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Emeritus Professor

Gail Williams

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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

Search Professor Gail Williams’s works on UQ eSpace

776 works between 1976 and 2024

621 - 640 of 776 works

2001

Journal Article

Efficacy of mass single-dose diethylcarbamazine and DEC-fortified salt against bancroftian filariasis in PNG six months after treatment

Sapak, P., Williams, G. M., Bryan, J. H. and Riley, I. D. (2001). Efficacy of mass single-dose diethylcarbamazine and DEC-fortified salt against bancroftian filariasis in PNG six months after treatment. PNG Medical Journal, 43 (3-4), 213-220.

Efficacy of mass single-dose diethylcarbamazine and DEC-fortified salt against bancroftian filariasis in PNG six months after treatment

2001

Journal Article

A baseline study on the importance of bovines for human Schistosoma japonicum infection around Poyang Lake, China

Guo, JG, Ross, AGP, Lin, DD, Williams, GM, Chen, HG, Li, YS, Davis, GM, Feng, Z, McManus, DP and Sleigh, AC (2001). A baseline study on the importance of bovines for human Schistosoma japonicum infection around Poyang Lake, China. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 65 (4), 272-278. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.272

A baseline study on the importance of bovines for human Schistosoma japonicum infection around Poyang Lake, China

2001

Journal Article

Dam worms

Ross, A. G. P., Li, Y., Williams, G. M., Jiang, Z. and McManus, D. P. (2001). Dam worms. The Biologist, 48 (3), 121-124.

Dam worms

2001

Journal Article

Schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: Prospects and challenges for the 21st century

Ross, A. G. P., Sleigh, A. C., Li, Y. S., Davis, G. M., Williams, G. M., Jiang, Z., Feng, Z. and McManus, D. P. (2001). Schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: Prospects and challenges for the 21st century. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 14 (2), 270-295. doi: 10.1128/CMR.14.2.270-295.2001

Schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: Prospects and challenges for the 21st century

2001

Journal Article

Acquired immunity and reinfection to Schistosoma japonicum V. A prospective study on the susceptibility and resistance to reinfection by S japonicum

Li, Yuesheng, Zhang, Xin-yue, Li, Yi, Sleigh, A. C., Ross, A. G. P., Williams, G. M., Tanner, M. and McManus, D. P. (2001). Acquired immunity and reinfection to Schistosoma japonicum V. A prospective study on the susceptibility and resistance to reinfection by S japonicum. Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control, 13, 273-277.

Acquired immunity and reinfection to Schistosoma japonicum V. A prospective study on the susceptibility and resistance to reinfection by S japonicum

2001

Conference Publication

Use of biomarkers of dietary intake of carotenoids and vitamin E for the validation of dietary intake measures in an Australian population

McNaughton, S., Marks, G. C., Gaffney, P., Williams, G. M. and Green, A. (2001). Use of biomarkers of dietary intake of carotenoids and vitamin E for the validation of dietary intake measures in an Australian population. 17th International Congress of Nutrition, Vienna, 27-31 August 2001. Basel: S Karger.

Use of biomarkers of dietary intake of carotenoids and vitamin E for the validation of dietary intake measures in an Australian population

2001

Conference Publication

Relative Contribution of Cumulative Solar Ultraviolet A vs. B Radiation Exposure to Skin Photoageing: An Epidemiological Study

Battistutta, D., Strutton, G., Williams, G. and Green. A. (2001). Relative Contribution of Cumulative Solar Ultraviolet A vs. B Radiation Exposure to Skin Photoageing: An Epidemiological Study. The EDEN-IDEA Congress: 3rd International Meeting on, Noorwijkerhout, the Netherlands, June 9-11, 2001. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing Inc. doi: 10.1038/sj.jid.5601209

Relative Contribution of Cumulative Solar Ultraviolet A vs. B Radiation Exposure to Skin Photoageing: An Epidemiological Study

2001

Journal Article

Bias Influencing Maternal Reports of Child Behaviour and Emotional State

Najman, J. M., Williams, G. M., Nikles, J., Spence, S., Bor, W., O'Callaghan, M., Le Brocque, R., Andersen, M. J. and Shuttlewood, G. J. (2001). Bias Influencing Maternal Reports of Child Behaviour and Emotional State. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 36 (4), 186-194. doi: 10.1007/s001270170062

Bias Influencing Maternal Reports of Child Behaviour and Emotional State

2001

Journal Article

Congenital heart disease in Papua New Guinean children

Tefuarani, N, Hawker, R, Vince, J, Sleigh, A and Williams, G (2001). Congenital heart disease in Papua New Guinean children. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 21 (4), 285-292. doi: 10.1080/07430170120093463

Congenital heart disease in Papua New Guinean children

2001

Journal Article

The Effect Of Breastfeeding On Child Development At 5 Years: A Cohort Study

Quinn, P. J., O'Callaghan, M. J., Williams, G. M., Najman, J. M., Andersen, M. J. and Bor, W. (2001). The Effect Of Breastfeeding On Child Development At 5 Years: A Cohort Study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 37 (5), 465-469. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00702.x

The Effect Of Breastfeeding On Child Development At 5 Years: A Cohort Study

2001

Conference Publication

The effect of symptoms on the quality of life of people with advanced cancer

Dulhunty, J. M., Clavarino, A. M. and Williams, G.M. (2001). The effect of symptoms on the quality of life of people with advanced cancer. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 28-30 November 2001. Brisbane: Clinical Oncological Society of Australia Inc.

