معرفی
Professor Michelle Ball is a faculty member at the College of Sport, Health & Engineering, Victoria University, serving as Deputy Head of the Psychology discipline and a researcher in the Clinical and Community Health and Wellbeing program. Her work spans clinical neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, and youth risk behavior prevention.
- Current positions: Professor (2024-), Deputy Head (2019-2023)
- Research themes: Youth fire misuse, executive functioning, interoception, social media impact on adolescents
Research Interests
Michelle focuses on:
- Prevention of deliberate human-caused disasters (youth fire misuse)
- Cognitive psychology (executive functioning, emotional intelligence)
- Mind-body connection via interoceptive sensibility
- Conspiracy belief modeling with cognitive frameworks
- Social media's role in adolescent behavior
- Residential fire survival factors
Scientific Trends
Her recent publications emphasize youth fire misuse interventions, executive functioning models, interoception in mental health, and digital tools for behavioral assessment. Articles span 2025-2023 with multidisciplinary approaches.
Supervision
Michelle has supervised 11 PhD projects (6 as principal supervisor) and over 40 honours projects, with 5 PhDs currently underway.
Funded Research
Current grants include:
- Natural Hazards Research Australia (2024-2027): Framework for risk prevention programs
- Department of Home Affairs (2023): Youth violent extremism prevention
- NSW Natural Hazards Research (2023-2025): Evidence-based fire intervention program
