Dr Kevin Williams

Program Coordinator, PRIME-TB

Qualifications:

PhD, University of Adelaide, 1995; Master of Science (Hons), Canterbury University, 1991; Bachelor of Horticultural Science, Lincoln College, 1984

Location:

Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital campus

Biography:

Dr Kevin Williams is the Project Coordinator of the DFAT-funded PRIME-TB, a partnership that will develop four “fast-track” sites (Yogyakarta, Port Moresby, Mimika and Daru) as knowledge and innovation hubs in TB elimination that will catalyse implementation, develop the workforce, strengthen systems, including addressing drug resistant TB outbreaks.

Previously at Menzies, he was Program Manager of the NHMRC-funded The Communicate Study Partnership, a collaborative program working towards ensuring more Aboriginal patients receive culturally safe healthcare, and HOT NORTH, a multidisciplinary collaboration involving eight of Australia’s leading health research organisations that aimed to improve health outcomes in the tropical north through projects that link organisations, translate research into outcomes and create pathways for health professionals.

Prior to this, he held positions as Program Manager and CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation, Director of the Northern Territory Centre for Renewable Energy and leader of the Plant and Pathogen Molecular Genetics and Algal Biofuels groups at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).

  1. Williams, K., Rung, S., & Currie, B.J. (2021). Addressing the urban-rural health gap through a northern research collaboration. The Medical Journal of Australia 214 (10) 484 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51076 
  2. Williams, K., Rung, S., D’Antoine, H., & Currie, B.J. (2021). A cross-jurisdictional research collaboration aiming to improve health outcomes in the tropical north of Australia. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 9,100124. https://doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100124.
  3. Wozniak, T.M., Miller, E., Williams, K.J., & Pickering, A. (2020). Championing women working in health across regional and rural Australia – a new dual-mentorship model. BMC Medical Education, 20, 299. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02219-w
  1. HOT NORTH Impact Report
  2. Skin disease a 'national crisis'
  3. First Aboriginal Australian Dermatologist to Attend Skin Health Symposium in Darwin
  4. Tropical health HOT topic at forum
  5. Media Release | HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019
  6. HOT NORTH Visiting Fellow, Arca Testamenti Travels to Darwin
  7. NT News | HOT NORTH ASM
  8. HOT NORTH researchers gather in Darwin
  9. Katherine doctors push for more public housing
  10. Developing Northern Australia 2017 Implementation Report
  11. Herald Sun | We are delivering for North: Joyce
  12. HOT NORTH: A community of excellence in tropical medicine
  13. Hot North News - Issue 1
  14. Research in the HOT NORTH
  15. Territory Q features HOT NORTH
  16. E-news Healthy Tomorrow - Hot North Pilot Projects
  17. Mosquito poo could help to detect diseases
  18. HOT NORTH Fellowships to improve health outcomes in the tropics
  19. Funding boost to tackle health challenges in northern Australia