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Craig Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Zoology and a major in Microbiology from the University of Adelaide. After a few years working in research he took a Graduate Diploma in Education (University of Adelaide) and a PhD (University of South Australia), before working as a school teacher. After post-doctoral research work at James Cook University he returned to an academic position at the University of South Australia. Throughout his academic career of more than 20 years Craig has combined skills in education and communication with his research studying the interface between environmental and public health. His particular focus is on mosquito-borne diseases. This academic work has been recognised through awards ... Read more
About me
Craig Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Zoology and a major in Microbiology from the University of Adelaide. After a few years working in research he took a Graduate Diploma in Education (University of Adelaide) and a PhD (University of South Australia), before working as a school teacher. After post-doctoral research work at James Cook University he returned to an academic position at the University of South Australia. Throughout his academic career of more than 20 years Craig has combined skills in education and communication with his research studying the interface between environmental and public health. His particular focus is on mosquito-borne diseases. This academic work has been recognised through awards such as the South Australian Young Scientist of the Year (2007), an IgNobel Prize in Biology (2005, for science that makes you laugh, then think), and a Commonwealth Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2013). Craig continues to teach undergraduate courses, and manages postgraduate research programs. He has held a number of leadership roles at UniSA: as Dean of Research Education in Health Sciences, Associate Director of the Teaching Innovation Unit, and now as Associate Head of School for Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, initially in Research and now in the Academic portfolio.
About me
Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), Society of Vector Ecologists (SOVE),Royal Society of South Australia,Mosquito Control Association of Australia (MCAA),Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Graduate Diploma in Education The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science The University of Adelaide
Ecosystem determinants of human health: Healthy environments provide the foundations for human health. Through studies of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and human environments, the determinants of human health are investigated in order to develop novel public health interventions. Particular areas of focus are human environs, medical entomology, invertebrate biodiversity, and aquatic system health. Citizen science will be employed as an overarching approach to this body of research that connects the public with research, and empowers and educates citizens.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Mosquito evaluations 2013 to 2019, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, 01/11/2013 - 30/06/2019
River Murray Council mosquito monitoring 2017/18, Department of Health SA, 18/09/2017 - 30/06/2018
CHIKV and ZIKV establishment in Australia, Red Cross Society, 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2017
River Murray council monitoring 2014-2017, Department of Health SA, 01/09/2011 - 31/05/2017
Historical analysis of mosquito communities in relation to Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus (BEFV) and West Nile Virus(WNV) activity, Department of Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia, 01/11/2015 - 30/06/2016
Dengue transmission under climate change in Northern Australia: linking ecological and population based models to develop adaptive strategies, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2015
City of Salisbury mosquito public health 2012-2015, City of Salisbury, 01/01/2013 - 30/09/2015
Natural Resouces Management Boards Mosquito Monitoring, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, 20/12/2010 - 20/12/2013
Efficacy testing of the Hit Nitz 4 6 anti-head lice product in vitro on head lice harvested from infested persons, Hit Nitz 4 6 Pty Ltd, 10/10/2012 - 28/02/2013
Mosquito monitoring, City of Port Adelaide-Enfield, 01/10/2009 - 30/06/2012
Dengue Mosquito Control Strategy, Queensland Health Tropical Population Health Unit, 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2011
Mosquito monitoring at Glenelg, Grange and Royal Adelaide Golf Course, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2011
Egg survivorship of southern slatmarsh mosquitoes, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry New Zealand, 11/02/2008 - 30/09/2010
Mosquito monitoring, City of Salisbury, 01/09/2009 - 31/05/2010
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
359
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| 2018 |
1
1
8
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| 2017 |
Open access
2
2
1
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| 2016 |
3
5
110
|
| 2014 |
Open access
11
9
2
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
1
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| 2013 |
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| 2009 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
359
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| 2018 |
10
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| 2018 |
1
1
8
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| 2018 |
2
|
| 2018 |
1
1
|
| 2017 |
1
1
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
2
2
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
3
1
3
|
| 2017 |
2
2
1
|
| 2017 |
2
1
12
|
| 2017 |
19
15
2
|
| 2016 |
2
2
|
| 2016 |
Open access
4
3
4
|
| 2016 |
1
1
1
|
| 2016 |
5
5
8
|
| 2016 |
|
| 2016 |
6
7
|
| 2016 |
Open access
6
2
28
|
| 2016 |
3
5
110
|
| 2015 |
Open access
5
3
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| 2015 |
Open access
9
10
3
|
| 2015 |
Open access
16
16
18
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| 2015 |
Open access
12
12
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| 2015 |
Open access
8
11
43
|
| 2015 |
2
2
51
|
| 2015 |
Open access
15
14
4
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| 2015 |
4
3
1
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| 2015 |
2
2
4
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| 2015 |
2
2
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
11
11
2
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| 2014 |
Open access
