Dr Jananie William

Jananie William

RSFAS

Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics

Position
Senior Lecturer
Email
jananie.william@anu.edu.au
Phone number
+61 2 612 57311
Office
Room 4.46, CBE Bld (26C)
Research areas

Actuarial studies; Domestic and family violence; Maternal health; Public health; Health economics.

Biography

Jananie William is a Senior Lecturer in Actuarial Studies and Advisor to The Social Outcomes Lab. With over 15 years of experience in industry and academic roles, Jananie brings a unique cross-discipline approach to her research areas of public health, public policy and human services with a focus on actuarial applications to women's issues. She works with cross-discipline teams to address complex public health issues, including domestic and family violence and maternal health. Jananie’s work has been published in leading scholarly journals including Annals of Actuarial Science and Accounting and Finance.

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Research publications

William, J., Loong, B., Chojenta, C., & Loxton, D. (2019). The profiles of public and private patients in maternal healthcare: a longitudinal study to examine adverse selection. Annals of Actuarial Science (e-pub available, print forthcoming).

Chojenta, C., William, J., Martin, M., Byles, J., & Loxton, D. (2018). The impact of a history of poor mental health on health care costs in the perinatal period. Archives of Women's Mental Health (e-pub available, print forthcoming).

Lin, X., Bruhn, A., & William, J. (2019). Extending financial literacy to insurance literacy: a survey approach. Accounting & Finance, 59(1), 685-713. 

William, J., Chojenta, C., Martin, M., & Loxton, D. (2019). An actuarial investigation into maternal out-of-hospital cost risk factors. Annals of Actuarial Science, 13(1), 1-35.

William, J., Chojenta, C., Martin, M., & Loxton, D. (2018). An actuarial investigation into maternal hospital cost risk factors for public patients. Annals of Actuarial Science, 12(1), 106-129.

Research grants and awards

RSFAS cross-discipline grant 2018: The health system costs of women who experience domestic violence (with Professor Deborah Loxton).

Research engagement and outreach

Advisor for The Social Outcomes Lab (http://www.thesocialoutcomeslab.com/)

Prior to joining the university, Jananie worked in actuarial roles in the general insurance and investment advisory industry in Australia and the UK.

Teaching

Jananie William teaches advanced actuarial courses including the Actuarial Control Cycle 2 and Advanced General Insurance. Jananie’s teaching excellence was recognised through the CBE Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career) in 2018 and the Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career) in 2019.

 

Current Teaching:

Advanced General Insurance

Actuarial Control Cycle 2 (ACST 4032/8041)