Professor Craig Williams

Dean of Programs (Science, Construction & Project Management) UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (H3-22)
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email Craig.Williams@unisa.edu.au

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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 lead 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 Associate Head of School for Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, in both the Research and Academic portfolios. Craig then spent a period as Dean of Programs in UniSA: Clinical and Health Sciences, with responsibility for degrees in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Science, Nutrition and Food, and Health Sciences. He is now Dean of Programs in UniSA: STEM (Science, Construction and Project Management).

Craig's other significant leadership role is through the Academic Transition Panel (Science) for the Adelaide University Curriculum Domain. He was also a member of Curriculum Leadership Group through April and May 2025.

Craig has an interest in Higher Education management and leadership and to that end has undertaken additional governance and leadership training through the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Melbourne Business School.

Craig is the elected Academic Staff member to the University of South Australia Council (term 2024-25).

Research

Research focus

Biological Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Medical and Health Sciences
Zoology
Environmental Sciences

Highlights

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

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Mozzie Monitors in Schools, SA Dept for Environment and Water, 26/07/2023 - 01/10/2026
How safe is roof-harvested rainwater? An investigation of pathogenic and resistant bacteria, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 06/06/2025 - 30/06/2026
Ocean beach ecology and threats: a stakeholder perspective, CLLMM: Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre (Goyder Inst), 31/03/2025 - 31/03/2026
The health of tank-stored rainwater in South Australian houses, Royal Society of South Australia - Small Research Grant, 23/09/2024 - 23/09/2025
Genomic enhancement of the South Australian Regional Facility for Molecular Ecology and Evolution (SARFMEE)., ARC - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Grant, 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022
Citizen Science, Health and Wellbeing Project, Office for Ageing Well, 01/02/2020 - 18/03/2022
Mosquito evaluations 2013 to 2019, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, 01/11/2013 - 30/06/2019
Mozzie Monitors - Citizen Science: trapping mosquitoes at home to better detect disease, Various, 01/04/2018 - 31/12/2018
River Murray Council mosquito monitoring 2017/18, SA Dept of Health, 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, SA Dept of Health, 01/09/2011 - 31/05/2017

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2022	Williams, CR, Webb, CE, Higgs, S & van den Hurk, AF 2022, 'Japanese encephalitis virus emergence in Australia: public health importance and implications for future surveillance', Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 529-534. Open access 31 31 104
2020	Braz Sousa, L, Fricker, SR, Doherty, SS, Webb, CE, Baldock, KL & Williams, CR 2020, 'Citizen science and smartphone e-entomology enables low-cost upscaling of mosquito surveillance', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 704, article no. 135349, pp. 1-10. 56 47 133
2019	Flies, EJ, Mavoa, S, Zosky, GR, Mantzioris, E, Williams, C, Eri, R, Brook, BW & Buettel, JC 2019, 'Urban-associated diseases: candidate diseases, environmental risk factors, and a path forward', Environment International: A Journal of Environmental Science, Risk & Health, vol. 133, article no. 105187, pp. 1-12. Open access 103 88 106
2018	Bazin, M & Williams, CR 2018, 'Mosquito traps for urban surveillance: collection efficacy and potential for use by citizen scientists', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 98-103. Open access 27 26 420

Books

Year	Output
2008	Williams, CR, Fricker, SR, Schneemilch, MJ, Williams, S, Kokkinn, MJ & Wakefield, J 2008, RR Forester: tools for predicting mosquito and arbovirus activity. User guide and CD-ROM for version 2.0, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

