Overview
Background
Kiara is a social psychology researcher at the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at The University of Queensland as a research fellow. She is currently focused on strengths based approaches to sexual health and relationships and sexuality education for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. She received her doctorate from the University of Queensland in July 2021 for her PhD research project, The role of idealising jealousy in inhibiting the identification of and response to non-physical intimate partner violence: a schema theory approach. She has since completed a post-doctoral research fellowship on sexual consent in Australia.
Kiara has a passion for applying quality research techniques to identify practical strategies for real improvements across a range of social issues. Kiara is experienced in quantitative and qualitative research methods, and holds a strong commitment to research transparency, methodological rigour, and collaborative research as the foundation of positive social change. She is also dedicated to research communication and has previously written and edited a blog page for social change research.
Availability
- Dr Kiara Minto is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Social Psychology, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Relationships and Sexuality Education
I'm interested in how wide scale prevention efforts like relationships and sexuality education can be used to help people build their capacity to engage in healthy relationships and respond to adverse experiences like domestic violence and sexual assault in their own relationships and the relationships of those in their social networks. I'm interested in exploring how relationships and sexuality education programs provide education that is safe, appropriate and relevant for people with diverse genders, sexualities, ethnicities, and cultures.
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Domestic violence, Intimate Partner Violence
I'm interested in research on domestic violence with a focus on prevention and response to domestic violence. My research has explored key drivers of domestic violence and how individual differences intersect with abuse context and characteristics to help or hinder recognition and response to these forms of violence.
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Sexual consent
I'm interested in how young people engage with consent in sexual interactions. In particular their behaviours and intentions as it relates to consent seeking, consent communication, and intervention in the interactions of others to prevent sexual assault.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Sexual and Reproductive) Health
Though I'm a descendant of settlers, my position in the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health has given me the opportunity to learn a great deal from my Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues about holistic approaches to health and the insights these culturally grounded approaches can provide on approaches to education, prevention, and access to services. Of key interest is developing and/or evaluating a strengths based model of violence prevention which explores the benefits of culturally grounded protective factors, and a helpseeking guide which addresses and provides solutions for common barriers to help seeking. Any work in these areas will continue to involve the colleagues whose ideas shaped these interest areas.
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Sexual and Reproductive Health - Lifecycle education
I'm interested in sexual and reproductive health education and accessibility. School based Relationships and Sexuality Education programs are often the last formal education people receive on the wide range of issues critical to multiple dimensions of health, and yet these programs do not appear to prioritise addressing sexual and reproductive throughout the life cycle. The subsequent lack of widespread knowledge on fertility, reproductive choices and pregnancy planning, the long term consequences of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne diseases, menopause, and many other sexual and reproductive health considerations is of interest and concern. I'm also interested in how this impacts help seeking and service access into adulthood.
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Social change
I'm interested in exploring processes of social change and how factors at the individual, group, and societal levels intersect to facilitate or impede change.
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Statistics and research methods
I'm passionate about the use of evolving statistical and research methods to explore a range of topics.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey
Harfield, Stephen, Elliott, Salenna, Barzi, Federica, Minto, Kiara, Dean, Judith A. and Ward, James (2024). Sexual risk and testing for sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous young South Australians: results of an online survey. Sexual Health, 21 (4) ARTN SH24041, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/sh24041
2024
Journal Article
<i>“More support, less distress?</i> ”: Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners’ psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services
Wibisono, Susilo, Mavandadi, Payam, Wilkinson, Stuart, Amiot, Catherine, Forbat, Liz, Thomas, Emma F., Allen, Felicity, Decety, Jean, Noonan, Kerrie, Minto, Kiara, Breen, Lauren J., Kho, Madison, Crane, Monique, Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana, Molenberghs, Pascal and Louis, Winnifred (2024). “More support, less distress? ”: Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners’ psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services. Death Studies, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2337189
2024
Book
The Limits of Consent : Sexual Assault and Affirmative Consent
Featherstone, Lisa, Byrnes, Cassandra, Maturi, Jenny, Minto, Kiara, Mickelburgh, Renée and Donaghy, Paige (2024). The Limits of Consent : Sexual Assault and Affirmative Consent. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-46622-9
2023
Journal Article
Using latent profile analysis to understand health practitioners’ attitudes toward voluntary assisted dying
Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana, Thomas, Emma F., Louis, Winnifred R., Crane, Monique F., Kho, Madison, Molenberghs, Pascal, Wibisono, Susilo, Minto, Kiara, Amiot, Catherine E., Decety, Jean, Breen, Lauren J., Noonan, Kerrie, Forbat, Liz and Allen, Felicity (2023). Using latent profile analysis to understand health practitioners’ attitudes toward voluntary assisted dying. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 302228221149453. doi: 10.1177/00302228221149453
2022
Journal Article
Attitudes toward and experience with assisted-death services and psychological implications for health practitioners: a narrative systematic review
Wibisono, Susilo, Minto, Kiara, Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana, Thomas, Emma F., Crane, Monique, Molenberghs, Pascal, Kho, Madison, Amiot, Catherine E., Decety, Jean, Breen, Lauren J., Noonan, Kerrie, Forbat, Liz and Louis, Winnifred (2022). Attitudes toward and experience with assisted-death services and psychological implications for health practitioners: a narrative systematic review. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 302228221138997. doi: 10.1177/00302228221138997
2021
Other Outputs
The role of idealising jealousy in inhibiting the identification of and response to non-physical intimate partner violence: a schema theory approach
Minto, Kiara (2021). The role of idealising jealousy in inhibiting the identification of and response to non-physical intimate partner violence: a schema theory approach. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/231e498
2021
Other Outputs
Supporting women and children experiencing family and domestic violence: the Zonta House Impact Report
Lester, Leanne, Seivwright, Amy, Flatau, Paul, Crane, Emma and Minto, Kiara (2021). Supporting women and children experiencing family and domestic violence: the Zonta House Impact Report. Perth, WA, Australia: Centre for Social Impact UWA, Business School. doi: 10.25916/z9z0-qq04
2021
Journal Article
Lay understandings of the structure of intimate partner violence in relationships: an analysis of behavioral clustering patterns
Minto, Kiara, Masser, Barbara and Louis, Winnifred (2021). Lay understandings of the structure of intimate partner violence in relationships: an analysis of behavioral clustering patterns. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37 (13-14) ARTN 0886260520986276, 886260520986276-NP10831. doi: 10.1177/0886260520986276
2020
Journal Article
Identifying nonphysical intimate partner violence in relationships: the role of beliefs and schemas
Minto, Kiara, Masser, Barbara M. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2020). Identifying nonphysical intimate partner violence in relationships: the role of beliefs and schemas. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37 (5-6), 886260520938505-2442. doi: 10.1177/0886260520938505
2016
Journal Article
A social identity approach to understanding responses to child sexual abuse allegations
Minto, Kiara, Hornsey, Matthew J., Gillespie, Nicole, Healy, Karen and Jetten, Jolanda (2016). A social identity approach to understanding responses to child sexual abuse allegations. PLoS One, 11 (4) e0153205, e0153205. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153205
2014
Other Outputs
A Social Identity Approach to Understanding Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Allegations
Minto, Kiara (2014). A Social Identity Approach to Understanding Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Allegations. Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
Supervision
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