Adjunct Professor Karen Woolley
Adjunct Professor
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Journal Articles
Woolley, Karen L., Stones, Simon R., Stephens, Richard, Bharadia, Trishna, Yamamoto, Beverley, Geissler, Jan, Yang, Bella, Oliver, Jacqui, Boughey, Amanda, Elliott, Catherine, Dormer, Laura, Walker, Joanne and Lobban, Dawn (2024). Patient authorship of medical research publications: an evolution, revolution, and solution?. Learned Publishing, 37 (3) e1607, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/leap.1607
Oliver, Jacqui, Lobban, Dawn, Dormer, Laura, Walker, Joanne, Stephens, Richard and Woolley, Karen (2022). Hidden in plain sight? Identifying patient-authored publications. Research Involvement and Engagement, 8 (1) 12, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s40900-022-00346-w
Woolley, Karen L., Rosenberg, Adeline, Halford, Caroline, Soldavin, Kelly and Smith, Richard (2022). Clarifications and corrections on PubMed’s plain language summary requirements. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 38 (4), 611-612. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2042994
Arnstein, Lauri, Wadsworth, Anne Clare, Yamamoto, Beverley Anne, Stephens, Richard, Sehmi, Kawaldip, Jones, Rachel, Sargent, Arabella, Gegeny, Thomas and Woolley, Karen L. (2020). Patient involvement in preparing health research peer-reviewed publications or results summaries: A systematic review and evidence-based recommendations. Research Involvement and Engagement, 6 (1) 34, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s40900-020-00190-w
Feighery, Linda, Moutet, Alexandra, Bharadia, Trishna, Meinel, Nicole, Carney, Hannah and Woolley, Karen L. (2020). Establishing a patient publication steering committee: A case study with insights for medical writers. Medical Writing, 29 (4), 32-38.
Carey, Luke C., Stretton, Serina, Kenreigh, Charlotte A., Wagner, Linda T. and Woolley, Karen L. (2016). High nonpublication rate from publication professionals hinders evidence-based publication practices. PeerJ, 2016 (5) e2011. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2011
Hamilton, Cindy W., Gertel, Art, Jacobs, Adam, Marchington, Jackie, Weaver, Shelley and Woolley, Karen (2016). Mythbusting medical writing: goodbye, ghosts! Hello, help!. Accountability in Research, 23 (3), 178-194. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2015.1088788
Keys, Janelle R., Monk, Julie A. and Woolley, Karen L. (2016). Sharing results with clinical trial participants: insights from an online survey of Chinese consumers. Chinese Medical Journal, 129 (8), 1007-1008. doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.179787
Anderson, Michelle F., Hisayama, Masayo, Deckman, Jessica, Haley, Cassandra, Traynor, Russell and Woolley, Karen L. (2016). Forewarned is forearmed: trends in industry-sponsored clinical trials relevant to publication professionals. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 32 (S1), S9-S9.
Carey, Luke C., Seth, Aruna, Woolley, Mark and Woolley, Karen L. (2016). Avoiding high-risk authors: should corporate integrity agreements recommend searching the retracted publications database?. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 32 (S1), S5-S6.
Woolley, Karen L., Magatova, Elise, Homma, Yukiko, Platt, Emma A. and Land, Paul (2016). Who engages with patient-centered, peer-reviewed publications? Tweeting of JAMA Patient Pages. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 32 (S1), S14-S15.
