Overview
Background
Currently active research interests include assessing and training hazard perception in driving and risk-taking propensity in drivers.
Availability
- Professor Mark Horswill is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Reading
Research impacts
- I have been engaged in research on traffic safety and driver behaviour since 1990, with a focus on hazard perception in driving. I have published more articles on hazard perception than any other researcher (Web of Science, search for “hazard perception”, 15th Feb 2022).
- I headed a team that developed a video-based hazard perception test for Queensland Transport, which was part of the driver licensing procedure in Queensland, Australia, from 2008 to 2021, completed by 44,000 drivers per year. This was part of a graduated licensing scheme, which has been estimated to reduce novice crashes by 13% per year.
- I managed a team that developed and evaluated a patient observation chart for use in hospitals. This chart was recommended for use in all Queensland Hospitals (source: memo from Queensland Health Director General, 5th October 2010) and has been associated with a 11% reduction in overall hospital mortality (based on a study in one Queensland hospital) and a 47% reduction in cardiac arrests in a New Zealand hospital. We also developed alternate forms of this chart, which are being used both nationally and internationally.
- I have 151 publications (52 first author), 87 in peer-reviewed journals (28 of these as first author). I have been cited 4936 times, my h-index is 43, and my i10-index is 78 (Google Scholar, 15/2/2022). To date, I have obtained $9,014,869 in funding.
- I was Australian University Teacher of the Year 2019.
Works
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2004
Book Chapter
Drivers' hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the road
Horswill, Mark S. and McKenna, Frank P. (2004). Drivers' hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the road. A cognitive approach to situation awareness: Theory and application. (pp. 155-175) edited by Simon Banbury and Sebastien Tremblay. UK: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd..
2003
Journal Article
A behavioral comparison between motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers: factors influencing accident risk
Horswill, M. S. and Helman, S. (2003). A behavioral comparison between motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers: factors influencing accident risk. Accident Analysis And Prevention, 35 (4), 589-597. doi: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00039-8
2002
Journal Article
The effect of vehicle characteristics on drivers' risk-taking behaviour
Horswill, M. S. and Coster, M. E. (2002). The effect of vehicle characteristics on drivers' risk-taking behaviour. Ergonomics, 45 (2), 85-104. doi: 10.1080/00140130110115345
2002
Conference Publication
Drivers' Illusion of Superiority for Hazard Perception and Vehicle Control Skill
Horswill, M. S., Waylen, A. E. and Tofield, M. I. (2002). Drivers' Illusion of Superiority for Hazard Perception and Vehicle Control Skill. Behavioural Research in Road Safety: 12th Annual Seminar Proceedings, London, 2002. London: Department for Transport.
2002
Journal Article
Does the Introduction of Non-traditional Teaching Techniques Improve Psychology Undergraduates Performance in Statistics?
Helman, S. and Horswill, M (2002). Does the Introduction of Non-traditional Teaching Techniques Improve Psychology Undergraduates Performance in Statistics?. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2 (1), 12-16.
2002
Conference Publication
A Comparative Approach to Differential Accident Liability: Motorcyclists versus Car Drivers
Horswill, M. S. and Helman, S. (2002). A Comparative Approach to Differential Accident Liability: Motorcyclists versus Car Drivers. Behavioural research in road safety: eleventh seminar proceedings, London, 2002. London: Department for Transport.
2001
Journal Article
The influence of desire for control on drivers' risk-taking behaviour
Hammond, T. B. and Horswill, M. S. (2001). The influence of desire for control on drivers' risk-taking behaviour. Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour, 4 (4), 271-277. doi: 10.1016/S1369-8478(01)00028-6
2001
Journal Article
User-controlled photographic animations, photograph-based questions, and questionnaires: Three Internet-based instruments for measuring drivers' risk-taking behavior
Horswill, MS and Coster, ME (2001). User-controlled photographic animations, photograph-based questions, and questionnaires: Three Internet-based instruments for measuring drivers' risk-taking behavior. Behavior Research Methods Instruments & Computers, 33 (1), 46-58. doi: 10.3758/BF03195346
1999
Journal Article
The development, validation, and application of a video-based technique for measuring an everyday risk-taking behavior: Drivers' speed choice
Horswill, MS and McKenna, FP (1999). The development, validation, and application of a video-based technique for measuring an everyday risk-taking behavior: Drivers' speed choice. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84 (6), 977-985. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.6.977
1999
Journal Article
The effect of interference on dynamic risk-taking judgments
Horswill, MS and McKenna, FP (1999). The effect of interference on dynamic risk-taking judgments. British Journal of Psychology, 90 (2), 189-199. doi: 10.1348/000712699161341
1999
Journal Article
The effect of perceived control on risk taking
Horswill, MS and McKenna, FP (1999). The effect of perceived control on risk taking. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29 (2), 377-391. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb01392.x
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Visuomotor learning in a multisensory world
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Guy Wallis
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Doctor Philosophy
Mathematically modelling the process of managing fitness to drive for people living with dementia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Sewell, Dr Theresa Scott
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
A Human Factors Approach to Optimising Laparoscopic Skills Training
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Hill, Associate Professor Philip Grove
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Resolving contentious hospital observation chart design decisions using a behavioural experimental approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Hill
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating Drivers' Hazard Perception Tests and Training
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Drivers' Hazard Perception
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Depth distortions in stereoscopic displays: the impact of viewing conditions and stimulus type on perceived depth in laboratory and applied settings.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Hill, Associate Professor Philip Grove
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Hazard Perception Ability
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Martin Sale
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
How relational features modulate attention, awareness and visual short-term memory (VSTM)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stefanie Becker
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Prospective Neuropsychological Assessment of Sports-Related Concussion in Adolescent Athletes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ada Kritikos
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
An examination of the processes and skills required for new word learning and implications for instruction for adolescent readers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jenny Burt
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