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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2018
Journal Article
Long-term impact of childhood hepatitis B vaccination programs on prevalence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women giving birth in Western Australia
Reekie, J., Kaldor, J. M., Mak, D. B., Ward, J., Donovan, B., Hocking, J. S., Preen, D. and Liu, B. (2018). Long-term impact of childhood hepatitis B vaccination programs on prevalence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women giving birth in Western Australia. Vaccine, 36 (23), 3296-3300. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.057
2018
Journal Article
Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: a diagnostic test evaluation
Causer, Louise M, Guy, Rebecca J, Tabrizi, Sepehr N, Whiley, David M, Speers, David John, Ward, James, Tangey, Annie, Badman, Steven G, Hengel, Belinda, Natoli, Lisa Jane, Anderson, David A, Wand, Handan, Wilson, David, Regan, David G, Shephard, Mark, Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher K and Kaldor, John M (2018). Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: a diagnostic test evaluation. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94 (5), 340-345. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053443
2018
Journal Article
Perspectives of primary health care staff on the implementation of a sexual health quality improvement program: a qualitative study in remote aboriginal communities in Australia
Hengel, Belinda, Bell, Stephen, Garton, Linda, Ward, James, Rumbold, Alice, Taylor-Thomson, Debbie, Silver, Bronwyn, McGregor, Skye, Dyda, Amalie, Knox, Janet, Guy, Rebecca, Maher, Lisa, Kaldor, John Martin, McDermott, Robyn, Skov, Steven, Boffa, John, Chee, Donna Ah., Law, Mathew, Fairley, Christopher, Donovan, Basil and Glance, David (2018). Perspectives of primary health care staff on the implementation of a sexual health quality improvement program: a qualitative study in remote aboriginal communities in Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) 230. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3024-y
2018
Journal Article
Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, babies who are born small for gestational age, and stillbirth: a population-based cohort study
Reekie, Joanne, Roberts, Christine, Preen, David, Hocking, Jane S, Donovan, Basil, Ward, James, Mak, Donna B., Liu, Bette, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Stewart, Louise and Wand, Handan (2018). Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, babies who are born small for gestational age, and stillbirth: a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (4), 452-460. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30045-8
2018
Journal Article
Indigenous youth peer-led health promotion in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States: a systematic review of the approaches, study designs, and effectiveness
Vujcich, Daniel, Thomas, Jessica, Crawford, Katy and Ward, James (2018). Indigenous youth peer-led health promotion in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States: a systematic review of the approaches, study designs, and effectiveness. Frontiers in Public Health, 6 (FEB) 31, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00031
2018
Journal Article
Substance use prevention programs for indigenous adolescents in the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: protocol for a systematic review
Snijder, Mieke, Stapinski, Lexine, Lees, Briana, Newton, Nicola, Champion, Katrina, Chapman, Catherine, Ward, James and Teesson, Maree (2018). Substance use prevention programs for indigenous adolescents in the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: protocol for a systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7 (2) e38, e38. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9012
2018
Journal Article
Evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program: insights for roll-out and scale-up of a pilot program to engage Aboriginal Australians in hepatitis C and sexual health education, screening, and care
Treloar, Carla, Hopwood, Max, Cama, Elena, Saunders, Veronica, Jackson, L.Clair, Walker, Melinda, Ooi, Catriona, Ubrihien, Ashley and Ward, James (2018). Evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program: insights for roll-out and scale-up of a pilot program to engage Aboriginal Australians in hepatitis C and sexual health education, screening, and care. Harm Reduction Journal, 15 (1) 5. doi: 10.1186/s12954-018-0209-y
2018
Journal Article
Risk of pelvic inflammatory disease in relation to chlamydia and gonorrhea testing, repeat testing, and positivity: A population-based cohort study
Reekie, Joanne, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Hocking, Jane S., Kaldor, John M., Mak, Donna B., Pearson, Sallie, Preen, David, Stewart, L., Ward, James, Liu, Bette, Preen, David, Roberts, C. and Wand, H. (2018). Risk of pelvic inflammatory disease in relation to chlamydia and gonorrhea testing, repeat testing, and positivity: A population-based cohort study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66 (3), 437-443. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix769
2018
Journal Article
Low education levels are associated with early age of sexual debut, drug use and risky sexual behaviours among young Indigenous Australians
Wand, Handan, Bryant, Joanne, Worth, Heather, Pitts, Marian, Kaldor, John M., Delaney-Thiele, Dea and Ward, James (2018). Low education levels are associated with early age of sexual debut, drug use and risky sexual behaviours among young Indigenous Australians. Sexual Health, 15 (1), 68-75. doi: 10.1071/SH17039
2017
Journal Article
Comparison of recording of hepatitis B infection in the NSW Perinatal Data Collection with linked hepatitis B notifications
Deng, Lucy, Reekie, Joanne, Hayen, Andrew, Kong, Marlene, Kaldor, John M., Ward, James and Liu, Bette (2017). Comparison of recording of hepatitis B infection in the NSW Perinatal Data Collection with linked hepatitis B notifications. Public Health Research and Practice, 27 (5) e2751745, e2751745. doi: 10.17061/phrp2751745
2017
Journal Article
Sexual agency, risk and vulnerability: a scoping review of young Indigenous Australians’ sexual health
Bell, Stephen, Aggleton, Peter, Ward, James and Maher, Lisa (2017). Sexual agency, risk and vulnerability: a scoping review of young Indigenous Australians’ sexual health. Journal of Youth Studies, 20 (9), 1208-1224. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2017.1317088
2017
Journal Article
