Dr Kyra Hamilton invited to present at NSW Water Safety Forum 2018 at Parliament House NSW

hapiresearchlab on May 3, 2018

Dr Kyra Hamilton presented at the NSW Water Safety Forum 2018 at Parliament House NSW on the behaviour of parents and carers around water. Download the forum program here.

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Recent HaPI publications regarding water safety:

Hamilton, K., Keech, J. J., Peden, A. E. & Hagger, M. S. (in press). Alcohol use, aquatic injury, and unintentional drowning: A systematic literature review. Drug and Alcohol Review. doi:10.1111/dar.12817 (download)

Keech, J.J., Smith, S.R., Peden, A.E., Hagger, M.S. & Hamilton, K. (in press). The lived experience of rescuing people who have driven into floodwater: Understanding challenges and identifying areas for providing support. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. doi: 10.1002/hpja.181

Hamilton, K., Peden, A. E., Keech, J. J. & Hagger, M. S. (2018). Changing people’s attitudes and beliefs toward driving through floodwaters: Evaluation of a video infographic. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 53, 50-60. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2017.12.012 (download)

Hamilton, K., Price, S., Keech, J. J., Peden, A.E. & Hagger, M. S. (2018). Drivers’ experiences during floods: investigating the psychological influences underpinning decisions to avoid driving through floodwater. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 28, 507-518. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.12.013 (download)

Peden, A. E., Demant, D., Hagger, M. S., & Hamilton, K. (2018). Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with lifejacket wear in adults and children: A systematic literature review. PLoS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196421

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Dr Kyra Hamilton is an Associate Professor in health psychology and behavioural medicine in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Australia. She has both psychology and nursing qualifications and over 25 years’ experience in the health field. She has particular research interests in health behaviour motivation, self-regulation, and change. Dr Hamilton has won national and international awards for her research and is Chief Investigator on national competitive, industry, and internal grant funded projects. She is Associate Editor Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being and International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Executive Editor Health Psychology Bulletin, and Editorial Board member Health Psychology Review, British Journal of Health Psychology, and Stress & Health. Dr Hamilton is the State Chair (Queensland) of the Australian Psychological Society College of Health Psychologists and the Australian National Delegate to the European Health Psychology Society.

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