Overview
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Gail Williams is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University College London
Works
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2014
Journal Article
Malnutrition: A risk factor for severe respiratory syncytial virus infection and hospitalization
Paynter, S., Ware, R.S., Lucero, M.G., Tallo, V., Nohynek, H., Weinstein, P., Williams, G., Sly, P.D. and Simões, E.A.F. (2014). Malnutrition: A risk factor for severe respiratory syncytial virus infection and hospitalization. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 33 (3), 267-271. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000096
2014
Journal Article
Using mathematical transmission modelling to investigate drivers of respiratory syncytial virus seasonality in children in the philippines
Paynter, Stuart, Yakob, Laith, Simoes, Eric A. F., Lucero, Marilla G., Tallo, Veronica, Nohynek, Hanna, Ware, Robert S., Weinstein, Philip, Williams, Gail and Sly, Peter D. (2014). Using mathematical transmission modelling to investigate drivers of respiratory syncytial virus seasonality in children in the philippines. PLoS One, 9 (2) e90094, e90094.1-e90094.11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090094
2014
Journal Article
Item ordering of personal disturbance scale (DSSI/sAD) in a longitudinal study: using Mokken scale analysis
Saiepour, Nargess, Najman, Jake M., Clavarino, Alexandra, Baker, Peter J., Ware, Robert S. and Williams, Gail (2014). Item ordering of personal disturbance scale (DSSI/sAD) in a longitudinal study: using Mokken scale analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 58, 37-42. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.030
2014
Journal Article
An Australian national panel study of diurnal temperature range and children's respiratory health
Li, Shanshan, Baker, Peter J., Jalaludin,Bin B., Guo, Yuming, Marks, Guy, Denison, Lyn and Williams, Gail (2014). An Australian national panel study of diurnal temperature range and children's respiratory health. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 112 (4), 348-353 + e1-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.01.007
2014
Journal Article
Does depression experienced by mothers leads to a decline in marital quality: a 21-year longitudinal study
Najman, Jake M., Khatun, Mohsina, Mamun, Abdullah, Clavarino, Alexandra, Williams, Gail M., Scott, James, O'Callaghan, Michael, Hayatbakhsh, Reza and Alati, Rosa (2014). Does depression experienced by mothers leads to a decline in marital quality: a 21-year longitudinal study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49 (1), 121-132. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0749-0
2014
Journal Article
Maternal depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms during pregnancy predict internalizing problems in adolescence
Betts, Kim S., Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jacob M. and Alati, Rosa (2014). Maternal depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms during pregnancy predict internalizing problems in adolescence. Depression and Anxiety, 31 (1), 9-18. doi: 10.1002/da.22210
2014
Journal Article
Maternal prenatal infection, early susceptibility to illness and adult psychotic experiences: A birth cohort study
Betts, Kim S., Williams, Gai M., Najman, Jacob M., Scott, James and Alati, Rosa (2014). Maternal prenatal infection, early susceptibility to illness and adult psychotic experiences: A birth cohort study. Schizophrenia Research, 156 (2-3), 161-167. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.04.013
2014
Journal Article
Generational increase in young women's drinking: A prospective analysis of mother-daughter dyads
Alati, Rosa, Betts, Kim S., Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jacob M. and Hall, Wayne D. (2014). Generational increase in young women's drinking: A prospective analysis of mother-daughter dyads. JAMA Psychiatry, 71 (8), 952-957. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.513
2014
Journal Article
Internet-based surveillance systems for monitoring emerging infectious diseases
Milinovich, Gabriel J., Williams, Gail M., Clements, Archie C. A. and Hu, Wenviao (2014). Internet-based surveillance systems for monitoring emerging infectious diseases. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 14 (2), 160-168. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70244-5
2014
Journal Article
Maternal and personal religious engagement as predictors of early onset and frequent substance use
Hayatbakhsh, Reza, Clavarino, Alexandra, Williams, Gail M. and Najman, Jake M. (2014). Maternal and personal religious engagement as predictors of early onset and frequent substance use. American Journal on Addictions, 23 (4), 363-370. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12113.x
2014
Journal Article
Generational changes in tobacco use by young women: A cross-generational analysis of mother-daughter dyads
Betts, Kim S., Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jakob M. and Alati, Rosa (2014). Generational changes in tobacco use by young women: A cross-generational analysis of mother-daughter dyads. Drug and Alcohol Review, 33 (5), 540-547. doi: 10.1111/dar.12169
2014
Journal Article
Bilharzia in the Philippines: past, present, and future
