A Mixed Method Exploration of Correctional Officer Wellbeing

The ICPA R&D Network webinar 'Staff Wellbeing in Corrections: Highlights from Recent Research' presentation by Dr Olivia Miller.

Author

Olivia Miller

PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Olivia Miller is a doctoral student, research assistant, and sessional academic in the School of Psychology and Counselling at the Queensland University of Technology. Her PhD aims to examine the wellbeing of Correctional Officers using a salutogenic framework. She has a keen interest in understanding post-trauma responses and promoting wellbeing in high-risk groups including frontline emergency service workers and people experiencing incarceration. Her previous work in this area has included understanding epigenetic risk and protective factors for post-trauma outcomes in paramedic students and understanding factors that support the health and wellbeing of disaster victim identification workers. Olivia has experience working within multidisciplinary team projects to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and programs including the Systems Thinking Incident Review (STIR) app and a first aid program for learner drivers.

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