Professor Annette Dobson
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Annette Dobson

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Background

Professor Annette Dobson's research interests are in: Biostatistics (generalised linear modelling, clinical biostatistics, statistical methods relevant to longitudinal studies), and Epidemiology (tobacco control, cardiovascular disease, women's health).

Availability

Professor Annette Dobson is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Biostatistics Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Health Sciences Mathematical Sciences Statistics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Adelaide
  • Masters (Research) of Statistics, James Cook University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of New England Australia

Research interests

  • Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

    This is a large national project involving more than 55,000 women that started in 1996. The goal is to examine factors that affect the health of women and their use of health services in the context of their personal, family, social and economic circumstances. It involves a large research team which includes people with expertise in statistics, psychology, sociology, medicine, exercise, nutrition, etc. I am the director of the project.

  • Methodology for Longitudinal Studies

    These studies are becoming popular worldwide because they hold the promise of solving questions relating to causation which cannot be realistically examined using other study designs. They are however very complex and expensive, and they pose substantial statistical challenges.

  • Trends in chronic disease and multimorbidity

    Heart disease has declined in Australia by more than 50% in the last 40 years, but it is still a leading cause of death, morbidity and health costs. As heart disease has declined and life expectancy has increased, older people are at increasing risk of experiencing multiple chronic conditions, including dementia. I work on understanding prevalence, trends and overlapping patterns of chronic disease in Australia and internationally.

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635 works between 1979 and 2025
All (635) Journal Article (478) Book Chapter (12) Conference Publication (98) Book (19) Other Outputs (28)

21 - 40 of 635 works

2023

Other Outputs

COVID-19 and its impact on health care use: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Report to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, May 2023

Mishra, Gita, Dobson, Annette, Tooth, Leigh, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Forder, Peta, Townsend, Natalie, Egan, Nick, Cavenagh, Dominic, Hockey, Richard, Barnes, Isabelle, Byrnes, Emma and Loxton, Deborah (2023). COVID-19 and its impact on health care use: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Report to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, May 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.

COVID-19 and its impact on health care use: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Report to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, May 2023

2023

Conference Publication

The MatCHES Study: the mother and their children’s experience

Herbert, Anthony, Mishra, Gita, Dobson, Annette, Loxton, Deb, Buckley, Lisa, Mihrshahi, Seema, Olsson, Craig, Tooth, Leigh, Anderson, Debra, Gray, Joanne, de Jersey, Susan and Baird, Kathleen (2023). The MatCHES Study: the mother and their children’s experience. Queensland Child and Youth Clinical Network Forum, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 12 May 2023.

The MatCHES Study: the mother and their children’s experience

2023

Journal Article

A new data driven method for summarising multiple cause of death data

Dobson, Annette, McElwee, Paul, Baneshi, Mohammad Reza, Eynstone-Hinkins, James, Moran, Lauren and Waller, Michael (2023). A new data driven method for summarising multiple cause of death data. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23 (1) 83, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12874-023-01901-z

A new data driven method for summarising multiple cause of death data

2023

Journal Article

Different estimates of the prevalence of dementia in Australia, 2021

Dobson, Annette J., Flicker, Leon, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Waller, Michael and Anstey, Kaarin (2023). Different estimates of the prevalence of dementia in Australia, 2021. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (7), 320-321. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51838

Different estimates of the prevalence of dementia in Australia, 2021

2023

Other Outputs

Evidence review: Queensland women and girls' health

Mishra, Gita, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Hockey, Richard, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Wilson, Louise and Dobson, Annette (2023). Evidence review: Queensland women and girls' health. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Evidence review: Queensland women and girls' health

2023

Journal Article

Symptom patterns and health service use of women in early adulthood: a latent class analysis from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Wilson, Louise F., Doust, Jenny, Mishra, Gita D. and Dobson, Annette J. (2023). Symptom patterns and health service use of women in early adulthood: a latent class analysis from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 147, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15070-7

Symptom patterns and health service use of women in early adulthood: a latent class analysis from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

2023

Other Outputs

MCoD_WORK

Annette Dobson, Ph.D., Paul McElwee, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Ph.D., James Eynstone-Hinkins, Lauren Moran and Michael Waller, Ph.D. (2023). MCoD_WORK. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/25f6577

MCoD_WORK

2022

Journal Article

Methodological strengths and weakness of cohorts and administrative data for developing population estimates of dementia

Dobson, Annette J., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Anstey, Kaarin J., de Crespigny, Fleur, Fitzgerald, Patrick, Vu, Thao Anna, Waller, Michael and Flicker, Leon (2022). Methodological strengths and weakness of cohorts and administrative data for developing population estimates of dementia. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 18 (S8) e059648, 1-2. doi: 10.1002/alz.059648

Methodological strengths and weakness of cohorts and administrative data for developing population estimates of dementia

2022

Journal Article

Authors' reply to Quigley

Mishra, Gita D., Liang, Chen, Chung, Hsin-Fang and Dobson, Annette (2022). Authors' reply to Quigley. BMJ, 379 o2820, o2820. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o2820

