Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Valerie lecturers in Emergency Management and supervises Doctor of Public Safety candidates at Charles Sturt University. She has extensive experience in the design and delivery of tertiary level programs in emergency management and fire services. Her recent research highlights the importance of local community organisations in building community connections for disaster resilience, with a particular focus on compound and cascading disasters leading to community disaster fatigue.
Research Interests
- Fire services, emergency management and community recovery
- Time-pressured decision making
- Shared responsibility and community resilience
- Perceptions of risk and resilience in Bangladeshi and Australian communities
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships:
- International Sociological Association (ISA)
- ISA Research Committee 39 - The Sociology of Disasters
- International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
Editorial roles on journals:
- Associate Editor of Salus Journal
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The Art of multimodal decision making by incident controllers on the fireground, University of Western Sydney
Award Date: 17 Apr 2010
Master of Education, University of Western Sydney
Award Date: 09 Apr 2001
Bachelor of Adult Education, University of Western Sydney
Award Date: 12 Apr 1999
External positions
Board Member, Mountains Community Resource Network
2022 → …
Blue Mountains Resilience & Preparedness Working Group, Mountains Community Resource Network
2014 → …
Subject keywords
- emergency, disaster, resilience, vulnerability, recovery, fire, aesthetic, community,
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Indicators of Community Disaster Fatigue: A case study in the New South Wales Blue Mountains
Ingham, V., Wuersch, L., Islam, M. R. & Hicks, J., Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 95, 14 p., 103831.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local community leaders operating in disaster recovery
Ingham, V., Hicks, J., Wuersch, L., Islam, M. R. & Lukasiewicz, A., 2023, International Handbook of Disaster Research. Singh, A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, p. 1-18 19 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Pets and smoke inhalation: improving immediate and prehospital management
Porter, I. & Ingham, V., Jul 2023, In: Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 38, 3, p. 37-41 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Definition and explanation of community disaster fatigue
Ingham, V., Islam, M. R., Hicks, J., Lukasiewicz, A. & Kim, C., 2022, Complex disasters: Compounding, cascading, and protracted. Lukasiewicz, A. & O'Donnell, T. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 341-361 21 p. (Disaster Risk, Resilience, Reconstruction and Recovery).Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Disaster fatigue: Workshop 3
Ingham, V., 25 Mar 2022.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
Prizes
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Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Ingham, V. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction › External recognition
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CSU Australian Graduate School of Policing & Security Mentoring Award
Ingham, V. (Recipient), Jul 2017
Prize: Award › Internal award
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Resilient Australia Award (NSW) Community Award State Winner
Ingham, V. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Award › External award
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Activities
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Mountains Community Resource Network (External organisation)
Ingham, V. (Member)
2022 → 2023Activity: Membership › Professional association or peak discipline body › Community
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Connecting for Regional Disaster Resilience Symposium 2023
Ingham, V. (Participant), Hicks, J. (Participant), Wuersch, L. (Participant) & Islam, R. (Participant)
Sept 2022 → Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Academic
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8th Postgraduate Supervision Conference 2022
Delaforce, R. (Participant), Corbo Crehan, A. (Participant) & Ingham, V. (Participant)
18 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Academic
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International Sociological Association XX World Congress of Sociology
Ingham, V. (Member of programme committee)
2021 → 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Academic
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Live zoom conversation between AWE executive committee member Lisa Maree Jackson and Val Ingham
Ingham, V. (Speaker)
19 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Community
Press/Media
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Charles Sturt University - Strengthening Fire Resilience in the Blue Mountains
21/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Working together to improve disaster resilience in your local community
01/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New community bushfire preparedness plan for NSW
15/06/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Blue Mountains Bushfire Plan - Hansard mention
Doyle, T. (Presenter), Redshaw, S. (Creator), Ingham, V. (Creator), Harrison, K. (Creator), Quigley, T. (Creator), Keating, M. (Creator) & Bigelow, J. (Creator)
Impact: Economic Impact, Public policy Impact, Social Impact, Public policy Impact
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BSAFE: Blue Mountains Sustainable Approaches to Fire and Emergency
Ingham, V. (Creator), Redshaw, S. (Creator), Harrison, K. (Creator) & Quigley, T. (Creator)
Impact: Environmental Impact, Social Impact