Dr Louise Wilson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Public Health
+61 7 334 64649
Researcher biography
Dr Louise Wilson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a focus on mentrual disorders and on women's use of health services over the lifecourse. Dr Wilson completed a PhD at the University of Queensland in women's health in 2019. While doing her PhD, she worked part-time at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute doing research on cancer prevention. Prior to this, she had an extensive career in program planning and implementation in the Australian government across the health, aged care, housing and education sectors.
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NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases: Prevention and Detection (CRE WaND) National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence |
Book Chapters
Stephenson, Judith, Hall, Jennifer and Wilson, Louise F. (2023). A life course approach to women's health care. A life course approach to women's health. (pp. 359-370) edited by Gita Mishra, Rebecca Hardy and Diana Kuh. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192864642.003.0021
Sinclair, Craig, Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine and Nicholson, Anna (2019). Prevention of cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma. (pp. 271-286) New York, NY USA: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7147-9_34
Sinclair, Craig, Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine and Nicholson, Anna (2018). Prevention of cutaneous malignant melanoma. Melanoma. (pp. 1-16) edited by David E. Fisher and Boris C. Bastian. New York, NY: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7322-0_34-1
Journal Articles
Wilson, L F, Moss, K M, Doust, J, Farquhar, C M and Mishra, G D (2024). First Australian estimates of incidence and prevalence of uterine fibroids: a data linkage cohort study 2000–2022. Human Reproduction, 39 (9), 2134-2143. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae162
Costa, Nathalia, Ambrens, Meghan, Delbaere, Kim, Wilson, Louise, Li, Ang and Sherrington, Catherine (2024). A systems approach to assist policy action to prevent falls among community-dwelling older people in Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 34 (1) e3412405. doi: 10.17061/phrp3412405
Wilson, Louise F., Dobson, Annette J., Mishra, Gita D. and Doust, Jenny A. (2023). Preventive health checks in Australian general practice for women during mid‐life. Medical Journal of Australia, 219 (9), 1-3. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52083
Hueg, Trine K., Hickey, Martha, Beck, Astrid L., Wilson, Louise F., Uldbjerg, Cecilie S., Priskorn, Lærke, Abildgaard, Julie, Lim, Youn‐Hee and Bräuner, Elvira V. (2023). Risk of fracture after bilateral oophorectomy. JBMR Plus, 7 (7) e10750, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10750
Wilson, Louise F., Doust, Jenny, Mishra, Gita D. and Dobson, Annette J. (2023). Symptom patterns and health service use of women in early adulthood: a latent class analysis from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 147, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15070-7
Xu, Zhiwei, Varghese, Blesson Mathew, Trancoso, Ralph, Wilson, Louise F., Cheng, Jian and Tong, Shilu (2023). Mortality associated with heatwave severity in the three largest Australian cities. Epidemiology, 34 (1), e3-e4. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001551
Wilson, Louise Forsyth, Xu, Zhiwei, Doust, Jenny, Mishra, Gita Devi and Dobson, Annette Jane (2022). Associations of socioeconomic and health factors with dental non‐attendance: a comparison of three cohorts of women. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51 (3), 452-461. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12776
Xu, Zhiwei, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Dobson, Annette J., Wilson, Louise F., Hickey, Martha and Mishra, Gita D. (2022). Menopause, hysterectomy, menopausal hormone therapy and cause-specific mortality: cohort study of UK Biobank participants. Human Reproduction, 37 (9) ARTN deac137, 2175-2185. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deac137
Uldbjerg, Cecilie S., Wilson, Louise F., Koch, Trine, Christensen, Jane, Dehlendorff, Christian, Priskorn, Lærke, Abildgaard, Julie, Simonsen, Mette K., Lim, Youn-Hee, Andersen, Zorana J., Juul, Anders, Hickey, Martha and Bräuner, Elvira V. (2022). In reply. Menopause, 29 (6), 756-758. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002009
Uldbjerg, Cecilie S., Wilson, Louise F., Koch, Trine, Christensen, Jane, Dehlendorff, Christian, Priskorn, Lærke, Abildgaard, Julie, Simonsen, Mette K., Lim, Youn-Hee, Jørgensen, Jeanette T., Andersen, Zorana J., Juul, Anders, Hickey, Martha and Brauner, Elvira V. (2022). Oophorectomy and rate of dementia: a prospective cohort study. Menopause, 29 (5), 514-522. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001943