Chapters

Year	Output
2014	Williams, CR & Harley, DO 2014, 'Impact of environmental and social factors on Ross River virus outbreaks', in SK Sing (ed.), Viral infections and global change, Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey, ch. 22, pp. 419-432. 2
2013	Mackereth, G, Singe, M, Disbury, M, Gilbert, S, Watson, N, Williams, C, Cane, R & Ritchie, S 2013, 'Developing detection and surveillance', in R Russell and B Kay (eds), Mosquito eradication: the story of killing 'Campto', CSIRO Publishing, Australia, ch. 9, pp. 163-180.
2009	Kokkinn, MJ, McEvoy, PK, Williams, CR, Fricker, SR, Goonan, PM, Walker, K, Madden, CP, Shiel, RJ, Tsymbal, V & Geddes, MC 2009, 'Freshwater Invertebrates', in John T Jennings, Natural History of the Riverland and Murraylands, Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide, S Aust, pp. 283-305.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Fricker, SR, Keppel, G & Williams, CR 2025, 'Characterisation of riverine mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) community structure in southern Australia and the impact of a major flood based on analysis of a 20-year dataset', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 335-350. Open access
2025	Williams, C, Byrne, C, Evenden, S, Soebarto, V, Caddy-Retalic, S, Williams, C, Tefera, Y, Feng, X & Lowe, A 2025, 'Urban green space provision: the case for policy-based solutions to support human health', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 222, no. 3, pp. 110-113. 1 1 3
2024	Aini, V, Hidayat, T, Kusnadi, K, Williams, C & Hadibarata, T 2024, 'Analysis numeracy literacy skills of high school students in biodiversity material based on minimum competency assessment questions', Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 128-136. Open access
2024	Cull, B, Vo, BN, Webb, C & Williams, CR 2024, 'iNaturalist community observations provide valuable data on human-mosquito encounters', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. R12-R26. 3 2 66
2024	Koolhof, IS, Beeton, N, Bettiol, S, Charleston, M, Firestone, SM, Gibney, K, Neville, P, Jardine, A, Markey, P, Kurucz, N, Warchot, A, Krause, V, Onn, M, Rowe, S, Franklin, L, Fricker, S, Williams, C & Carver, S 2024, 'Testing the intrinsic mechanisms driving the dynamics of Ross River Virus across Australia', PLoS Pathogens, vol. 20, no. 2, article no. e1011944, pp. 1-24. Open access 1 1 5
2024	Sousa, LB, Fricker, S, Webb, C, Baldock, KL & Williams, CR 2024, 'Learning outcomes for participants in citizen science mosquito surveillance', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 1399-1409. 72
2022	Besedin, D, Turner, BJ, Deo, P, De Barros Lopes, M & Williams, CR 2022, 'Effect of captivity and water salinity on culture-dependent frog skin microbiota and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infection', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 146, no. 2, pp. 273-294. Open access 1 1 93
2022	Braz Sousa, L, Craig, A, Chitkara, U, Fricker, S, Webb, C, Williams, C & Baldock, K 2022, 'Methodological diversity in citizen science mosquito surveillance: a scoping review', Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, vol. 7, no. 1, article no. 8, pp. 1-19. Open access 28 17
2022	Braz Sousa, L, Fricker, S, Webb, C, Baldock, K & Williams, C 2022, 'Citizen science mosquito surveillance by ad hoc observation using the iNaturalist platform', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 10, article no. 6337. Open access 13 11 68
2022	Congedi, J, Williams, C & Baldock, KL 2022, 'Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in Australia: a scoping review', PEERJ, vol. 10, article no. e13430, pp. 1-29. Open access 3 2 3
2022	Webb, C, Clancy, J, Doggett, SL, McAlister, E, Williams, C, Fricker, S, van den Hurk, A, Lessard, B, Lenagan, J & Walter, M 2022, 'First record of the mosquito Aedes (Downsiomyia) shehzadae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Australia: a unique discovery aided by citizen science', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 133-137. Open access 3 3 49
2022	Williams, CR, Burnell, SM, Rogers, M, Flies, EJ & Baldock, KL 2022, 'Nature-based citizen science as a mechanism to improve human health in urban areas', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-13. Open access 10 9 43
