Dr Katherine Dix
Academic Status
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Dr Katherine Dix is an adjunct member of staff in the School of Education. She is currently the Senior Research Officer at Principals Australia Institute, having recently finished her role as Project Manager and Chief Statistical Analyst at Flinders University, for the national evaluations of KidsMatter Primary and KidsMatter Early Childhood. Dr Dix has lectured in the School of Education for 10 years, in the areas of quantitative research methods, statistics, and multivariate analysis. Her work is characterised by a holistic approach and broad knowledge base in designing, analysing, and reporting large-scale longitudinal research projects conducted in educational settings.
PhD (Education), BEd (Secondary, Honours), MPhil (Geophysics), BSc (Geophysics, Honours)
Best Paper Award for Academic Excellence (2011) from the Clute Institute European Academic Conference
Nomination for the VC Award for Early Career Researcher (2010)
Commendation for MERGA 22 Conference Paper (1999)
Chancellor's Letter of Commendation (1998)
Research involving KidsMatter Primary and KidsMatter Early Childhood
- Quantitative and Mixed-method research methods.
- Survey and Questionnaire design and administration using traditional and web-based methods.
- Evaluation in educational settings.
- Translational research: translating evidence-based research into policy.
- Student mental health and wellbeing, social-emotional learning, whole-school intervention.
Honours in Education - DEC 2012
Honours in Education - DEC 2012
Master in Education - DEC 2012
Master in Education - DEC 2012
Master in Education - DEC 2012
Master in Education - DEC 2012
- Principals Australia Institute, Senior Research Officer, 2011 -
- Beyondblue, Contract Researcher, 2011 -
- Flinders University, School of Education, Adjunct staff member, 2011 -
- Online Editor of the International Education Journal: Comparative Education, 2010-
- Committee member for the Post Graduate Research Conference 2010
- Founding member of The Flinders Centre for Student Wellbeing and Prevention of Violence (SWAPv), 2009
- Educational Research Methods Committee C2R2, 2009
- Flinders Education Students' Association, 2002-2003
- School of Education Student/Staff Working Party, 2002
- Educational Research Conference Committee, 2001-2003
- Staff Selection Committee for Senior Lecturer in ICT, 2000
- Post Graduate Students' Association Committee, 1999
- B.Ed Course Committee, 1999
- Online Editor of the International Education Journal, 1999-2007
- International Education Journal Board of Management, 1999-2007
- Flinders University Institute of International Education Board of Management, 1999-2005
- Shannon Research Press: Manager and Chief Editor (2002 - on going)
- Circle Care: Manager and Senior Trainer for the personal assistance and manual handling of people with physical disabilities (1998 - on going)
- Disability
- Mental health
- Schools
- Evaluating children's mental health:
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