Alexandra Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4016162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Westmead Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0522-3719 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four 'colliding epidemics' of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, which have had substantial effects on health and well-being. Using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), we evaluated national and provincial health trends and progress towards imp…
Awakening the sleeping giant
Discretionary paroling authorities often remain in the background of discussions about sentencing and correctional reform. However, they are key decision-makers who are poised to serve as gatekeepers to reentry and reincarceration given their authority to release offenders, set supervision conditions and revoke post-release supervision. By virtue of their function and place within the correctional continuum they are also well-positioned to act as…
Rejection, Humiliation, and Parole
Research on status rejection has developed considerably over the past two decades and is applied in a number of different settings to better understand criminal and deviant behavior. Our research contributes to that body of work by examining the ways in which status rejection may create a potentially humiliating dynamic for individuals on parole. Specifically, we use in-depth interviews with parolees to illustrate how the parolee identity can pro…
Parole Reentry and Social Capital
Why are some parolees more successful in reentering society compared to others? Using a social capital theoretical perspective, we explore the central role housing plays in reentry. Seventy-three semistructured personal interviews were conducted with parolees reentering the community. The authors compared and contrasted the experiences of individuals who were released to secure housing with those who were homeless. Having access to housing facili…
Effects of cultural background on Wais-III and WMS-III performances after moderate–severe traumatic brain injury
The assessment of cognitive function in individuals of culturally and linguistically diverse background poses considerable challenges for the psychologist, particularly when English proficiency is limited. This study explored the effects of diverse cultural background and non-Western educational background on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Third edition (WAIS-III) and Wechsler Memory Scale–Third Edition (WMS-III) performances in moderate–sever…
Effects of education and cultural background on performance on Wais-III, WMS-III, Wais-R and WMS-R measures
The literature on the effects of education and cultural background on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III), Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III), WAIS-R and WMS-R performances was reviewed. The electronic databases PsycINFO, MEDLINE and PubMed were searched over the period 1980–2008 and reference lists from papers identified were examined for relevant articles. Of 3,081 papers identified, 19 met criteria including English language, gro…
Rejection, Humiliation, and Parole
Research on status rejection has developed considerably over the past two decades and is applied in a number of different settings to better understand criminal and deviant behavior. Our research contributes to that body of work by examining the ways in which status rejection may create a potentially humiliating dynamic for individuals on parole. Specifically, we use in-depth interviews with parolees to illustrate how the parolee identity can pro…
Parole Reentry and Social Capital
Why are some parolees more successful in reentering society compared to others? Using a social capital theoretical perspective, we explore the central role housing plays in reentry. Seventy-three semistructured personal interviews were conducted with parolees reentering the community. The authors compared and contrasted the experiences of individuals who were released to secure housing with those who were homeless. Having access to housing facili…
Effects of education and cultural background on performance on Wais-III, WMS-III, Wais-R and WMS-R measures
The literature on the effects of education and cultural background on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III), Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III), WAIS-R and WMS-R performances was reviewed. The electronic databases PsycINFO, MEDLINE and PubMed were searched over the period 1980–2008 and reference lists from papers identified were examined for relevant articles. Of 3,081 papers identified, 19 met criteria including English language, gro…
Effects of cultural background on Wais-III and WMS-III performances after moderate–severe traumatic brain injury
The assessment of cognitive function in individuals of culturally and linguistically diverse background poses considerable challenges for the psychologist, particularly when English proficiency is limited. This study explored the effects of diverse cultural background and non-Western educational background on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Third edition (WAIS-III) and Wechsler Memory Scale–Third Edition (WMS-III) performances in moderate–sever…
Effects of education and cultural background on performance on Wais-III, WMS-III, Wais-R and WMS-R measures
The literature on the effects of education and cultural background on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III), Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III), WAIS-R and WMS-R performances was reviewed. The electronic databases PsycINFO, MEDLINE and PubMed were searched over the period 1980–2008 and reference lists from papers identified were examined for relevant articles. Of 3,081 papers identified, 19 met criteria including English language, gro…
Effects of cultural background on Wais-III and WMS-III performances after moderate–severe traumatic brain injury
The assessment of cognitive function in individuals of culturally and linguistically diverse background poses considerable challenges for the psychologist, particularly when English proficiency is limited. This study explored the effects of diverse cultural background and non-Western educational background on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Third edition (WAIS-III) and Wechsler Memory Scale–Third Edition (WMS-III) performances in moderate–sever…
Parole Reentry and Social Capital
Why are some parolees more successful in reentering society compared to others? Using a social capital theoretical perspective, we explore the central role housing plays in reentry. Seventy-three semistructured personal interviews were conducted with parolees reentering the community. The authors compared and contrasted the experiences of individuals who were released to secure housing with those who were homeless. Having access to housing facili…
Rejection, Humiliation, and Parole
Research on status rejection has developed considerably over the past two decades and is applied in a number of different settings to better understand criminal and deviant behavior. Our research contributes to that body of work by examining the ways in which status rejection may create a potentially humiliating dynamic for individuals on parole. Specifically, we use in-depth interviews with parolees to illustrate how the parolee identity can pro…
Awakening the sleeping giant
Discretionary paroling authorities often remain in the background of discussions about sentencing and correctional reform. However, they are key decision-makers who are poised to serve as gatekeepers to reentry and reincarceration given their authority to release offenders, set supervision conditions and revoke post-release supervision. By virtue of their function and place within the correctional continuum they are also well-positioned to act as…
Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four 'colliding epidemics' of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, which have had substantial effects on health and well-being. Using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), we evaluated national and provincial health trends and progress towards imp…
Psychology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Scale (ratio (2 works)