2022	Williams, CR, Webb, CE, Higgs, S & van den Hurk, AF 2022, 'Japanese encephalitis virus emergence in Australia: public health importance and implications for future surveillance', Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 529-534. Open access 31 31 104
2021	Liu, J, Hansen, A, Cameron, S, Williams, C, Fricker, S & Bi, P 2021, 'Using ecological variables to predict Ross River virus disease incidence in South Australia', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 115, no. 9, pp. 1045-1053. 6 6 1
2021	White, T, Mincham, G, Montgomery, BL, Jansen, CC, Huang, X, Williams, CR, Flower, RL, Faddy, HM, Frentiu, FD & Viennet, E 2021, 'Past and future epidemic potential of chikungunya virus in Australia', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 15, no. 11, article no. e0009963. Open access 1 1 3
2020	Braz Sousa, L, Fricker, SR, Doherty, SS, Webb, CE, Baldock, KL & Williams, CR 2020, 'Citizen science and smartphone e-entomology enables low-cost upscaling of mosquito surveillance', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 704, article no. 135349, pp. 1-10. 56 47 133
2020	Hopkins, GR, Maftei-Muirson, J, Doherty, S, Mincham, G & Williams, CR 2020, 'Salinity tolerance and brackish habitat utilization in the Common Australian Frog Crinia signifera', Journal of Herpetology, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 161-167. Open access 5 4
2020	Viennet, E, Frentiu, FD, Williams, CR, Mincham, G, Jansen, CC, Montgomery, BL, Flower, RL & Faddy, HM 2020, 'Estimation of mosquito-borne and sexual transmission of Zika virus in Australia: risks to blood transfusion safety', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 1-25. Open access 6 5 4
2019	Flies, EJ, Mavoa, S, Zosky, GR, Mantzioris, E, Williams, C, Eri, R, Brook, BW & Buettel, JC 2019, 'Urban-associated diseases: candidate diseases, environmental risk factors, and a path forward', Environment International: A Journal of Environmental Science, Risk & Health, vol. 133, article no. 105187, pp. 1-12. Open access 103 88 106
2019	Mincham, G, Baldock, K, Rozilawati, H & Williams, C 2019, 'Development of a mechanistic dengue simulation model for Guangzhou', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 147, no. , pp. 1-7. Open access 4 3 1
2019	Taylor, CM, Keppel, G, O'Sullivan, S, Peters, S, Kerr, GD & Williams, CR 2019, 'Indiscriminate feeding by an alien population of the spotted-thighed frog (Litoria cyclorhyncha) in southern Australia and potential impacts on native biodiversity', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 59-72. Open access 1 2 91
2019	Tong, M X, Hansen, A, Hanson-Easey, S, Xiang, J, Cameron, S, Liu, Q, Liu, X, Sun, Y, Weinsten, P, Han, G-S, Williams, C, Mahmoo, A & Bi, P 2019, 'Dengue control in the context of climate change: views from health professionals in different geographic regions of China', Journal of Infection and Public Health, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 388-394. Open access 5 5 2
2019	Watson-Brown, P, Viennet, E, Mincham, G, Williams, CR, Montgomery, BL, Flower, RL & Faddy, HM 2019, 'Epidemic potential of Zika virus in Australia: implications for blood transfusion safety', Transfusion, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 648-658. Open access 7 7 1
2018	Bazin, M & Williams, CR 2018, 'Mosquito traps for urban surveillance: collection efficacy and potential for use by citizen scientists', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 98-103. Open access 27 26 420
2018	Citadini, J, Brandt, R, Williams, C & Gomes, F 2018, 'Evolution of morphology and locomotor performance in anurans: relationships with microhabitat diversification', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 371-381. 53 48 6
2018	Flies, EJ, Weinstein, P, Anderson, SJ, Koolhof, I, Foufopoulos, J & Williams, CR 2018, 'Ross River virus and the necessity of multiscale, eco-epidemiological analyses', Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 217, no. 5, pp. 807-815. Open access 14 15 8
2018	Xiang, J, Hansen, A, Liu, Q, Tong, M, Liu, X, Sun, Y, Cameron, S, Hanson-Easey, S, Han, G, Williams, C, Weinstein, P & Bi, P 2018, 'Association between malaria incidence and meteorological factors: A multi-location study in China, 2005-2012', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 146, no. 1, pp. 89-99. Open access 28 23 6
