Dr Darja Kragt

Researcher
communities, resilience, volunteering
About
Dr Darja Kragt

Darja is a research fellow at the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Western Australia (UWA). As an avid volunteer herself, Darja is curious to find out what makes volunteers join and remain with emergency services and how these experiences could be improved.  In her doctoral thesis, Darja’s researched leadership development and identity. Darja is also involved in a number of research projects that investigated reasons for and outcomes of homelessness in Australia.

Research team

Type Project Research team
CRC Core Project Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering dkragt, aluksyte, dholtrop, mgagné, tkruger, jhandmer, hfarid
03/2024
Journal Article
Exploring Volunteer Turnover Reasons, Intentions, and Behaviour
Holtrop,D.,Soo,C.,Gagné,M.,Kragt,D.,Dunlop,P.,Luksyte,A.
New volunteer receiving their uniform from a volunteer. Photo supplied by Country Fire Authority.
01/2022
Report
Supporting new volunteers: a resource kit for emergency service volunt...
Dunlop,P.,Farid,H.,Gagné,M.,Kragt,D.
04/2022
Journal Article
Setting expectations during volunteer recruitment and the first day ex...
Dunlop,P.,Holtrop,D.,Kragt,D.,Gagné,M.,Farid,H.Muhammad,Luksyte,A.
: SA SES volunteers clearing up after a storm. Photo: SA State Emergency Service
01/2021
Report
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering - annual report 2019-2020
McLennan,B.,Dunlop,P.,Kragt,D.,Holtrop,D.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Farid,H.
Photo: NSW SES
08/2021
Report
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering – final project report
McLennan,B.,Dunlop,P.,Kragt,D.,Holtrop,D.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Farid,H.
Stock SES photo from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
04/2021
Report
State Emergency Service (SES): Volunteer views on experiences, wellbei...
Farid,H.,Kragt,D.,Dunlop,P.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Holtrop,D.
Photo: SA SES
06/2020
Report
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering: annual report 2018-19
McLennan,B.,Dunlop,P.,Kragt,D.,Kruger,T.,Holtrop,D.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Farid,H.
Delegates at AFAC19, Melbourne.
12/2019
Conference Paper
Emergency volunteer retention: can a culture of inclusiveness help?
Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Dunlop,P.,Holtrop,D.,Kragt,D.,Farid,H.
Stock SES photo from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. Photo: DFES.
09/2019
Report
State Emergency Service volunteer views on expectations, experiences a...
Farid,H.,Kragt,D.,Dunlop,P.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Holtrop,D.
Volunteer firefighters. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW.
06/2019
Journal Article
Volunteering research in Australia: A narrative review
Kragt,D.,Holtrop,D.
11/2018
Report
Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering: annual project report 201...
McLennan,B.,Dunlop,P.,Kragt,D.,Kruger,T.,Holtrop,D.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.,Handmer,J.
10/2018
Journal Article
When joining is not enough: emergency services volunteers and the inte...
Kragt,D.,Dunlop,P.,Gagné,M.,Luksyte,A.
When joining is not enough: Profiles of emergency services volunteers and the intention to remain
18 Sep 2018
When joining is not enough: Profiles of emergency services volunteers and the intention to remain
emergency management, recruitment
In this study, we examined how meeting the initial expectations of new volunteers when they join an...

Resources credited

Type Released Title Download Key Topics
Guide-Fact Sheet 11 Nov 2021 Supporting Your Volunteers: A Resource Kit for Emergency Service Volunteer Leaders emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
Guide-Fact Sheet 11 Nov 2021 Module 1: Recruiting emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
Guide-Fact Sheet 11 Nov 2021 Module 2: Onboarding capability, emergency management, volunteering
Guide-Fact Sheet 11 Nov 2021 Module 3: Leading capability, emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Audio-Video 25 Aug 2020 Enabling sustainable volunteering - leading volunteers young and old: research study File Save (0 bytes) non-traditional recruitment, recruitment, volunteering
HazardNoteEdition 31 Jul 2020 Autonomy, belongingness and competence: the ABCs of emergency volunteer retention PDF icon Save (1.39 MB) non-traditional recruitment, recruitment, volunteering
HazardNoteEdition 15 Oct 2019 Motivations, experiences and emotions: being an SES volunteer PDF icon Save (1.27 MB) capability, communities, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 27 Aug 2019 Emergency Volunteer Retention: Can a Culture of Inclusiveness Help? PDF icon Save (1.81 MB) volunteering
Presentation-Audio-Video 29 Apr 2019 Effective on-boarding for volunteers - webinar File Save (0 bytes) decision making, emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 19 Sep 2018 Lived experiences of emergency services volunteers in Western Australia PDF icon Save (2.06 MB) emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 17 Apr 2018 Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering: Changing management practice PDF icon Save (1.68 MB) emergency management, response, volunteering

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