Overview
Background
Associate Professor Xiang-Yu (Janet) Hou is a Principal Research Fellow in the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. Janet was trained as a doctor in China and an epidemiologist in Australia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine from Shandong University, Master of Medicine from Peking University, and a PhD from Queensland University of Technology. Janet has worked as an academic researcher in universities in Australia and overseas, as an Academic Dean in a private university in NSW, as a Medical Affairs Director in a USA company, and as a Program Manager in Queensland Health DG’s Office.
Janet has published over 100 research papers and book chapters. Her research interests include behavioural epidemiology, social epidemiology, health system research, health program evaluation, emergency medicine, paramedicine, and mental health. Her current research focus, as a team member of the Research Alliance for Urban Goorie Health (RAUGH), is to substantially accelerate the progress towards closing the gap in life expectancy and achieving health equality for urban First Peoples in greater Brisbane north.
Janet is a friendly, supportive, and experienced supervisor in training Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and early-stage researchers in epidemiology. She is currently available to supervise new HDR students in health research regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in urban, regional, and remote Australia.
Availability
- Associate Professor Janet Xiang-Yu Hou is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Social Epidemiology
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Behavioural Epidemiology
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Health System Research
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Health Program Evaluation
Works
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2013
Journal Article
Language affects length of stay in emergency departments in Queensland public hospitals
Mahmoud, Ibrahim, Hou, Xiang-yu, Chu, Kevin and Clark, Michele (2013). Language affects length of stay in emergency departments in Queensland public hospitals. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 4 (1), 5-9. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.01.001
2013
Journal Article
Assessing the overuse of antibiotics in children with URTIs in Saudi Arabia: development of the parental perception on antibiotics scale (PAPA scale)
Alumran, Arwa, Hou, Xiang-Yu and Hurst, Cameron (2013). Assessing the overuse of antibiotics in children with URTIs in Saudi Arabia: development of the parental perception on antibiotics scale (PAPA scale). Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 3 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2012.11.005
2013
Journal Article
Language and utilisation of emergency care in Queensland
Mahmoud, I., Hou, X.-Y., Chu, K. and Clark, M. (2013). Language and utilisation of emergency care in Queensland. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 25 (1), 40-45. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12017
2013
Journal Article
The potential contributions of traditional Chinese medicine to emergency medicine
He, Jun and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2013). The potential contributions of traditional Chinese medicine to emergency medicine. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 4 (2), 92-7. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.02.002
2012
Journal Article
A qualitative study of the determinants of dieting and non-dieting approaches in overweight/obese Australian adults
Leske, Stuart, Strodl, Esben and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2012). A qualitative study of the determinants of dieting and non-dieting approaches in overweight/obese Australian adults. BMC Public Health, 12 (1) 1086. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1086
2012
Journal Article
Immigrants and the utilization of hospital emergency departments
Mahmoud, Ibrahim and Hou, Xiang-yu (2012). Immigrants and the utilization of hospital emergency departments. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 3 (4), 245-250. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2012.04.001
2012
Journal Article
Patient-practitioner relationships desired by overweight/obese adults
Leske, Stuart, Strodl, Esben and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2012). Patient-practitioner relationships desired by overweight/obese adults. Patient Education and Counseling, 89 (2), 309-315. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.07.002
2012
Journal Article
Impact of a government triple zero awareness campaign on emergency department patient characteristics
Hou, Xiang-Yu, Zhao, Jingzhou and Chu, Kevin (2012). Impact of a government triple zero awareness campaign on emergency department patient characteristics. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24 (4), 393-400. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01560.x
2012
Journal Article
Validity and reliability of instruments designed to measure factors influencing the overuse of antibiotics
Alumran, Arwa, Hou, Xiang-Yu and Hurst, Cameron (2012). Validity and reliability of instruments designed to measure factors influencing the overuse of antibiotics. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 5 (3), 221-232. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.03.003
2011
Journal Article
Demand for hospital emergency departments: a conceptual understanding
He, Jun, Hou, Xiang-yu, Toloo, Sam, Patrick, Jennifer R. and Gerald, Gerry Fitz (2011). Demand for hospital emergency departments: a conceptual understanding. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2 (4), 253-261. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2011.04.002
2011
Journal Article
Educational stress scale for adolescents: Development, validity, and reliability with Chinese students
Sun, Jiandong, Dunne, Michael P., Hou, Xiang-yu and Xu, Ai-qiang (2011). Educational stress scale for adolescents: Development, validity, and reliability with Chinese students. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 29 (6), 534-546. doi: 10.1177/0734282910394976
2010
Journal Article
Emergency department in hospitals, a window ofthe world: a preliminary comparison between Australia and China
Hou, Xiang-yu and Chu, Kevin (2010). Emergency department in hospitals, a window ofthe world: a preliminary comparison between Australia and China. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1 (3), 180-184.
2010
Journal Article
Flood fatalities in contemporary Australia (1997-2008)
FitzGerald, Gerry, Du, Weiwei, Jamal, Aziz, Clark, Michele and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2010). Flood fatalities in contemporary Australia (1997-2008). Emergency Medicine Australasia, 22 (2), 180-186. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01284.x
2010
Journal Article
Health impacts of floods
Du, Weiwei, Fitzgerald, Gerard Joseph, Clark, Michele and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2010). Health impacts of floods. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 25 (3), 265-272. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X00008141
2008
Journal Article
Introduction of emergency medicine in China
Hou, Xiang-Yu and FitzGerald, Gerard (2008). Introduction of emergency medicine in China. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 20 (4), 363-369. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2008.01108.x
2008
Journal Article
The Australian emergency medical system
FitzGerald, Gerard Joseph, Hou, Xiang-Yu and Hang, Huang (2008). The Australian emergency medical system. Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17 (7), 771-775.
2005
Journal Article
The current workforce status of prehospital care in China
Hou, Xing-Yu and Lu, Chuan-Zhu (2005). The current workforce status of prehospital care in China. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 3 (3) 990127. doi: 10.33151/ajp.3.3.320
2002
Journal Article
Physiological and symptomatic responses to cycling and walking in intermittent claudication
Askew, C. D., Green, S., Hou, X. Y. and Walker, P. J. (2002). Physiological and symptomatic responses to cycling and walking in intermittent claudication. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 22 (5), 348-355. doi: 10.1046/j.1475-097X.2002.00442.x
2002
Journal Article
Skeletal muscle mitochondrial ATP production rate and walking performance in peripheral arterial disease
Hou, X. Y., Green, S., Askew, C. D., Barker, G., Green, A. and Walker, P. J. (2002). Skeletal muscle mitochondrial ATP production rate and walking performance in peripheral arterial disease. Clinical Physiology And Functional Imaging, 22 (3), 226-232. doi: 10.1046/j.1475-097X.2002.00423.x
2000
Conference Publication
Calf muscle performance in people with and without peripheral arterial disease
Hou, X. Y., Green, S., Walker, P. J. and Askew, C. D. (2000). Calf muscle performance in people with and without peripheral arterial disease. International Conference on Exercise and Nutrition for Better Health and Chronic Diseases, Beijing, China, 11-15 June 2000. Beijing, China: Chinese Sports Science Association.
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Janet Xiang-Yu Hou is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roxanne Bainbridge
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring models of care for optimal care of acute mental health crises in Indigenous patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Professor Roxanne Bainbridge, Professor Harvey Whiteford
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Doctor Philosophy
Federated transfer learning on clinical multimodal data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xue Li
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