2018	Xiang, J, Hansen, A, Liu, Q, Tong, MX, Liu, X, Sun, Y, Cameron, S, Hanson-Easey, S, Han, GS, Williams, C, Weinstein, P & Bi, P 2018, 'Impact of meteorological factors on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in 19 cities in China, 2005-2014', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 636, pp. 1249-1256. 55 51 1
2017	Hansen, A, Xiang, J, Liu, Q, Tong, M, Sun, Y, Liu, X, Chen, K, Cameron, S, Hanson-Easey, S, Han, G, Weinstein, P, Williams, C & Bi, P 2017, 'Experts' perceptions on China's capacity to manage emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in an era of climate change', Zoonoses and Public Health, vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 527-536. 7 7 3
2017	Keppel, G, Anderson, S, Williams, C, Kleindorfer, S & O'Connell, C 2017, 'Microhabitats and canopy cover moderate high summer temperatures in a fragmented Mediterranean landscape', PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 8, article no. e0183106, pp. 1-18. Open access 40 38 1
2017	Tong, MX, Hansen, A, Hanson-Easey, S, Cameron, S, Xiang, J, Liu, Q, Liu, X, Sun, Y, Weinstein, P, Han, G-S, Williams, C & Bi, P 2017, 'Perceptions of malaria control and prevention in an era of climate change: a cross-sectional survey among CDC staff in China', Malaria Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 136, pp. 1-10. Open access 10 8 3
2017	Tong, MX, Hansen, A, Hanson-Easey, S, Cameron, S, Xiang, J, Liu, Q, Liu, X, Sun, Y, Weinstein, P, Han, GS, Williams, C & Bi, P 2017, 'Health professionals' perceptions of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and climate change in China', Global and Planetary Change, vol. 152, pp. 12-18. 7 7 1
2017	Williams, CR, Hawthorn-Jackson, D, Orre-Gordon, S & O'Sullivan, S 2017, 'Some cautions in the use of citizen science: a case study of urban insect collection', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol.141, no.1 , pp. 57-69. 10 9 9
2017	Xiang, J, Hansen, A, Liu, Q, Liu, X, Tong, MX, Sun, Y, Cameron, S, Hanson-Easey, S, Han, G-S, Williams, C, Weinstein, P & Bi, P 2017, 'Association between dengue fever incidence and meteorological factors in Guangzhou, China, 2005-2014', Environmental Research, vol. 153, pp. 17-26. 126 107 536
2016	Faull, K & Williams, C 2016, 'Differentiation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs using scanning electron microscopy', Arthropod Structure and Development, vol.45, no.3, pp. 273-280. 15 14 1
2016	Faull, K, Webb, C & Williams, C 2016, 'Desiccation survival time for eggs of a widespread and invasive Australian mosquito species, Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse)', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 55-62. Open access 13 12 2
2016	Flies, E, Williams, C, Weinstein, P & Anderson, S 2016, 'Improving public health intervention for mosquito-borne disease: the value of geovisualization using source of infection and LandScan data', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 14, pp. 3108-3119. Open access 8 9 1
2016	Flies, EJ, Flies, AS, Fricker, SR, Weinstein, P & Williams, CR 2016, 'Regional comparison of mosquito bloodmeals in South Australia: implications for Ross River Virus ecology', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 902-910. 18 18 9
2016	Nazni, W, Bandara, M, Azahari, A, Craig, R & Lee, H 2016, 'Skip oviposition behavior of laboratory, field and transgenic strain of Aedes Aegypti (L.)', Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 680-690. 4 4
2016	Tong, MX, Hansen, A, Hanson-Easey, S, Xiang, J, Cameron, S, Liu, Q, Liu, X, Sun, Y, Weinstein, P, Han, G-S, Williams, C & Bi, P 2016, 'Perceptions of capacity for infectious disease control and prevention to meet the challenges of dengue fever in the face of climate change: a survey among CDC staff in Guangdong Province, China', Environmental Research, vol. 148, pp. 295-302. 37 33
2016	Viennet, E, Ritchie, SA, Williams, CR, Faddy, HM & Harley, D 2016, 'Public health responses to and challenges for the control of dengue transmission in high-income countries: Four case studies', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 10, no. 9, article no. e0004943, pp. 1-33. Open access 35 32 30
2016	Williams, C, Mincham, G, Faddy, H, Viennet, E, Ritchie, S & Harley, D 2016, 'Projections of increased and decreased dengue incidence under climate change', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 14, pp. 3091-3100. Open access 27 20 109
