Doctor Philosophy
Multidisciplinary efforts to eliminate sexually transmissible infections in regional and remote Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Professor Abdullah Mamun
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding fertility and pre-conception health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Federica Barzi
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Doctor Philosophy
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Indigenous Population: A Life Course Approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Professor Abdullah Mamun
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