By Professor Tony Gerard Butler

Conference Abstracts

Hagos AK; Withall A; Ginnivan N; Hwang J; Butler T, 2024, 'Older incarcerated adults’ access to prison health services: findings from a qualitative study in New South Wales prisons, Australia.', Brisbane, Australia, presented at Health Services Research Conference 2024, Brisbane, Australia, 04 December 2024 - 06 December 2024

Hwang J; Withall A; Schofield P; Hagos AK; Ginnivan N; Mantell R; Radford K; Snoyman P; Hampton S; Grant L; Butler T; Hagos AK, 2021, 'Designing digitally delivered health screening tools to meet the needs of Australia’s ageing prisoner population', Online, presented at 54th Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, Online, 09 November 2021 - 12 November 2021

Hagos AK; Withall A; Ginnivan N; Snoyman P; Butler T, 2021, 'Barriers and enablers to health and social services for older prisoners transitioning to community', Online, presented at 19th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing, Online, 04 November 2021

Hagos AK; Butler T; Howie A; Withall A, 2021, 'Optimising the care and management of older incarcerated adults: a scoping review', Online, presented at Justice Health Conference, Online, 03 November 2021

Ginnivan N; Hagos A; Butler T; Du Toit SSHJ; Withall A, (ed.), 2019, 'BRIDgES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE FACILITATORS & BARRIERS TO DEMENTIA SCREENING AND CARE OF OLDER PRISONERS', in BRIDgES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE FACILITATORS & BARRIERS TO DEMENTIA SCREENING AND CARE OF OLDER PRISONERS, Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales, pp. 1 - 14, presented at Emerging Researchers in Ageing, University of New South Wales, 04 November 2019 - 05 November 2019, http://www.era.edu.au/ERA+2019

Knight L; Butler T; Greenberg D; Schofield P, 2016, 'Conducting challenging research in a community forensic population', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 25, pp. 28 - 28, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000384529600052&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Doyle M; Butler T; Guthrie J; Shakeshaft A, 2015, 'PRISON BASED TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOL AND RELATED OTHER DRUG USE AMONG INDIGENOUS AND NON-INDIGENOUS MEN', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Vol. 34, pp. 24 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000367694000066&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Richmond RL; Indig D; Archer V; Butler T; Wodak A; Wilhelm K, 2009, 'Cardiovascular risk factors among prison inmates.', in Justice health in Australia: beyond the convict era - meeting challenges for the 21st century: Program and abstract book., Public Health Association of Australia, Curtin, ACT, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Public Health Association of Australia Conference:, Melbourne, Australia, 06 April 2009 - 07 April 2009, http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/28899511?selectedversion=NBD44671944

Richmond RL; Wodak A; Butler T; Wilhelm K; Baxter E; Anderson I, 2005, 'Intervention to reduce smoking among prisoners: 6 months feasibility study.', in Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research 11th Annual Meeting Abstracts., Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 130 - 130, presented at Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco 11th Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 20 March 2005 - 23 March 2005, https://srnt.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Conferences/Past_Annual_Meetings

Richmond RL; Wodak A; Butler T; Wilhelm K; Baxter E; Anderson I, 2004, 'Intervention to reduce smoking among prisoners: 6 months feasibility study.', in Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research 10th Annual Meeting Abstracts., Arizona, USA, pp. 94 - 94, presented at 10th Annual meeting, Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco, Arizona, USA, 18 February 2004 - 21 February 2004, https://srnt.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Conferences/Past_Annual_Meetings/2004_Annual_Meeting_Abstract.pdf

Reports

Butler T; Knight L; Akpanekpo E; Mantell R; Ton B; Schofield PW, 2025, ReINVEST: A pharmacotherapy-based intervention to reduce domestic violence offending, Justice Health Research Program, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31852

Simpson P; Butler T; MacIntyre R; Levy M, 2021, Updated report on the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the New South Wales prisoner population (9 September 2021): Report to Legal Aid NSW, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney

Butler T; MacIntyre R; Simpson P; Levy M, 2020, Report on the efficacy of measures to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 to Silverwater women’s correctional centre

Hwang J; Simpson P; Butler T, 2020, Domestic Violence Electronic Monitoring Program evaluation: Phase 2 - feasibility evaluation report, UNSW Sydney, Sydney

