Angela Gialamas

Research Interests

Epidemiology Public Health

Dr Angela Gialamas

Lecturer

School of Public Health

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

School of Public Health | BetterStart Child Health and Development Research Group

Angela is a Lecturer in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide.

Her PhD investigated the association between the type, time and quality of child care in the first three years of life and children’s cognitive and socio-emotional development as they started school. Her post-doctoral research focuses on the effects of early life disadvantage on children's later development, including analyses of socioeconomic disadvantage, child care, and parenting investments in children. She uses many Australian datasets including the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children, and the Better Evidence Better Outcomes Linked Data (BEBOLD) platform to explore the areas of research listed above. She is currently a member of the  BetterStart Group.

The School of Public Health offers a number of research opportunities for students at a variety of levels including PhD, MPhil, Honours, MPH Coursework Thesis and Dissertation, MClinSci and Summer Vacation Scholarships. Details of the projects that are available for students can be found in the following booklet: School of Public Health Student Projects

Date Position Institution name
2015 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher University of Adelaide
2011 - 2014 Research Associate University of Adelaide
2009 - 2011 Research Associate University of South Australia
2005 - 2009 Research Associate University of Adelaide
1999 - 2004 Project Officer University of Adelaide
1993 - 1999 Scientific Officer SA Department of Health

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2014 Award Best Overall Presentation Public Health Association, State Population Health Conference, Adelaide Australia -
2014 Award Most Popular Session Public Health Association, State Population Health Conference, Adelaide Australia -
2009 Achievement Sir Richard Stawell Memorial Prize Medical Society of Victoria Australia 2009
2009 Award Medical Journal of Australia/Wyeth Award for the best original research - - -

Language Competency
Greek, Modern (1453-) Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2015 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2009 - 2010 University of Adelaide Australia Graduate Certificate of Public Health
1990 - 1992 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences

