Emeritus Professor

Gail Williams

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Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University College London

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785 works between 1976 and 2024
All (785) Journal Article (666) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (94) Book (2) Other Outputs (12)

301 - 320 of 785 works

2013

Journal Article

Early childhood predictors of age of initiation to use of cannabis: a birth prospective study

Hayatbakhsh, Reza, Williams, Gail M., Bor, William and Najman, Jake M. (2013). Early childhood predictors of age of initiation to use of cannabis: a birth prospective study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32 (3), 232-240. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00520.x

Early childhood predictors of age of initiation to use of cannabis: a birth prospective study

2013

Journal Article

Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren

Bieri, Franziska A., Gray, Darren J., Williams, Gail M., Raso, Giovanna, Li, Yue-Sheng, Yuan, Liping, He, Yongkang, Li, Robert S., Guo, Feng-Ying, Li, Sheng-Ming and McManus, Donald P. (2013). Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren. New England Journal of Medicine, 368 (17), 1603-1612. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1204885

Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren

2013

Conference Publication

Ambient temperature and lung function in children with asthma in Australia

Li, Shanshan, Baker, Peter J., Jalaludin, Bin B., Marks, Guy B., Denison, Lyn S. and Williams, Gail M. (2013). Ambient temperature and lung function in children with asthma in Australia. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00079313

Ambient temperature and lung function in children with asthma in Australia

2013

Journal Article

Spatial incidence of dengue infections in Queensland, Australia reply

Hu, W., Clements, A., Williams, G. and Tong, S. (2013). Spatial incidence of dengue infections in Queensland, Australia reply. Epidemiology and Infection, 141 (3), 619-619. doi: 10.1017/S0950268812000787

Spatial incidence of dengue infections in Queensland, Australia reply

2013

Journal Article

Prostate cancer risk in pre-diabetic men: a matched cohort study

Onitilo, Adedayo A., Berg, Richard L., Engel, Jessica M., Stankowski, Rachel V., Glurich, Ingrid, Williams, Gail M. and Doi, Suhail A. (2013). Prostate cancer risk in pre-diabetic men: a matched cohort study. Clinical Medicine and Research, 11 (4), 201-209. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2013.1160

Prostate cancer risk in pre-diabetic men: a matched cohort study

2013

Journal Article

The role of sleep disturbance in the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation

Betts, Kim Steven, Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jacob M. and Alati, Rosa (2013). The role of sleep disturbance in the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 27 (7), 735-741. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.09.011

The role of sleep disturbance in the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation

2013

Book Chapter

Modelling binary outcomes

Williams, Gail M. and Ware, Robert S. (2013). Modelling binary outcomes. Methods of Clinical Epidemiology. (pp. 141-164) edited by Suhail A. R. Doi and Gail M. Williams. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-37131-8_10

Modelling binary outcomes

2013

Journal Article

The heritability of delusional-like experiences

Varghese, D., Wray, N. R., Scott, J. G., Williams, G. M., Najman, J. M. and McGrath, J. J. (2013). The heritability of delusional-like experiences. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 127 (1), 48-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01905.x

The heritability of delusional-like experiences

2013

Journal Article

Systematic review of record linkage studies of mortality in ex-prisoners: why (good) methods matter

Kinner, Stuart A., Forsyth, Simon and Williams, Gail (2013). Systematic review of record linkage studies of mortality in ex-prisoners: why (good) methods matter. Addiction, 108 (1), 38-49. doi: 10.1111/add.12010

Systematic review of record linkage studies of mortality in ex-prisoners: why (good) methods matter

2013

Book Chapter

Childhood short stature and educational achievement

Tran, Uyen N., O'Callaghan, Michael J., Mamun, Abdullah A., Najman, Jake M., Williams, Gail M. and Bor, William (2013). Childhood short stature and educational achievement. Educational Achievement: Teaching Strategies, Psychological Factors and Economic Impact. (pp. 149-164) Hauppage, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.

