Donna Cross is an Australian academic, professor, a child health advocate[1] at the School of Global and Population Health within the University of Western Australia and leader of the Telethon Kids Institute.[2][3] She was awarded an Order of Australia for her work in children's mental health.[4]
Donna Cross | |
|---|---|
| Director, Child Health Promotion Research Centre, Edith Cowan University | |
| In office 2003–2012 | |
Cross is currently the Chief Investigator and the Western Australian Node Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course.[5]
Cross was historically the Founding Director for the Child Health Promotion Research Centre within the Edith Cowan University, from 2003 to 2012.[6] As Founding Director she led projects aimed at promoting the mental development and wellbeing of young people. Cross also created the Friendly Schools Plus (FS+) program,[7][8] which has been adopted by over 3,000 schools in Singapore, Australia, the UK, and the USA.[9]
Education
editCross received a PhD from Columbia University, in New York, and a Bachelor of Education from the Western Australia Institute of Technology in 1983.[10]
Career
editCross has spent her career investigating childhood mental health, safety in schools, and designing and implementing research around well-being in school settings.[11][12] She also has researched impacts of cyber-bullying, aggression, and the protection of young adolescents, particularly for implementing her research in real-life settings.[13]
Publications
editCross has written 38 books and chapters, as at July 2024, with 173 peer-reviewed journal articles, 95 reports, and more than 100 health education resources.[9] Cross has an H-index of 57 and over 12,000 citations, according to google scholar.[14]
Select publications include:
- Papageorgiou, A., Fisher, C. and Cross, D. (2022) "Why don’t I look like her?" How adolescent girls view social media and its connection to body image. BMC Women's Health. doi:10.1186/s12905-022-01845-4
- Lester, L., Cross, D. (2015) The Relationship Between School Climate and Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Over the Transition from Primary to Secondary School. Psych Well-Being 5, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13612-015-0037-8[15]
- Perren, S., Dooley, J., Shaw, T. et al. (2010) Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 4, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-4-28.[16]
- Cross, D. Waters, S. (2012) Friendly schools plus teacher resource. Early & middle adolescene 11-14 years.[17]
Awards
editAward for Cross's work in adolescent mental health include the following:
- 2023 - Western Australian Science Hall of Fame.[18]
- 2015 - fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science[3].
- 2012 - Western Australian of the Year Awards,[4]
- 2012 - Future Justice Prize.[5]
- 2011 - Cross finalist for the WA Citizen of the Year Award,
- 2011 - WA Scientist of the Year.[6]
Cross was awarded both the Churchill fellowship and NHMRC Research fellowship in 2016.
References
edit- ^ Carroll, Lucy (2023-03-01). "NSW appoints schools behaviour adviser to tackle worsening student conduct". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Donna Cross". the UWA Profiles and Research Repository. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Govt House WA".
- ^ "Bullying expert Donna Cross in Queen's Birthday honours". The West Australian. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Members". Life Course Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Donna Cross". the UWA Profiles and Research Repository. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Home - Friendly Schools". friendlyschools.com.au. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ a b "Donna Cross". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Donna Cross - Churchill Trust". www.churchilltrust.com.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Cross, Donna; Lester, Leanne (2023-07-03). "Teacher's Bookshelf: Wellbeing champions". Teacher Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Record, The (2024-06-06). "New, exciting, family engagement resources for parents and school staff". The Record. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Altangerel, Zaya (2023-09-14). "WA Premier's Science Awards 2023 Winners – People News". Particle. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Donna Cross". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Lester, Leanne; Cross, Donna (2015). "The Relationship Between School Climate and Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Over the Transition from Primary to Secondary School". Psychology of Well-Being. 5 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/s13612-015-0037-8. ISSN 2211-1522. PMC 4615665. PMID 26516619.
- ^ Perren, Sonja; Dooley, Julian; Shaw, Thérèse; Cross, Donna (2010-11-23). "Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents". Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 4 (1): 28. doi:10.1186/1753-2000-4-28. ISSN 1753-2000. PMC 3003626. PMID 21092266.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "WA Science Hall of Fame". www.wa.gov.au. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-07-24.