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Overview
Background
Julie's research interests include: strengths-based case management in adolescence; prevention and intervention approaches; assessment of risk and protection in vulnerable youth; social and emotional well-being in adolescence; evidence-based resources for adolescent development; positive youth development; teacher well-being and innovative measures of emotional states of teachers and students in the classroom.
Dr Julie Bower is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Education. She conducts applied research in secondary schools to understand the social and emotional processes that keep students at school and engaged in learning. Her work is based in a positive youth development framework, focusing on the strengths of adolescents at risk and working in close partnership with schools to assist these students to reach their potential. She is interested in developing real-time measures of emotion in a classroom setting, assessment of both risk and protection in vulnerable youth; prevention and intervention approaches; social and emotional well-being in adolescence; evidence-based resources for adolescent development; and school-wide approaches for social and emotional well-being of students and teachers.
Julie Bower has over 29 years experience in the education sector, 21 of those in educational research and more recently, over the past 12 years in the development of the Mindfields® Program, The CAT-RPM, the t* (Teacher Emotions App) and the Mindful Practice for Teachers Program. She is now an educational consultant in Emotional Health in Schools. Julie’s experience in the field of education encompasses the areas of research project management, development of evidence-based resources, social and emotional wellbeing, cognitive behavioural interventions and strengths-based strategies for teacher and student well-being.
Availability
- Dr Julie Majella Bower is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Diploma of Teaching, unknown
- Bachelor of Vocational Education & Training, Charles Sturt
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Social and emotional wellbeing of at-risk students
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Social and emotional wellbeing of teachers and support staff
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Strengths-based Interventions for youth at-risk
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Strengths-based assessment of youth at-risk
Research impacts
My hope is that my ongoing research portfolio (invesitgating the effects of social connectedness and emotions on learning), will have a direct effect on the social and emotional well-being of all members of teh school community. The beneficial outcomes will be to:
- Develop and calibrate resources that are strengths-based, evidence-based, and build self-regulatory life skills in schools.
- Assist teachers and professional staff to work in ways that identify and promote the strengths of vulnerable youth.
- Assist teachers and professional staff to develop skills and environments that promote their own personal, social and emotional well-being.
Works
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2013
Journal Article
Square pegs - round holes: Embracing diversity for social and emotional wellbeing
Bower, J. and Carroll, A. (2013). Square pegs - round holes: Embracing diversity for social and emotional wellbeing. QGCA Connections, 32 (2), 3-5.
2012
Journal Article
A preliminary evaluation of Mindfields: a self-regulatory cognitive behavioural program for school-aged adolescent offenders
Carroll, Annemaree, Ashman, Adrian, Hemingway, Francene, Bower, Julie and Houghton, Stephen (2012). A preliminary evaluation of Mindfields: a self-regulatory cognitive behavioural program for school-aged adolescent offenders. Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 29 (2), 81-94. doi: 10.1017/edp.2012.12
2012
Journal Article
Establishing the psychometric properties of an interactive, self-regulation assessment battery for young offenders
Carroll, Annemaree, Hemingway, Francene, Ashman, Adrian and Bower, Julie (2012). Establishing the psychometric properties of an interactive, self-regulation assessment battery for young offenders. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 22 (1), 102-121. doi: 10.1017/jgc.2012.7
2012
Journal Article
Adolescent perspectives on schooling experiences: The interplay of risk and protective factors within their lives
Bower, Julie M., Carroll, Annemaree and Ashman, Adrian F. (2012). Adolescent perspectives on schooling experiences: The interplay of risk and protective factors within their lives. International Journal of Educational Research, 53, 9-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2011.12.003
2012
Book Chapter
Students at risk of delinquency
Bower, Julie M. and Carroll, Annemaree (2012). Students at risk of delinquency. Education for inclusion and diversity. (pp. 360-361) edited by Adrian Ashman and John Elkins. Frenchs Forest, Australia: Pearson.
2011
Other Outputs
The Development and Validation of the Contextualised Assessment Tool for Risk and Protection Management (CAT-RPM)
Julie Bower (2011). The Development and Validation of the Contextualised Assessment Tool for Risk and Protection Management (CAT-RPM). PhD Thesis, School of Education, The University of Queensland.
2009
Journal Article
Self-efficacy and academic achievement in Australian high school students: The mediating effects of academic aspirations and delinquency
Carroll, Annemaree, Houghton, Stephen, Wood, Robert, Unsworth, Kerrie, Hattie, John, Gordon, Lisa and Bower, Julie (2009). Self-efficacy and academic achievement in Australian high school students: The mediating effects of academic aspirations and delinquency. Journal of Adolescence, 32 (4), 797-817. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.10.009
2007
Journal Article
Multidimensional self-concept: Age and gender differences in Australian high school students involved in delinquent activities
Carroll, A., Houghton, S., Wood, R., Perkins, C. and Bower, J. (2007). Multidimensional self-concept: Age and gender differences in Australian high school students involved in delinquent activities. School Psychology International, 28 (2), 237-256. doi: 10.1177/0143034307078106
2007
Book Chapter
Mindfields : A self-regulatory intervention for young people at risk who want to change their lives
Carroll, Annemaree, Bower, Julie, Hemingway, Francene and Ashman, Adrian (2007). Mindfields : A self-regulatory intervention for young people at risk who want to change their lives. The millennial adolescent. (pp. 59-64) edited by Nan Bahr and Donna Pendergast. Camberwell, Vic., Australia: ACER Press.
2007
Other Outputs
Adapting emergency interventions
Ashman, A. F., Carroll, A., Bower, J. and Williams, C. (2007). Adapting emergency interventions. Queensland: Queensland Fire and Rescue Services.
2006
Journal Article
Impulsivity in juvenile delinquency: Differences among early-onset, late-onset and non-offenders
Carroll, Annemaree, Hemingway, Francene, Bower, Julie, Ashman, Adrian, Houghton, Stephen and Durkin, Kevin (2006). Impulsivity in juvenile delinquency: Differences among early-onset, late-onset and non-offenders. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35 (4), 519-529. doi: 10.1007/s10964-006-9053-6
2005
Book
Mindfields - empowering young people to change their lives: facilitators manual
Carroll, A., Ashman, A., Bower, J. and Hemingway, F. (2005). Mindfields - empowering young people to change their lives: facilitators manual. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2005
Book
Mindfields - empowering young people to change their lives: training workbook
Carroll, A., Ashman, A., Bower, J. and Hemingway, F. (2005). Mindfields - empowering young people to change their lives: training workbook. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Julie Majella Bower is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Conditions for Learning: Maximising Engagement for Student Learning and Wellbeing in Schools
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annemaree Carroll
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Emotions in the classroom: The role of student-teacher relationships and academic self-perceptions for disadvantaged adolescents
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annemaree Carroll
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Following writing around: Encountering ethical responsibilities in pre-service teachers' reflective journals in Indigenous education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annemaree Carroll, Dr Liz Mackinlay
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Cooperative Learning and Student Engagement: A Collective Case Study in Six High School Classrooms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies, Professor Annemaree Carroll
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