Stretton, Serina, Lew, Rebecca A., Ely, Julie A., Snape, Mark J., Carey, Luke C., Haley, Cassandra, Woolley, Mark J. and Woolley, Karen L. (2016). Sponsor-imposed publication restrictions disclosed on ClinicalTrials.gov. Accountability in Research, 23 (2), 67-78. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2015.1020375
Hamilton, Cindy W., Donnelly, Julia, Gertel, Art, Marchington, Jackie and Woolley, Karen (2015). Ghost Authorship. Home Healthcare Now, 33 (6). doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000258
Hamilton, Cindy, Woolley, Karen, Gertel, Art, Jacobs, Adam and Snyder, Gene P. (2014). Letter to the Editors. Bioethics, 28 (9), 500-500. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12046
Woolley, Karen L. (2014). Coincidence? Publications expertise boosts publication output. Journal of Surgical Education, 71 (1), 7-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.10.007
Wager, Elizabeth, Woolley, Karen, Adshead, Viv, Cairns, Angela, Fullam, Josh, Gonzalez, John, Grant, Tom and Tortell, Stephanie (2014). Awareness and enforcement of guidelines for publishing industry-sponsored medical research among publication professionals: the Global Publication Survey. BMJ Open, 4 (4) e004780, e004780. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004780
Woolley, Karen L., Gertel, Art, Hamilton, Cindy W., Jacobs, Adam and Snyder, Gene P. (2013). Time to finger point or fix? An invitation to join ongoing efforts to promote ethical authorship and other good publication practices. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 47 (7-8), 1084-1087. doi: 10.1345/aph.1S178
Woolley, Karen L., Gertel, Art, Hamilton, Cindy, Jacobs, Adam and Snyder, Gene (2012). Poor compliance with reporting research results-we know it's a problem..how do we fix it?. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 28 (11), 1857-1860. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.739152
Stretton, Serina, Bramich, Narelle J., Keys, Janelle R., Monk, Julie A., Ely, Julie A., Haley, Cassandra, Woolley, Mark J. and Woolley, Karen L. (2012). Publication misconduct and plagiarism retractions: a systematic, retrospective study. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 28 (10), 1575-1583. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.728131
Woolley, Karen, Gertel, Art, Hamilton, Cindy, Jacobs, Adam and Snyder, Gene (2012). Don't be a fool - Don't use fool's gold. American Journal of Medicine, 125 (10), E21-E22. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.03.019
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). Re: Ghosts in the machine. BMJ (International Edition), 343 (7835) d7860, d7860-d7860. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d7860
Woolley, Karen L., Mou-yue, Wang and Matheis, Robert (2011). Re-building trust in medical journal publications - what can professional medical writers, journal editors, and industry sponsors do?. Global Forum, 3 (6), 24-27.
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). And now for something practical... the "ANTI-GHOSTWRITING" checklist is freely and readily available. British Medical Journal, 1-2.
Woolley, Karen L., Lew, Rebecca A., Bramich, Narelle J., Keys, Janelle R., Monk, Julie A. and Woolley, Mark J. (2011). Lack of involvement of medical writers and the pharmaceutical industry in publications retracted for misconduct: A systematic, controlled, retrospective study. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 27 (6), 1175-1182. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2011.573546
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). Re: Let's work for full disclosure -- but don't blame everything on medical writers. BMJ, 342 (may10 3), d2925-d2925. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2925
Ely, Julie A., Lew, Rebecca A. and Woolley, Karen L. (2010). Importance of cultural sensitivity when medical writers work with authors from the Asia-Pacific region. DIA Global Forum, 2 (4), 20-25.
Woolley, Karen L. and Clemow, David (2010). Development and practical use of an international medical writer competency model. DIA Global Forum, 2 (3), 8-11.
Stretton, Serina, Cameron, Rachel and Woolley, Karen (2010). The business case for peer-reviewed publications. The Write Stuff: The Journal for European Medical Writers, 19 (2), 96-98.
Woolley, Karen L. (2009). GPP2 – A valuable GPS for preparing presentations and publications. BMJ: British Medical Journal.
Woolley, Karen L. (2009). Involvement of professional medical writers in manuscripts – A blessing or a curse?. ISMTE EON, 1-5.
Woolley, Karen (2009). Nurses, medical writers, editors can work together ethically. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 13 (3), 259-262. doi: 10.1188/09.CJON.259-262
Gøtzsche, Peter C., Kassirer, Jerome P., Woolley, Karen L., Wager, Elizabeth, Jacobs, Adam, Gertel, Art and Hamilton, Cindy (2009). What should be done to tackle ghostwriting in the medical literature?. PLoS Medicine, 6 (2) e1000023, 0122-0125. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000023
Woolley, Karen L. and Barron, J. Patrick (2009). Handling manuscript rejection: Insights from evidence and experience. Chest, 135 (2), 573-577. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-2007
Woolley, Karen L. (2009). Getting respect - Two steps forward and?. American Medical Writers Association Journal, 24 (4), 160-167.