The effect of symptoms on the quality of life of people with advanced cancer

2000

Journal Article

Home safety assessment in the prevention of falls among older people

Peel, Nancye, Steinberg, Margaret and Williams, Gail (2000). Home safety assessment in the prevention of falls among older people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24 (5), 536-539. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2000.tb00506.x

Home safety assessment in the prevention of falls among older people

2000

Journal Article

Effects of ambient particle pollution on daily mortality in Melbourne, 1991-1996

Simpson, R., Denison, L., Petroeschevsky, A., Thalib, L. and Williams, G. (2000). Effects of ambient particle pollution on daily mortality in Melbourne, 1991-1996. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 10 (5), 488-496. doi: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500137

Effects of ambient particle pollution on daily mortality in Melbourne, 1991-1996

2000

Journal Article

High incidence and regression rates of solar keratoses in a Queensland community

Frost, Christine, Williams, Gail and Green, Adele (2000). High incidence and regression rates of solar keratoses in a Queensland community. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 115 (2), 273-277. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00048.x

High incidence and regression rates of solar keratoses in a Queensland community

2000

Journal Article

Measuring exposure to SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM in China: III. Activity diaries, snail and human infection, transmission ecology and options for control

Li, Y., Sleigh, A. C., Williams, G. M., Ross, A. G. P., Tanner, M., Li, Y. S., Forsyth, S. J. and McManus, D. P. (2000). Measuring exposure to SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM in China: III. Activity diaries, snail and human infection, transmission ecology and options for control. Acta Tropica, 75 (3), 279-289. doi: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00056-5

Measuring exposure to SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM in China: III. Activity diaries, snail and human infection, transmission ecology and options for control

2000

Journal Article

Mothers' mental illness and child behavior problems: Cause-effect association or observation bias

Najman, J. M., Williams, G. M., Nikles, J., Spence, S. H., Bor, W., O'Callaghan, M., Le Brocque, R. M. and Andersen, M.J. (2000). Mothers' mental illness and child behavior problems: Cause-effect association or observation bias. Journal of The American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, 39 (5), 592-602. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200005000-00013

Mothers' mental illness and child behavior problems: Cause-effect association or observation bias

2000

Journal Article

Case-control study in a subtropical Australian population to assess the relation between non-melanoma skin cancer and epidermodysplasia verruciformis human papillomavirus DNA in plucked eyebrow hairs

Boxman, I. L. A., Russell, A., Mulder, L. H. C., Bavinck, J. N. B., Schegget, J. T., Green, A., Williams, G., Neale, R., Hart, V., Leslie, D., Parsons, P., Marks, G. C., Gaffney, P., Battistutta, D. and Lang, C. (2000). Case-control study in a subtropical Australian population to assess the relation between non-melanoma skin cancer and epidermodysplasia verruciformis human papillomavirus DNA in plucked eyebrow hairs. International Journal of Cancer, 86 (1), 118-121. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(20000401)86:13.0.CO;2-2

Case-control study in a subtropical Australian population to assess the relation between non-melanoma skin cancer and epidermodysplasia verruciformis human papillomavirus DNA in plucked eyebrow hairs

2000

Journal Article

A sustainable program to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people: results of a randomized trial

Steinberg, M. A., Cartwright, C. M., Peel, N. M. and Williams, G. M. (2000). A sustainable program to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people: results of a randomized trial. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 54 (3), 227-232. doi: 10.1136/jech.54.3.227

A sustainable program to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people: results of a randomized trial

2000

Journal Article

Two-year impact of praziquantel treatment for Schistosoma japonicum infection in China: Re-infection, subclinical disease and fibrosis marker measurements

Li, Y. S., Sleigh, A. C., Ross, A. G. P., Li, Y., Williams, G. M., Tanner, M. and McManus, D. P. (2000). Two-year impact of praziquantel treatment for Schistosoma japonicum infection in China: Re-infection, subclinical disease and fibrosis marker measurements. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94 (2), 191-197. doi: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90274-8

Two-year impact of praziquantel treatment for Schistosoma japonicum infection in China: Re-infection, subclinical disease and fibrosis marker measurements

2000

Journal Article

Postnatal Depression - Myth and Reality: Maternal Depression Before and After the Birth of a Child

Najman, J. M., Andersen, M. J., Bor, W., O'Callaghan, M. J. and Williams, G. M. (2000). Postnatal Depression - Myth and Reality: Maternal Depression Before and After the Birth of a Child. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 35 (1), 19-27. doi: 10.1007/s001270050004

Postnatal Depression - Myth and Reality: Maternal Depression Before and After the Birth of a Child

Funding

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

Supervision

Availability

Emeritus Professor Gail Williams is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Gail Williams directly for media enquiries about:

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

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