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Dr Divna Haslam

Honorary Senior Lecturer

School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
d.haslam@uq.edu.au

Overview

I am a clinical psychologist and family researcher based in the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology, working in the area of childhood adversity. I hold an adjunct appointment at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at the University of Queensland where I conduct parenting-related work and research supervision. The overarching theme of my research is how to best ensure all children have the opportunity to thrive and have safe, loving, non-violent childhoods. This has spanned clinical intervention development and evaluation of evidence-based behavioural family interventions (Triple P), specific work with families in different contexts (e.g., working parents, parents across different cultures), and epidemiological and population health in Australia and parenting in China. My work uses a population health perspective with a prevention focus.

As an academic I have over >60 published peer-reviewed papers primarily in Q1 journals as well as invited chapters and a range of clinical resources including a number of clinical and research instruments including the Work and Family Conflict Scale and the Guilt About Parenting Scale and the Workplace Triple P Program. I have received $>1.7 million in external research funding. I have substantial experience in consulting with various governments (eg Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the UK) about the implementation of evidence-based parenting programs and more recently about the identification and prevention of child maltreatment and other childhood adversity.

Research Impacts

I am an international leader in knowledge generation, particularly around parenting and the use of parenting support to reduce violence toward children. My research has demonstrated global impact on research and policy. There is strong evidence of recognition of my thought leadership by governments and peak bodies within Australia and overseas. My research in parenting has been cited in 22 policy documents, across five countries (Overton, 2023) including the UK, Australia, Norway, by peak bodies such as UNICEF, and in clinical excellence guidelines such as the UK's National Insitute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines. My work has a strong focus on science communication and am frequently sought by the media to provide expert commentary in the area of parenting, child adversity, and the importance of the early years. I actively participate in public discourse and knowledge transfer through the generation of knowledge-sharing resources, the publication of feature articles in platforms such as the Conversation and John Menadue's Public Policy Journal. I have been invited to provide keynotes and other invited presentations by sector leaders within Australia such as NAPCAN Australia, the Queensland Child and Family Commission, and the Queensland Children's Hospital; as well as overseas in Indonesia, China, and India. Evidence of my impact is also shown by my contracted work for the Australian government. For example, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade contracted me as an expert to provide policy recommendations in the area of parenting to the Indonesian government as they established a parenting directorate, and in 2023 the National Office of Child Safety within the Attorney General's contracted me to conducted a scoping study on Wave Two Australian Child Maltreatment Study.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Accommodating race and ethnicity in parenting interventions

    Haslam, Divna M. and Mejia, Anilena (2018). Accommodating race and ethnicity in parenting interventions. The power of positive parenting: transforming the lives of children, parents, and communities using the Triple P system. (pp. 332-343) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli . New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190629069.003.0030

  • Parenting support in the workplace

    Haslam, Divna M. and Penman, Nicole (2018). Parenting support in the workplace. The power of positive parenting: transforming the lives of children, parents, and communities using the Triple P system. (pp. 262-271) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli. New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190629069.003.0023

  • Policies and services affecting parenting

    Burke, Kylie, Haslam, Divna and Butler, Keny (2018). Policies and services affecting parenting. Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan. (pp. 551-564) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Alina Morawska. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94598-9_24

  • Work, poverty, and financial stress

    Haslam, Divna M. and Burke, Kylie (2018). Work, poverty, and financial stress. Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan. (pp. 495-510) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Alina Morawska. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94598-9_21

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PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Parenting after migration exploration of the unique parenting needs of migrant parents to australia

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • The efficacy of Triple P with Deaf children in Indonesia

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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Completed Supervision

This staff member is a UQ Expert for media in the following fields:

parenting, family, children, working parents, work-life balance, triple p, child behaviour, child anxiety, parenting programs, work-family conflict, child abuse, child maltreatment, work life balance, adverse childhood experiences

They are happy to lend their expertise to your articles or broadcasts and share their research discoveries and insights with the community via media channels.

For additional assistance with story ideas, general advice and information or help with seeking further experts, please email the UQ Media Team or telephone (07) 3365 1120.

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ResearcherID: N-3372-2016

ORCID: 0000-0002-5354-8710

Scopus ID: 13608484800

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