Dr Pip Williams

Dr Philippa Williams is a research Fellow at the centre for work and life. She is currently project manager for the Work, Home and Community Project, a large ARC funded project investigating how men, women and children configure work, home and community in 10 Australian Communities. Pip comes from a multidisciplinary background, having studied and worked in psychology, sociology and public health. She has both quantitative and qualitative research skills with a particular interest in Grounded theory. Pip's research interests focus on community, social support, work-life integration, the needs of adolescents and the environment. As well as her academic qualifications, Pip is personally committed to the environment and social justice, in particular the rights of children and adolescents to be active citizens, to inherit a healthy planet and to have the skills to improve the well being of themselves, their families and their environments.

• Pip is currently a research only academic. However, her teaching and supervision interests include:
• Work-life integration
• Sustainable communities
• Social support and new parents/ grandparents
• Qualitative research methods
• Grounded Theory

PhD (Public Health) - University of Adelaide

Masters of Public Health - University of New South Wales

Bachelor of Social Science - Charles Sturt University

Diploma of Remidial massage - Nature Care College, Sydney

• Community
• Social support
• Work-life integration
• The needs of adolescents
• The environment

St George RJ, Delbaere K, Williams P, Lord SR: Sleep quality and falls in older people living in self- and assisted-care villages. Gerontology 2009;55(2):162-168.

Williams P, Pocock B. Building ‘community for different stages of life: physical and social infrastructure in master planned communities. Community, Work & Family: 2009: 1-17 (iFirst article).

Williams P, Pocock B, Bridge K. Kids lives in adult space and time: How home, community and work affect opportunity for teenagers in suburban Australia. Health Sociology Review. 2009:18: 79-93.

Williams P, Pocock B, Skinner N. Clawing back time” Expansive working time and implications for work-life outcomes in Australian workers. Work, Employment and Society. 2008;22(4): 737-748.

Pocock B, Skinner N, Williams P. Measuring Work-life Interaction: The Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) 2007. Labour and Industry.2008; 18(3):19-43.

Campbell D, Khan A, Rankin N, Williams P, Redman S. Are specialist breast nurses available to Australian women with breast cancer? Cancer Nursing. 2006; 29(1): 43-8.

Davis C, Williams P, Parle M, Redman S, Turner J. Assessing the support needs of women with early breast cancer in Australia. Cancer Nursing. Cancer Nursing. 2004; 27(2):169-74.

Williams P, Barclay L, Schmied V. Defining social support in context: A necessary step in improving research, intervention and practice. Qualitative Health Research. 2004; 14 (7): 942-960

Rankin N, Williams P, Davis C, Girgis A. The use and acceptability of a one-on-one peer support program for Australian women with early breast cancer. Patient Education and Counseling 2004 53 (2):141-146

Davis C, Williams P, Redman S, White K, King E. Assessing the practical and psychosocial needs of rural women with early breast cancer in Australia. Social Work in Health Care 2003; 36(3): 25-36.

Lord SR, Castell S, Corcoran J, Deyhew J, Matters B, Shan A, Williams P. The effect of group exercise on physical functioning and falls in frail older people living in retirement villages: A randomised controlled trial. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. 2003;51(12):1685-1692.

Williams P, Redman S, Rankin N, Davis C, Armstrong B, Malycha P. Is breast cancer care in accord with clinical practice guidelines: a consumer audit. The Breast 2002; 11:509-515.

Lord SR, Allen GM, Williams P, Gandevia SC. Risk of falling: Predictors based on reduced strength in persons previously affected by polio. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2002; 83(6):757-63.

Davis C, Williams P, Redman S. Early discharge following breast surgery: assessing care, support, and informational needs of women with early breast cancer in Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 2000;70(8):569-72.

Davis C, Girgis A, Williams P, Beeney L. Needs assessment of rural and remote women travelling to the city for breast cancer treatment. The Australian New Zealand Journal of Public Health 1998;22 (5):525-7.

Anstey K, Lord SR, Williams P. Lower limb muscle strength, contrast sensitivity and reaction time predict cognition in older women. Psychology and Aging 1997;12:137-144.

Williams P, Lord SR. The effect of exercise on cognition and mood in older women. Australian Journal of Public Health 1997;21:45-52.

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P, Zivanovic E. The effects of a community exercise program on fracture risk factors in older women. Osteoporosis International 1996;6:361-367.

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P. The effect of exercise on dynamic stability in older women: a randomised controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1996;77:232-236.

Lord SR, Lloyd DG, Nirui M, Raymond J, Williams P, Stewart RA. The effect of exercise on gait patterns in older women: a randomized controlled trial. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 1996; 51A:M64-M70.

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P, Strudwick M. The effect of a 12 month exercise program on balance, strength and falls in older women: a randomized control trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1995;43:1198-1206.

Ward JA, Lord SL, Williams P, Anstey K, Zivanovic E. Health and lifestyle factors associated with bone density in older women living in the community. Bone 1995; 16:373S-378S.

Williams P, Lord SR. Predictors of adherence to a structured exercise program for older women. Psychology and Aging 1995;10:617-624.

Lord SR, Anstey K, Williams P, Ward JA. Psychoactive medication use, sensori-motor function and falls in older women. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 1995;39:227-324.

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P, Anstey K. Physiological factors associated with falls in older community-dwelling women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1994;42:1110-1117.

Ward JA, Lord SR, Williams P, Anstey K. Hearing impairment and hearing aid use in women over 65 years of age. Cross-sectional study of women in a large urban community. Medical Journal of Australia 1993;159:382-384.

Lord SR, Mitchel D, Williams P. Effect of water exercise on balance and related factors in older people. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 1993;39:217-222.

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P, Anstey K. An epidemiological study of falls in older community-dwelling women: the Randwick falls and fractures study. Australian Journal of Public Health 1993;17:240-245.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Social Sciences

• Social support
• Work, home and community integration
• teenagers access to opportunity