Craig Williams

Prof Craig Williams

Dean Students, Health

Office of Health

College of Health

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

Available For Media Comment.

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 completed a Graduate Diploma in Education (University of Adelaide) and a PhD (University of South Australia) before working as a schoolteacher. After post-doctoral research work at James Cook University, he returned to an academic position at UniSA. 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), and a Commonwealth Office of Learning and Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2013). He is a Principal Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (UK).
Craig has held a number of leadership roles: 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 was then Dean of Programs in UniSA: Clinical and Health Sciences, followed by appointment as Dean of Programs in UniSA: STEM. He is now Dean Students in the College of Health for Adelaide University.
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 2024-26). 

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.

Year Citation
2025 Fricker, S. R., Keppel, G., & Williams, C. R. (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, 39(2), 335-350.
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2025 Williams, C., Byrne, C., Evenden, S., Soebarto, V., Caddy-Retalic, S., Williams, C., . . . Lowe, A. (2025). Urban green space provision: the case for policy-based solutions to support human health. Medical Journal of Australia, 222(3), 110-113.
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2024 Koolhof, I. S., Beeton, N., Bettiol, S., Charleston, M., Firestone, S. M., Gibney, K., . . . Carver, S. (2024). Testing the intrinsic mechanisms driving the dynamics of Ross River Virus across Australia. PLoS Pathogens, 20(2, e1011944), 1-24.
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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, 13(1), 128-136.
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2024 Sousa, L. B., Fricker, S., Webb, C., Baldock, K. L., & Williams, C. R. (2024). Learning outcomes for participants in citizen science mosquito surveillance. Journal Of Medical Entomology, 61(6), 1399-1409.
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2024 Cull, B., Vo, B. N., Webb, C., & Williams, C. R. (2024). iNaturalist community observations provide valuable data on human-mosquito encounters. Journal of Vector Ecology, 49(2), R12-R26.
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2022 Williams, C. R., Webb, C. E., Higgs, S., & van den Hurk, A. F. (2022). Japanese encephalitis virus emergence in Australia: public health importance and implications for future surveillance. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases, 22(11), 529-534.
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2022 Webb, C., Clancy, J., Doggett, S. L., McAlister, E., Williams, C., Fricker, S., . . . 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, 47(1), 133-137.
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2022 Williams, C. R., Burnell, S. M., Rogers, M., Flies, E. J., & Baldock, K. L. (2022). Nature-based citizen science as a mechanism to improve human health in urban areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 1-13.
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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, 7(1, article no. 8), 1-19.
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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, 19(10, article no. 6337), 1-18.
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2022 Besedin, D., Turner, B. J., Deo, P., De Barros Lopes, M., & Williams, C. R. (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, 146(2), 273-294.
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2022 Congedi, J., Williams, C., & Baldock, K. L. (2022). Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori in Australia: a scoping review. PeerJ, 10(e13430), 1-29.
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2022 Vardoulakis, S., Matthews, V., Ford, L. P., Oyarce, D. E., Farrant, B., Johnston, F., . . . Chu, C. (2022). Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL): Australian research network in human health and environmental change. The Lancet. Planetary health, 6, s15.
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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, 115(9), 1045-1053.
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2021 White, T., Mincham, G., Montgomery, B. L., Jansen, C. C., Huang, X., Williams, C. R., . . . Viennet, E. (2021). Past and future epidemic potential of chikungunya virus in Australia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(11, article no. e0009963), 1-17.
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2020 Viennet, E., Frentiu, F. D., Williams, C. R., Mincham, G., Jansen, C. C., Montgomery, B. L., . . . Faddy, H. M. (2020). Estimation of mosquito-borne and sexual transmission of Zika virus in Australia: risks to blood transfusion safety. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(7), 1-25.
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2020 Hopkins, G. R., Maftei Muirson, J., Doherty, S., Mincham, G., & Williams, C. R. (2020). Salinity tolerance and brackish habitat utilization in the Common Australian Frog Crinia signifera. Journal of Herpetology, 54(2), 161-167.
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2020 Braz Sousa, L., Fricker, S. R., Doherty, S. S., Webb, C. E., Baldock, K. L., & Williams, C. R. (2020). Citizen science and smartphone e-entomology enables low-cost upscaling of mosquito surveillance. Science of The Total Environment, 704(135349), 1-10.
