Research team

Professor Gita Mishra
PhD(Statistics), MSc(Statistics), BSc

Gita is the GELLES Chief Investigator and the Queensland-based Director of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). She is based at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland.

Email: g.mishra@sph.uq.edu.au

Dr Ingrid Rowlands
PhD, BPsycSc(Hons)

Ingrid is a researcher with expertise in the psychology and epidemiology of women’s health, with a focus on endometriosis. She is a Research Fellow and Co-Project Coordinator for GELLES, and is based at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland.

Email: i.rowlands@psy.uq.edu.au

Dr Ellen Wessel
PhD, BA(Hons), BComm 

Ellen is the Co-Project Coordinator for GELLES and is based at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland.

Email: e.wessel@uq.edu.au

Dr Sally Mortlock
PhD

Sally is a researcher with expertise in genomic and statistical analysis of complex disease, including endometriosis. She is based at the Institute of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.

Email: s.mortlock@imb.uq.edu.au

Professor Jenny Doust
PhD (Population Health)

Jenny is a clinical epidemiologist and General Practitioner (GP), with expertise in menstrual disorders. She is based at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland.

Email: j.doust@uq.edu.au

Professor Annette Dobson
AM, FAHMS, BSc, MSc, PhD, Grad Cert Mngt, A Stat

Annette is an internationally renowned expert in biostatistics and women’s health epidemiology, and was the Founding Director of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). She is based at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland.

Email: a.dobson@sph.uq.edu.au

Dr Marina Kvaskoff

Marina is a leading specialist in endometriosis epidemiology, based at The French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM).

Professor Grant Montgomery
PhD

Grant is co-leader of the International Endometriosis Genetics Consortium and has made substantial contributions to the worldwide effort to map genomic regions contributing to risk for complex traits and disease, including endometriosis. He is based at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.

Email: g.montgomery1@uq.edu.au

Professor Jason Abbott
B Med (Hons) FRANZCOG FRCOG PhD

Jason is a Professor of Gynaecological Surgery at The University of New South Wales and the Medical Director of Endometriosis Australia.

Email: j.abbott@unsw.edu.au