2015	Azil, AH, Ritchie, SA & Williams, CR 2015, 'Field Worker Evaluation of Dengue Vector Surveillance Methods : Factors that determine perceived ease, difficulty, value and time effectiveness in Australia and Malaysia', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 705-714. Open access 11 10
2015	Faull, KJ & Williams, CR 2015, 'Intraspecific variation in desiccation survival time of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito eggs of Australian origin', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 292-300. Open access 48 49 1
2015	Flies, EJ, Toi, C, Weinstein, P, Doggett, SL & Williams, CR 2015, 'Converting mosquito surveillance to arbovirus surveillance with honey-baited nucleic acid preservation cards', Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 397-403. Open access 51 51 17
2015	Hansen, A, Cameron, S, Liu, Q, Sun, Y, Weinstein, P, Williams, C, Han, G-S & Bi, P 2015, 'Transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China and the role of climate factors: a review', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 33, pp. 212-218. Open access 57 51 3
2015	Jansen, CC, Williams, CR & van den Hurk, AF 2015, 'The usual suspects: comparison of the relative roles of potential urban Chikungunya virus vectors in Australia', PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1-13. Open access 19 19 38
2015	Nicholson, J, Ritchie, S, Russell, R, Webb, C, Cook, A, Zalucki, M, Williams, C, Ward, P & Van den Hurk, A 2015, 'Effects of cohabitation on the population performance and survivorship of the invasive mosquito aedes albopictus and the resident mosquito aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Australia', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 375-385. 8 7 50
2015	Souter, NJ & Williams, CR 2015, 'The climate change SA symposium 2013: a synthesis', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 139, no. 1, pp. 3-8. 2 2
2015	Tong, MX, Hansen, A, Hanson-Easey, S, Cameron, S, Xiang, J, Liu, Q, Sun, Y, Weinstein, P, Han, G-S, Williams, C & Bi, P 2015, 'Infectious diseases, urbanization and climate change: challenges in future China', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 11025-11036. Open access 62 54 3
2015	Williams, C, Gill, B, Mincham, G, Mohd Zaki, A, Abdullah, N, Mahiyuddin, W, Ahmad, R, Shahar, M, Harley, D, Viennet, E, Azil, A & Kamaluddin, A 2015, 'Testing the impact of virus importation rates and future climate change on dengue activity in Malaysia using a mechanistic entomology and disease model', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 143, no. 13, pp. 2856-2864. 13 10
2015	Williams, CR 2015, 'Vector-borne disease in South Australia's future climate', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 139, no. 1, pp. 121-129. 4 4 3
2015	Wilson, NJ, Seymour, JE & Williams, CR 2015, 'Predation of two common native frog species (Litoria ewingi and Crinia signifera) by freshwater invertebrates', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 483-490. Open access 7 7
2014	Azil, AH, Bruce, D & Williams, CR 2014, 'Determining the spatial autocorrelation of dengue vector populations : influences of mosquito sampling method, covariables, and vector control', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 153-163. Open access 25 24
2014	Johnston, E, Weinstein, P, Slaney, D, Flies, AS, Fricker, S & Williams, C 2014, 'Mosquito communities with trap height and urban-rural gradient in Adelaide, South Australia : implications for disease vector surveillance', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 48-55. Open access 24 22
2014	Rašić, G, Endersby, NM, Williams, C & Hoffmann, AA 2014, 'Using Wolbachia-based release for suppression of Aedes mosquitoes: insights from genetic data and population simulations', Ecological Applications, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1226-1234. 39 35
2014	Viennet, E, Ritchie, SA, Faddy, HM, Williams, CR & Harley, D 2014, 'Epidemiology of dengue in a high-income country: a case study in Queensland, Australia', Parasites and Vectors, vol. 7, article no. 379, pp. 1-16. Open access 39 36
2014	Williams, CR, Mincham, G, Ritchie, SA, Viennet, E & Harley, D 2014, 'Bionomic response of Aedes aegypti to two future climate change scenarios in far north Queensland, Australia: implications for dengue outbreaks', Parasites and Vectors, vol. 7, no. 1, article no. 447, pp. 1-7. Open access 25 19