8
7
3
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| 2014 |
18
14
1
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| 2014 |
Open access
24
23
14
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| 2014 |
Open access
11
9
2
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| 2014 |
2
2
6
|
| 2014 |
Open access
4
5
3
|
| 2013 |
Open access
14
15
1
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| 2013 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2013 |
Open access
14
|
| 2013 |
1
1
|
| 2012 |
10
9
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| 2012 |
5
4
1
|
| 2012 |
1
1
|
| 2012 |
17
16
1
|
| 2012 |
Open access
8
8
|
| 2012 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2011 |
20
19
|
| 2011 |
9
10
|
| 2011 |
20
15
3
|
| 2011 |
6
5
|
| 2011 |
6
6
1
|
| 2010 |
44
42
|
| 2010 |
|
| 2010 |
Open access
29
26
8
|
| 2009 |
52
51
2
|
| 2009 |
229
221
11
|
| 2009 |
16
15
3
|
| 2009 |
42
43
3
|
| 2009 |
27
27
3
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| 2009 |
19
16
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| 2009 |
12
10
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| 2009 |
4
3
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| 2008 |
21
25
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| 2008 |
13
7
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| 2008 |
Open access
35
28
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Research
Ecosystem determinants of human health: Healthy environments provide the foundations for human health. Through studies of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and human environments, the determinants of human health are investigated in order to develop novel public health interventions. Particular areas of focus are human environs, medical entomology, invertebrate biodiversity, and aquatic system health. Citizen science will be employed as an overarching approach to this body of research that connects the public with research, and empowers and educates citizens.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Adelaide University | AUSTRALIA |
| Anhui Medical University | CHINA |
| Anti Malaria Campaign | SRI LANKA |
| Auburn University | UNITED STATES |
| Australian National Botanic Gardens | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Red Cross Blood Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Water Quality Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | CHINA |
| Conservation International | FIJI |
| Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Emu Consulting | AUSTRALIA |
| Environment Protection Authority | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Hawkes Bay District Health Board | NEW ZEALAND |
| Institute for Medical Research Kuala Lumpur | MALAYSIA |
| Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
| James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ministry of Health - NZ | NEW ZEALAND |
| Ministry of Health Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Mosquito Consulting Services | NEW ZEALAND |
| National University of Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
| North Carolina State University - Raleigh | UNITED STATES |
| Northern Territory Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Plantic Technologies | AUSTRALIA |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland Government | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Society of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) | AUSTRALIA |
| Southern Monitoring Services Ltd | NEW ZEALAND |
| Sultan Qaboos University | OMAN |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento | UNITED STATES |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Michigan | UNITED STATES |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sao Paulo | BRAZIL |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | UNITED STATES |
| Utah State University | UNITED STATES |
| Westmead Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
EditorTransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |
2018 |
Editor/Technical EditorRoyal Society of South Australia |
2018 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2017 |
EditorTransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |
2017 |
Editor/Technical EditorRoyal Society of South Australia |
2017 |
MemberSociety for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) |
2017 |
MemberSociety of Vector Ecologists (SOVE) |
2017 |
MemberRoyal Society of South Australia |
2017 |
MemberMosquito Control Association of Australia (MCAA) |
2017 |
MemberSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) |
2017 |
MemberPublic Health Association of Australia (PHAA) |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2016 |
EditorTransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |
2016 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2015 |
EditorTransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |
2015 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2014 |
EditorTransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |
2014 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2013 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningOffice for Learning and Teaching |
2013 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2012 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2011 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Ageing |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Citizens on patrol: getting closer to the community to improve health surveillance | Current |
| Development of a mechanistic dengue simulation model for Guangzhou, southern China | Current |
| Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection: trends in diagnostic tests over time and factors associated with positivity and eradication rates in an Australian clinical population, 2000 – 2015 | Current |
| Pharmaceutical pollutants in freshwater systems: influence on behaviour, toxin tolerance and possible trophic effects on freshwater organisms. | Current |
| The impact of native revegetation on invertebrate biodiversity | Current |
| Characterising dengue vector surveillance methods for decision-making purposes : Australian and Malaysian perspectives | Completed |
| Development of localized stent drug delivery system for esophageal cancer | Completed |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ross River virus in South Australia | Completed |
| The desiccation resistant eggs of invasive Australian container-breeding mosquitoes: evidence for local adaptation | Completed |
| The reproductive biology of six species of Acrotriche in South Australia | Completed |
| The role of toxins in predator-prey interactions: fresh water invertebrates and amphibians | Completed |