Butler T; MacIntyre R; Simpson P; Levy M, 2020, Supplementary Report on COVID-19 and the Impact on NSW Prisoners, The Kirby Institute, Sydney, https://www.publicdefenders.nsw.gov.au/Documents/supplementary-report-covid-19-impact-on-nsw-prisoners-22-5-2020.pdf

Butler T; MacIntyre R; Simpson P; Levy M, 2020, COVID-19 and the Impact on NSW Prisoners, The Kirby Institute, Sydney, https://www.publicdefenders.nsw.gov.au/Documents/butler-et-al-report-on-covid-19-and-impact%20on-nsw-prisoners.pdf

Simpson P; Stolk SS; Adily A; Ton B; Butler T, 2020, Defining optimal post-prison care in New South Wales for those with psychosis

Simpson P; Adily A; Simpson M; Hwang YIH; Butler T, 2019, Domestic Violence Electronic Monitoring Program evaluation Phase 1: process evaluation report, The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney and the New South Wales Department of Justice, Sydney, Sydney

Meurk C; Steele M; Yap L; Jones J; Heffernan E; Davison S; Nathan S; Donovan B; Sullivan L; Schess J; Harden S; Ton B; Butler T, 2019, Changing Direction: Mental health needs of justice-involved young people in Australia, The Kirby Institute, UNSW, Sydney, The Kirby Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/kirby/report/MEH-JOSH_Report.pdf

Butler T; Simpson MA, 2017, National Prison Entrants' Blood-borne Virus Survey Report 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26408

Simpson PL; Butler T; Dodson M; Levy M; Kaldor J; Allsop S; Gray D; Wilhelm K; Al-Yaman F; Doyle M; Lafferty L, 2017, The Indigenous Offender Health Research Capacity Building Group Community Report, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Sydney

Schofield P; Rushworth N; Mugford S; Simpson MA; Butler T, 2016, Brain injury and the criminal justice system: Workshop report 2016, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, Kirby Institute and Brain Injury Australia, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26004

Simpson P; Guthrie J; Jones J; Butler T, 2016, Prisoner health research ethics national round-table: views of human research ethics committee chairs

Simpson PL; Simpson MA; Butler T, 2016, Prison cell size and adverse health effects: A systematic review, The Kirby Institute and Corrective Services NSW, Sydney

Simpson PL; Simpson MA; Butler T, 2016, Prison cell size and adverse health effects: Potential mediating factors, The Kirby Institute and Corrective Services NSW, Sydney

Gisev N; Larney S; Kimber J; Burns L; Weatherburn D; Gibson A; Dobbins T; Mattick R; Butler T; Degenhardt L, 2015, Determining the impact of opioid substitution therapy upon mortality and recidivism among prisoners: A 22 year data linkage study

Simpson P; Guthrie J; Jones J; Butler T, 2015, Prisoner health research national round-table outcomes: views of prison health service directors, Sydney

Butler T; Callander D; Simpson MA, 2015, National Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus and Risk Behaviour Survey Report 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013, The Kirby Institute - UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26003, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/national-prison-entrants-bloodborne-virus-and-risk-behaviour-survey-report-2004-2007-2010-and

Butler T; Lim D; Callander DJ, 2011, National Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus & Risk Behaviour Survey 2004, 2007, and 2010, Sydney NSW

Butler TG; Richters J; Yap L; Papanastasiou C; Richards A; Schneider K; Grant L; Smith A; Donovan BJ, 2010, Sexual health and behaviour of Queensland prisoners with Queensland and New South Wales comparisons, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, and School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Perth and Sydney, http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/sphcm/Research/Sexual_Health_Qld_Prisoners.pdf

Richters J; Butler TG; Yap L; Kirkwood K; Grant L; Smith AMA; Schneider K; Donovan BJ, 2008, Sexual health and behaviour of New South Wales prisoners, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/sphcm/Research/Sexual_Health_NSW_Prisoners.pdf

Theses / Dissertations

Lafferty LM; Butler T, 2017, Relationships Matter: Social Capital Theory and Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake among Men in Prison, http://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/UNSWORKS:unsworks_search_scope:unsworks_43422

Working Papers

Butler T; Haikerwal M; Schofield P; Dowse L; Withall A; Turnbull T; Cations M; Simpson MA, 2016, Linking health and justice data: Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Data Availability and Use, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Offender Health, Kirby Institute, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org

Preprints

Akpanekpo EI; Knight L; Gullotta M; Schofield PW; Butler T, 2026, Structured psychiatric care and psychosocial support during placebo participation: association with violent and domestic-violence offending in the ReINVEST trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.09.26352691