Authors' reply to Quigley

2022

Journal Article

Cohort profile: a prospective Australian cohort study of women’s reproductive characteristics and risk of chronic disease from menarche to premenopause (M-PreM)

Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Dharmage, Shyamali, Dobson, Annette, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Loxton, Deborah, Doust, Jenny, Montgomery, Grant, Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Huxley, Rachel R., Hamer, Mark, Abbott, Jason, Yeap, Bu Beng, Visser, Jenny A., McIntyre, Harold, Mielke, Gregore Iven and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Cohort profile: a prospective Australian cohort study of women’s reproductive characteristics and risk of chronic disease from menarche to premenopause (M-PreM). BMJ Open, 12 (10) e064333, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064333

Cohort profile: a prospective Australian cohort study of women’s reproductive characteristics and risk of chronic disease from menarche to premenopause (M-PreM)

2022

Journal Article

Differing methodologies are required to estimate prevalence of dementia: single study types are no longer reliable

Flicker, Leon, Anstey, Kaarin J., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Waller, Michael, Fitzgerald, Patrick, De Crespigny, Fleur, Vu, Thao and Dobson, Annette J. (2022). Differing methodologies are required to estimate prevalence of dementia: single study types are no longer reliable. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 88 (3), 943-948. doi: 10.3233/JAD-220093

Differing methodologies are required to estimate prevalence of dementia: single study types are no longer reliable

2022

Journal Article

The association between childhood sexual abuse and historical intimate partner violence with body mass index and diabetes: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Seid, Abdulbasit M., Mishra, Gita D. and Dobson, Annette J. (2022). The association between childhood sexual abuse and historical intimate partner violence with body mass index and diabetes: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Preventive Medicine, 161 107134, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107134

The association between childhood sexual abuse and historical intimate partner violence with body mass index and diabetes: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

2022

Journal Article

Associations of socioeconomic and health factors with dental non‐attendance: a comparison of three cohorts of women

Wilson, Louise Forsyth, Xu, Zhiwei, Doust, Jenny, Mishra, Gita Devi and Dobson, Annette Jane (2022). Associations of socioeconomic and health factors with dental non‐attendance: a comparison of three cohorts of women. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (3), 452-461. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12776

Associations of socioeconomic and health factors with dental non‐attendance: a comparison of three cohorts of women

2022

Journal Article

History of pre‐pregnancy maternal symptoms of binge eating and childhood behavioral problems in girls and boys

Tapp, Caley, Mishra, Gita D., Dobson, Annette J., Moss, Katrina M. and Tooth, Leigh R. (2022). History of pre‐pregnancy maternal symptoms of binge eating and childhood behavioral problems in girls and boys. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55 (11), 1565-1574. doi: 10.1002/eat.23783

History of pre‐pregnancy maternal symptoms of binge eating and childhood behavioral problems in girls and boys

2022

Journal Article

Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women

Liang, Chen, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Hayashi, Kunihiko, van der Schouw, Yvonne T., Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Derby, Carol A., El Khoudary, Samar R., Janssen, Imke, Sandin, Sven, Weiderpass, Elisabete and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women. BMJ, 377 e070603, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070603

Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women

2022

Journal Article

Menopause, hysterectomy, menopausal hormone therapy and cause-specific mortality: cohort study of UK Biobank participants

Xu, Zhiwei, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Wilson, Louise F., Hickey, Martha and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Menopause, hysterectomy, menopausal hormone therapy and cause-specific mortality: cohort study of UK Biobank participants. Human Reproduction, 37 (9) deac137, 2175-2185. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deac137

Menopause, hysterectomy, menopausal hormone therapy and cause-specific mortality: cohort study of UK Biobank participants

2022

Journal Article

Accuracy of death certifications of diabetes, dementia and cancer in Australia: a population-based cohort study

Xu, Zhiwei, Hockey, Richard, McElwee, Paul, Waller, Michael and Dobson, Annette (2022). Accuracy of death certifications of diabetes, dementia and cancer in Australia: a population-based cohort study. BMC Public Health, 22 (1) 902, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13304-8

Accuracy of death certifications of diabetes, dementia and cancer in Australia: a population-based cohort study

2022

Journal Article

Socioeconomic, behavioural and health factors associated with chlamydia testing in sexually active young women: an Australian observational cohort study

Wilson, Louise Forsyth, Dobson, Annette Jane, Doust, Jenny and Mishra, Gita Devi (2022). Socioeconomic, behavioural and health factors associated with chlamydia testing in sexually active young women: an Australian observational cohort study. Sexual Health, 19 (2), 112-121. doi: 10.1071/sh21230

Socioeconomic, behavioural and health factors associated with chlamydia testing in sexually active young women: an Australian observational cohort study