Olveda, David U., Li, Yuesheng, Olveda, Remigio M., Lam, Alfred K., McManus, Donald P., Williams, Gail M., Gray, Darren J. and Ross, Allen G. P. (2014). Bilharzia in the Philippines: past, present, and future. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 18 (1), 52-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.09.011
2014
Journal Article
The Schistosoma japonicum self-cure phenomenon in water buffaloes: Potential impact on the control and elimination of schistosomiasis in China
Li, Yue-Sheng, McManus, Donald P., Lin, Dan-Dan, Williams, Gail M., Harn, Donald A., Ross, Allen G., Feng, Zheng and Gray, Darren J. (2014). The Schistosoma japonicum self-cure phenomenon in water buffaloes: Potential impact on the control and elimination of schistosomiasis in China. International Journal for Parasitology, 44 (3-4), 167-171. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.10.007
2014
Journal Article
Global variation in the effects of ambient temperature on mortality: a systematic evaluation
Guo, Yuming, Gasparrini, Antonio, Armstrong, Ben, Li, Shanshan, Tawatsupa, Benjawan, Tobias, Aurelio, Lavigne, Eric, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Micheline, Leone, Michela, Pan, Xiaochuan, Tong, Shilu, Tian, Linwei, Kim, Ho, Hashizume, Masahiro, Honda, Yasushi, Guo, Yue-Liang Leon, Wu, Chang-Fu, Punnasiri, Kornwipa, Yi, Seung-Muk, Michelozzi, Paola, Nascimento Saldiva, Paulo Hilario and Williams, Gail (2014). Global variation in the effects of ambient temperature on mortality: a systematic evaluation. Epidemiology, 25 (6), 781-789. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000165
2014
Conference Publication
Predictors of change in weight and waist circumference: 15-yr longitudinal study in Australian adults
Arabshahi, Simin, Lahmann, Petra, Williams, Gail and van der Pols, Jolieke (2014). Predictors of change in weight and waist circumference: 15-yr longitudinal study in Australian adults. III World Congress on Public Health Nutrition, La Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, November 2014.
2014
Journal Article
The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
Hoy, Damian, March, Lyn, Brooks, Peter, Blyth, Fiona, Woolf, Anthony, Bain, Christopher, Williams, Gail, Smith, Emma, Vos, Theo, Barendregt, Jan, Murray, Chris, Burstein, Roy and Buchbinder, Rachelle (2014). The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73 (6), 968-974. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204428
2014
Journal Article
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and cancer risk
Onitilo, Adedayo A., Stankowski, Rachel V., Berg, Richard L., Engel, Jessica M., Glurich, Ingrid, Williams, Gail M. and Doi, Suhail A. (2014). Type 2 diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and cancer risk. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 23 (2), 134-140. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283656394
2014
Journal Article
A multi-component integrated approach for the elimination of schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: Design and baseline results of a 4-year cluster-randomised intervention trial
Gray, Darren J., Li, Yue-Sheng, Williams, Gail M., Zhao, Zheng-Yuan, Harn, Donald A., Li, Sheng-Ming, Ren, Mao-Yuan, Feng, Zeng, Guo, Feng-Ying, Guo, Jia-Gang, Zhou, Jie, Dong, Yu-Lan, Li, Yuan, Ross, Allen G. and McManus, Donald P. (2014). A multi-component integrated approach for the elimination of schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: Design and baseline results of a 4-year cluster-randomised intervention trial. International Journal for Parasitology, 44 (9), 659-668. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.05.005
2013
Journal Article
A threshold analysis of dengue transmission in terms of weather variables and imported dengue cases in Australia
Huang, Xiaodong, Clements, Archie C. A., Williams, Gail, Milinovich, Gabriel and Hu, Wenbiao (2013). A threshold analysis of dengue transmission in terms of weather variables and imported dengue cases in Australia. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 2 (e87) e87, 1-7. doi: 10.1038/emi.2013.85
2013
Journal Article
The burden of air pollution on years of life lost in Beijing, China, 2004-08: retrospective regression analysis of daily deaths
Guo, Yuming, Li, Shanshan, Tian, Zhaoxing, Pan, Xiaochuan, Zhang, Jinliang and Williams, Gail (2013). The burden of air pollution on years of life lost in Beijing, China, 2004-08: retrospective regression analysis of daily deaths. BMJ, 347 (f7139) f7139, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7139
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Analytical approaches to enrolling and maintaining injecting drug users in longitudinal studies
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Statistical modeling, epidemiology, and associated factors of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases in Africa
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne, Dr Darsy Darssan
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Doctor Philosophy
Living with Cystic Fibrosis: examining the spatial distribution of recurrent infections in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Measurement and Loss to Follow-up in a Community-Based Cohort Study of Mental Health
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Modelling Dengue Fever in China to Predict Case Distribution Under Climate Change Scenarios