Akpanekpo EI; Butler T; Knight L; Robledo K; Lewin T; Tynan R; Ton B; Greenberg D; Scott R; Allnut S; Ellis A; Mitchell P; Dixon C; GEBSKI V; Wilhelm K; Jones A; Jones J; Grant L; Keech T; Schofield PW, 2026, Effect of sertraline on anger, impulsivity, and affective symptoms in male violent offenders: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6550145

Akpanekpo EI; Man M; Butler T, 2026, Trauma and stress-related disorder, youth custody, and adult custody after a child protection concern: a population-based multistate cohort study of justice-involved young people, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7122252

Lukmanjaya W; Butler T; Cox S; Perez-Concha O; Bromfield L; Karystianis G, 2025, Leveraging AI to Investigate Child Maltreatment Text Narratives: Promising Benefits and Addressable Risks (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.73579

Hwang YI; Butler T, 2024, Responding to the rise of people leaving imprisonment in older age: development of a ‘Support-Efficacy’ framework as a transdisciplinary, holistic and strengths-based guide for understanding reintegration to the community., http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/9736n

Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Byrne M; Marks P; Amin J; McManus H; Butler T; Cunningham EB; Vickerman P; Martin NK; McHutchison JG; Brainard DM; Treloar C; Chambers GM; Grant L; Mcgrath C; Lloyd AR; Dore GJ; Group S-CS, 2020, Reduced Hepatitis C Incidence Associated with Rapid Treatment Scale-Up in Australian Prisons: Treatment-as-Prevention in the SToP-C Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3709824

Hwang YIJ; Hagos AK; Harris-Roxas B; Withall AL; Butler T; Hampton S; Cheng C; Elmer S, “Equipping and Enabling” health literacy during a “Time of Change”: understanding health literacy and organisational health literacy responsiveness for people leaving prison in later life, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5119702/v1

Smith H; Wilson M; Donovan B; Jones J; Butler T; Simpson P, “Why are you doing contraception? … They don’t need it in jail”. Service provider views on women’s access to contraception in Australian prisons, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.11.25329445

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield PW; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, Automated Analysis of Domestic Violence Police Reports to Explore Abuse Types and Victim Injuries: Text Mining Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.13067

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield P; Knight L; Galdon C; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, Automatic Extraction of Mental Health Disorders From Domestic Violence Police Narratives: Text Mining Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.11548

Karystianis G; Simpson P; Lukmanjaya W; Ginnivan N; Nenadic G; Buchan I; Butler T, Automatic Extraction of Research Themes in Epidemiological Criminology From PubMed Abstracts From 1946 to 2020: Text Mining Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.49721

Hwang JYI; Butler T; Schofield P; Mantell R; Kasumovic M; Ginnivan N; Radford K; Hubbard RE; Gordon E; Montalto A; Snoyman P; Withall A, Collaborative Development and User Testing of a Digital Frailty and Aging Screener for Marginalized Older Adults Using Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI): Lessons From the ASCAPE Project (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.85768

Karystianis G; Adily A; Schofield P; Knight L; Galdon C; Greenberg D; Jorm L; Nenadic G; Butler T, Correction: Automatic Extraction of Mental Health Disorders From Domestic Violence Police Narratives: Text Mining Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.13007

Mantell R; Hwang YIJ; Dark M; Radford K; Kasumovic M; Monds L; Schofield PW; Butler T; Withall A, Evaluating the User Experience and Usability of Game-Based Cognitive Assessments for Older People: Systematic Review (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.65252

Akpanekpo EI; Greenberg D; Reutens S; Ellis A; Kariminia A; Knight L; Jones J; Tufuga E; Chowdhury NZ; Hwang YIJ; Hagos AK; Butler T, First community mental health contact after youth justice supervision among adolescents in New South Wales, Australia: timing, setting, and association with reincarceration in a population-based data-linkage study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10570970/v1

Gullotta M; Greenberg DM; Adily A; Cale J; Butler TG, Implications of sex offender classification on reporting demographic characteristics, health, and criminal careers: Results from an Australia jurisdiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14123/v1

Gullotta M; Greenberg DM; Adily A; Cale J; Butler TG, Implications of sex offender classification on reporting demographic characteristics, health, and criminal careers: Results from an Australia jurisdiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.14123/v2

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