Dr Ming Li

Senior Research Fellow: Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Research Group UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City West Campus (08.301)
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email Ming.Li@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Dr Ming Li commenced with UniSA in March 2008 as a Research Fellow in chronic disease epidemiology. She was previously a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the George Institute of International Health of University of Sydney on a NHMRC post-doctoral fellowship. Her research focused on understanding the impact of social and environmental factors on health-related behaviours and health conditions such as overweight and obesity, metabolic disorders in children and adolescents in different cultures (developing and developed countries) in order to further develop targeted interventions. Sponsored by Wellcome Trust, she has worked as a chief investigator on a comprehensive assessment of overweight and obesity, social and environmental surroundings and lifestyle behaviours such as diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. She has established a clear picture of the association between the emerging health problem with health behaviours and the environment in adolescent in China. Her PhD project lead to a great success in publishing and sharing research results in 6 international journals (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Medical Science in Sports and Exercise, Journal of Adolescent Health, International Journal of Paediatric Obesity, Obesity review, Prevention and Control) and 9 conferences since 2005. During her PhD program, she trained in epidemiological research methodology, nutritional epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, health education and promotion, social medical science. As a PhD candidate, she also worked as an evaluation member exploring the impact of lifestyle behavioural change on preventing overweight and obesity, and also a cohort study exploring the health service and diet on healthy ageing at the Centres of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She worked as a lecturer in Xi’an Jiaotong University in China since 1996 and supervised post graduate students undertaking programs of maternal and children’s health. She has been trained in clinical medicine and has a thorough understanding of mechanisms and clinical management of diseases. Dr Li has broad interests in exploring the relationship between social, environmental and lifestyles with epidemical chronic conditions (overweight and obesity, metabolic disorders, CVD) in various age groups in different cultural backgrounds. Her multidisciplinary training provides the foundation for exploring the physiological pathways of chronic diseases and developing preventive approaches in tackling these epidemics.

Research

Research focus

Public Health and Health Services
Clinical Sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Medical and Health Sciences
Oncology and Carcinogenesis

Highlights

lifestyle and noncommunicable chronic diseases (diabetes, metabolic syndrome, CVD),PA and dietary pattern in children and adolescents,Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Cancer epidemiology