2014	Wilson, N, Stokes, A, Hopkins, G, Brodie, E & Williams, C 2014, 'Functional and physiological resistance of crayfish to amphibian toxins: tetrodotoxin resistance in the white river crayfish (Procambarus acutus)', Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 939-945. Open access 5 4
2014	Wilson, NJ & Williams, CR 2014, 'A critical review of freshwater crayfish as amphibian predators : capable consumers of toxic prey?', Toxicon, vol. 82, pp. 9-17. Open access 10 9
2013	Bannister-Tyrrell, M, Williams, C, Ritchie, S, Rau, G, Lindesay, J, Mercer, G & Harley, D 2013, 'Weather-driven variation in dengue activity in Australia examined using a process-based modeling approach', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 65-72. Open access 24 25
2013	Richardson, AJ & Williams, CR 2013, 'Inter-population mating success in Australian dengue vector mosquitoes: effects of laboratory colonization and implications for the spread of transgenics', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 111-119. Open access 4 4
2013	Viennet, E, Knope, K, Faddy, H, Williams, CR & Harley, D 2013, 'Assessing the threat of Chikungunya virus emergence in Australia', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 37-43. Open access 24
2013	Williams, CR 2013, 'Newts are toxic, but they were pressured into it: Butch Brodie's studies of co-evolutionary arms races', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 137, no. 2, pp. 96-100. 1 1
2012	Bader, CA & Williams, CR 2012, 'Mating, ovariole number and sperm production of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) in Australia : broad thermal optima provide the capacity for survival in a changing climate', Physiological Entomology, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 136-144. 24 24
2012	Kokkinn, MJ, Roberts, DM & Williams, CR 2012, 'Larval development rate of the mosquitoes Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) varies between clutches : implications for population ecology', Australian Journal of Entomology, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 22-27. 7 7
2012	Schneemilch, MJ, Kokkinn, MJ & Williams, CR 2012, 'Flowering timing prediction in Australian native understorey species (Acrotriche R.Br Ericaceae) using meteorological data', International Journal of Biometeorology: The Description, Causes, and Implications of Climatic Change, vol. 56, pp. 95-105. 1 2
2012	Williams, C, Johnson, P, Ball, T & Ritchie, S 2012, 'Productivity and population density estimates of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (Stegomyia aegypti) in Australia', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 313-322. 28 27
2012	Williams, CR 2012, 'The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) invasion into Australia : a review of likely geographic range and changes to vector-borne disease risk', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 136, no. 2, pp. 128-136. Open access 9 9
2012	Williams, CR, Bader, CA, Williams, SR & Whelan, P I 2012, 'Adult mosquito trap sensitivity for detecting exotic mosquito incursions and eradication : a study using EVS traps and the Australian southern saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes camptorhynchus', Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 110-116. Open access 5 6
2011	Azil, AH, Li, M & Williams, CR 2011, 'Dengue vector surveillance programs: a review of methodological diversity in some endemic and epidemic countries', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 827-842. 28 28
2011	Bader, C & Williams, C 2011, 'Eggs of the Australian saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes camptorhynchus, survive for long periods and hatch in instalments: implications for biosecurity in New Zealand', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 70-76. 13 14
2011	Harley, D, Bi, P, Hall, G, Swaminathan, A, Tong, S & Williams, C 2011, 'Climate change and infectious diseases in Australia: future prospects, adaptation options, and research priorities', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol. 23, no. 2 Supplement, pp. 54S-66S. 25 20
2011	Schneemilch, MJ, Williams, CR & Kokkinn, MJ 2011, 'Floral visitation in the Australian native shrub genus Acrotriche R.Br (Ericaceae): an abundance of ants (Formicidae)', Australian Journal of Entomology, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 130-138. 10 10
