Valerie Ingham
Lecturer
PhD candidate, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney
Master of Education, 2002, University of Western Sydney
Bachelor of Adult Education, 1999, University of Western Sydney
Valerie Ingham
Bio
Valerie joined Charles Sturt University in 2005 after five years with the University of Western Sydney. Her background includes working as a professional artist, an adult literacy teacher and research with the NSW Fire Brigade. She has experience in the design, development and delivery of social science programs in the disciplines of adult education, community services, fire services, and emergency management. Her research areas include decision making on the fireground and the education and training of emergency management professionals.
Teaching
- Bachelor of Social Science (Emergency Management)
- Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management
- Master of Emergency Management
Research
- Somatic and aesthetic awareness in time-pressured decision making
- Emergency management education
- Community disaster/ emergency recovery management
Recent publications
Ingham, V. (2008). Crisis communication and multimodal decision making on the fireground. Australian Journal of Emergency Management , 23(3), 9-13
Ingham, V. (Jun. 2007). Decisions on fire . M/ C Journal, 10(3). Paper available http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0706/06-ingham.php
Ingham, V. (2007). Emergency Management and blended learning. Back to Base. 2(3), Emergency Services Learning & Development: Penrith, NSW. Paper available http://www.esld.com.au/publications.html
Ingham, V. (2006). Something's not quite right. ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference , University of Sydney 11-13 th December 2006. Refereed paper available at: http://www.acspri.org.au/conference2006//proceedings/
Ingham, V. (2006). Risk perception and decision making. Back to Base. 1(4), Emergency Services Learning & Development: Penrith, NSW. Paper available http://www.esld.com.au/publications.html
Ingham, V., Flynn, L., Mozer, M. & Manock, I. (2005). Developing a model for meeting learners needs: a blended learning approach in designing effective course resources. ODLAA Conference: Breaking Down Barriers , Adelaide, August. http://www.unisa.edu.au/odlaaconference/PDFs/86%20ODLAA%202005%20-%20Ingham,%20Flynn,%20Mozer,%20Manock.pdf
Childs, M., Morris, M. & Ingham, V. (2004). The rise and rise of clean, white collar (firefighting) work. Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management . 13(5) 409-414
Childs, M., Ingham, V., & Wagner, R. (2002). Recognition of prior learning on the web - a case of Australian Universities. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 42 (1), 40-55.
Membership of professional associations and groups
- Member of Research Committee 39, The Sociology of Disasters, International Sociological Association
- Board member of Women and Firefighting Australasia (WFA)