Year Citation
2025 Hunkin, H., Malvaso, C. G., Chittleborough, C. R., Gialamas, A., Montgomerie, A., Falster, K., . . . Pilkington, R. M. (2025). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Multisystemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy Targeting Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 64(4), 427-446.
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2025 Fletcher, C., Hoon, E., Gialamas, A., Kalamkarian, A., Chittleborough, C., Dekker, G., . . . Smithers, L. (2025). Exploring how communicating risk can impact maternal self-worth and esteem for women who smoke in an antenatal service setting. Health Risk and Society, 27(5-6), 216-235.
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2025 Fletcher, C., Smithers, L., Hoon, E., Gialamas, A., Lynch, J., & Dekker, G. (2025). Does use of a carbon monoxide (CO) monitor in pregnancy promote smoking behaviour change?. WOMEN AND BIRTH, 38, 2 pages.
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2023 Moreno-Betancur, M., Lynch, J. W., Pilkington, R. M., Schuch, H. S., Gialamas, A., Sawyer, M. G., . . . Gurrin, L. C. (2023). Emulating a target trial of intensive nurse home visiting in the policy-relevant population using linked administrative data. International Journal of Epidemiology, 52(1), 119-131.
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2023 Goddard, J., Montgomerie, A., Gialamas, A., Haag, D., Anderson, J., & Lynch, J. (2023). Excess hospital burden amongst young people in contact with homelessness services in South Australia - a prospective linked data study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(3), 519-526.
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2022 Fletcher, C., Hoon, E., Gialamas, A., Dekker, G., Lynch, J., & Smithers, L. (2022). Isolation, marginalisation and disempowerment - understanding how interactions with health providers can influence smoking cessation in pregnancy. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 22(1), 396-1-396-14.
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2021 Procter, A. M., Gialamas, A., Pilkington, R. M., Montgomerie, A., Chittleborough, C. R., Smithers, L. G., & Lynch, J. W. (2021). Characteristics of paediatric frequent presenters at emergency departments: a whole-of-population study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(1), 64-72.
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2020 Collier, L. R., Gregory, T., Harman-Smith, Y., Gialamas, A., & Brinkman, S. A. (2020). Inequalities in child development at school entry: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Australian Early Development Census 2009–2018. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 4, 1-9.
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2020 Gialamas, A., Haag, D. G., Mittinty, M. N., & Lynch, J. (2020). Which time investments in the first 5 years of life matter most for children's language and behavioural outcomes at school entry?. International Journal of Epidemiology, 49(2), 548-558.
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2020 Gialamas, A., Haag, D. G., Mittinty, M. N., & Lynch, J. W. (2020). Educational activities on language and behavioural outcomes at school entry are more important for socioeconomically disadvantaged children: a prospective observational study of Australian children. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74(10), 770-777.
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2018 Gialamas, A., Kinnell, A., Mittinty, M., Davison, B., Singh, G., & Lynch, J. (2018). Association of anthropometric measures and cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents: findings from the Aboriginal Birth Cohort study. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0199280-1-e0199280-14.
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2016 Gialamas, A., Pilkington, R., Berry, J., Scalzi, D., Gibson, O., Brown, A., & Lynch, J. (2016). Identification of Aboriginal children using linked administrative data: consequences for measuring inequalities. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52(5), 534-540.
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2015 Gialamas, A., Mittinty, M., Sawyer, M., Zubrick, S., & Lynch, J. (2015). Time spent in different types of childcare and children's development at school entry: an Australian longitudinal study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100(3), 226-232.
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2015 Gialamas, A., Mittinty, M., Sawyer, M., Zubrick, S., & Lynch, J. (2015). Social inequalities in childcare quality and their effects on children's development at school entry: findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 69(9), 841-848.
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2014 Gialamas, A., Sawyer, A., Mittinty, M., Zubrick, S., Sawyer, M., & Lynch, J. (2014). Quality of childcare influences children's attentiveness and emotional regulation at school entry. Journal of Pediatrics, 165(4), 813-819.e3.
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2014 Gialamas, A., Mittinty, N., Sawyer, M., Zubrick, S., & Lynch, J. (2014). Child care quality and children's cognitive and socio-emotional development: an Australian longitudinal study. Early Child Development and Care, 184(7), 977-997.
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2014 Smithers, L., Gialamas, A., Scheil, W., Brinkman, S., & Lynch, J. (2014). Anaemia of pregnancy, perinatal outcomes and children's developmental vulnerability: a whole-of-population study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 28(5), 381-390.
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2012 Brinkman, S., Gialamas, A., Rahman, A., Mittinty, N., Gregory, T., Silburn, S., . . . Lynch, J. (2012). Jurisdictional, socioeconomic and gender inequalities in child health and development: analysis of a national census of 5-year-olds in Australia. BMJ Open, 2(5), 1-14.
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2011 Gialamas, A., Aylward, P., Vanlint, S., & Stocks, N. (2011). Cholesterol lowering medication: Patients' knowledge, attitudes and experiences. Australian Family Physician, 40(7), 519-522.
Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2010 Yelland, L., Gialamas, A., Laurence, C., Willson, K., Ryan, P., Beilby, J., . . . Worley, P. (2010). Assessing agreement between point of care and pathology laboratory results for INR: experiences from the Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial. Pathology, 42(2), 155-159.
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2010 Gialamas, A., Laurence, C., Yelland, L., Tideman, P., Worley, P., Shephard, M., . . . Beilby, J. (2010). Assessing agreement between point of care and laboratory results for lipid testing from a clinical perspective. Clinical Biochemistry, 43(4-5), 515-518.
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2010 Laurence, C., Gialamas, A., Bubner, T., Yelland, L., Willson, K., Ryan, P., . . . Worley, P. (2010). Patient satisfaction with point-of-care testing in general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 60(572), 166-171.
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2010 Gialamas, A., St John, A., Laurence, C., Bubner, T., Beilby, J., Gill, J., . . . Worley, P. (2010). Point-of-care testing for patients with diabetes, hyperlipidaemia or coagulation disorders in the general practice setting: a systematic review. Family Practice, 27(1), 17-24.
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2009 Bubner, T., Laurence, C., Gialamas, A., Yelland, L., Ryan, P., Willson, K., . . . Beilby, J. (2009). Effectiveness of point-of-care testing for therapeutic control of chronic conditions: results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(11), 624-626.
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2009 Gialamas, A., & Beilby, J. (2009). Pathology in the tired patient. Australian Family Physician, 38(3), 89.
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2009 Laurence, C., Gialamas, A., Yelland, L., Bubner, T., Ryan, P., Willson, K., . . . Beilby, J. (2009). Erratum: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and satisfaction with point of care testing in a general practice setting - Rationale, design and baseline characteristics (Trials)). Trials, 10(1), 3 pages.
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2009 Shephard, M., Mazzachi, B., Watkinson, L., Shephard, A., Laurence, C., Gialamas, A., & Bubner, T. (2009). Evaluation of a training program for device operators in the Australian Government's Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial: issues and implications for rural and remote practices. Rural and Remote Health, 9(3), 1189-1-1189-12.
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2009 Gialamas, A., Yelland, L., Ryan, P., Willson, K., Laurence, C., Bubner, T., . . . Beilby, J. (2009). Does point-of-care testing lead to the same or better adherence to medication? A randomised controlled trial: the PoCT in General Practice Trial. Medical Journal of Australia, 191(9), 487-491.
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2008 Laurence, C., Gialamas, A., Yelland, L., Bubner, T., Ryan, P., Willson, K., . . . Beilby, J. (2008). A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and satisfaction with point of care testing in a general practice setting - rationale, design and baseline characteristics. Trials, 9(50), www1-www14.
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2007 Broadhurst, N., Barton, C., Rowett, D., Yelland, L., Matin, D., Gialamas, A., & Beilby, J. (2007). A before and after study of the impact of academic detailing on the use of diagnostic imaging for shoulder complaints in general practice. BMC Family Practice, 8(1), WWW 1-WWW 8.
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2006 Broadhurst, N., Barton, C., Rowett, D., Yelland, L., Martin, D., Gialamas, A., & Beilby, J. (2006). Academic detailing and informed use of imaging of the shoulder in general practice. Australasian Musculoskeletal Medicine, 11(1), 28-35.
2004 Broadhurst, N., Gialamas, A., McElroy, H., & Beilby, J. (2004). How do Australian GPs manage shoulder dysfunction?. Australian Family Physician, 33(10), 861-862 and 864.
Scopus10 Europe PMC7
2003 Gialamas, A., Beilby, J., Pratt, N., Henning, R., Marley, J., & Roddick, J. (2003). Investigating tiredness in Australian general practice - Do pathology tests help in diagnosis?. Australian Family Physician, 32(8), 663-666.
Scopus21 Europe PMC10