2011	Williams, C & Mincham, G 2011, 'Growth and development performance of the ubiquitous urban mosquito Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Australia varies with water type and temperature', Australian Journal of Entomology, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 195-199. 9 10
2010	Azil, AHB, Long, S, Ritchie, S & Williams, CR 2010, 'The development of predictive tools for pre-emptive dengue vector control : a study of Aedes aegypti abundance and meteorological variables in North Queensland, Australia', Tropical Medicine and International Health, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 1190-1197. Open access 69 65
2010	Williams, CR & Gilbert, S 2010, 'The role of Australians in the eradication of imported saltmash mosquitoes in New Zealand and the transient legacy of endogenous expertise', British Review of New Zealand Studies, issue no. 18, pp. 71-83.
2010	Williams, CR, Russell, R, Ritchie, SA, Kearney, M & Bader, CA 2010, 'The Extinction of Dengue through Natural Vulnerability of Its Vectors ', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 4, no. 12, article no. e922. Open access 29 31
2009	Evans, O, Caragata, EP, McMeniman, CJ, Woolfit, M, Green, DC, Williams, CR, Franklin, CE, O'Neill, SL & McGraw, EA 2009, 'Increased locomotor activity and metabolism of Aedes aegypti infected with a life-shortening strain of Wolbachia pipientis', The Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 212, no. 10, pp. 1436-1441. Open access 94 97
2009	Kearney, M, Porter, WP, Williams, C, Ritchie, S & Hoffmann, AA 2009, 'Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory to predict climatic impacts on species' ranges: the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti in Australia', Functional Ecology, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 528-538. 355 344
2009	Kokkinn, M, Duval, D & Williams, C 2009, 'Modelling the ecology of the coastal mosquitoes Aedes vigilax and Aedes camptorhynchus at Port Pirie, South Australia', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 85-91. 23 23
2009	Larkman, M, Rapley, L, Ritchie, SA, Johnson, P, Williams, CR, Russell, R, Silcock, R & Long, S 2009, 'A lethal ovitrap-based mass trapping scheme for dengue control in Australia: I. Public acceptability and performance of lethal ovitraps', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 295-302. 42 41
2009	Rapley, L, Johnson, P, Williams, C, Silcock, R, Larkman, M, Long, S, Russell, R & Ritchie, S 2009, 'A lethal ovitrap-based mass trapping scheme for dengue control in Australia : II. Impact on populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 303-316. 61 60
2009	Williams, CR, Fricker, SR & Kokkinn, MJ 2009, 'Environmental and entomological factors determining Ross River virus activity in the River Murray Valley of South Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 284-288. Open access 33 31
2009	Williams, CR, Williams, SR, Nicholson, J, Little, SM, Riordan, J, Fricker, SR & Kokkinn, MJ 2009, 'Diversity and seasonal succession of coastal mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the northern Adelaide region of South Australia', Australian Journal of Entomology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 107-112. 19 17
2009	Williams, S, Kokkinn, MJ, Fricker, SR, Schneemilch, MJ, Humphrey, MJ & Williams, CR 2009, 'Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Spencer Gulf Coast of South Australia', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 133, no. 1, pp. 51-56. 4 4
2008	Ritchie, SA, Key, C, Long, S, Williams, CR, McCaffrey, N & Lonergran, G 2008, 'A biodegradable lethal ovitrap for control of container-breeding Aedes', The Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 47-53. 28 31
2008	Ritchie, SA, Rapley, L, Long, S, Williams, CR & Johnson, P 2008, 'Rapid Estimation of Aedes aegypti population size using simulation modeling, with a novel approach to calibration and field validation', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 1173-1179. Open access 42 42
2008	Williams, CR, Faull, K, Wilson, NJ & Swart, VR 2008, 'The Allee effect in site choice behaviour of egg-laying dengue vector mosquitoes', Tropical Biomedicine, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 140-144. 25 21

