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Professor Anthony Shakeshaft
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Anthony Shakeshaft

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Overview

Background

Professor Anthony Shakeshaft is an expert in health behaviour and health services research. He is currently Professor of Indigenous health services research at the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland.

His primary interest is in partnering with health services, communities and governments to co-design, implement and evaluate the impact of services that are both best-evidence and highly adaptable to the characteristics of different service delivery ecosystems. He is interested in the development of research methods and processes that can be embedded into the routine delivery of services, with the aim of improving client and population-level outcomes in close to real-time. He has a particular focus on engaging with Indigenous services and developing Indigenous research capacity through active support of Indigenous higher degree researchers.

Professor Shakeshaft has previously been Deputy Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of NSW, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Universities of London, Verona, Nijmegen, British Columbia, James Cook and Newcastle. He served on the Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for the 2012-2015 triennium and was the International Assessor for the establishment of Scotland’s Drug Research Network Collaboration. He has been a member of the Executive Committee for the Drug and Alcohol Network of the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, a member of the public health grant review panel for New Zealand’s Health Research Council and a member of the Expert Advisory Network for the NSW Government’s Family and Community Services.

Selected current and research projects

  1. Centre of research excellence in Indigenous health and alcohol CRE: Indigenous Health and Alcohol (gathering.edu.au)
  2. Improving the cultural competence of non-Aboriginal alcohol and other drug treatment services when delivering care to Aboriginal clients.
  3. Strengthening the evidence base for Aboriginal drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation services.
  4. Improving alcohol treatment outcomes: the impact of client, treatment and system variables.
  5. Evidence to inform policy and practice that promotes child health, development and wellbeing: the NSW Child E-Cohort Project.
  6. Development of a Clinical Outcome and Quality Indicator (COQI) Framework.
  7. The adaptation and pilot testing of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for Indigenous Health and Family Workers.
  8. Reducing smoking rates among low-SES smokers.
  9. Integrating substance abuse and mental health treatment through improved co-ordination of services and utilisation of medical records.
  10. Monitoring and evaluation of the Australian Government’s kava importation pilot program.
  11. Increasing our understanding of alcohol and other drug use and harms on Norfolk Island.
  12. Prevention of harms from alcohol and other drugs in rural NSW.
  13. Evaluation of Psychoeducation Modules for a Drug and Alcohol Support Service in South-West Sydney.
  14. Using research to support Smart Recovery Australia.
  15. The co-design of a system of care for Indigenous drug and alcohol services

Current PhD Supervision

  1. Youth At-Risk Research Network (YARRN): integrating research into community-based youth services
  2. An evaluation of the implementation of family-based therapy programs to enhance government responses to child physical abuse and neglect in New South Wales, Australia
  3. Inclusion of Self-Determination By First Nations Australian Communities in Alcohol Related Policy Development In The Northern Territory
  4. Evaluation of the Western NSW Youth Drug & Alcohol Clinical Support Network.
  5. Improving the evidence for supported accommodation services working with people released from prison
  6. A retrospective analysis of treatment provision and needs for incarcerated patients with Alcohol Use Disorders in NSW.
  7. Exploring the influence of public policy on Aboriginal women’s health in NSW.

Availability

Professor Anthony Shakeshaft is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Research interests

  • Population health

  • Community health

  • Indigneous health

  • Health services

  • Substance misuse and harms

  • Intervention trials

  • Health economics

  • Evaluation designs and measures

Works

Search Professor Anthony Shakeshaft’s works on UQ eSpace

255 works between 1997 and 2025

181 - 200 of 255 works

2014

Journal Article

The effectiveness of community-action in reducing risky alcohol consumption and harm: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Shakeshaft, Anthony, Doran, Chris, Petrie, Dennis, Breen, Courtney, Havard, Alys, Abudeen, Ansair, Harwood, Elissa, Clifford, Anton, D’Este, Cate, Gilmour, Stuart and Sanson-Fisher, Robert (2014). The effectiveness of community-action in reducing risky alcohol consumption and harm: a cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 11 (3) e1001617, e1001617.1-e1001617.14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001617

The effectiveness of community-action in reducing risky alcohol consumption and harm: a cluster randomised controlled trial

2014

Journal Article

Cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy expansion strategies in Vietnam

Tran, Dam Anh, Wilson, David P., Shakeshaft, Anthony, Ngo, Anh Duc, Reyes, Josephine, Doran, Christopher and Zhang, Lei (2014). Cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy expansion strategies in Vietnam. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 28 (7), 365-371. doi: 10.1089/apc.2014.0016

Cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy expansion strategies in Vietnam

2013

Journal Article

Does increasing community and liquor licensees' awareness, police activity, and feedback reduce alcohol-related violent crime? A benefit-cost analysis