Childhood short stature and educational achievement

2013

Journal Article

Exploring the female specific risk to partial and full PTSD following physical assault

Betts, Kim Steven, Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jacob M. and Alati, Rosa (2013). Exploring the female specific risk to partial and full PTSD following physical assault. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26 (1), 86-93. doi: 10.1002/jts.21776

Exploring the female specific risk to partial and full PTSD following physical assault

2013

Journal Article

Cesarean delivery and the long-term risk of offspring obesity

Mamun, Abdullah A., Sutharsan, Ratneswary, O'Callaghan, Michael, Williams, Gail, Najman, Jake, McIntyre, Harold David and Callaway, Leonie (2013). Cesarean delivery and the long-term risk of offspring obesity. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 122 (6), 1176-1183. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000016

Cesarean delivery and the long-term risk of offspring obesity

2013

Book Chapter

Modelling time-to-event data

Williams, Gail M. and Ware, Robert S. (2013). Modelling time-to-event data. Methods of Clinical Epidemiology. (pp. 165-186) edited by Suhail A. R. Doi and Gail M. Williams. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-37131-8_11

Modelling time-to-event data

2013

Journal Article

Television watching from adolescence to adulthood and its association with BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and obesity: a longitudinal study

Mamun, Abdullah A., O'Callaghan, Michael J., Williams, Gail and Najman, Jake M. (2013). Television watching from adolescence to adulthood and its association with BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and obesity: a longitudinal study. Public Health Nutrition, 16 (1), 54-64. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012002832

Television watching from adolescence to adulthood and its association with BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and obesity: a longitudinal study

2013

Conference Publication

Effect of Long-Term Intermittent Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Bangladeshi Rural Adolescent Girls with Nutritional Anemia

Ahmed, F., Khan, M., Akhtaruzzaman, M., Karim, R., Williams, G., Torlesse, H., Darnton-Hill, I., Dalmiya, N., Banu, C. and Nahar, B. (2013). Effect of Long-Term Intermittent Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Bangladeshi Rural Adolescent Girls with Nutritional Anemia. 20th International Congress of Nutrition, Granada, Spain, 15 - 20 September 2013. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG. doi: 10.1159/000354245

Effect of Long-Term Intermittent Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Bangladeshi Rural Adolescent Girls with Nutritional Anemia

2013

Journal Article

Bilharzia: Pathology, Diagnosis, Management and Control

Olveda, David U, Li, Yuesheng, Olveda, Remigio M, Lam, Alfred K, Chau, Thao N P, Harn, Donald A, Williams, Gail M, Gray, Darren J and Ross, Allen G P (2013). Bilharzia: Pathology, Diagnosis, Management and Control. Tropical Medicine & Surgery, 1 (4). doi: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000135

Bilharzia: Pathology, Diagnosis, Management and Control

2013

Journal Article

Knee pain during the first three months after unilateral total knee arthroplasty: A multi-centre prospective cohort study

Morze, Conrad J., Johnson, Nigel R., Williams, Gail, Moroney, Mark, Lamberton, Tony and McAuliffe, Michael (2013). Knee pain during the first three months after unilateral total knee arthroplasty: A multi-centre prospective cohort study. Journal of Arthroplasty, 28 (9), 1565-1570. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.02.029

Knee pain during the first three months after unilateral total knee arthroplasty: A multi-centre prospective cohort study

2013

Book Chapter

Challenges in controlling and eliminating schistosomiasis

McManus, Donald P., Li, Yuesheng, Williams, Gail M., Bergquist, Robert and Gray, Darren J. (2013). Challenges in controlling and eliminating schistosomiasis. Challenges in infectious diseases. (pp. 265-299) edited by I. W. Fong. New York, NY, United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4496-1_9

Challenges in controlling and eliminating schistosomiasis

2013

Journal Article

The association between lower birth weight and comorbid generalised anxiety and major depressive disorder