Woolley, Karen L. (2007). Invisible ink and invisible writers - Common solution?. BMJ: British Medical Journal.
Woolley, Karen L., Ely, Julie A., Woolley, Mark J., Findlay, Leigh, Lynch, Felicity A., Choi, Yoonah and McDonald, Jane M. (2006). Declaration of medical writing assistance in international peer-reviewed publications. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 296 (8), 932-934. doi: 10.1001/jama.296.8.932-b
Woolley, K. L. (2006). Goodbye ghostwriters! How to work ethically and efficiently with professional medical writers. Chest, 130 (3), 921-923. doi: 10.1378/chest.130.3.921
Woolley, Karen (2005). Letter to the editor. American Medical Writers Association Journal, 20 (4), 184-184.
Woolley, Karen and Woolley, Mark (2003). Selecting your clinical trial site(s) (...haste will make waste!). Australasian Biotechnology, 13 (5), 38-40.
Woolley, Karen and Woolley, Mark (2003). Clinical trials in Australia: Finding out the FACTS. Good Clinical Practice Journal, 10 (5), 13-16.
Woolley, Karen and Woolley, Mark (2003). Clinical consult no 2. Australasian Biotechnology, 13 (2), 35-36.
Woolley, Karen and Woolley, Mark (2003). The clinical trial protocol: A recipe for disaster, laughter or the results that you're after?. Australasian Biotechnology, 13 (3), 34-36.
Woolley, Karen and Woolley, Mark (2002). What you don't know will hurt you! Australian biotech - 'In the know' with clinical trials?. Australasian Biotechnology, 12 (2), 33-34.
Woolley, Karen and Woolley, Mark (2002). Clinical consult no 1. Australasian Biotechnology, 12 (6), 35-37.
Twaddell, S. H., Gibson, P. G., Carty, K., Woolley, K. L. and Henry, R. L. (1996). Assessment of airway inflammation in children with acute asthma using induced sputum. European Respiratory Journal, 9 (10), 2104-2108. doi: 10.1183/09031936.96.09102104
Woolley, Karen L., Gibson, Peter G., Carty, Kellie, Wilson, Amanda J., Twaddell, Scott H. and Woolley, Mark J. (1996). Eosinophil apoptosis and the resolution of airway inflammation in asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 154 (1), 237-243. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.1.8680686
Woolley, Karen L., Adelroth, Ellinor, Woolley, Mark J., Ramis, Isabel, Abrams, John S., Jordana, Manel and O'Byrne, Paul M. (1996). Interleukin-3 in bronchial biopsies from nonasthmatics and patients with mild and allergen-induced asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 153 (1), 350-355. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.1.8542142
Ohno, Isao, Nitta, Yuko, Yamauchi, Kohei, Hoshi, Hiroki, Honma, Masaaki, Woolley, Karen, O'Byrne, Paul, Tamura, Gen, Jordana, Manel and Shirato, Kunio (1996). Transforming Growth Factor β1 (TGFβ1) Gene Expression by Eosinophils in Asthmatic Airway Inflammation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 15 (3), 404-409. doi: 10.1165/ajrcmb.15.3.8810646
Nonaka, Manabu, Nonaka, Reiko, Woolley, Karen, Adelroth, Ellinor, Miura, Kazuki, Okhawara, Yuichi, Glibetic, Maria, Nakano, Koichi, O'Byrne, Paul, Dolovich, Jerry and Jordana, Manel (1995). Distinct immunohistochemical localization of IL-4 in human inflamed airway tissues: IL-4 is localized to eosinophils in vivo and is released by peripheral blood eosinophils. Journal of Immunology, 155 (6), 3234-3244.