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Towards sustainable TB control in Ethiopia - profiling high-risk geographical areas using spatial modelling
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes, Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Spatiotemporal distribution and environmental drivers of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in China
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Disease Progression in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Statistical Analysis Using Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Acute lower respiratory infections in infants in the tropics: Environmental drivers of seasonal epidemics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The effects of ambient temperature on lung function and respiratory symptoms for Australian school children with asthma: a panel study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
The role of bovines in human Schistosoma japonicum transmission in the Peoples' Republic of China
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
FACTORS IMPACTING ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF TERMINALLY ILL OLDER PEOPLE AND LEADING TO REQUESTS FOR EUTHANASIA
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
A model for changes in quality of life and clinical measurements near the end of life: a prospective longitudinal study of people receiving palliative care.
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Seasonality and Ambient Temperature on Selected Biomarkers: Community-based population study in China
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Intimate partner violence, predictors and consequences; a gender difference study
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The impact of substantiated childhood maltreatment on young adult health: a cohort study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Trends, determinants and spatial risks of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes, Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Gender differences in risk factors and healthcare for hypertension, diabetes and CVD among Bangladeshi adults
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Comorbid alcohol and mental health disorders: A longitudinal analysis of development to young adulthood
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Risk of breast, prostate and colon cancer before and after diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 2: A population-based study
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing the quality of care from the perspectives of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Maria Donald
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation in China
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The epidemiology of oesophageal cancer and Barrett's oesophagus
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Impact of a video-based health education intervention on soil-transmitted helminth infections in Chinese schoolchildren
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Engaging communities in malaria elimination in the south-west Pacific
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lisa Fitzgerald
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring diet quality: development of a new index and comparative evaluation with other indices in Australia
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Longitudinal change in anthropometric characteristics and diet quality in Australian adults
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The antecedents of schizophrenia, a birth cohort study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John McGrath
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Determinants of Schistosoma japonicum and soil-transmitted helminth infections, and associated morbidity in Hunan province, China: an epidemiological assessment
Associate Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Cancers of the oesophagus: exploring the roles of smoking, alcohol and gastro-oesophageal reflux
Associate Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Continuities of Child and Adult Mental Health: Changes in Maternal Mental Health over the Course of Child Rearing and Adolescent Mental Health and Behaviour
Associate Advisor
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2005
Master Philosophy
PREVALENCE, INTENSITY AND RISK FACTORS FOR GEOHELMINTH INFECTION IN A SOUTH INDIAN FISHING VILLAGE
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
Improving measures of dietary exposure: The Nambour skin cancer prevention study
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
MECHANISM OF MAINTENANCE OF MALARIA TRANSMISSION IN A LOW ENDEMIC AREA, AND ROLE OF RAPID DIAGNOSIS THROUGH FIELD ANTIGEN DETECTION IN ITS CONTROL
Associate Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
INVESTIGATION OF RISK FACTORS FOR BETTER SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF ARBOVIRUSES
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Familial aggregation of human helminth infection: a focus on genetic susceptibility to schistosomiasis japonica and associate markers of disease
Associate Advisor
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- Epidemiology
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- Population health - biostatistics
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