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Kevin R. Ronan is affiliated with Central Queensland University in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Health Professions and Social Sciences. Specific subfields include General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Philosophy, and Management Science and Operations Research.

The scientist's work mainly addresses themes related to disaster management, climate adaptation, social issues in aging and elder care, and the intersection of health, medicine, and society. Key research topics include:

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society
  • Community Health and Development
  • Health Policy Implementation Science

Kevin R. Ronan has published several recent papers across a range of academic journals. Notable publications include:

  • Child-centred risk reduction and school safety: An evidence-based practice framework and roadmap (2020) in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • The lived experience of disadvantaged communities affected by the 2015 South Indian floods: Implications for disaster risk reduction dialogue (2021) in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Natural hazards and adaptive response choices in a changing climate: Promoting bushfire preparedness and risk reduction decision-making (2020) in Social Sciences & Humanities Open
  • Child participation in disaster resilience education: potential impact on child mental well-being (2022) in Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal
  • Disaster resilience education: a practice framework for Australian emergency management agencies (2024) in Acquire (CQUniversity)

Their research has appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Open
  • Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal
  • Acquire (CQUniversity)
  • RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library)

Kevin R. Ronan has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Revathi N. Krishna
  • Caroline Spencer
  • Eva Alisic
  • Briony Towers
  • J.P. Crown

Best Publications

  • Homework assignments in cognitive and behavioral therapy: a meta-analysis.

    Nikolaos Kazantzis;Frank P. Deane;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Multisystemic treatment: a meta-analysis of outcome studies.

    Nicola M. Curtis;Kevin R. Ronan;Charles M. Borduin

  • The effects of sports participation on young adolescents' emotional well-being

    Sarah J. Donaldson;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Promoting Community Resilience in Disasters: The Role for Schools, Youth, and Families

    Kevin R Ronan;David Moore Johnston

  • Sensation seeking among high- and low-risk sports participants

    S.J Jack;K.R Ronan

  • The role of prior experience in informing and motivating earthquake preparedness

    Julia S. Becker;Douglas Paton;David M. Johnston;David M. Johnston;Kevin R. Ronan

  • A model of household preparedness for earthquakes: how individuals make meaning of earthquake information and how this influences preparedness

    Julia S. Becker;Julia S. Becker;Douglas Paton;David M. Johnston;David M. Johnston;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Negative affectivity in children: Development and validation of a self-statement questionnaire

    Kevin R. Ronan;Philip C. Kendall;Margaret Rowe

  • Cognitive specificity in emotional distress.

    Rick E. Ingram;Philip C. Kendall;Timothy W. Smith;Christina Donnell

  • Evaluations of disaster education programs for children: A methodological review

    Victoria A. Johnson;Kevin R. Ronan;David M. Johnston;Robin Peace

  • Using Homework Assignments in Cognitive Behavior Therapy

    Nikolaos Kazantzis;Frank P. Deane;Kevin R. Ronan;Luciano L'Abate

  • Assessing compliance with homework assignments: review and recommendations for clinical practice

    Nikolaos Kazantzis;Frank P. Deane;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Salient beliefs about earthquake hazards and household preparedness.

    Julia S. Becker;Douglas Paton;David M. Johnston;David M. Johnston;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Measuring Tsunami preparedness in coastal Washington, United States

    D. Johnston;David Paton;GL Crawford;K Ronan

  • Bibliotherapy: Practice and Research.

    Sarah J. Jack;Kevin R. Ronan

  • Disaster risk reduction education in Indonesia: challenges and recommendations for scaling up

    Avianto Amri;Avianto Amri;Deanne K. Bird;Deanne K. Bird;Deanne K. Bird;Kevin Ronan;Kevin Ronan;Katharine Haynes;Katharine Haynes

  • Cognitive-behavioral treatment of conduct-disordered children

    Philip C. Kendall;Mark Reber;Susan McLeer;James Epps

  • Impacts of the 1945 and 1995–1996 Ruapehu eruptions, New Zealand: An example of increasing societal vulnerability

    D. M. Johnston;B.F. Houghton;V.E. Neall;K.R. Ronan

  • Correlates of Hazard Education Programs for Youth

    Kevin R. Ronan;David M. Johnston

  • Expanding protection motivation theory: investigating an application to animal owners and emergency responders in bushfire emergencies.

    Rachel Westcott;Rachel Westcott;Kevin Ronan;Hilary Bambrick;Melanie Taylor;Melanie Taylor;Melanie Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolaos Kazantzis
Nikolaos Kazantzis Monash University
Frank P. Deane
Frank P. Deane University of Wollongong
Philip C. Kendall
Philip C. Kendall Temple University
David E. Orlinsky
David E. Orlinsky University of Chicago
Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith University of Utah
Rick E. Ingram
Rick E. Ingram University of Kansas
Luciano L'Abate
Luciano L'Abate Georgia State University
Charles M. Borduin
Charles M. Borduin University of Missouri

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