Doctor Brenda Dobia

Doctor Brenda Dobia

SENIOR LECTURER,
Centre for Educational Research (SoE)

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Western Sydney
  • MA University of Melbourne
  • BA (Hons) University of Melbourne

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Centre for Educational Research (SoE)

Contact

Email:B.Dobia@uws.edu.au
Extension:2729
Mobile:
Location:J.G.05
Penrith (Kingswood)
Website:

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Biography

Awards

  • College of Arts Teaching Citation 2011-11-01
  • Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching Citation 2012-09-25
  • Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award for University Sustainabiliity 2012-11-30

Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 101642 Positive Learning Environments, 2012
  • 101652 Ecopsychology and Cultural Change, 2012
  • 101663 Education for Sustainability, 2012

Publications

Books

  • Dobia, B. and O'Rourke, V. (2011), 'Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of Indigenous children in Australian primary schools', : Commonwealth of Australia 9781742415208.

Chapters in Books

  • Power, A., Mooney, M., Barker, K., Dobia, B., Watson, K., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, .. (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: School-wide Student Behaviour Intervention in Western Sydney', Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association Conference, Springer International Handbooks of Education, Volume 11 978-1-4020-1007-1.

Journal Articles

  • Dobia, B. (2013), 'What's in it for the man? Models of masculinity in the worship of the Goddess Kamakhya', South Asian History and Culture, 20.
  • Yeung, A., Mooney, M., Barker, K. and Dobia, B. (2009), 'Does school-wide positive behaviour system improve learning in primary schools? Some preliminary findings', New Horizons in Education, 16.
  • Graetz, B., Littlefield, L., Trinder, M., Dobia, B., Souter, M. and Champion, C. (2008), 'KidsMatter: A Population Health Model to Support Student Mental Health and Well-being in Primary Schools', International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 8.
  • Dobia, B. (2007), 'Approaching the Hindu Goddess of Desire', Feminist Theology, 18.
  • Dobia, B. (2006), 'The Tantric Matrix at the Kamakhya Temple, Assam', TAASA Review: The Journal of The Asian Arts Society of Australia, 3.

Conference Papers

  • Barker, K., Yeung, A., Dobia, B. and Mooney, M. (2009), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Differentiating Teachers' Self-Efficacy', Australian Association for Research in Education Conference (AARE 2009), .
  • Barker, K., Denham, A., Dobia, B., Mooney, M., Watson, K., Power, A., Ha, T., Yeung, A., Schofield, J. and McCloughan, G. (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Changing Student Behaviours for Sustainable Psychosocial Outcomes', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Education Reserach Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
  • Mooney, M., Watson, K., Dobia, B., Power, A., Barker, K., Ha, T., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, . (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Local Features of an Adapted US Model of Behaviour Management', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Educatin Research Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
  • Mooney, M., Dobia, B., Power, A., Watson, K., Barker, K., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, . (2008), 'Why Positive Behaviour for Learning: The How's and Why's of Translating a US Model for Local Sustainable Education', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Educatin Research Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Enabling schooling success: Psycho-social drivers & impact of Positive Behaviour for Learning intervention on behaviour, well-being, academic engagement & achievement
Years:2009-07-14 - 2013-09-30
ID:P00016592
UWS Researchers:Rhonda Craven, Margaret Vickers, Katrina Barker, Kevin Watson, Anne Power, Mary Mooney, Brenda Dobia and Alexander Yeung
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • NSW Department of Education & Training
Title:The Aboriginal Girls Circle - enhancing connectedness and promoting resilience for Aboriginal girls
Years:2012-01-04 - 2014-03-31
ID:P00020511
UWS Researchers:Brenda Dobia, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Sue Roffey and Roberto Parada
Funding:
  • National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Inc
  • University of Western Sydney

Previous Projects

Title:Positive Behaviour for Learning: investigating the transfer of a US system into DET Western Sydney Region schools
Years:2006-12-21 - 2009-10-30
ID:P0015348
UWS Researchers:Mary Mooney, Alexander Yeung, Brenda Dobia and Katrina Barker
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • NSW Department of Education & Training
  • Panthers On The Prowl Ltd

Supervision

Doctor Dobia is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Title:Ethics, Environment and Islam
Field of Research:

Previous Supervision

Title:EMBODIED VALUES, CONSCIOUSNESS, CHOICES: Evolution of Values in Women's Lives - A case Study
Field of Research:SOCIAL WORK
Thesis:EMBODIED VALUES, CONSCIOUSNESS, CHOICES: Evolution of Values in Women's Lives - A case Study
Title:Women Dreaming Around Marriage: A Transpersonal Study of Personal Narratives, Group Dreamwork, Image and Archetype.
Field of Research:EDUCATION NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Thesis:Women Dreaming Around Marriage: A Transpersonal Study of Personal Narratives, Group Dreamwork, Image and Archetype.
Title:Encountering Satyananda Yoga in Australia and India: Reflections of a Complex, Postcolonial, Gendered Subject
Field of Research:SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Thesis:Encountering Satyananda Yoga in Australia and India: Reflections of a Complex, Postcolonial, Gendered Subject
Title:A Phenomenological Exploration of Ecological Consciousness and its Development
Field of Research:ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Thesis:A Phenomenological Exploration of Ecological Consciousness and its Development
Title:A Creative Imaginary for Cultural Change, Explored Through a Feminist Spirituality and Women's Textile Art.
Field of Research:INDIGENOUS STUDIES
Thesis:A Creative Imaginary for Cultural Change, Explored Through a Feminist Spirituality and Women's Textile Art.

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