Betts, Kim Steven, Williams, Gail M., Najman, Jacob M., Scott, James and Alati, Rosa (2013). The association between lower birth weight and comorbid generalised anxiety and major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 146 (2), 231-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.09.010

The association between lower birth weight and comorbid generalised anxiety and major depressive disorder

2012

Journal Article

Association of breastfeeding and adolescents' psychopathology: a large prospective study

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., O'Callaghan, Michael J., Bor, William, Williams, Gail M. and Najman, Jake M. (2012). Association of breastfeeding and adolescents' psychopathology: a large prospective study. Breastfeeding Medicine, 7 (6), 480-486. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0136

Association of breastfeeding and adolescents' psychopathology: a large prospective study

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Eliminating S. Mekongi: The final push (NHMRC-eAsia grant, led by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Elder Abuse: A Longitudinal Prospective Study of Perpetrators and Victims
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    Eliminating the major helminth neglected tropical diseases from the Lower Mekong Basin (NHMRC e-ASIA Joint Research Program Grant administered by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Child & Adolescent Victimisation: Prevalence & Predictors in Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Forecasting the impact of climate change on dengue transmission (NHMRC Project Grant administered by QUT)
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Combining Hygiene Education with Deworming
    Thrive Networks Global
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Ambient particulate matters and influenza transmission in China: a multi-city study (NHMRC CRE [administered by the University of Sydney] CAR Seed Research Grant)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2022
    Conquering schistosomiasis in China: the last mile (NHMRC Project Grant administered by The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Does air pollution influence survival of stroke in China: China National Stroke Registry Study (NHMRC CRE Seed Research Grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Linked Lives: Antisocial Behaviour Across Three Generations
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Generational and developmental pathways of childhood and adolescent obesity: A three generation cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    A school-based health education package for the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections in China and the Philippines (NHMRC Project Grant administered by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    A cluster RCT of the impact of a community-based hygiene and sanitation programme on infection with intestinal parasites ... (NHMRC Partnership Project administered by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Novel statistical models to quantify the burden of air pollution on human mortality within Australia and Asian-Pacific region (NHMRC CRE Seed Research Grant administered by USydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    A school-based health education package for the prevention of soil-transmitted helminth infections in China and the Philippines
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Provision of enhanced secure storage of electronic research materials for health research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Towards sustainable control and elimination of schistosomiasis in the Philippines (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Understanding and ameliorating the human health effects of exposure to air pollution: from knowledge to policy and public health practice (NHMRC CRE administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    A cluster RCT of the impact of a community-based hygiene and sanitation programme on infection with intestinal parasites following mass albendazole chemotherapy in Timor-Leste
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Life Course of the Common Mental Disorders
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    The aetiology of alcohol use disorders in adulthood: a generational perspective
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2018
    NHMRC CRE: Improving quality and safety of health care delivery at the interface between primary and acute care sectors
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Early origins, progression and aetiology of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes: a 30 year follow-up study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    The Effects of Nano and Ultrafine Particles from Traffic Emissions on Children's Health (ARC Linkage Projects grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Investigating mortality among ex-prisoners in Queensland: A data linkage study (NHMRC Project Grant administered by The Burnet Institute)
    The Burnet Institute
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Passports to advantage: Health and capacity building as a basis for social integration (NHMRC Strategic Award administered by The Burnet Institute)
    The Burnet Institute
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Beyond motherhood: a 27-year follow-up of the mental health of mid-age women
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Passports to advantage: Health and capacity building as a basis for social integration
    NHMRC Preventive Healthcare
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Investigating mortality among ex-prisoners in queensland: A data linkage study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) vs. Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) for the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Quantifying The Effects Of Criteria Air Pollutants On Child Health - Setting Australian Air Quality Standards
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Parental Marital Conflict And Marital Change: Effects On Child, Adolescent And Young Adult Developmental Outcomes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    RCT of an Intervention to Improve the Health of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability.
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) vs Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) for the treatment of endometrial cancer
    Queensland Cancer Fund
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Study on the efficacy of once weekly multiple micronutrient supplementation and iron-folate supplementation on haemoglobin and micronutrient status in adolescent girls in Bangladesh.