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2019 Taylor, C. M., Keppel, G., O'Sullivan, S., Peters, S., Kerr, G. D., & Williams, C. R. (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, 67(2), 59-72.
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2019 Watson Brown, P., Viennet, E., Mincham, G., Williams, C. R., Montgomery, B. L., Flower, R. L. P., & Faddy, H. M. (2019). Epidemic potential of Zika virus in Australia: implications for blood transfusion safety. Transfusion, 59(2), 648-658.
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2019 Mincham, G., Baldock, K. L., Rozilawati, H., & Williams, C. R. (2019). Development of a mechanistic dengue simulation model for Guangzhou. Epidemiology and infection, 147, 1-7.
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2019 Flies, E. J., Mavoa, S., Zosky, G. R., Mantzioris, E., Williams, C., Eri, R., . . . Buettel, J. C. (2019). Urban-associated diseases: candidate diseases, environmental risk factors, and a path forward. Environment international, 133(105187), 1-12.
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2019 Tong, M. X., Hansen, A., Hanson-Easey, S., Xiang, J., Cameron, S., Liu, Q., . . . 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, 12(3), 388-394.
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2018 Flies, E., Weinstein, P., Anderson, S., Koolhof, I., Foufopoulos, J., & Williams, C. (2018). Ross River virus and the necessity of multi-scale, eco-epidemiological analyses.. The Journal of infectious diseases, 217(5), 807-815.
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2018 Xiang, J., Hansen, A., Liu, Q., Tong, M., Liu, X., Sun, Y., . . . Bi, P. (2018). Association between malaria incidence and meteorological factors: a multi-location study in China, 2005-2012. Epidemiology and infection, 146(1), 89-99.
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2018 Xiang, J., Hansen, A., Liu, Q., Tong, M., Liu, X., Sun, Y., . . . 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, 636, 1249-1256.
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2018 Citadini, J. M., Brandt, R., Williams, C. R., & Gomes, F. R. (2018). Evolution of morphology and locomotor performance in anurans: relationships with microhabitat diversification. Journal of evolutionary biology, 31(3), 371-381.
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2018 Bazin, M., & Williams, C. R. (2018). Mosquito traps for urban surveillance: collection efficacy and potential for use by citizen scientists. Journal of vector ecology, 43(1), 98-103.
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2017 Williams, C. R., 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, 141(1), 57-69.
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2017 Souter, N. J., & Williams, C. R. (2017). What role should a scientific society play in communicating information to policy makers?. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 141(1), 1-2.
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2017 Xiang, J., Hansen, A., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Tong, M., Sun, Y., . . . Bi, P. (2017). Association between dengue fever incidence and meteorological factors in Guangzhou, China, 2005-2014. Environmental Research, 153, 17-26.
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2017 Hansen, A., Xiang, J., Liu, Q., Tong, M., Sun, Y., Liu, X., . . . 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, 64(7), 527-536.
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2017 Tong, M. X., Hansen, A., Hanson-Easey, S., Cameron, S., Xiang, J., Liu, Q., . . . Bi, P. (2017). Health professionals' perceptions of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and climate change in China. Global and Planetary Change, 152, 12-18.
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2017 Tong, X., Hansen, A., Hanson-Easey, S., Cameron, S., Xiang, J., Liu, Q., . . . 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, 16(1), 136-1-136-10.
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2017 Geddes, M., Sheldon, F., Hillman, T., Zampatti, B., & Williams, C. (2017). Advances in the study of River Murray ecology and the legacy of Keith Forbes Walker (1946-2016). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 141(2), 87-91.
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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, 12(8, article no. e0183106), 1-18.
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2016 Tong, M., Hansen, A., Hanson-Easey, S., Xiang, J., Cameron, S., Liu, Q., . . . 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, 148, 295-302.
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2016 Flies, E., Flies, A., Fricker, S., Weinstein, P., & Williams, C. (2016). Regional comparison of mosquito bloodmeals in South Australia: implications for Ross River virus ecology. Journal of Medical Entomology, 53(4), 902-910.
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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, 144(14), 3108-3119.
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2016 Nazni, W. A., Bandara, M. R. S. S., Azahari, A. H., Craig, R. W., & Lee, H. L. (2016). Skip oviposition behavior of laboratory, field and transgenic strain of Aedes Aegypti (L.). Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 47(4), 680-690.
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2016 Williams, C. R., Webb, C. E., Orre, S., Naunton, M., & Thomas, J. (2016). Can kunzea oil (Kunzea ambigua) control head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis)?. Parasitology Open, 2(e3), 1-5.
