Draft:Jaimee Stuart

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Doctor Jaimee Stuart
Born	1982 (age 41–42) Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma mater	University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington
Scientific career
Fields	Cross-cultural psychology, Developmental psychology, Cyberpsychology
Institutions	Victoria University of Wellington, University of Auckland, Griffith University, United Nations University Institute in Macau
Thesis	Pathways to Positive Development for Muslim Immigration Youth in Western Contexts (2012)
Doctoral advisor	Colleen Ward (psychologist)

Jaimee Stuart is a New Zealand applied cultural, developmental, and cyber psychologist. She is known for her research and contributions to a broad range of social issues in the digital space with a focus on empowering minority and marginalised groups. She is a co-foundeder of Infer Consulting, a company dedicated to evedience-based training, research, and consulting services in multicultural contexts.

Education

Jaimee Stuart completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Canterbury in 2006. She then pursued a Master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Psychology at Victoria of University of Wellington as one of the inaugral students of the Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research, graduating in 2008.. Following her master’s, Jaimee was awarded the prestigious Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship for Doctoral Studies which funded her doctorate . She graudated with her Ph.D. in Cross-cultural psychology at Victoria University of Wellington in 2012. Stuart’s dissertation focused on exploring the psychological and cultural adaptation processes of Muslim migrants, providing valuable insights into cross-cultural interactions and integration .

Related media

• New Zealand Herald: It's lonely in paradise says NZ's refugees
• Wellington Scoop: Muslims doing well in NZ, reports VUW researcher

Career

Upon completing her Ph.D, Stuart began her career as a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland. She was a researcher on the International Healthy Start to Life Project (IHSLP) which brought together national and international longitudinal cohort datasets to examine what constitutes a healthy start to life. Additionally, Stuart contributed to the Growing Up in New Zealand project, examining the development of youth in the contemporary New Zealand environment.

In 2013, Jaimee Stuart was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fast-Start Grant for her research project titled “Harden Up and Face Reality: Exploring Underlying Bullying Beliefs in New Zealand.”. Her work aimed to uncover the underlying attitudes and societal norms that contribute to bullying, providing valuable insights for developing more effective prevention and intervention strategies. Her influential findings attracted significant media coverage in New Zealand.

• New Zealand Herald: Low empathy linked to bully behaviour
• Stuff.co.nz: 1 in 10 bullies were never victims themselves .

That same year and in the years following, Stuart worked as a Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington at the Roy-Mackenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children where she contributed to the Youth Connectedness project studying young people’s connections to family, school, peers, and community.

While at Victoria University of Wellington, Jaimee Stuart co-convened the 2015 Australasian Human Development Association "Growing Healthy Children, Young People and Families" conference . She was also awarded the Sasakawa Leadership Initiative Grant to present the workshop “Bullying: Identifying Effective Prevention and Intervention Strategies,” focused on sharing effective methods for preventing and addressing bullying, further establishing her as a leading researcher in the field. Additionally, her work extended into the field of cyber-bullying and youth experiences in online environments.

• New Zealand Herald: What drives the online hatred: the warning signs of cyberbullying
• Dominian Post: Pure bullies exist and they grow meaner

In 2015, Stuart joined the New Zealand Ministry of Defence as a Senior Evaluation Analyst. In this role, she improving equity in recruitment process and promoting mental health and wellbeing among military members and their families. . She worked with the Defence Health Hub to develop a self-assessment and screening tool for holistic wellbeing

In 2017, Jaimee Stuart began working as a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, her role consisted of teaching, research, and service. In this role she supervised a number of Doctoral students and developed curriculum for numerous psychology courses. Additionally, she continued her research in cross-cultural and developmental psychology and was co-awarded a large research grant by the Australian Research Council for her research into "Parenting in an unsteady world across nations" investigating overcontrolling and overinvolved parenting styles . During this time, Stuart deepend her research on cyberspace, focusing on cyberbullying, online disinhibition, and online social connection. She investigated the impact of social media on parents and young people. Jaimee’s research contributed valuable insights into the psychological effects of online environments and informed strategies for promoting safer and more positive digital experiences.

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• 9 News Australia: Mini-models
• Independent: ‘I had to mute my best friend’: How pandemic Instagram became the worst of us
• ABC News Australia: How social media 'robbed' Gold Coast mum of opportunity to privately grieve her son's loss
• BuzzFeedNews: Instagram Has Some Pretty Huge Effects On Our Psychology. Here's Everything We Know So Far.
• Griffith News: Reminder for parents to keep a close watch on boys’ internet usage
• Griffith News: Cyberbullying: How can parents identify and intervene?

While working for Griffith, Stuart was also seconded to be the Research and Evidence Lead of Pathways in Place in 2020. She researched methodologies to reduce the impacts of place-based disadvantage on children and young people.

Since 2022, Jaimee Stuart has been a Senior Researcher and Team Lead at the United Nations University Institute in Macau(UNU Macau). Her work focuses on digital health and well-being, addressing issues like cybersecurity, the gender digital divide, and the impacts of generative A.I on young people. Notably, she led work on cybersecurity for UN Women< She also explores the empowerment of marginalized populations through innovative research and community engagement.

Honours and Awards

• The Jacobs Foundation award for emerging scholars: European Association for Research on Adolescence (2008)
• Lotteries Commission Discretionary Fund Award for community research (2008)
• Community Research Award awarded for excellent research contributing significantly to community issues granted by the Tangata Whenua Voluntary and Community Sector Research Centre (2011)
• Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship for Doctoral Studies (2011)
• Royal Society Marsden Fast Start Grant (2013)
• International Society for Behavioral Development (ISSBD) Emerging Scholar travel award (2014)
• European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) Emerging Scholar travel award (2014)
• Sasakawa Leadership Initiative for Emerging Leaders (2015)
• Brisbane City Council Major's Trailblazer award (2020)

Key Publications

• Mapping the service system that supports children and families in the context of place-based-disadvantage: Potential leverage points for intervention
• Parents' anticipated responses to children's cyberbullying experiences; Action, Education and Emotion
• Online Social Connection as a Buffer of Health Anxiety and Isolation During COVID-19
• The Measure of Online Disinhibition (MOD): Assessing perceptions of reductions in restraint in the online environment
• Looking hot in selfies: Narcissistic beginnings, aggressive outcomes?
• Exploring everyday experiences of cultural diversity: The construction, validation, and application of the normative multiculturalism scale
• Predicting risky health behaviors 35 years later: Are parents or teacher's reports of childhood behavior problems a better judge of outcomes?
• Is bullying bad for your health? The consequences of bullying perpetration and victimization in childhood on health behaviors in adulthood
• The protective influence of family connectedness, ethnic identity, and ethnic engagement for New Zealand Ma̅ori adolescents
• The influence of discrepancies between adolescent and parent ratings of family dynamics on the well-being of adolescents
• A Question of Balance: Exploring the Acculturation, Integration and Adaptation of Muslim Immigrant Youth
• Working with and for communities: A collaborative study of harmony and conflict in well-functioning, acculturating families