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2022	Beckmann, K, Kearney, BJ, Yeung, D, Hiwase, D, Li, M & Roder, DM 2022, 'Changes in five-year survival for people with acute leukaemia in South Australia, 1980-2016', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 216, no. 6, pp. 296-302. Open access 26
2022	Li, M, Reintals, M, D'Onise, K, Farshid, G, Holmes, A, Joshi, R, Karapetis, CS, Miller, CL, Olver, IN, Buckley, ES, Townsend, A, Walters, D & Roder, DM 2022, 'Investigating the breast cancer screening-treatment-mortality pathway of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer: results from linked health data', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 31, no. 1, article no. e13539, pp. 1-12.
2021	Buckley, E, Elder, E, McGill, S, Kargar, ZS, Li, M, Roder, D & Currow, D 2021, 'Breast cancer treatment and survival differences in women in remote and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, as demonstrated by linked data from New South Wales (NSW), Australia', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 188, no. 2, pp. 547-560. Open access
2021	Guo, F, Zhang, Q, Jiang, H, He, Y, Li, M, Ran, J, Lin, J, Tian, L & Ma, L 2021, 'Dietary potato intake and risks of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus', Clinical Nutrition, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 3754-3764. Open access 2 3 12
2021	Huanhuan, C, Li, M, Wang, M, Roder, D & Olver, I 2021, 'Challenges for ethics committees in biomedical research governance: illustrations from China and Australia', Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, vol. 14, article number 25, 1-15. Open access
2021	Li, M & Shi, Z 2021, 'Ultra-processed food consumption associated with overweight/obesity among Chinese adults-results from China health and nutrition survey 1997-2011', Nutrients, vol. 13, no. 8, article no. 2796, pp. 1-10. Open access 4 4 17
2021	Li, M, Anazodo, A, Dallapozza, L, Baeza, PK, Roder, D & Currow, D 2021, 'Cancer profiles, times to treatment, and survival for adolescents and young adults: comparisons with children and older adults in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, online.
2021	Li, M, Gao, J, Li, M & Wang, L 2021, 'The assessment of returning to work following treatment and the associated personal, disease, and treatment factors among breast cancer survivors in central China', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 7627-7636. Open access 1
2021	Li, M, Roder, D, D'Onise, K, Walters, D, Farshid, G, Buckley, E, Karapetis, C, Joshi, R, Price, T, Townsend, A, Miller, C, Currow, D, Powell, K, Buranyi-Trevarton, D & Olver, I 2021, 'Female breast cancer treatment and survival in South Australia: results from linked health data', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 30, no. 5, article no. e13539, pp. 1-12. Open access 1 1 1
2021	Wang, Y, Li, M & Shi, Z 2021, 'Higher egg consumption associated with increased risk of diabetes in Chinese adults - China health and nutrition survey', The British Journal of Nutrition: An International Journal of Nutritional Science, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 110-117. Open access 5 7 546
2021	Zhu, HL, Liu, Y, Zhang, J, Wang, MX, Jiang, H, Guo, F, Li, M, Qi, FF, Liu, XH & Ma, L 2021, 'Dietary calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus intakes and risk of stroke in Chinese adults', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, article no. 11270, pp. 1-9. Open access 3 2 2
2020	Feng, R, Jing, J, Zhang, X, Li, M & Gao, J 2020, 'Adherence to post-surgery follow-up assessment and its association with sociodemographic and disease characteristics in patients with breast cancer in Central China', BMC Cancer, vol. 20, article no. 1098. Open access 1
2020	Holden, CA, Frank, O, Li, M, Manocha, R, Caruso, J, Turnbull, D, Reed, RL, Miller, CL, Roder, D & Olver, I 2020, 'Engagement of general practice in an Australian organised bowel cancer screening program: a cross-sectional survey of knowledge and practice', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 2099-2107. Open access 2
2020	Jiang, H, Wang, LN, Liu, Y, Li, M, Wu, M, Yin, Y, Ma, L & Wu, CR 2020, 'Physical activity and risk of age-related cataract', International Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 643-649. Open access 4 5 44
2020	Jing, J, Feng, R, Zhang, X, Li, M & Gao, J 2020, 'Financial toxicity and its associated patient and cancer factors among women with breast cancer: a single-center analysis of low-middle income region in China', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 181, no. 2, pp. 435-443. Open access 14 11 1
2020	Li, M, Warner-Smith, M, McGill, S, Roder, D & Currow, D 2020, 'History of screening by BreastScreen New South Wales of women with invasive breast cancer', Cancer Epidemiology: The International Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Detection and Prevention, vol. 64, article no. 101659, pp. 1-7. Open access 2 2 1
2019	Feng, XX, Wang, MX, Li, M, Tang, X, Jiang, H, Wang, R, Ma, L, Yin, Y & Wu, CR 2019, 'Citrus fruit intake and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 28, no, 4, pp. 783-792. Open access 2 2
2019	Ford, JH, Li, M, Scheil, W & Roder, D 2019, 'Human papillomavirus infection and intrauterine growth restriction: a data-linkage study', The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 279-285. 7 6 49