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2016 Faull, K. J., Webb, C., & Williams, C. R. (2016). Desiccation survival time for eggs of a widespread and invasive Australian mosquito species, Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse). Journal of vector ecology, 41(1), 55-62.
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2016 Faull, K., & Williams, C. (2016). Differentiation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs using scanning electron microscopy. Arthropod Structure and Development, 45(3), 273-280.
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2016 Viennet, E., Ritchie, S. A., Williams, C. R., Faddy, H. M., & 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, 10(9, article no. e0004943), 1-33.
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2016 Williams, C. R., Mincham, G., Faddy, H., Viennet, E., Ritchie, S. A., & Harley, D. (2016). Projections of increased and decreased dengue incidence under climate change. Epidemiology and infection, 144(14), 3091-3100.
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2015 Jansen, C. C., Williams, C. R., & van den Hurk, A. F. (2015). The usual suspects: comparison of the relative roles of potential urban Chikungunya virus vectors in Australia. PLoS one, 10(8), 1-13.
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2015 Williams, C. R., Gill, B. S., Mincham, G., Mohd Zaki, A. H., Abdullah, N., Mahiyuddin, W. R. W., . . . 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, 143(13), 2856-2864.
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2015 Faull, K. J., & Williams, C. R. (2015). Intraspecific variation in desiccation survival time of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito eggs of Australian origin. Journal of Vector Ecology, 40(2), 292-300.
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2015 Azil, A. H., Ritchie, S. A., & Williams, C. R. (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, 27(7), 705-714.
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2015 Wilson, N. J., Seymour, J. E., & Williams, C. R. (2015). Predation of two common native frog species (Litoria ewingi and Crinia signifera) by freshwater invertebrates. Australian journal of zoology, 62(6), 483-490.
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2015 Souter, N. J., & Williams, C. R. (2015). The climate change SA symposium 2013: a synthesis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 139(1), 3-8.
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2015 Williams, C. R. (2015). Vector-borne disease in South Australia's future climate. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 139(1), 121-129.
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2015 Hansen, A., Cameron, S., Liu, Q., Sun, Y., Weinstein, P., Williams, C., . . . 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, 33, 212-218.
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2015 Nicholson, J., Ritchie, S. A., Russell, R. C., Webb, C. E., Cook, A., Zalucki, M. P., . . . Van den Hurk, A. F. (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, 52(3), 375-385.
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2015 Flies, E., Toi, C., Weinstein, P., Doggett, S., & Williams, C. (2015). Converting mosquito surveillance to arbovirus surveillance with honey-baited nucleic acid preservation cards. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 15(7), 397-403.
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2015 Tong, M., Hansen, A., Hanson-Easey, S., Cameron, S., Xiang, J., Liu, Q., . . . Bi, P. (2015). Infectious diseases, urbanization and climate change: challenges in future China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(9), 11025-11036.
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2014 Johnston, E., Weinstein, P., Slaney, D., Flies, A., 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, 39(1), 48-55.
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2014 Rašić, G., Endersby, N. M., Williams, C., & Hoffmann, A. A. (2014). Using Wolbachia-based release for suppression of Aedes mosquitoes: insights from genetic data and population simulations. Ecological applications, 24(5), 1226-1234.
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2014 Viennet, E., Ritchie, S. A., Faddy, H. M., Williams, C. R., & Harley, D. (2014). Epidemiology of dengue in a high-income country: a case study in Queensland, Australia. Parasites and vectors, 7(379), 1-16.
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2014 Wilson, N. J., Stokes, A. N., Hopkins, G. R., Brodie, E. D., & Williams, C. R. (2014). Functional and physiological resistance of crayfish to amphibian toxins: tetrodotoxin resistance in the white river crayfish (Procambarus acutus). Canadian journal of zoology, 92(11), 939-945.
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2014 Williams, C. R., Mincham, G., Ritchie, S. A., 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, 7(1, article no. 447), 1-7.
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2014 Azil, A. H., Bruce, D., & Williams, C. R. (2014). Determining the spatial autocorrelation of dengue vector populations : influences of mosquito sampling method, covariables, and vector control. Journal of vector ecology, 39(1), 153-163.
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2014 Wilson, N. J., & Williams, C. R. (2014). A critical review of freshwater crayfish as amphibian predators : capable consumers of toxic prey?. Toxicon, 82, 9-17.
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2013 Viennet, E., Knope, K., Faddy, H., Williams, C. R., & Harley, D. (2013). Assessing the threat of Chikungunya virus emergence in Australia. Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report, 136(2), 37-43.
