| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Dadswell, K., Sambol, S., Zervos, M., Harris, M., & Ball, M. (230901). Youth Misuse of Fire: Measuring the Risk of Firesetting Behaviour Using Explicit and Implicit Methods. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45(3), (781-792). |
| 2023 |
Dadswell, K., Sambol, S., Bruck, D., & Ball, M. (230201). The predictive validity of the family risk survey and child risk survey for identifying persistent firesetting risk. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(2), (573-585). doi: 10.1002/jclp.23435 |
| 2021 | Dadswell, K., Kurt, E., Ball, M., & Bruck, D. (210101). Prevalence and profiles of persistent firesetters following a targeted fire safety intervention program. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 32(6), (967-984). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Youth Misuse of Fire
- Human behaviour in fire
- Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Kara Dadswell
Kara is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the College of Sport, Health and Engineering, and Research Fellow in the Institute of Health and Sport at Victoria University.
Kara is also the Chair of the Bachelor of Psychological Studies (Honours) Course.
Kara has research expertise in understanding young people who misuse fire, and strategies and approaches for prevention and intervention. Kara also conducts research into physical activity and sport promotion, and increasing the representation of girls and women in leadership roles within the sport sector. She also supervises honours and masters students in completing their research theses related to these topic areas.
Qualifications
- PhD, Victoria University, Australia, 2019
- BPsychSC (Hons), Victoria University, Australia, 2012
- Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, Victoria University, 2020
Key publications
Kara has over 36 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Kara's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Book chapter (showing 1)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball, M., & Dadswell, K. (221003). Smoke Alarms and the Human Response In Runefors, M. ;. (Ed.) (pp. 123-142). Cham, Germany: Springer. |
Commissioned research report (showing 2)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Dadswell, K., Harris, M., & Ball, M. (211004). Continued Evaluation of the Behaviour Risk Tool. |
| 2021 | Dadswell, K., Graham, P., Markopolous, M., Sharples, J., & Ball, M. (210616). Young firelighter programs in Australia. |
Journal article (showing 3 of 12)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
|
Australian youth engagement
in violent extremism: Developing the Youth-Pro Integration Model (Y-PIM) of
harm prevention for young people
From: Department of Home Affairs
Other investigators: Aspr Michelle Ball, Dr Muhammad Iqbal, Prof Debra Smith, Prof Ramon Spaaij
For period: 2023-2023
|
Not disclosed |
|
Evidence-based youth fire intervention program and resources
From: NSW Natural Hazards Research and Knowledge Funding Stream
Other investigators: Dr Imogen Rehm, Aspr Michelle Ball, Prof Jenny Sharples
For period: 2023-2025
|
$650,733 |
2022
|
A shift in attitudes towards women in visible sport leadership
From: Change our Game Research Grant Program
Other investigators: Prof Clare Hanlon
For period: 2022-2023
|
$20,798 |
|
Improve access to sport and active recreation for people with
disability
From: Access for all abilities
Other investigators: Prof Clare Hanlon, Prof Tracy Taylor
For period: 2022-2023
|
$107,987 |
|
Baseline data set for
Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre – Round 2
From: Brimbank City Council
Other investigators: Prof Melinda Craike
For period: 2022-2022
|
Not disclosed |
2020
|
Baseline Dataset for St Albans Health and Wellbeing Hub
From: Brimbank City Council
Other investigators: Prof Melinda Craike, Ms Rosemary Calder
For period: 2020-2020
|
Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (4) | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Applied Research | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Research | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| Master of Applied Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
| Master of Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Kara is a Teaching and Research Academic in the College of Health and Biomedicine. She is the Unit Convenor of APP2014 Psychology 2B and APP3016 Group Behaviour. Kara also teaches a range of undergraduate psychology units in the psychology undergraduate courses at VU, and supervises honours and masters students in completing their research theses.
Careers
Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.