2019	Jiang, H, Yin, Y, Wu, CR, Liu, Y, Guo, F, Li, M & Ma, L 2019, 'Dietary vitamin and carotenoid intake and risk of age-related cataract', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 109, no. 1, pp. 43-54. Open access 22 24 81
2019	Li, M & Shi, Z 2019, 'A prospective association of nut consumption with cognitive function in Chinese adults aged 55+ _ China health and nutrition survey', Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 211-216. Open access 15 15 295
2019	Li, M, Olver, I, Keefe, D, Holden, C, Worthley, D, Price, T, Karapetis, C, Miller, C, Powell, K, Buranyi-Trevarton, D, Fusco, K & Roder, D 2019, 'Pre-diagnostic colonoscopies reduce cancer mortality - results from linked population-based data in South Australia', BMC Cancer, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-9. Open access 5 3 131
2019	Li, M, Roder, D, Whop, LJ, Diaz, A, Baade, PD, Brotherton, JM, Canfell, K, Cunningham, GG, Moore, SP, O'Connell, DL, Valery, PC & Condon, JR 2019, 'Aboriginal women have a higher risk of cervical abnormalities at screening; South Australia, 1993-2016', Journal of Medical Screening, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 104-112. Open access 2
2019	Shi, Z, El-Obeid, T, Li, M, Xu, X & Liu, J 2019, 'Iron-related dietary pattern increases the risk of poor cognition', Nutrition Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, article no. 48, pp. 1-10. Open access 11 11
2019	Shi, Z, El-Obeid, T, Riley, M, Li, M, Page, A & Liu, J 2019, 'High chili intake and cognitive function among 4582 adults: an open cohort study over 15 years', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 5, article no. 1183, pp. 1-11. Open access 15 14 864
2019	Shi, Z, Li, M, Wang, Y, Liu, J & El-Obeid, T 2019, 'High iron intake is associated with poor cognition among Chinese old adults and varied by weight status-a 15-y longitudinal study in 4852 adults', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 109, no. 1, pp. 109-116. Open access 9 9 9
2018	Li, M, Morrell, S, Creighton, N, Tervonen, H, You, H, Roder, D & Currow, D 2018, 'Has cancer survival improved for older people as for younger people? New South Wales, 1980-2012', Cancer Epidemiology: The International Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Detection and Prevention, vol. 55, pp. 23-29. Open access 3 3
2018	Li, M, Roder, D & Mcdermott, R 2018, 'Diabetes and smoking as predictors of cancer in Indigenous adults from rural and remote communities of North Queensland - A 15-year follow up study', International Journal of Cancer, vol. 143, no. 5,, pp. 1054-1061. Open access 2 2 2
2017	Hua, X, McDermott, R, Lung, T, Wenitong, M, Tran-Duy, A, Li, M & Clarke, P 2017, 'Validation and recalibration of the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk models in an Australian Indigenous cohort', European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, vol 24, no. 15, pp. 1660-1669. Open access 26 23 24
2017	Li, M & McDermott, R 2017, 'Elevated fasting glucose and albuminuria may be a marker for all-cause mortality in Indigenous adults in North Queensland: a follow up study, 1998-2006', Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 708-714. 1 1
2017	Li, M & Shi, Z 2017, 'Dietary pattern during 1991-2011 and its association with cardio metabolic risks in Chinese adults: The China health and nutrition survey', Nutrients, vol. 9, no. 11, article no. 1218, pp. -. Open access 40 35 1
2016	Li, M & McDermott, R 2016, 'High absolute risk of severe infections among Indigenous adults in rural northern Australia is amplified by diabetes: a 7 year follow up study', Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1069-1073. Open access 3 3 1
2015	Li, M & McDermott, R 2015, 'Albuminuria and its associated biomedical factors among indigenous adults in Far North Queensland: A 7-year follow up study', BMC Nephrology, vol. 16, article no. 208, pp. 1-8. Open access 2
2015	Li, M & McDermott, R 2015, 'Obesity, albuminuria, and gamma-glutamyl transferase predict incidence of hypertension in indigenous Australians in rural and remote communities in northern Australia', Journal of Hypertension, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 704-710. Open access 8 8 1
2015	Li, M & McDermott, R 2015, 'Smoking, poor nutrition, and sexually transmitted infections associated with pelvic inflammatory disease in remote North Queensland Indigenous communities, 1998-2005', BMC Women's Health, vol. 15, no. 1, article no. 31, pp. 1-7. Open access 8 6 2
2015	McDermott, RA, Schmidt, B, Preece, C, Owens, V, Taylor, S, Li, M & Esterman, A 2015, 'Community health workers improve diabetes care in remote Australian indigenous communities : results of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 15, article no. 68, pp. 1-8. Open access 52 50 1
2013	Ferrar, K, Chang, C, Li, M & Olds, TS 2013, 'Adolescent time use clusters : a systematic review', Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 259-270. 51 53 3
2012	Canuto, KJ, Cargo, MD, Li, M, D'Onise, K, Esterman, AJ & McDermott, RA 2012, 'Pragmatic randomised trial of a 12-week exercise and nutrition program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: clinical results immediate post and 3 months follow-up', BMC Public Health, vol. 12, article no. 933. Open access 36 1