2022

Journal Article

Value of a national burden-of-disease study: a comparison of estimates between the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2015 and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Zhao, Chenkun, Choi, Ching, Laws, Paula, Gourley, Michelle, Dobson, Annette, Driscoll, Tim, Kirkland, Laura, Moon, Lynelle and Juckes, Richard (2022). Value of a national burden-of-disease study: a comparison of estimates between the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2015 and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51 (2), 668-678. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab093

Value of a national burden-of-disease study: a comparison of estimates between the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2015 and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

2022

Journal Article

Maternal factors associated with interbirth intervals in Australia: results from a population‐based longitudinal study

Mishra, Gita D., Baneshi, Mohammad Reza, Dobson, Annette J. and Tooth, Leigh R. (2022). Maternal factors associated with interbirth intervals in Australia: results from a population‐based longitudinal study. Birth, 49 (4), 728-740. doi: 10.1111/birt.12638

Maternal factors associated with interbirth intervals in Australia: results from a population‐based longitudinal study

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Maternal and early life origins of adolescent menstrual disorders and pelvic pain
    NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Understanding intergenerational change in the health and well-being of older adults and its effects: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study 2. (NHMRC CTCS led by University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    Mothers and their Children's Healthcare Experience Study (MatCHES)
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and First 2000 Days, Early Childhood, and Exercise and Nutrition
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Genetic variants, Early Life exposures, and Longitudinal Endometriosis Symptoms study (GELLES)
    NHMRC MRFF EPCDR - Endometriosis Research
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Centre of Research Excellence on Women and Non-communicable Disease (CRE WaND): Prevention and Detection
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Analysis of EndGenderBias Survey
    Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Queensland women¿s health strategy ¿ Research on the health needs and health service use of Queensland women and girls
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Improving Australia's Dementia Statistic
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants Scheme (PR6): Improving Dementia Data and Methods
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Health service use in the last two years of life by older Australian women with dementia, heart disease, stroke or lung disease
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    M-PreM study: Reproductive factors, from menarche to pre-menopause, and the risk of cardiometabolic and respiratory conditions before menopause
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Establishment of a Health Data Analytics Panel
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Development of evidence-based approaches that will improve antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in general practice settings
    Office of Health Protection, Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2019
    Mothers' and their Children's Health study: understanding disparities in health and health service utilisation among Australian families
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Comparison of DVA clients', ADF members' and the general population's responses to the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Project B - The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health - Establishment of a new cohort of women born 1989-94; more frequent surveys of women born 1921-26; strengthening of study capacity
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    A longitudinal study of patterns of contraception use and access to contraceptive information, advice and services for young Australian women
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Prospective study of birth defects from fetotoxic agents in the public water supply
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Prospective study of birth defects from fetotoxic agents in the public water supply (NHMRC Project Grant Administered by The University of South Australia)
    University of South Australia
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Secure Research Facility for Defence Related Research on Military and Veterans' Health
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2016
    NHMRC CRE: Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Health in the 21st century (CREWH21)
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    A Longitudinal Study of Contraception Use and Unplanned Pregnancy Among Young Australian Women
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    MEAO Phase 2B FY09/10 (SOW #2)
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Timor-Leste Family Study
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2009
    MEAO Phase 2B
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2016
    Project A - Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (2012-2016)
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Needs of spouse carers of World War II veterans before and after widowhood
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Provision of Stage 2 Research on Carers based on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH)
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Depression and cardiovascular disease in a cohort of mid-aged Australian women
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2008
    MEAO Phase 2A
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2012
    Men, Women and Ageing: predictors of ageing well in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and the Perth Health in Men Study
    NHMRCARC Ageing Well, Ageing Productively Program
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    Factors Associated With the Recruitment and Retention of the Current and Future Nursing Workforce - A Longitudinal E-Cohort Study
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Develop And Pilot An E-Cohort Research Technique For Longitudinal Studies Using Multiple International Cohorts
    ARC Special Research Initiatives - E-Research
    Open grant
  • 2005
    NHMRC_Equipment Grant = Infrastructure for Population Health Research
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Are Cardiac Conditions In Older Women Managed Appropriately?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    How well do health and community services help older people with neurodegenerative disorders and their family caregivers?
    NHMRCARC Ageing Well, Ageing Productively Program
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2007
    Methodology for population health research: Training and innovation in longitudinal studies
    Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Assessing the requirements of Queensland secondary schools for supporting sun protective behaviour
    Queensland Health Health Promotion
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Effect of cigarette smoking on length and cost of stay in hospital for non-smoking related surgical procedures
    Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Sun Protection in School Community
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Partners working for health communities - Bowen and Collinsville
    Queensland Health
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Annette Dobson is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Annette Dobson directly for media enquiries about:

  • Biostatistics
  • Biostatistics - longitudinal studies
  • Epidemiology of heart disease
  • Health - women
  • Health longitudinal statistics
  • Health statistics
  • Heart disease - epidemiology
  • Longitudinal studies - health
  • Public health statistics
  • Statistics - health
  • Tobacco control
  • Women's health

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