2013 Williams, C. R. (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, 137(2), 96-100.
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2013 Richardson, A. J., & Williams, C. R. (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, 38(1), 111-119.
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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, 88(1), 65-72.
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2013 Souter, N., Williams, C., Jennings, J., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). Submission on the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 137(1), 135-137.
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2012 Kokkinn, M. J., Roberts, D. M., & Williams, C. R. (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, 51(1), 22-27.
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2012 Williams, C. R., Johnson, P. H., Ball, T. S., & Ritchie, S. A. (2012). Productivity and population density estimates of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti (Stegomyia aegypti) in Australia. Medical and veterinary entomology, 27(3), 313-322.
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2012 Bader, C. A., & Williams, C. R. (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, 37(2), 136-144.
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2012 Schneemilch, M. J., Kokkinn, M. J., & Williams, C. R. (2012). Flowering timing prediction in Australian native understorey species (Acrotriche R.Br Ericaceae) using meteorological data. International journal of biometeorology, 56(1), 95-105.
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2012 Williams, C. R., Bader, C. A., Williams, S. R., & 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, 37(1), 110-116.
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2012 Williams, C. R. (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, 136(2), 128-136.
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2011 Bader, C. A., & Williams, C. R. (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, 25(1), 70-76.
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2011 Azil, A. H., Li, M., & Williams, C. R. (2011). Dengue vector surveillance programs: a review of methodological diversity in some endemic and epidemic countries. Asia-Pacific journal of public health, 23(6), 827-842.
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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, 50(2), 195-199.
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2011 Schneemilch, M. J., Williams, C. R., & Kokkinn, M. J. (2011). Floral visitation in the Australian native shrub genus Acrotriche R.Br (Ericaceae): an abundance of ants (Formicidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 50(2), 130-138.
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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, 23(2 Suppl), 54S-66S.
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2010 Williams, C. R., Bader, C. A., Kearney, M., Ritchie, S., & Russell, R. (2010). The extinction of dengue through natural vulnerability of its vectors. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 4(12), article no. e922.
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2010 Williams, C. R., & 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, (18), 71-83.
2010 Azil, A. H. B., Long, S., Ritchie, S., & Williams, C. R. (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 & International Health, 15(10), 1190-1197.
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2009 Kokkinn, M. J., Duval, D. J., & Williams, C. R. (2009). Modelling the ecology of the coastal mosquitoes Aedes vigilax and Aedes camptorhynchus at Port Pirie, South Australia. Medical and veterinary entomology, 23(1), 85-91.
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2009 Evans, O., Caragata, E. P., McMeniman, C. J., Woolfit, M., Green, D. C., Williams, C. R., . . . McGraw, E. A. (2009). Increased locomotor activity and metabolism of Aedes aegypti infected with a life-shortening strain of Wolbachia pipientis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(10), 1436-1441.
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2009 Kearney, M., Porter, W. P., Williams, C., Ritchie, S., & Hoffmann, A. A. (2009). Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory to predict climatic impacts on species' ranges: the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti in Australia. Functional ecology, 23(3), 528-538.
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2009 Rapley, L. P., Johnson, P. H., Williams, C. R., Silcock, R. M., Larkman, M., Long, S. A., . . . Ritchie, S. A. (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, 23(4), 303-316.
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2009 Ritchie, S., Rapley, L., Williams, C. R., Johnson, P., Larkman, M., Silcock, R. M., . . . Russell, R. (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, 23(4), 295-302.
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2009 Williams, C. R., Fricker, S. R., & Kokkinn, M. J. (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, 33(3), 284-288.
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2009 Williams, C. R., Williams, S. R., Nicholson, J., Little, S. M., Riordan, J., Fricker, S. R., & Kokkinn, M. J. (2009). Diversity and seasonal succession of coastal mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the northern Adelaide region of South Australia. Australian journal of entomology, 48(2), 107-112.
