Overview
Background
Dr. Childs has taught into several courses in GPEM/SEES and has been involved with research projects in the Queensland Centre for Population Research and on slum upgrading in Southeast Asia. She was previously Senior Lecturer in Geography at QUT where she directed the Geography program and taught in Human, Australian and Asia-Pacific Geography and Environmental Hazards. During 2010 she was Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Resources at QUT. Dr. Childs previously held teaching and research positions in the former Dept. of Geography at UQ, the East-West Center in Hawaii. She holds a Masters degree in Japanese language and has lived and worked in Japan for several years. She volunteers with the Australian Red Cross in Queensland and over the past few years has been deployed with Red Cross to assist in evacuation centres in several parts of Queensland during cylcone and flood emergencies.
Availability
- Dr Iraphne Childs is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), University of Hawaii
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii
Works
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2022
Other Outputs
Binna Burra trails mapping project
Eswaran, Vrinda, Gidley, Philip, Lau, Annie and Childs, Iraphne (2022). Binna Burra trails mapping project. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Royal Geographical Society of Queensland.
2018
Journal Article
Assessing tropical cyclone risks using geospatial techniques
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2018). Assessing tropical cyclone risks using geospatial techniques. Applied Geography, 98, 22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.07.004
2018
Journal Article
Testimonial: Dr Elise Lindgren
Maher, Mary, Childs, Iraphne and Wadley, David (2018). Testimonial: Dr Elise Lindgren. Australian Geographer, 49 (2), 339-340. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2018.1450612
2017
Journal Article
Modelling tropical cyclone risks for present and future climate change scenarios using geospatial techniques
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2017). Modelling tropical cyclone risks for present and future climate change scenarios using geospatial techniques. International Journal of Digital Earth, 11 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2017.1320595
2017
Journal Article
Tropical cyclone disaster management using remote sensing and spatial analysis: a review
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2017). Tropical cyclone disaster management using remote sensing and spatial analysis: a review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 22, 345-354. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.02.008
2017
Book Chapter
Natural hazards governance in Australia
Minnery, John and Childs, Iraphne (2017). Natural hazards governance in Australia. Oxford research encyclopedia of natural hazard science. (pp. 1-37) New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.241
2016
Journal Article
Assessing tropical cyclone impacts using object-based moderate spatial resolution image analysis: a case study in Bangladesh
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2016). Assessing tropical cyclone impacts using object-based moderate spatial resolution image analysis: a case study in Bangladesh. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37 (22), 5320-5343. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2016.1239286
2016
Conference Publication
Modelling tropical cyclone hazards under climate change scenario using geospatial techniques
Hoque, M. A., Phinn, S., Roelfsema, C. and Childs, I. (2016). Modelling tropical cyclone hazards under climate change scenario using geospatial techniques. 2nd International Conference of Indonesian Society for Remote Sensing, ICOIRS 2016, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 17-20 October 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/47/1/012024
2015
Journal Article
Barriers to risk reduction: Dontse Yakhe, South Africa
Harte, Wendy, Sowman, Merle, Hastings, Peter and Childs, Iraphne (2015). Barriers to risk reduction: Dontse Yakhe, South Africa. Disaster Prevention and Management, 24 (5), 651-669. doi: 10.1108/DPM-03-2015-0056
2015
Conference Publication
Assessing tropical cyclone damage using moderate spatial resolution satellite imagery: Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh 2007
Hoque, Muhammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2015). Assessing tropical cyclone damage using moderate spatial resolution satellite imagery: Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh 2007. The 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015, Manila, Philippines, 24 - 28 October 2015. Manila, Philippines: Philippine Geosciences and Remote Sensing Societyand Asian Association on Remote Sensing.
2015
Journal Article
The Australian Geography Competition: an overview of participation and results 2004–2013
Childs, Iraphne R. W. and Berg, Kathryn (2015). The Australian Geography Competition: an overview of participation and results 2004–2013. Geographical Education, 28, 50-58.
2013
Journal Article
Slum upgrading and urban governance: case studies in three South East Asian cities
Minnery, John, Argo, Teti, Winarso, Haryo, Hau, Do, Veneracion, Cynthia C., Forbes, Dean and Childs, Iraphne (2013). Slum upgrading and urban governance: case studies in three South East Asian cities. Habitat International, 39, 162-169. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.12.002
2012
Journal Article
Public-private partnership in disaster management: a case study of the Gold Coast
Bajracharya, Bhishna, Hastings, Peter, Childs, Iraphne and McNamee, Peter (2012). Public-private partnership in disaster management: a case study of the Gold Coast. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 27 (3), 27-33.
2011
Journal Article
African refugee communities in Southeast Queensland: Forces of concentration and dispersion
Harte, Wendy, Childs, Iraphne R. W. and Hastings, Peter A. (2011). African refugee communities in Southeast Queensland: Forces of concentration and dispersion. Australian Geographer, 42 (3), 325-342. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2011.595769
2011
Conference Publication
Climate change adaptation through land use planning and disaster management: Local government perspectives from Queensland
Bajracharya, Bhishna, Childs, Iraphne and Hastings, Peter (2011). Climate change adaptation through land use planning and disaster management: Local government perspectives from Queensland. 17th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 16-19 January 2011. Gold Coast, Australia: Pacific Rim Real Estate Society.
2011
Conference Publication
Role of local government in disaster management: Findings from regional towns in Queensland
Bajracharya, Bhishna, Childs, Iraphne and Hastings, Peter (2011). Role of local government in disaster management: Findings from regional towns in Queensland. State of Australian Cities National Conference 2011, Melbourne, Australia, 29 November - 2 December 2011. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Sustainable Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN).
1991
Journal Article
Interviewing Japanese tourists in Australia: Soae observations on the difficulties
Childs, Iraphne (1991). Interviewing Japanese tourists in Australia: Soae observations on the difficulties. Japanese Studies, 11 (1), 65-70. doi: 10.1080/10371399108521949
1991
Journal Article
The acceptance of long-range weather forecasts: a question of perception?
Childs, I. R.W., Hastings, P. A. and Auliciems, A. (1991). The acceptance of long-range weather forecasts: a question of perception?. Australian Meteorological Magazine, 39 (2), 105-112.
1988
Book Chapter
Socio-economic impacts of climate change: potential for decision-making in Redcliffe, Queensland
Childs, I. R.W., Auliciems, A., Hundloe, T. J. and McDonald, G. T. (1988). Socio-economic impacts of climate change: potential for decision-making in Redcliffe, Queensland. Greenhouse: planning for climate change. (pp. 648-664) edited by G.I. Pearman. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004629714_052
1988
Journal Article
Socio-economic impacts of climate change: potential for decision- making in Redcliffe, Queensland
Childs, I. R.W., Auliciems, A., Hundloe, T. J. and McDonald, G. T. (1988). Socio-economic impacts of climate change: potential for decision- making in Redcliffe, Queensland. Greenhouse: planning for climate change, 648-664.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Cyclone disaster mapping, monitoring and management using satellite remote sensing and spatial analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Professor Stuart Phinn
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