Wilson, Louise Forsyth, Dobson, Annette Jane, Doust, Jenny and Mishra, Gita Devi (2022). Socioeconomic, behavioural and health factors associated with chlamydia testing in sexually active young women: an Australian observational cohort study. Sexual Health, 19 (2), 112-121. doi: 10.1071/sh21230
Wilson, Louise Forsyth and Mishra, Gita Devi (2022). Associations of protective factors with physical function in women with a hysterectomy: a prospective Australian cohort study. Maturitas, 161, 55-57. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.02.006
Bräuner, Elvira V., Wilson, Louise F., Koch, Trine, Christensen, Jane, Dehlendorff, Christian, Duun-Henriksen, Anne Katrine, Priskorn, Lærke, Abildgaard, Julie, Simonsen, Mette K., Jørgensen, Jeanette T., Lim, Youn-Hee, Andersen, Zorana J., Juul, Anders and Hickey, Martha (2022). The long-term association between bilateral oophorectomy and depression: a prospective cohort study. Menopause, 29 (3), 276-283. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001913
Xu, Z., Doust, J.A., Wilson, L.F., Dobson, A.J., Dharmage, S.C. and Mishra, G.D. (2022). Asthma severity and impact on perinatal outcomes: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 129 (3), 367-377. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16968
Neale, Rachel E., Wilson, Louise F., Black, Lucinda J., Waterhouse, Mary, Lucas, Robyn M. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2021). Hospitalisations for falls and hip fractures attributable to vitamin D deficiency in older Australians. British Journal of Nutrition, 126 (11) PII S0007114521000416, 1682-1686. doi: 10.1017/s0007114521000416
Olesen, Cathrine S, Koch, Trine, Uldbjerg, Cecilie S, Gregersen, Laura S, Christensen, Jane, Dehlendorff, Christian, Priskorn, Lærke, Wilson, Louise F, Lim, Youn-Hee, Jørgensen, Jeanette T, Andersen, Zorana J, Juul, Anders, Abildgaard, Julie, Hickey, Martha and Bräuner, Elvira V (2021). Cardiovascular mortality after bilateral oophorectomy: a prospective cohort study. Menopause, Publish Ahead of Print (1), 28-34. doi: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001873
Wilson, Louise F. and Jordan, Susan J. (2021). Hysterectomy and ovarian cancer – further research needed to inform clinical decision‐making. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129 (1), 119-119. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16952
Wilson, Louise F., Tuesley, Karen M., Webb, Penelope M., Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Stewart, Louise M. and Jordan, Susan J. (2021). Hysterectomy and risk of breast, colorectal, thyroid and kidney cancer - an Australian data linkage study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 30 (5), 904-911. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1670
Tuesley, Karen M., Protani, Melinda M., Webb, Penelope M., Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Wilson, Louise F., Stewart, Louise M. and Jordan, Susan J. (2020). Hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy and all-cause and cause-specific mortality. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 223 (5) ARTN 723.e1-e16, 723.e1-723.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.037
Wilson, Louise Forsyth, Xu, Zhiwei, Mishra, Gita Devi, Dobson, Annette Jane and Doust, Jenny (2020). Did changes to recommended testing criteria affect the rate of vitamin D testing among Australian women. Archives of Osteoporosis, 15 (1) 162, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11657-020-00840-2
Wilson, Louise F., Green, Adele C., Jordan, Susan J., Neale, Rachel E., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2020). The proportion of cancers attributable to social deprivation: a population based analysis of Australian health data. Cancer Epidemiology, 67 101742, 101742. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2020.101742
Wilson, Louise F., Baade, Peter D., Green, Adele C., Jordan, Susan J., Kendall, Bradley J., Neale, Rachel E., Olsen, Catherine M., Youlden, Danny R., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2019). The impact of reducing alcohol consumption in Australia: an estimate of the proportion of potentially avoidable cancers 2013-2037 : estimates of cancers avoided in Australia by reducing alcohol intake. International Journal of Cancer, 145 (11), 2944-2953. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32204
Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Webb, Penelope M., Wilson, Louise F., Tuesley, Karen, Stewart, Louise M. and Jordan, Susan J. (2019). Response to van Diest, Zweemer, and Piek. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 111 (12), 1362-1362. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz121
Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Webb, Penelope M., Wilson, Louise F., Tuesley, Karen, Stewart, Louise M. and Jordan, Susan J. (2019). The association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer risk: a population-based record-linkage study. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 111 (10) ARTN djz015, 1097-1103. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz015