Navarro, Héctor José, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Doran, Christopher M. and Petrie, Dennis J. (2013). Does increasing community and liquor licensees' awareness, police activity, and feedback reduce alcohol-related violent crime? A benefit-cost analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10 (11), 5490-5506. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10115490

Does increasing community and liquor licensees' awareness, police activity, and feedback reduce alcohol-related violent crime? A benefit-cost analysis

2013

Conference Publication

COMMUNITY-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND PRESCRIPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL OPIOIDS IN GENERAL PRACTICE

Shakeshaft, Anthony, Larance, Briony, Degenhardt, Louisa, Shand, Fiona, Mattick, Richard P., Holiday, Simon, Petrie, Denis and Gorman, David (2013). COMMUNITY-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND PRESCRIPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL OPIOIDS IN GENERAL PRACTICE. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

COMMUNITY-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND PRESCRIPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL OPIOIDS IN GENERAL PRACTICE

2013

Journal Article

Trends in and Determinants of Loss to Follow Up and Early Mortality in a Rapid Expansion of the Antiretroviral Treatment Program in Vietnam: Findings from 13 Outpatient Clinics

Tran, Dam Anh, Ngo, Anh Duc, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Wilson, David P., Doran, Christopher and Zhang, Lei (2013). Trends in and Determinants of Loss to Follow Up and Early Mortality in a Rapid Expansion of the Antiretroviral Treatment Program in Vietnam: Findings from 13 Outpatient Clinics. PLoS ONE, 8 (9) e73181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073181

Trends in and Determinants of Loss to Follow Up and Early Mortality in a Rapid Expansion of the Antiretroviral Treatment Program in Vietnam: Findings from 13 Outpatient Clinics

2013

Journal Article

Acquisition and utilization of information about alcohol use in pregnancy among Australian pregnant women and service providers

Loxton, Deborah, Chojenta, Catherine, Anderson, Amy E., Powers, Jennifer R., Shakeshaft, Anthony and Burns, Lucy (2013). Acquisition and utilization of information about alcohol use in pregnancy among Australian pregnant women and service providers. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 58 (5), 523-530. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12014

Acquisition and utilization of information about alcohol use in pregnancy among Australian pregnant women and service providers

2013

Journal Article

Tailoring a response to youth binge drinking in an Aboriginal Australian community: a grounded theory study

McCalman, Janya, Tsey, Komla, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Singleton, Michele and Doran, Christopher (2013). Tailoring a response to youth binge drinking in an Aboriginal Australian community: a grounded theory study. BMC Public Health, 13 (1) 726. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-726

Tailoring a response to youth binge drinking in an Aboriginal Australian community: a grounded theory study

2013

Journal Article

The acceptability to Aboriginal Australians of a family-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms

Calabria, Bianca, Clifford, Anton, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Allan, Julaine, Bliss, Donna and Doran, Christopher (2013). The acceptability to Aboriginal Australians of a family-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32 (3), 328-332. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00525.x

The acceptability to Aboriginal Australians of a family-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms

2013

Journal Article

Here we go again: Cider's turn to highlight anomalies in Australia's alcohol taxation system

Carragher, Natacha, Shakeshaft, Anthony and Doran, Christopher M. (2013). Here we go again: Cider's turn to highlight anomalies in Australia's alcohol taxation system. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37 (1), 95-96. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12000

Here we go again: Cider's turn to highlight anomalies in Australia's alcohol taxation system

2013

Journal Article

Determinants of antiretroviral therapy initiation and treatment outcomes for people living with HIV in Vietnam

Tran, Dam, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Ngo, Anh, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Wilson, David, Doran, Christopher and Zhang, Lei (2013). Determinants of antiretroviral therapy initiation and treatment outcomes for people living with HIV in Vietnam. HIV Clinical Trials, 14 (1), 21-33. doi: 10.1310/hct1401-21

Determinants of antiretroviral therapy initiation and treatment outcomes for people living with HIV in Vietnam

2013

Journal Article

Can harms associated with high-intensity drinking be reduced by increasing the price of alcohol?

Byrnes, Joshua, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Petrie, Dennis and Doran, Christopher (2013). Can harms associated with high-intensity drinking be reduced by increasing the price of alcohol?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32 (1), 27-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00482.x

Can harms associated with high-intensity drinking be reduced by increasing the price of alcohol?

2013

Journal Article

Training and tailored outreach support to improve alcohol screening and brief intervention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

Clifford, Anton, Shakeshaft, Anthony and Deans, Catherine (2013). Training and tailored outreach support to improve alcohol screening and brief intervention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32 (1), 72-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00488.x

Training and tailored outreach support to improve alcohol screening and brief intervention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

2012

Journal Article

Structural Barriers to Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Vietnam: Findings from Six Outpatient Clinics

Tran, Dam Anh, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Ngo, Anh Duc, Rule, John, Wilson, David P., Zhang, Lei and Doran, Christopher (2012). Structural Barriers to Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Vietnam: Findings from Six Outpatient Clinics. PLoS ONE, 7 (12) e51289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051289

Structural Barriers to Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Vietnam: Findings from Six Outpatient Clinics

2012

Conference Publication

PRESENTATION 2-ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT PROVISION IN THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SETTING

Bonevski, Billie, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Paul, Chris, Tzelepis, Flora, Bryant, Jamie, Salmon, Allison and Hull, Phil (2012). PRESENTATION 2-ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT PROVISION IN THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SETTING. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.