Reports

Year	Output
2018	Fricker, SR & Williams, CR 2018, A survey of mosquitoes along the Murray River in South Australia 2017-18, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2017	Fricker, S & Williams, C 2017, A survey of mosquitoes along the Murray River in South Australia 2016-17: a report prepared for; Renmark Paringa Council, Berri Barmera Council, The District Council of Loxton Waikerie, The Mid-Murray Council, The Rural City of Murray Bridge, The Coorong District Council and Alexandrina Council, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access

Other outputs

Williams C, Byrne C. 2024 Mozzie Monitors in Schools: in-class educational tools to support environmental education. SASTA Journal. 1, 2024. https://indd.adobe.com/view/d2fd24ff-32a5-40cf-bd19-b37149955663

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Anhui Medical University	CHINA
Anti Malaria Campaign	SRI LANKA
Auburn University	UNITED STATES
Australian National Botanic Gardens	AUSTRALIA
Australian National Insect Collection	AUSTRALIA
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Australian Red Cross Blood Service	AUSTRALIA
Australian Water Quality Centre	AUSTRALIA
Brisbane City Council	AUSTRALIA
Charles Darwin University	AUSTRALIA
Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Preventation	CHINA
Conservation International	UNITED STATES
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Data61 CSIRO	AUSTRALIA
Department of Health	TAIWAN
Department of Health, Victoria	AUSTRALIA
Emu Consulting	AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection Authority	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Hawkes Bay District Health Board	NEW ZEALAND
iNaturalist	UNITED STATES
Indonesia University of Education	INDONESIA
Institute for Medical Research	MALAYSIA
Institute for Medical Research Kuala Lumpur	MALAYSIA
Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia	MALAYSIA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Kansas State University	UNITED STATES
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Metro South Hospital and Health Service	AUSTRALIA
Ministry of Health - NZ	NEW ZEALAND
Ministry of Health Malaysia	MALAYSIA
Ministry of Health of New Zealand	NEW ZEALAND
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Mosquito Consulting Services	NEW ZEALAND
National University of Malaysia	MALAYSIA
Natural History Museum London	UNITED KINGDOM
Nature Glenelg Trust	AUSTRALIA
North Carolina State University - Raleigh	UNITED STATES
Northern Territory Department of Health	AUSTRALIA
NSW Health Pathology	AUSTRALIA
Plantic Technologies	AUSTRALIA
Private Individual	UNITED KINGDOM
Queensland Department of Health	AUSTRALIA
Queensland Health	AUSTRALIA
Queensland State Government	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
Telethon Kids Institute, Subiaco, WA	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento	UNITED STATES
University of Georgia	UNITED STATES
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Michigan	UNITED STATES
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	UNITED STATES
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
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
WA Department of Health	AUSTRALIA
Westmead Hospital	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Editor Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia	2018
Editor/Technical Editor Royal Society of South Australia	2018
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2017
Editor Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia	2017
Editor/Technical Editor Royal Society of South Australia	2017
Member Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)	2017
Member Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)	2017
Member Royal Society of South Australia	2017
Member Society of Vector Ecologists (SOVE)	2017
Member Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)	2017
Member Mosquito Control Association of Australia (MCAA)	2017
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2016
Editor Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia	2016
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2015
Editor Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia	2015
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2014
Editor Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia	2014
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2013
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Office for Learning and Teaching, Department of Education and Training, Australian Government	2013
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2012
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2011
Advisory Board Member, National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2010

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Biology, evolution, zoology, infectious disease ecology, physiology

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
110483 - Citizen science mosquito surveillance: invasive species, data mining, and virus detection	Current
Environmental drivers of River Murray mosquito community structure	Current
A mechanistic dengue simulation model for southern China: model calibration and economic evaluation of a control strategy	Completed
Characterising dengue vector surveillance methods for decision-making purposes : Australian and Malaysian perspectives	Completed
Citizen science and public health: integrating this partnership into mosquito surveillance programs	Completed
Development of localized stent drug delivery system for esophageal cancer	Completed
Ecology and epidemiology of Ross River virus in South Australia	Completed
Helicobacter pylori infection over time in Australia: an investigation of prevalence, persistence and eradication	Completed
Screening for South Australian anti-Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) probiotic candidates	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
Urban vegetation and invertebrate biodiversity: revegetated and remnant site effects	Completed

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