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2009 Williams, S., Kokkinn, M. J., Fricker, S. R., Schneemilch, M. J., Humphrey, M. J., & Williams, C. R. (2009). Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Spencer Gulf Coast of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 133(1), 51-56.
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2008 Ritchie, S., Long, S., McCaffrey, N., Key, C., Lonergran, G., & Williams, C. R. (2008). A biodegradable lethal ovitrap for control of container-breeding Aedes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 24(1), 47-53.
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2008 Stafford, R. J., Schluter, P. J., Wilson, A. J., Kirk, M. D., Hall, G., Unicomb, L., . . . McKay, I. (2008). Population-attributable risk estimates for risk factors associated with Campylobacter infection, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(6), 895-901.
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2008 Williams, C. R., Johnson, P., Long, S., Rapley, L., & Ritchie, S. (2008). Rapid estimation of Aedes aegypti population size using simulation modeling, with a novel approach to calibration and field validation. Journal of medical entomology, 45(6), 1173-1179.
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2008 Williams, C. R., Faull, K. J., Wilson, N. J., & Swart, V. R. (2008). The Allee effect in site choice behaviour of egg-laying dengue vector mosquitoes. Tropical Biomedicine, 25(2), 140-144.
2007 Williams, C. R., Ritchie, S., Long, S., Dennison, N., & Russell, R. (2007). Impact of a bifenthrin-treated lethal ovitrap on aedes aegypti oviposition and mortality in North Queensland, Australia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 44(2), 256-262.
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2007 Williams, C. R., Long, S., Webb, C., Bitzhenner, M., Geier, M., Russell, R., & Ritchie, S. (2007). Aedes aegypti population sampling using BG-Sentinel traps in North Queensland Australia : statistical considerations for trap deployment and sampling strategy. Journal of medical entomology, 44(2), 345-350.
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2007 Cook, P., Hugo, L., Iturbe Ormaetxe, I., Williams, C. R., Chenoweth, S., Ritchie, S., . . . O'Neill, S. (2007). Predicting the age of mosquitoes using transcriptional profiles. Nature Protocols, 2(11), 2796-2806.
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2007 Williams, C. R., Long, S. A., Webb, C. E., Bitzhenner, M., Geier, M., Russell, R. C., & Ritchie, S. A. (2007). Aedes aegypti population sampling using BG-sentinel traps in North Queensland Australia: Statistical considerations for trap deployment and sampling strategy. Journal of Medical Entomology, 44(2), 345-350.
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2007 Williams, C. R., Ritchie, S. A., Long, S. A., Dennison, N., & Russell, R. C. (2007). Impact of a bifenthrin-treated lethal ovitrap on Aedes aegypti oviposition and mortality in North Queensland, Australia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 44(2), 256-262.
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2006 Hall, G. V., Kirk, M. D., Ashbolt, R., Stafford, R., Lalor, K., Bell, R., . . . Williams, J. (2006). Frequency of infectious gastrointestinal illness in Australia, 2002: Regional, seasonal and demographic variation. Epidemiology and Infection, 134(1), 111-118.
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2006 Cook, P., Hugo, L., Iturbe Ormaetxe, I., Williams, C. R., Chenoweth, S., Ritchie, S., . . . O'Neill, S. (2006). The use of transcriptional profiles to predict mosquito adult age under field conditions. National academy of sciences. proceedings, 103(48), 18060-18065.
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2006 Williams, C., Smith, B., Best, S., & Tyler, M. (2006). Mosquito repellents in frog skin. Biology Letters, 2(2), 242-245.
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2006 Williams, C. R., Long, S., Russell, R., & Ritchie, S. (2006). Field efficacy of the BG-Sentinel compared with CDC Backpack Aspirators and CO2-baited EVS traps for collection of adult Aedes aegypti in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 22(2), 296-300.
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2006 Ritchie, S., Williams, C. R., & Montgomery, B. (2006). Field evaluation of New Mountain Sandalwood Mosquito Sticks (R) and New Mountain Sandalwood Botanical Repellent against mosquitoes in North Queensland, Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 22(1), 158-160.
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2006 Williams, C. R., Long, S., Russell, R., & Ritchie, S. (2006). Optimizing ovitrap use for Aedes aegypti in Cairns, Queensland, Australia : effects of some abiotic factors on field efficacy. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 22(4), 635-640.
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2006 Williams, C. R., Bergbauer, R., Geier, M., Kline, D., Bernier, U., Russell, R., & Ritchie, S. (2006). Laboratory and field assessment of kairomone blends for host-seeking Aedes aegypti. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 22(4), 641-647.
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2006 Williams, C. R., Ritchie, S., Russell, R., Eiras, A., Kline, D., & Geier, M. (2006). Geographic variation in attraction to human odor compounds by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) : a laboratory study. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 32(8), 1625-1634.
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2006 Ritchie, S., Moore, P., Carruthers, M., Williams, C. R., Montgomery, B., Foley, P., . . . Russell, R. (2006). Discovery of a widespread infestation of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 22(3), 358-365.