2012	Li, M, McCulloch, B & McDermott, R 2012, 'Metabolic syndrome and incident coronary heart disease in Australian indigenous populations', Obesity, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 1308-1312. Open access 16 20 1
2012	Li, M, McDermott, R, D'Onise, K & Leonard, D 2012, 'Folate status and health behaviours in two Australian Indigenous populations in north Queensland', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 1959-1965. Open access 6 7 1
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. 25 25
2011	McDermott, RA, McCulloch, B & Li, M 2011, 'Glycaemia and albuminuria as predictors of coronary heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: a north Queensland cohort', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 194, no. 10, pp. 514-518. Open access 20 21
2011	Ming, L, Dibley, MJ & Yan, H 2011, 'School environment factors were associated with BMI among adolescents in Xi'an City, China', BMC Public Health, vol. 11, article no. 792, pp. 1-6. Open access 22 20
2010	Haren, MT, Li, M, Petkov, J & McDermott, RA 2010, 'Alcohol, metabolic risk and elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in Indigenous Australians', BMC Public Health, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-10. Open access 10 9
2010	Li, M & McDermott, RA 2010, 'Using anthropometric indices to predict cardio-metabolic risk factors in Australian indigenous populations', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 401-406. 41 37
2010	Li, M, Campbell, SK & McDermott, RA 2010, 'Six year weight change and type 2 diabetes among Australian Indigenous adults', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 203-208. 6 6
2010	Li, M, Dibley, M, Sibbritt, D & Yan, H 2010, 'Dietary habits and overweight/obesity in adolescents in Xi'an City, China', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 76-82. 49 14
2010	McDermott, RA, Li, M & Campbell, SK 2010, 'Incidence of type 2 diabetes in two Indigenous Australian populations: a 6-year follow up study', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 192, no. 10, pp. 562-565. 47 22
2009	Li, M, Campbell, SK & McDermott, R 2009, 'γ-Glutamyltransferase, obesity, physical activity, and the metabolic syndrome in indigenous Australian adults', Obesity, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 809-813. 22 19
2009	McDermott, RA, Campbell, SK, Li, M & McCulloch, B 2009, 'The health and nutrition of young indigenous women in north Queensland : intergenerational implications of poor food quality, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and alcohol use', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 2143-2149. Open access 46 44
2009	Wu, Y, Huxley, R, Li, M & Ma, J 2009, 'The growing burden of overweight and obesity in contemporary China', Global Heart, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 19-26. Open access 27
2008	Li, M, Dibley, M, Sibbritt, D & Yan, H 2008, 'Factors associated with adolescents' overweight and obesity at community, school and household levels in Xi'an City, China: results of hierarchical analysis', European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 635-643. Open access 38 37
2008	Li, M, Li, S, Baur, L & Huxley, RR 2008, 'A systematic review of school-based intervention studies for the prevention or reduction of excess weight among Chinese children and adolescents', Obesity Reviews, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 548-559. 27 29

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Apunipima Cape York Health Council	AUSTRALIA
Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council Queensland	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Institute NSW	AUSTRALIA
Charles Darwin University	AUSTRALIA
China Medical University, Taiwan	TAIWAN
Chinese Medical Ethics Magazine	CHINA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Government of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Healthed Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	HONG KONG
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	CHINA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
National Research Institute for Family Planning	CHINA
Peking University	CHINA
Qatar University	QATAR
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Queensland Health	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Health	AUSTRALIA
SA Health Department for Health and Wellbeing	AUSTRALIA
Shanxi Medical University	CHINA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Hong Kong	HONG KONG
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Pennsylvania	UNITED STATES
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Westmead Breast Cancer Institute	AUSTRALIA
Westmead Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Xian Jiaotong University	CHINA
Xi'an Jiaotong University	CHINA
Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine	CHINA
Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center	CHINA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member The Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society	2017
Member Nutrition Society of Australia	2017

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Introductory Epidemiology,Medical Research Methodology

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Characterising dengue vector surveillance methods for decision-making purposes : Australian and Malaysian perspectives	Completed

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