Kari Wilkins, PhD Candidate

Faculty of Education, Bldg 6
Monash University, Clayton Campus
Melbourne VIC 3800
Australia
Email: kari.wilkins@education.monash.edu.au
Tel: (+61 3) 9905 9982
Fax: (+61 3) 9905 5400

Teacher stress and burnout in hard-to-staff schools

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Helen Watt

Kari is associated with the FITChoice program of research

Honours and Awards

• Monash Graduate Scholarship for PhD candidature, 2008-2010.

Grants

• Work-related wellbeing amongst early career teachers: Comparing outcomes across the terrain. Monash University, Faculty of Education, Staff Project Grant 2007: $6,000.
• Advancing Research of Teaching and Learning [ARTL]. Monash University, Faculty of Education, Strategic Grant Scheme 2007: $7,000 (with Len Cairns, Paul Richardson, Umesh Sharma, & Helen Watt).
• Developing a school of leadership. Victorian Government, Leading Schools Fund [LSF] 2005: $1,200,000 (with Ross Miller, Ken Robinson, John Albiston [DE&T Employees]; and Andrew Fuller & Dianne Summers [co- Psychologists and Researchers]).
• Fostering independent thought and action: Embedding an emotional intelligence curriculum across P-10. Australian Government Quality Teacher Program [AGQTP] 2005: $18,000 (with Ken Robinson).

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPERS

• Wilkins, K. (July 2007). Mapping the Terrain: Exploring the concept of Hard-to-Staff schools. Paper presented in Symposium titled Early Career Development of Teachers in Challenging Contexts at the Australasian Human Development Association [AHDA] Biennial Conference, Sydney, July 5-8, 2007.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (PAPERS)

• Wilkins, K. (December, 2006). Time 3 Cluster Analysis of Student Engagement and Achievement Data. Paper submitted at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members and employees, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (February, 2005). An Examination of Attitudes to School Survey Data. Paper presented at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (May, 2005). Time 1 Cluster Analysis of Student Engagement and Achievement Data. Paper presented at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members and employees, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (December, 2005). Time 2 Cluster Analysis of Student Engagement and Achievement Data. Paper submitted at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members and employees, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (October, 2004). Student Engagement and Achievement: An innovations and excellence approach. Paper presented at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members and employees, Melbourne, Australia.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

• Wilkins, K. (August, 2006). Emotional Intelligence in the Curriculum. Invited presentation at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Summers, D. & Wilkins, K. (October, 2006). Tuning In: Strategies for gaining students attention in the classroom. Presentation at Peninsula Assessment and Therapy Services, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (February, 2005). Identification of students at risk. Invited presentation at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (March, 2005). Development of a Well-Being Handbook for Home Group Teachers. Paper presented at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (March, 2005). Developing a Safe School: Talking about Bullying in the Curriculum. Invited presentation at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. & Summers, D. (March, 2005). Skill development for staff Staff Partnership Program. Invited presentation at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Summers, D., Anastasias, J., Robinson, K., & Wilkins, K. (April, 2005). What's It All About? A skills-based subject for later years students. Invited presentation at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members and employees, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (April, 2005). Skill development for staff Supporting and Mentoring Students (SMS) Program. Invited presentation at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (September, 2005). Interpersonal Learning in the Later Years Curriculum. Invited presentation at a DE&T secondary school, Melbourne, Australia.
• Wilkins, K. (October, 2004). A Whole School Approach to for the Delivery of Student Well-Being Support. Invited presentation at a meeting of DE&T Principal class members and employees, Melbourne, Australia.

THESES

• Wilkins, K. (2004). Adolescent Perceptions of School Engagement: Scale development and validation. Unpublished Masters Thesis, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. (High Distinction Grade)
• Wilkins, K. (2001). Stress and Adjustment: The direct and indirect effects of personal control beliefs. Unpublished Post Graduate Thesis, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. (High Distinction Grade)