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2005 Williams, C. R., Ritchie, S., Russell, R., & Zborowski, P. (2005). Development and application of 'lure and kill' strategies for the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Australia. Arbovirus research in Australia.
2005 Williams, C. R., & Kokkinn, M. J. (2005). Daily patterns of locomotor and sugar-feeding activity of the mosquito Culex Annulirostris from geographically isolated populations. Physiological Entomology (Online), 30(4), 309-316.
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2005 Williams, C. R. (2005). Timing of host-seeking behaviour of the mosquitoes Anopheles annulipes sensu lato Walker and Coquillettidia linealis (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Murray River Valley, South Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 44(2), 110-112.
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2005 Russell, R., Webb, C., Williams, C. R., & Ritchie, S. (2005). Mark-release-recapture study to measure dispersal of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 19(4), 451-457.
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2005 Williams, C. R., Ritchie, S., & Whelan, P. (2005). Potential distribution of the Asian disease vector Culex gelidus Theobald (Diptera : Culicidae) in Australia and New Zealand: a prediction based on climate suitability. Australian Journal of Entomology, 44(4), 425-430.
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2004 Smith, B., Williams, C., Tyler, M., & Williams, B. (2004). A survey of frog odorous secretions, their possible functions and phylogenetic significance. Applied Herpetology, 2(1), 47-82.
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2004 Berger, L., Speare, R., Hines, H., Marantelli, G., Hyatt, A., McDonald, K., . . . Tyler, M. (2004). Effect of season and temperature on mortality in amphibians due to chytridiomycosis. Australian Veterinary Journal, 82(7), 434-439.
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2004 Williams, C. R., Snell, A., & Kokkinn, M. J. (2004). Studies of temporal host-seeking patterns of Culex annulirostris (Diptera: Culicidae): a comparison of methods and populations. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.
2003 Williams, C. R., Kokkinn, M. J., & Smith, B. (2003). Intraspecific variation in odor-mediated host preference of the mosquito Culex annulirostris. Journal of chemical ecology, 29(8), 1889-1903.
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2002 Ashbolt, R., Givney, R., Gregory, J. E., Hall, G., Hundy, R., Kirk, M., . . . Williams, C. (2002). Enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia in 2001: the OzFoodNet Working Group.. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 26(3), 375-406.
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2002 Ashbolt, R., Bell, R., Crerar, S., Dalton, C., Givney, R., Gregory, J., . . . Williams, C. (2002). OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, January to March 2002.. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 26(3), 430-435.
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2002 Beebe, N., van den Hurk, A., Chapman, H., Frances, S., Williams, C. R., & Cooper, R. (2002). Development and evaluation of a species diagnostic polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment-length polymorphism procedure for cryptic members of the Culex sitiens (Diptera : Culicidae) subgroup in Australia and the southwest Pacific. Journal of Medical Entomology.
2001 Williams, C. R., Kokkinn, M. J., Snell, A., Fricker, S., & Crossfield, E. (2001). Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.
2000 Williams, C. R., & Kokkinn, M. J. (2000). Records of mosquitoes (Diptera: culcidae) from the Cooper Basin in North Eastern South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.
2000 Williams, C., Brodie Jr, E., Tyler, M., & Walker, S. (2000). Antipredator mechanisms of Australian frogs. Journal of Herpetology, 34(3), 431-443.
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1999 Williams, C. R., Kokkinn, M. J., & Gilbert, K. (1999). Spatial heterogeneity in oviposition preference of the mosquito Aedes notoscriptus (Skuse)(Diptera:Culicidae) in Adelaide, South Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 38(4), 354-358.
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1998 Tyler, M., Davis, A., & Williams, C. (1998). Pleistocene frogs from Near Cooma, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 119(119), 107-113.
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1998 Brodie Jr, E., Williams, C., & Tyler, M. (1998). Evolution of aposematic behavior and coloration in the Australian frog genus Uperoleia. Journal of Herpetology, 32(1), 136-139.
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1998 Williams, C., Wallman, J., & Tyler, M. (1998). Toxicity of green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) skin secretion to the blowflies Calliphora stygia (Fabricius) and Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 37(1), 85-89.
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  • 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

  • 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

Courses I teach

  • NASC 4021 Scientific Practice (2025)
  • BIOL 3027 Global Change and Human Health (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shashikala Keshani Wijesooriya Arachchilage Don
2020 Co-Supervisor - - Master Full Time Mr Stephen Robert Fricker
  • Position: Dean Students, Health
  • Email: c.williams@adelaide.edu.au
  • Alternative Contact: Amber Moore 8302 2156, amber.moore@unisa.edu.au

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