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Wilson, Louise F., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, van der Pols, Jolieke C., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adele C. (2019). Sun protection behaviour after diagnosis of high-risk primary melanoma and risk of a subsequent primary. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 80 (1), 139-148.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.06.068
Wilson, Louise F., Baade, Peter D., Green, Adele C., Jordan, Susan J., Kendall, Bradley J., Neale, Rachel E., Olsen, Catherine M., Youlden, Danny R., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2018). The impact of changing the prevalence of overweight/obesity and physical inactivity in Australia: an estimate of the proportion of potentially avoidable cancers 2013-2037. International Journal of Cancer, 144 (9), 2088-2098. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31943
Wilson, Louise F., Pandeya, Nirmala, Byles, Julie and Mishra, Gita D. (2018). Hysterectomy status and all-cause mortality in a 21-year Australian population-based cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 220 (1), 83.e1-83.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.002
Wilson, Louise F., Antonsson, Annika, Green, Adele C., Jordan, Susan J., Kendall, Bradley J., Nagle, Christina M., Neale, Rachel E., Olsen, Catherine M., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2018). How many cancer cases and deaths are potentially preventable? Estimates for Australia in 2013. International Journal of Cancer, 142 (4), 691-701. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31088
Wilson, Louise F., Pandeya, Nirmala, Byles, Julie and Mishra, Gita D. (2018). Hysterectomy and perceived physical function in middle-aged Australian women: a 20-year population-based prospective cohort study. Quality of Life Research, 27 (6), 1501-1511. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1812-9
Olsen, C M, Wilson, L F, Green, A C, Biswas, N, Loyalka, J and Whiteman, D C (2018). How many melanomas might be prevented if more people applied sunscreen regularly?. The British Journal of Dermatology, 178 (1), 140-147. doi: 10.1111/bjd.16079
Chen, L., Mishra, G. D., Dobson, A. J., Wilson, L. F. and Jones, M. A. (2017). Protective effect of hormone therapy among women with hysterectomy/oophorectomy. Human Reproduction, 32 (4), 885-892. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex017
Wilson, L., Pandeya, N., Byles, J. and Mishra, G. (2017). Hysterectomy and incidence of depressive symptoms in midlife women: the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 27 (4), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016001220
Olsen, Catherine M., Wilson, Louise F., Green, Adele C., Biswas, Neela, Loyalka, Juhi and Whiteman, David C. (2017). Prevention of DNA damage in human skin by topical sunscreens. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 33 (3), 135-142. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12298
Wilson, Louise F., Pandeya, Nirmala and Mishra, Gita D. (2017). Hysterectomy trends in Australia, 2000-2001 to 2013-2014: Joinpoint regression analysis. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 96 (10), 1170-1179. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13182
Whiteman, David C. and Wilson, Louise F. (2016). The fractions of cancer attributable to modifiable factors: a global review. Cancer Epidemiology, 44, 203-221. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.06.013
Wilson, Louise F., Pandeya, Nirmala, Byles, Julie and Mishra, Gita D. (2016). Hot flushes and night sweats symptom profiles over a 17-year period in mid-aged women: the role of hysterectomy with ovarian conservation. Maturitas, 91, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.05.011
Wilson, Louise F. and Mishra, Gita D. (2016). Age at menarche, level of education, parity and the risk of hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analyses of population-based observational studies. PLoS One, 11 (3) e0151398, 1-25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151398
Jordan, Susan J., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to and prevented by the use of combined oral contraceptives. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 441-445. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12444
Nagle, Christina M., Wilson, Louise F., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Miura, Kyoko, Bain, Christopher J., Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to the consumption of red and processed meat. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 429-433. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12450