    UNICEF
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    ARIVAC Consortium Study - Effectiveness of an 11-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia in the Philippines
    National Public Health Institute (Finland) (KTL)
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    The young adult outcomes of childhood and adolescent antisocial behaviour: An Australian cohort
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Drink driving behaviour and alcohol-related disorders: their antecedents and contribution to driver's licence restriction, suspension and loss
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2005
    NHMRC_Equipment Grant = Infrastructure for Population Health Research
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    Pathways to improved, sustainable morbidity control and prevention of schistosmiasis in the People's Republic of China.
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Air Quality and Child Health - Scoping Study
    Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2007
    Methodology for population health research: Training and innovation in longitudinal studies
    Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    The Australian longitudinal study on women's health. Indigenous Component
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Medical End of Life Decisions: Attitudes and Practices in Six European Countries
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Mother's history of mental health impairment and its impact during mid-life
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Pathways to mental health and obesity in young adults: a longitudinal study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Mathematical modelling of schistosomiasis japonica control programs, including bovine vaccines
    World Health Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2004
    The impact of implementing Outcome Directed Practice Model on client outcomes
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Computationally Intense Methods for Modelling Count Data and Other Extremely Skewed Distributions Common in Analysis of Epidemiological and Public Health Data.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    The long-term mental health effects for women who experience childhood abuse or neglect.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    What role do dietary factors play in the development of skin cancer
    Queensland Cancer Fund
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2003
    Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 1999
    An exploration of decision-making around PEG feeding for severely cognitively/neurologically impaired patients aged 65+
    Dpt Health & Aged Care Aged and Comm. Care Program
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    Older Drivers with Dementia: GP, Older Driver and Community Experiences, Perceptions and Management Needs
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Major issues faced by older Queenslanders in ethnic communities, particularly those who immigrated to Australia in the 1940's and 1950's
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Development of robust and distribution-free multiple regression methods for analysis of epidemiological, public and environmental health data
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    Would Legalising Physician-Assisted Sucide and Euthanasia Mean More, or Fewer Incidences of These Actions
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2001
    Developmental determinants of crash risk behaviour
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 1999
    Cherbourg healthy lifestyle program
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 1998
    A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Ross River Virus Infection in the Wet Tropics of Queensland
    Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Morphological Characterisation of the Southwest Pacific Malaria Vectors
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Observation bias in depressed mothers' reports of child behaviour problems
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    Effects of maternal depression on child outcome
    Emory University
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1998
    A longitudinal study of social class inequalities in child health
    PHRDC - Project Grants
    Open grant
  • 1996
    A morphologicial study of the Anopheles punctulatus complex
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1998
    Ewing's sarcoma in Australia: A case-control study
    PHRDC - Project Grants
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Morbidity and resistance to reinfection in schistosomiasis japonica, a prelude to human vaccine development
    Quality Funds Round 3
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    The measurement of depression in community and clinical interviews
    Quality Funds Round 3
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    The relationship between childhood aggression and early adolescent aggressive and delinquent behaviours
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 2000
    Effects of maternal depression on child outcome
    University of Southern California
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1996
    Optimising doses of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in the control of Bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea
    World Health Organisation
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1998
    A longitudinal study on the health of Australian women
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1996
    GP and patient knowledge, attitudes and congruence in end-of-life decision-making
    Department Health & Family Services - GPEP
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Psychiatric consequences of being a victim of domestic violence
    NHMRC Project Grant - Standard
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Gail Williams is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Analytical approaches to enrolling and maintaining injecting drug users in longitudinal studies

    Associate Advisor

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Living with Cystic Fibrosis: examining the spatial distribution of recurrent infections in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Gail Williams directly for media enquiries about:

  • Biostatistics - population health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health statistics
  • Population health - biostatistics

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