PRESENTATION 2-ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT PROVISION IN THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SETTING

2012

Journal Article

Applying what works: a systematic search of the transfer and implementation of promising Indigenous Australian health services and programs

McCalman, Janya, Tsey, Komla, Clifford, Anton, Earles, Wendy, Shakeshaft, Anthony and Bainbridge, Roxanne (2012). Applying what works: a systematic search of the transfer and implementation of promising Indigenous Australian health services and programs. BMC Public Health, 12 (600) 600, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-600

Applying what works: a systematic search of the transfer and implementation of promising Indigenous Australian health services and programs

2012

Journal Article

Prevalence and characteristics of patients with risky alcohol consumption presenting to emergency departments in rural Australia

Havard, Alys, Shakeshaft, Anthony P. and Conigrave, Katherine M. (2012). Prevalence and characteristics of patients with risky alcohol consumption presenting to emergency departments in rural Australia. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24 (3), 266-276. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01537.x

Prevalence and characteristics of patients with risky alcohol consumption presenting to emergency departments in rural Australia

2012

Journal Article

A systematic review of family-based interventions targeting alcohol misuse and their potential to reduce alcohol-related harm in indigenous communities

Calabria, Bianca, Clifford, Anton, Shakeshaft, Anthony P. and Doran, Christopher M. (2012). A systematic review of family-based interventions targeting alcohol misuse and their potential to reduce alcohol-related harm in indigenous communities. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73 (3), 477-488. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.477

A systematic review of family-based interventions targeting alcohol misuse and their potential to reduce alcohol-related harm in indigenous communities

2012

Journal Article

Randomized Controlled Trial of Mailed Personalized Feedback for Problem Drinkers in the Emergency Department: The Short-Term Impact

Havard, Alys, Shakeshaft, Anthony P., Conigrave, Katherine M. and Doran, Christopher M. (2012). Randomized Controlled Trial of Mailed Personalized Feedback for Problem Drinkers in the Emergency Department: The Short-Term Impact. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36 (3), 523-531. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01632.x

Randomized Controlled Trial of Mailed Personalized Feedback for Problem Drinkers in the Emergency Department: The Short-Term Impact

2012

Journal Article

Preliminary development and psychometric evaluation of an unmet needs measure for adolescents and young adults with cancer: The Cancer Needs Questionnaire - Young People (CNQ-YP)

Clinton-McHarg, Tara, Carey, Mariko, Sanson-Fisher, Rob, D'Este, Catherine and Shakeshaft, Anthony (2012). Preliminary development and psychometric evaluation of an unmet needs measure for adolescents and young adults with cancer: The Cancer Needs Questionnaire - Young People (CNQ-YP). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-13

Preliminary development and psychometric evaluation of an unmet needs measure for adolescents and young adults with cancer: The Cancer Needs Questionnaire - Young People (CNQ-YP)

2012

Journal Article

An empirical approach to selecting community-based alcohol interventions: Combining research evidence, rural community views and professional opinion

Shakeshaft, Anthony, Petrie, Dennis, Doran, Christopher, Breen, Courtney and Sanson-Fisher, Robert (2012). An empirical approach to selecting community-based alcohol interventions: Combining research evidence, rural community views and professional opinion. BMC Public Health, 12 (1) 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-25

An empirical approach to selecting community-based alcohol interventions: Combining research evidence, rural community views and professional opinion

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Cardiovascular risk prediction equations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples derived using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples dat
    NHMRC MRFF Cardiovascular Health
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Preventing non-communicable diseases (PreventNCD) among Indigenous children and youth in major cities of Australia
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Implementation of anti-racism strategies to improve health outcomes for First Nations peoples in a large urban hospital
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Evaluation of the Building the Rural and Remote Allied Health Assistant Workforce (BRAHAW) Project
    Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health EOI
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Achieving greater national consistency for the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and Health Practitioner professions
    National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners
    Open grant
  • 2023
    For the provision of a Research Report: Methamphetamine Use by Parents with Children under 3 years
    Queensland Family and Child Commission
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Building a national research network and agenda to progress urban Indigenous health
    UQ Indigenous Research Engagement and Partnerships Fund
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Anthony Shakeshaft is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    The Impact of Cultural diversionary activities to reducing youth crime in Indigenous remote communities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Krystal Lockwood

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  • Population health
  • substance misuse and harms

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