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Overview

Julie Williams is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research spanning medicine and health professions. Their work focuses on several subfields, including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and epidemiology.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Williams has published in a range of journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Health Promotion Journal of Australia
  • Pilot and Feasibility Studies
  • Frontiers in Health Services

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Williams include:

  • "Implementation, Adoption, and Perceptions of Telemental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review," 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Implementation of Telemental Health Services Before COVID-19: Rapid Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews," 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Barriers and Facilitators of Clinician and Researcher Collaborations: A Qualitative Study," 2020, BMC Health Services Research
  • "Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Outcomes in People With Early Psychosis," 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • "Characteristics Associated with Willingness to Walk Further Than Necessary to the Bus Stop: Insights for Public Transport-Related Physical Activity," 2021, Journal of Transport & Health

Williams has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Fiona Gaughran
  • Nick Sevdalis
  • Kim Jose
  • Andrew Palmer
  • Melanie J. Sharman

Their research contributions integrate clinical and public health perspectives with an emphasis on mental health and telehealth services. The exploration of urban transport and accessibility also reflects an interdisciplinary approach linking physical activity and health outcomes. The combination of these topics aligns with broader efforts to understand and improve health disparities, chronic disease management, and patient involvement in mental health care.

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • TREM2 Variants in Alzheimer's Disease

    Rita Guerreiro;Rita Guerreiro;Aleksandra Wojtas;Jose Bras;Minerva Carrasquillo

  • Conceptual framework for personal recovery in mental health: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

    Mary Leamy;Victoria Bird;Clair Le Boutillier;Julie Williams

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Sudha Seshadri;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;M Arfan Ikram;Anita L. DeStefano

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among hospitalized patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    Brian R. Edlin;Jerome I. Tokars;Michael H. Grieco;Jack T. Crawford

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Genetic evidence implicates the immune system and cholesterol metabolism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lesley Jones;Peter A. Holmans;Marian L. Hamshere;Denise Harold

  • Physical, cognitive, and mental health impacts of COVID-19 after hospitalisation (PHOSP-COVID): a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.

    Rachael A Evans;Hamish McAuley;Ewen M Harrison;Aarti Shikotra

  • Candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms from a genomewide association study of Alzheimer disease

    Hao Li;Sally Wetten;Li Li;Pamela L. St. Jean

  • What Does Recovery Mean in Practice? A Qualitative Analysis of International Recovery-Oriented Practice Guidance

    Clair Le Boutillier;Mary Leamy;Victoria J Bird;Larry Davidson

  • Predictors of developmental dyslexia in European orthographies with varying complexity

    Karin Landerl;Karin Landerl;Franck Ramus;Kristina Moll;Kristina Moll;Heikki Lyytinen

  • Susceptibility Locus for Alzheimer's Disease on Chromosome 10

    Amanda Myers;Peter Holmans;Helen Marshall;Jennifer Kwon

  • Cognitive mechanisms underlying reading and spelling development in five European orthographies

    Kristina Moll;Franck Ramus;Juergen Bartling;Jennifer Bruder

  • A full genome scan for late onset Alzheimer's disease

    Patrick Kehoe;Fabienne Wavrant-De Vrieze;Richard Crook;William S. Wu

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
Simon Lovestone
Simon Lovestone University of Oxford
Michael Conlon O'Donovan
Michael Conlon O'Donovan Cardiff University
Peter Holmans
Peter Holmans Cardiff University
Denise Harold
Denise Harold Dublin City University
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London
Carol Brayne
Carol Brayne University of Cambridge
Lesley Jones
Lesley Jones Cardiff University

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