Year Citation
1999 Brinkman, S. A., Gialamas, A., Jones, L., Edwards, P., & Maynard, E. J. (1999). Child Activity Patterns for Environmental Exposure Assessment in the Home. Glenelg Press.

Year Citation
2021 Gialamas, A., Haag, D., Mittinty, M., & Lynch, J. (2021). Effects of educational activities prior to school entry are more important for socioeconomically disadvantaged children. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 2 pages). ELECTR NETWORK: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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Year Citation
2017 Gialamas, A., Montgomerie, A., Pilkington, R., & Lynch, J. (2017). Risk Factors for Child Protection Notification Under Age One: SA Birthing Hospitals 2010-2013.
2017 Gialamas, A., Pilkington, R., & Lynch, J. (2017). CaFHS Foundation Services Priority Groups.
2016 Nuske, T., Pilkington, R., Gialamas, A., Chittleborough, C., Smithers, L., & Lynch, J. (2016). The SA Early Childhood Data Project: Updated Report. Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
2015 Pilkington, R., Gialamas, A., & Lynch, J. (2015). Emotionally Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Boys.
2015 Pilkington, R., Gialamas, A., & Lynch, J. (2015). Emotionally Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Boys.
2015 Pilkington, R., Gialamas, A., & Lynch, J. (2015). Service Contact Profiles across the South Australian Government: The Top 100 Children.
2014 Pilkington, R., Scalzi, D., Gialamas, A., Smithers, L. G., Chittleborough, C., & Lynch, J. (2014). The South Australian early childhood health and development project: initial report. Adelaide: The University of Adelaide.
2014 Sawyer, A., Gialamas, A., Pearce, A., Sawyer, M., & Lynch, J. (2014). A Supporting Systems Framework for Child Health and Development, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide.
2012 Bromfield, L. (2012). Child protection in Australia: Source details - Title: Child protection systems: an international comparison of "good practice examples" of five countries (Australia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom) with recommendations for Sweden. Switzerland: The Swiss Project Fund for Child Protection.