Web-based therapeutic interventions for assessing, managing and treating health conditions in Indigenous people: a scoping review protocol
Gibson, Odette, Reilly, Rachel, Harfield, Stephen, Tufanaru, Catalin and Ward, James (2017). Web-based therapeutic interventions for assessing, managing and treating health conditions in Indigenous people: a scoping review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15 (10), 2487-2494. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003324
2017
Journal Article
Molecular antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Northern Territory, Australia
Whiley, David M., Trembizki, Ella, Buckley, Cameron, Freeman, Kevin, Baird, Robert W., Beaman, Miles, Chen, Marcus, Donovan, Basil, Kundu, Ratan L., Fairley, Christopher K., Guy, Rebecca, Hogan, Tiffany, Kaldor, John M., Karimi, Mahdad, Limnios, Athena, Regan, David G., Ryder, Nathan, Su, Jiunn-Yih, Ward, James and Lahra, Monica M. (2017). Molecular antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Northern Territory, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (9), 1478-1485. doi: 10.3201/eid2309.170427
2017
Journal Article
Development of a risk algorithm to better target STI testing and treatment among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Wand, Handan, Bryant, Joanne, Pitts, Marian, Delaney-Thiele, Dea, Kaldor, John M., Worth, Heather and Ward, James (2017). Development of a risk algorithm to better target STI testing and treatment among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46 (7), 2145-2156. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-0958-9
2017
Journal Article
Trends in the prevalence of hepatitis B infection among women giving birth in New South Wales
Deng, Lucy, Reekie, Joanne, Ward, James S., Hayen, Andrew, Kaldor, John M., Kong, Marlene, Hunt, Jennifer M. and Liu, Bette (2017). Trends in the prevalence of hepatitis B infection among women giving birth in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia, 206 (7), 301-305. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00823
2017
Journal Article
The Alice Springs Hospital Readmission Prevention Project (ASHRAPP): a randomised control trial [study protocol]
Diplock, Gabrielle, Ward, James, Stewart, Simon, Scuffham, Paul, Stewart, Penny, Reeve, Carole, Davidson, Lea and Maguire, Graeme (2017). The Alice Springs Hospital Readmission Prevention Project (ASHRAPP): a randomised control trial [study protocol]. BMC Health Services Research, 17 (1) 153. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2077-7
2017
Journal Article
Wide variation in sexually transmitted infection testing and counselling at Aboriginal primary health care centres in Australia: analysis of longitudinal continuous quality improvement data
Nattabi, Barbara, Matthews, Veronica, Bailie, Jodie, Rumbold, Alice, Scrimgeour, David, Schierhout, Gill, Ward, James, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John, Thompson, Sandra C. and Bailie, Ross (2017). Wide variation in sexually transmitted infection testing and counselling at Aboriginal primary health care centres in Australia: analysis of longitudinal continuous quality improvement data. BMC Infectious Diseases, 17 (1) 148. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2241-z
2017
Journal Article
Patient, staffing and health centre factors associated with annual testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote primary health centres
Hengel, Belinda, Wand, Handan, Ward, James, Rumbold, Alice, Garton, Linda, Taylor-Thomson, Debbie, Silver, Bronwyn, McGregor, Skye, Dyda, Amalie, Mein, Jacqueline, Knox, Janet, Maher, Lisa, Kaldor, John, Guy, Rebecca, McDermott, Robyn, Skov, Steven, Boffa, John, Ah Chee, Donna, Law, Matthew, Fairley, Christopher, Donovan, Basil and Glance, David (2017). Patient, staffing and health centre factors associated with annual testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote primary health centres. Sexual Health, 14 (3), 274-281. doi: 10.1071/SH16123
2017
Journal Article
Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women 2001-2013: A population-based cohort study
Reekie, Joanne, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Hocking, Jane S., Kaldor, John M., Mak, Donna B., Pearson, Sallie, Preen, David, Wand, Handan, Ward, James and Liu, Bette (2017). Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women 2001-2013: A population-based cohort study. Sexual Health, 14 (6), 574-580. doi: 10.1071/SH16207
2016
Journal Article
The molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: a nationwide cross-sectional study, 2012
Trembizki, Ella, Wand, Handan, Donovan, Basil, Chen, Marcus, Fairley, Christopher K., Freeman, Kevin, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John M., Lahra, Monica M., Lawrence, Andrew, Lau, Colleen, Pearson, Julie, Regan, David G., Ryder, Nathan, Smith, Helen, Stevens, Kerrie, Su, Jiunn-Yih, Ward, James and Whiley, David M. (2016). The molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Australia: a nationwide cross-sectional study, 2012. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63 (12), 1591-1598. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw648
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Approaches to Declaring and Defending Land, Sea Country, and Freshwater Country for Future Generations. Kokoberrin Stories.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jenny Munro
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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, Dr Janine Gertz
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Master Philosophy
Relationship between stress disrders and non Communicable diseases.
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
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
Impacts of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Women and Children across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Indigenous Communities in Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Professor Abdullah Mamun
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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
Completed supervision
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2025
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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2025
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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2025
Doctor Philosophy
"Country means everything" Introducing Relational Health in environmental, climate, and health solutions.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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