Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Amanda has been involved in road safety research for almost two decades and her background is in the psychology behind driver behaviour. Amanda completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. Her PhD work focused on the role that emotions play in how a driver evaluates and responds to their current driving environment. She has published extensively in this area.
Amanda is currently a Research Fellow at Monash University Accident Research Centre, a position she took up in 2014 after spending a number of years working in road safety in England, Scotland and tthe Republic of Ireland.
Research area keywords
- emotional driving
- aggressive driving
- road user behaviour
- road user non-compliance
- driver stress and anxiety
Network
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Projects
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Supporting anxious drivers through an awareness campaign; a French / Australian initiative
Stephens, A., Jallais, C. & Fort, A.
Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation (AFRAN)
14/08/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Understanding and managing fatigue in the workplace: Feasibility study
Newnam, S., Carslake, J., Clark, K., Stephens, A., McIntosh, P. & Shepherd, I.
1/05/20 → 30/10/20
Project: Research
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Emotion and Inattention during Autonomous Driving
Jallais, C., Fort, A., Stephens, A. & Young, K.
13/03/20 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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The RAD program: Reducing Aggressive Driving in young people
Newnam, S., Stephens, A. & Young, K.
1/12/19 → 1/12/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Psychometric properties of the Driving Cognitions Questionnaire, Driving Situations Questionnaire, and Driving Behavior Survey
Taylor, J. E., Stephens, A. N. & Sullman, M. J. M., Jan 2021, In : Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 76, p. 202-214 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Safety outcomes for incident responders operating on high speed roads: an analysis of the relationship with behaviour, motivation and role clarity
Newnam, S., Stephens, A., Muir, C., Bruce, S., Austin, T. & Mazzeo, T., Mar 2021, In : PLoS ONE. 16, 3, 13 p., e0247095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Aggressive driving is our new normal: let's leave our inner demons in lockdown
Stephens, A., 8 Oct 2020, Australian Road Research Board.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Australian cyclists’ engagement in secondary tasks
Young, K. L., Stephens, A. N., O'Hern, S. & Koppel, S., Mar 2020, In : Journal of Transport & Health. 16, 10 p., 100793.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Determinants of road traffic injuries in Iranian children; results from a National Representative Demographic-Health Survey 2010
Ghiasvand, H., Roshanfekr, P., Ali, D., Ardakani, H. M., Stephens, A. N. & Armoon, B., May 2020, In : BMC Pediatrics. 20, 7 p., 231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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Advancing Women's Research Success Grant
Stephens, Amanda (Recipient), 18 Mar 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Research Paper 2019
Stephens, Amanda (Recipient), 16 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Travel Time. Your Time. Campaign
Amanda Stephens (Contributor)
7 Oct 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public outreach
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Aggressive Driving and Road Rage Webinar
Amanda Stephens (Contributor)
5 Nov 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Road Rage Survey
Amanda Stephens (Contributor)
15 Nov 2020 → 22 Nov 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public outreach
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Christophe Jallais
Amanda Stephens (Host)
4 Nov 2019 → 15 Nov 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic or industry visitor
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Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks)
Amanda Stephens (Visiting researcher)
4 Nov 2019 → 17 Nov 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Press / Media
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How your driving aggression affects your kids
16/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Road rage: why traffic congestion creates angry drivers
9/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Australian road rage statistics revealed in survey
28/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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