Whiteman, David C., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Fritschi, Lin, Bain, Christopher J., Parkin, D. Max, Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine M., Nagle, Christina M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Jordan, Susan J., Antonsson, Annika, Kendall, Bradley J., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Miura, Kyoko, Peters, Susan and Carey, Renee N. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 477-484. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12471
Whiteman, David C., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Fritschi, Lin, Bain, Christopher J., Parkin D. Max, Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine M., Nagle, Christina M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Jordan, Susan J., Antonsson, Annika, Kendall, Bradley J., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Miura, Kyoko, Peters, Susan and Carey, Renee N. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: Introduction and overview. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 403-407. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12468
Wilson, Louise F., Green, Adele C., Kendall, Bradley J., Jordan, Susan J., Nagle, Christina M., Bain, Christopher J., Neale, Rachel E. and Whiteman, David C. (2015). Cancers prevented in Australia in 2010 through the consumption of aspirin. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 414-417. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12443
Jordan, Susan J., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to and prevented by the use of menopausal hormone therapy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 434-440. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12451
Jordan, Susan J., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to total breastfeeding durations of 12 months or less by parous women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 418-421. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12457
Nagle, Christina M., Wilson, Louise F., Hughes, Maria Cellia B., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Miura, Kyoko, Bain, Christopher J., Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to inadequate consumption of fruit, non-starchy vegetables and dietary fibre. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 422-428. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12449
Olsen, Catherine M., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Kendall, Bradley J., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to insufficient physical activity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 458-463. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12469
Pandeya, Nirmala, Wilson, Louise F., Webb, Penelope M., Neale , Rachel E., Bain, Christopher J. and Whiteman, David C. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to the consumption of alcohol. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 408-413. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12456
Olsen, Catherine M., Wilson, Louise F., Green, Adele C., Bain, Christopher J., Fritschi, Lin, Neale, Rachel E. and Whiteman, David C. (2015). Cancers in Australia attributable to exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and prevented by regular sunscreen use. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 471-476. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12470
Pandeya, Nirmala, Wilson, Louise F., Bain, Christopher J., Martin, Kara L., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to tobacco smoke. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 464-470. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12446
Antonsson, Annika, Wilson, Louise F., Kendall, Bradley J., Bain, Christopher J., Whiteman, David C. and Neale, Rachel E. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 446-451. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12445
Kendall, Bradley J., Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine M., Webb, Penelope M., Neale, Rachel E., Bain, Christopher J. and Whiteman, David C. (2015). Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to overweight and obesity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (5), 452-457. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12458
Wilson, Louise F., Page, Andrew N., Dunn, Nathan A. M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Protani, Melinda M. and Taylor, Richard J. (2013). Population attributable risk of modifiable risk factors associated with invasive breast cancer in women aged 45-69 years in Queensland, Australia. Maturitas, 76 (4), 370-376. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.09.002
Research Report
Mishra, Gita, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Hockey, Richard, Chung, Hsin-Fang, Wilson, Louise and Dobson, Annette (2023). Evidence review: Queensland women and girls' health. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Thesis
Wilson, Louise Forsyth (2019). Middle-aged women with a hysterectomy: an exploration of trends, characteristics and mid-life health experiences. PhD Thesis, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.870