Woolley, K. L., Adelroth, E., Woolley, M. J., Ellis, R., Jordana, M. and O'Byrne, P. M. (1995). Effects of allergen challenge on eosinophils, eosinophil cationic protein, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in mild asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 151 (6), 1915-1924. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.151.6.7767540
Ohno, I., Nitta, Y., Yamauchi, K., Hoshi, H., Honma, M., Woolley, K., O'Byrne, P., Dolovich, J., Jordana, M. and Tamura, G. (1995). Eosinophils as a potential source of platelet-derived growth factor B-chain (PDGF-B) in nasal polyposis and bronchial asthma. American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 13 (6), 639-647. doi: 10.1165/ajrcmb.13.6.7576701
Woolley, M. J., Wattie, J., Ellis, R., Lane, C. G., Stevens, W. H.M., Woolley, K. L., Dahlback, M. and O'Byrne, P. M. (1994). Effect of an inhaled corticosteroid on airway eosinophils and allergen- induced airway hyperresponsiveness in dogs. Journal of Applied Physiology, 77 (3), 1303-1308. doi: 10.1152/jappl.1994.77.3.1303
Melillo, Enrico, Woolley, Karen L., Manning, Patrick J., Watson, Richard M. and O'Byrne, Paul M. (1994). Effect of inhaled PGE2 on exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic subjects. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 149 (5), 1138-1141. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.149.5.8173753
Woolley, K. L., Adelroth, E., Woolley, M. J., Ellis, R., Jordana, M. and O'Byrne, P. M. (1994). Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, eosinophils and eosinophil cationic protein in subjects with and without mild, stable, atopic asthma. European Respiratory Journal, 7 (9), 1576-1584. doi: 10.1183/09031936.94.07091576
Conference Papers
Woolley, Karen L., Arnstein, Lauri, Hamoir, Anne-Marie, Lobban, Dawn, Stephens, Richard and Yamamoto, Beverley (2019). Development and use of two tools to facilitate and evaluate patient authorship. 15th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, National Harbor, MD, United States, 15-17 April 2019. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Lobban, Dawn, Arnstein, Lauri, Wadsworth, Anne-Clare and Woolley, Karen (2019). Plain language summaries of publications: addressing the how via a stakeholder survey and workshop. 15th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, National Harbor, MD, United States, 15-17 April 2019. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Chari, Dheepa, Woolley, Karen, Arnstein, Lauri, Gordon, Margaret, Stones, Simon, Wadsworth, Anne Clare, Schneider, Roslyn and Montgomery, David A. (2019). Developing plain language summaries of scientific congress abstracts - with patients, for patients: a feasibility study. 2019 European Meeting of ISMPP, London, United Kingdom, 22-23 January 2019. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Chari, Dheepa, Woolley, Karen, Gordon, Margaret, Schuler, Kris, Stones, Simon, Wadsworth, Anne Clare, Matthews, Phil and Arnstein, Lauri (2019). Developing plain language summaries of scientific congress abstracts-with patients, for patients: an expanded feasibility study. 15th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, National Harbor, MD, United States, 15-17 April 2019. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Arnstein, Lauri, Wadsworth, Anne-Clare, Stephens, Richard, Yamamoto, Beverley, Sehmi, Kawaldip, Jones, Rachel, Sargent, Arabella and Woolley, Karen L. (2019). Systematic review and evidence-based recommendations for involving patients as publication authors. 15th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, National Harbor, MD, United States, 15-17 April 2019. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Lobban, Dawn, Wadsworth, Anne-Clare and Woolley, Karen L. (2018). Patient involvement in publications of industry-sponsored research: cross-sectional survey. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
Woolley, Karen L., Wadsworth, Anne-Clare, Ciaglia, Antonio, Yamamoto, Beverley, Stephens, Richard, Arnstein, Lauri, Jones, Rachel, Sargent, Arabella and Gegeny, Tom (2018). Patient involvement in preparing clinical research peer-reviewed publications or results summaries: a systematic review. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
Wadsworth, Anne-Clare, Arnstein, Lauri, Gegeny, Thomas, Jones, Rachel, Sargent, Arabella, Ciaglia, Antonio, Yamamoto, Beverley, Stephens, Richard and Woolley, Karen L. (2018). Patient involvement ... or not? Analysis of "Patient Involvement" statements in clinical trial publications in The BMJ. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
