Browsing by Supervisor "Starkey, Nicola J."
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ACT and smoking cessation using a smartphone application (SmartQuit™)
(University of Waikato, 2016)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a third wave behavioural therapy, which encourages individuals to stop fighting their internal experiences (e.g. thoughts, feelings, and memories) and teaches individuals techniques to ... -
A Mobile Augmented Memory Aid for people with Traumatic Brain Injury
(University of Waikato, 2017)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs when an external mechanical force traumatically injures the brain. The 2010/2011 population-based study shows that the total incidence of TBI in New Zealand has increased to 790 per ... -
Just part of the job: The experiences of parent caregivers caring for adolescents with mild traumatic brain injury
(University of Waikato, 2015)Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is one of the most frequently occurring injuries during adolescence. Typically care following such injuries is provided informally, by parents and close family members. The requirement ... -
What Do Secondary School Rugby Players Think About Concussion?
(University of Waikato, 2015)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a dominant and growing public health concern globally. Sport is an arena in which people are at high risk of TBI. In New Zealand the popular sport of rugby is played by many, particularly ... -
Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in New Zealand: Caregiver Knowledge and Media Representations
(University of Waikato, 2015)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the paediatric population. Even mild TBI may lead to on-going cognitive, behavioural and physical problems. Children are reliant on their caregivers ... -
The Effects of Delayed Positive Reinforcement on Learning in Dogs
(University of Waikato, 2015)Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have lived closely with humans for thousands of years. Successful dog training is important for dogs to fulfil the many roles that they play within human societies, and to aid good human-dog ... -
The consequences of paediatric mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) on executive functioning
(University of Waikato, 2014)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the most common causes of death and disability in children and adults under 35 years of age, and is a major health concern worldwide (Anderson, Catroppa, Morse, Haritou, & Rosenfeld, ... -
Driving with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder: Influences of Demand and Arousal in Real Traffic
(University of Waikato, 2015)Previous research has indicated a critical role of task demand in determining driving outcomes amongst individuals with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These findings are derived predominantly from ... -
Embodied Cognition and Representation in Domesticated Dogs
(University of Waikato, 2015)Embodied cognition is a relatively recent approach in the philosophy of mind. Similarly, the volume of research into dog cognition has increased in the last decade and is set to keep on growing as we learn more about the ... -
Social support, coping strategies and the impact on relationships for adolescents who have experienced cancer
(University of Waikato, 2015)Adolescence is a period characterised by a number of biological, social and psychological changes. Those facing a cancer diagnosis in adolescence find that they have further challenges and changes to deal with, in addition ... -
Food preferences and demand in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
(University of Waikato, 2014)The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) has been reported to eat vegetation, fruit, invertebrates, and occasionally fungi, eggs and meat in the wild. The relative preference between food types found in the wild, ... -
Speed Choice, Speed Preference and Risk Perception: Relevance for the Problem of Speed Variability in Traffic
(University of Waikato, 2014)Fifty percent of drives have been found to frequently violate speed limits (OECD/ECMT, 2006), and speed limit compliance appears to depend on the perceived credibility of a road’s speed limit (Goldenbeld & van Schagen, ... -
Social Competence and Executive Functioning in Adolescents Following a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
(University of Waikato, 2014)A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries sustained by adolescents and a leading cause of death and long-term disability. The vast majority of these cases are mild and yet they can cause a range of ... -
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood: Injury Outcomes, Teacher Perspectives and Educating Educators
(University of Waikato, 2014)Paediatric mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has the potential to impact on a wide range of developmental functions in childhood. However, the relationship between mTBI and persistent developmental difficulties is ... -
Mild traumatic brain injury during infancy: Executive function and behavioural outcomes 24 months post-injury
(University of Waikato, 2014)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability for children and young people worldwide. Research has found that children in infancy and early childhood are at the highest risk of sustaining a TBI; ... -
The Impact of Early Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury on the Transition to School
(University of Waikato, 2014)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of pervasive and long lasting disability and injury. The outcomes of TBI in young children can be particularly detrimental, due to the impact on both current functioning and ... -
The Behavioural Dyscontrol Scale-Validation of a computerised version in a non-clinical New Zealand population
(University of Waikato, 2013)The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of a new computerised version of the Behavioural Dyscontrol Scale (BDS) in comparison to the original manual version which research has shown to be a sensitive, ... -
Caregiver Health Related Quality of Life and Burden When Caring for Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
(University of Waikato, 2012)Often family members take on the responsibility of caregiver when another family member sustains a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The caregiving role is a stressful task which may impact negatively upon caregivers’ psychological ... -
The Effect of Low Dose Alcohol on Simulated Driving and Cognitive Performance
(University of Waikato, 2012)The current study investigated the effect of alcohol on simulated driving and cognitive performance across multiple blood alcohol levels (0.00, 0.02, 0.05 & 0.08%). The main objective was examine if the effect of alcohol ... -
The effect of age and experience on hazard perception and speed choice in male drivers
(University of Waikato, 2012)There are many deaths on New Zealand roads each year, due to speeding related incidents. Teenage drivers (aged 15 to 24 years) are excessively represented in crash statistics. Young drivers seem to have poor hazard perception ...
