About CHPRC Career pathways Employment opportunities My career journey Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Faculty of Computing, Health and Science School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences Child Health Promotion Research Centre School of Exercise Biomedical & Health Sciences

Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Priority areas of research Bullying including cyber bullying Aggression and violence prevention Mental health promotion Road safety and injury control Drug use control Obesity prevention Child Health Promotion Research Centre

16 current research grants Cyber Friendly Schools Project Social Aggression Capacity Project Keeping in Touch with Young People in Schools Implementation of Road Safety Programs Starting Child Obesity Prevention Earlier Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Student Reference Committee

Australian Covert Bullying Prevalence Study Sample Year 4-9 students* ,598 Year 5-10 students* ,171 Years 5-10 students* Stratified by government / non- government schools metropolitan / non-metropolitan schools primary and secondary *cross sectional Child Health Promotion Research Centre

% report being bullied* (any type) Grades 4-10 Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Previous CHPRC Bullying Research COVERT BULLYING Solid Kids, Solid Schools Project ( ) Childhood Aggression Prevention Project ( ) Supportive Schools Project (2005) Friendly Schools & Friendly Families Program Release (2004) Friendly Schools, Friendly Families ( ) Friendly Schools ( ) CYBER BULLYINGCYBER SAFETY 2007 – 2008 The Cyber Bullying Formative Study 2007 – 2008 Australian Covert Bullying Prevalence Study (DEEWR) National Prevalence Study Developing evidence based policy and practice 2008 – 2012 Cyber Friendly Schools Project 2009 Review of Existing Australian & International Cyber- safety Research (DBCDE) Literature Review Strengthens parent’s capacity to communicate with children about cyber interactions 2009 – 2010 Cyber Friendly Parents’ Project (Telstra) Cyber Friendly Parents’ Intervention Trial 2009 Pilot Test Cyber Friendly Schools & Families SOCIAL AGGRESSION 2010 – 2014 Social Aggression Capacity Project (Healthway) Collaborative capacity building to support schools Cyber Friendly Schools Projects

Child Health Promotion Research Centre  3 year RCT - 30 schools  3,500 students and parents  web-based resource and training www. cyberfriendlyschools.com.au Cyber Friendly Schools Project (Telstra, PEET, Healthway)

Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Student leader training Parent training and parent information Teacher training Multi-media created by young people Self-help online resources Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Solid Kids Solid Schools Bullying experiences of Aboriginal students Formatively develop and evaluate a school and community- based bullying prevention and reduction program that has cultural integrity and validity for rural schools with higher proportions of Aboriginal students. Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Walk with your Kids Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Trends over time for groups different? Outcome measureInteraction significance Hand-holding (every time)p < Accompaniment (every time)p = Modelling (every time)p = Involve child - safest place to cross (every/most times) p < Involve child - safe to cross? (every/most times) p < Parent practised steps (every/most times) p = Knowledgep < Child follows steps (2+steps)p = 0.023

Hand-holding 1.8*2.1*2.7*OR = 1.0 Child Health Promotion Research Centre

KIT-Plus Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Translation to policy and practice Road safety (40 km/hour zones) Road safety program Sun safety – Kidskin national dissemination Bullying (+covert/cyber) policy SCYP national and international dissemination SDERA - KIT Plus MEP / CAP requests Nutrition in the early years policy and practice Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Strengths Work as a team Commitment of staff – desire to make difference Priority driven research Quality of research Staff capacity building Volunteer program Passive income source Strong formative research structure Multi-focus research Multi-disciplinary team Strong Advisory Board Faculty and School support Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Pathways Undergraduate degree Volunteer program Research officer Master of Public Health PhD Post-doctoral fellowship Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Employment opportunities What we want from you: Passion Pathway entries only Patient Positive Hard working Self-motivated and show initiative Prepared to learn Child Health Promotion Research Centre

What we can give to you: Skills Team support - 40 staff, 16 projects, 15 years Mentors International profile Opportunities Child Health Promotion Research Centre

My career journey Teacher Post graduate diploma PhD Post Doctoral Fellow Lecturer Research Fellow Senior Lecturer Associate Professor Head, CHPRC Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Summary Passionate about the health and wellbeing of young people Work with a team Mentor University support Child Health Promotion Research Centre

Associate Professor Marg Hall Mt Lawley campus, Building 18, Level 2