Woolley, Karen L., Baronikova, Slavka, Choi, Alice, Gaskarth, Mary, Geraci, Anna, Hamana, Mieko, Marchington, Jackie, Whann, Elizabeth A., Winchester, Chris C. and Young, Fran (2018). Survey evidence to advance advocacy: awareness of publication professional initiatives at the Peer Review Congress. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
Lane, Paul, Grice, Brian and Woolley, Karen L. (2018). Use of PubMed Commons - still not so common?. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
Dickson, Tania, Le, Thao, Sutch, Sue and Woolley, Karen L. (2017). Y Congress and journal practices in a digital and patient-centric era - hasten slowly?. _, _, _. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Stretton, Serina, Carey, Luke C., Kenreigh, Charlotte, Wagner, Linda and Woolley, Karen L. (2015). Practice what we preach? Publication of research by publication professionals. 11th Annual Meeting of the International-Society-for-Medical-Publication-Professionals (ISMPP) on Optimizing Scientific Value - Smart and Systematic Approaches to Medical Publications, Arlington, VA, United States, 27-29 April 2015. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Woolley, Karen L., Dickson, Tania, Seth, Aruna and Stretton, Serina (2015). The Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP) credential: more than a knowledge test?. 11th Annual Meeting of the International-Society-for-Medical-Publication-Professionals (ISMPP) on Optimizing Scientific Value - Smart and Systematic Approaches to Medical Publications, Arlington, VA, United States, 27-29 April 2015. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Woolley, Karen L., Keys, Janelle R. and Monk, Julie A. (2014). Best practices for sharing clinical trial results with participants: insights from China. 10th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, Arlington, VA, United States, 7-9 April 2014. LONDON: INFORMA HEALTHCARE.
Woolley, Karen L., Lew, Rebecca A., Carey, Luke C., Ely, Julie A., Haley, Cassandra, Keys, Janelle R., Monk, Julie A., Snape, Mark, Woolley, Mark J. and Stretton, Serina (2013). Publication agreements or 'gag orders'? Compliance of publication restrictions with Good Publication Practice 2 (GPP2) for trials on ClinicalTrials.gov. 9th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), Baltimore, MD USA, 29 April-1 May 2013. United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.780866
Lew, Rebecca A., Ely, Julie A., Khoh, Jason and Woolley, Karen L. (2012). Innovative, evidence-based, practical primer tools for publication professionals working with authors in the Asia-Pacific region. 8TH Annual Meeting of ISMPP, Practical Solutions for a Complex Medical Publications World, Baltimore, MA, United States, 23-25 April 2012. London, United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.666394
Woolley, Karen L., Bramich, Narelle J., Monk, Julie A., Carey, Luke C. and Haley, Cassandra D. (2012). Can free online tools help publication professionals identify therapeutic area experts and target journals?. 8TH Annual Meeting of ISMPP, Practical Solutions for a Complex Medical Publications World, Baltimore, MA, United States, 23-25 April 2012. London, United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2012.666394
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). Who moved my budget? The business case for peer-reviewed publications. 7TH ANNUAL MEETING OF ISMPP, Arlington Virginia, USA, 4-6 APRIL, 2011.
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). The business case for ethics. Innovation Centre, Innovation Centre, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, October 27, 2011.
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). Medical Journals and Industry - Torts, rorts, and...trusted reports?. ARCS, Sydney, Australia, 7 September 2011.
Woolley, Karen L. (2011). Ethical medical writing practices- every document, every time, every country. 3rd DIA CHINA ANNUAL MEETING, Beijing China, 16-18 MAY 2011. xxx: xxx.
Woolley, Karen L., Woolley, Mark J., Lew, Rebecca A., Bramich, Narelle J., Ely, Julie A., Stretton, Serina, Monk, Julie A. and Janelle R. Keys (2009). Round up the usual suspects? Involvement of medical writers and the pharmaceutical industry in retracted publications. The Sixth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 10-12 2009.