Year Citation
2015 Gialamas, A. (2015). The quality, type and time spent in child care in the first three years of life and children’s cognitive and socio-emotional development at school entry. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Competitive Research Funding

National Competitive Schemes

Date Project Investigators Funding Body Amount
2025 Goodstart BetterStart research partnership John Lynch, Angela Gialamas, Jacki Aldis, Rhiannon Pilkington, Alicia Montgomerie  Goodstart Early Learning Ltd $50,000
2023-2028 Transition Compass - Optimising transition from paediatric to adult healthcare services: A randomised controlled trial Jordana McLoone, Mary White, Jemma Anderson, Samantha Lain...Angela Gialamas Medical Research Future Fund $4,799,227 
2022 Ethics and Data Custodian/SANT DataLink Communications John Lynch, Jacki Aldis, Angela Gialamas Goodstart Early Learning Ltd $20,000
2021 Family violence menu of evidence systematic review Catherine Chittleborough, Angela Gialamas, Janet Grant, Rhiannon Pilkington, John Lynch Family Safety Victoria $78,483
2020-2021 Social Impact Investment, Baseline Measurement for Child Protection Bond John Lynch, Rhiannon Pilkington, Angela Gialamas, Alicia Montgomerie, Dandara Haag SA Department of Treasury and Finance $197,000
2019-2023 Menu Build for Children and Families

John Lynch, Rhiannon Pilkington, Catherine Chittleborough, Angela Gialamas, Lisa Smithers, Janet Grant, Dandara Haag

 

 Victorian Department of Health and Human Services

$488,000

 
2017-2019 Parenting as an investment in child development: what matters and when? Angela Gialamas, John Lynch, Murthy Mittinty Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation $69,574
2016-2019 The Early Childhood Data Project: a Government-Academic partnership John Lynch, Rhiannon Pilkington, Angela Gialamas, Catherine Chittleborough The South Australian Department for the Premier and Cabinet $998,989
2008 Improving patient adherence to statins in Australian general practice Angela Gialamas, Simon Vanlint, Paul Aylward Primary Health Care and Research Evaluation Development $7,380

2022-: Course Coordinator, Health and Illness in Populations, Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

2022-: Course Coordinator, Introduction to Epidemiology, Master of Public Health Program

2024:  Course Coordinator, Experiments with Humans, Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

2021: Co-course Coordinator, Introduction to Epidemiology, Master of Public Health Program

2019: Course Coordinator, Introduction to Epidemiology, Master of Public Health Program

2018: Teaching Assistant, Epidemiological Research Methods, Master of Public Health Program

2015-2019: Practical Facilitator, Health and Illness in Populations, Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2018 Co-Supervisor Smoking in Pregnancy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Cherise Jaye Fletcher
2018 Co-Supervisor Smoking in Pregnancy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Cherise Jaye Fletcher

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2018 - 2018 Principal Supervisor How well characteristics at birth and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire predict developmentally vulnerability at age 5? The University of Adelaide Master in Public Health Master Full Time Kelsey Malana Clifton
2016 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Age and Sex Trends in Leading Causes of Death in Australia University of Adelaide Master of Public Health Master Full Time Florence Fowodu

Date Topic Location Name
2016 - 2018 I had the privilege of mentoring Simon through the Healthy Development Adelaide High School Scholarship Mentoring program. This scholarship is awarded to South Australian students who are experiencing challenging life circumstances, and who want support to achieve a tertiary education. University of Adelaide Simon Lieu

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2015 - 2020 Member Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit, Landscape Technical Reference Group South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Australia
2009 - 2010 Member South Australian Child Health Clinical Network: Data Working Group - Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2024 - ongoing Member Australiasian Epidemiological Association Australia
2012 - ongoing - Healthy Development Adelaide -

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