| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Sambol, S., Sans, E., Scarfo, J., Kirkovski, M., & Ball, M. (240401). A latent profile approach to the study of conspiracy belief: Identifying the role of executive functioning. Personality and Individual Differences, 220 |
| 2024 |
Sambol, S., Suleyman, E., & Ball, M. (240101). The assessment of affective decision-making: Exploring alternative scoring methods for the Balloon Analog Risk Task and Columbia Card Task. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 37(1), doi: 10.1002/bdm.2367 |
| 2023 | Zarate, D., Ball, M., Prokofieva, M., Kostakos, V., & Stavropoulos, V. (231201). Identifying self-disclosed anxiety on Twitter: A natural language processing approach. Psychiatry Research, 330 |
| 2023 | Van, Bael., Ball, M., Scarfo, J., & Suleyman, E. (231201). Assessment of the mind-body connection: preliminary psychometric evidence for a new self-report questionnaire. BMC Psychology, 11(1), |
| 2023 | Dadswell, K., Sambol, S., Zervos, M., Harris, M., & Ball, M. (230901). Youth Misuse of Fire: Measuring the Risk of Firesetting Behaviour Using Explicit and Implicit Methods. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45(3), (781-792). |
| 2023 | Sambol, S., Suleyman, E., Scarfo, J., & Ball, M. (230601). A true reflection of executive functioning or a representation of task-specific variance? Re-evaluating the unity/diversity framework. Acta Psychologica, 236 |
| 2023 | Scarfo, J., Emra, Suleyman., & Ball, M. (230501). 20 years on: Confirmation of P. Anderson's (2002) paediatric model of executive functioning in a healthy adult sample. Heliyon, 9(5), |
| 2023 |
Dadswell, K., Sambol, S., Bruck, D., & Ball, M. (230201). The predictive validity of the family risk survey and child risk survey for identifying persistent firesetting risk. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 79(2), (573-585). doi: 10.1002/jclp.23435 |
| 2023 | Ganci, M., Butt, H., Tyrrell, J., Suleyman, E., & Ball, M. (230201). The effect of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis on psychological symptom severity in a sample of clinically diverse males and females. Current Psychology, 42(5), (4017-4030). |
| 2023 |
Tacey, A., Behne, J., Patten, R. K., Ngo, M. T., Thomas, R., Ancilleri, J., Bone, C., Castro, A. P., McCarthy, H., & Harkin, K. (230101). Development of a Digital Health Intervention to Support Patients on a Waitlist for Orthopedic Specialist Care: Co-Design Study. JMIR Formative Research, 7(1), doi: 10.2196/41974 |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Cognitive functioning
- Psychological assessment
- Microbiome-gut-brain interactions
- Cognitive processing during sleep
- Human behaviour in fire
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
About Michelle Ball
Dr Michelle Ball is an Associate Professor and the Deputy Head of the Psychology discipline.
She is the Co-Deputy Leader of the Clinical and Community Health and Wellbeing research program within the Institute for Health and Sport.
Her research interests include:
- cognitive psychology, with a particular focus on executive functioning and assessment
- the interaction between the gut microbiome and psychological symptom expression
- cognitive processing during sleep (what wakes people up)
She is also the leader of the Microbiome and Psychobiology group which investigates the relationship between the balance of intestinal microflora and the expression of mood, somatic, and cognitive symptoms in people with a range of disorders and symptoms. This work is conducted together with Industry Partner Bioscreen Medical Laboratory.
Michelle is also an expert in human behaviour in fire and her past research includes investigating why some people die in accidental residential fires, while others survive. She has also conducted research with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade on their Juvenile Firesetting Awareness and Intervention Program.
Qualifications
- Phd with an approved course of study in Clinical Neuropsychology, Victoria University, Australia, 2008
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Victoria University, Australia, 2001
Key publications
Michelle has over 59 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Michelle's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 36)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
|
Australian youth engagement
in violent extremism: Developing the Youth-Pro Integration Model (Y-PIM) of
harm prevention for young people
From: Department of Home Affairs
Other investigators: Dr Muhammad Iqbal, Prof Debra Smith, Prof Ramon Spaaij, Dr Kara Dadswell
For period: 2023-2023
|
Not disclosed |
|
Evidence-based youth fire intervention program and resources
From: NSW Natural Hazards Research and Knowledge Funding Stream
Other investigators: Dr Imogen Rehm, Dr Kara Dadswell, Prof Jenny Sharples
For period: 2023-2025
|
$925,733 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (5) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 5 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD by Publication | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (2) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (5) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD by Publication (1) | Associate supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Teaching responsibilities
Michelle teaches Undergraduate Psychology.
Coordination
APP2013 Psychology 2A.
APP3037 Clinical Aspects of Psychology.
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 - Present |
Associate Professor
|
Victoria University |
| Jan 2019 - Oct 2019 |
Deputy Head - Psychology Discipline
|
Victoria University |
| Feb 2017 - Oct 2019 |
Co-Deputy Leader of the Clinical and Community Health and Wellbeing Research Program
|
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2019 -
Present
|
Associate Professor
Victoria University |
| Jan 2019 -
Oct 2019
|
Deputy Head - Psychology Discipline
Victoria University |
| Feb 2017 -
Oct 2019
|
Co-Deputy Leader of the Clinical and Community Health and Wellbeing Research Program
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University |
