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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Ben Beck is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Head of Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) at Monash University.
Ben is an applied injury prevention and public health researcher, with a specific focus on enhancing safety and uptake of active and sustainable modes of transport. Ben leads an interdisciplinary team that brings together experts in injury prevention, public health, road safety, urban and transport planning, and engineering. His team’s work is grounded in robust and diverse research methods across the domains of epidemiology, statistics, spatial analytics, data linkage, machine learning and qualitative methods.
Ben is an invited member on key national and international policy committees, including the United Nations ‘Green and Healthy Sustainable Transport Taskforce’. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles and technical reports, secured more than $12 million of research funding and won international awards for his research. As an engineer working in a School of Public Health, Ben prides himself on his ability to bring together international leaders across a breadth of fields and disciplines to solve complex local and global problems in partnership with government and non-government organisations. His work has directly informed transport and safety policy in Australia and internationally.
Ben is driven by a passion to create safe, healthy, equitable and sustainable environments for all.
Find out more about the Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research Group.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Road Safety, PhD, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Award Date: 17 Dec 2012
Biomedical Engineering, BE (Biomedical) (Hons), University of Melbourne
Award Date: 31 Dec 2008
Research area keywords
- Injury
- Transport
- Cycling
- Trauma
- Prevention
- Public health
- Sustainability
- Road Safety
Network
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Building CapaCITY/É for Sustainable Transportation
Beck, B., Winters, M., Pettit, C., Skouteris, H., Raven, R., de Leeuw, E. J. J., Harris, P., Ayton, D., Lee, B. & Harris, M.
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Advancing cycling as an active transport mode using data driven approaches
18/10/21 → 17/10/25
Project: Research
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Sustainable mobility: city-wide exposure modelling to advance bicycling
Beck, B., Pettit, C., Saberi, M., Leao, S. Z., Nice, K., Sayed, T., Nelson, T. & Winters, M.
11/08/21 → 10/08/24
Project: Research
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Development of on-bike technology to capture objective and subjective measures of cyclist safety
Beck, B., Kulic, D., Cosgun, A. & Chang, X.
30/06/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Research priority setting and local government survey for cycling and walking post COVID-19
25/06/20 → 30/12/20
Project: Research
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Barriers and enablers of bike riding for transport and recreational purposes in Australia
Pearson, L., Gabbe, B., Reeder, S. & Beck, B., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Transport and Health. 28, 13 p., 101538.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Optimizing Trauma Systems: A Geospatial Analysis of the Victorian State Trauma System
Beck, B., Tack, G., Cameron, P. A., Smith, K. L. & Gabbe, B., Feb 2023, In: Annals of Surgery. 277, 2, p. e406-e417 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Patients Presenting to Hospital for Violence-Related Injuries: A Systematic Review
Lau, G., Ang, J. Y., Kim, N., Gabbe, B. J., Mitra, B., Dietze, P. M., Reeder, S., Scott, D. & Beck, B., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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A Behavioural Approach to Preventing Unintentional Injury in Western Australia: Final Report
Plant, B., Goodwin, D. & Beck, B., May 2022, Melbourne Vic Australia: BehaviourWorks Australia. 84 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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Active transport research priorities for Australia
Beck, B., Thorpe, A., Timperio, A., Giles-Corti, B., William, C., de Leeuw, E., Christian, H., Corben, K., Stevenson, M., Backhouse, M., Ivers, R., Hayek, R., Raven, R., Bolton, S., Ameratunga, S., Shilton, T. & Zapata-Diomedi, B., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Transport & Health. 24, 12 p., 101288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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2017 ARC Spark of Life Conference - 'Free Paper Prize'
Beck, Ben (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian College of Road Safety Peter Vulcan Award for Best Research Paper at the 2019 Australasian Road Safety Conference
Beck, Ben (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Trauma Society - Trauma 2017 Conference - Best Poster Abstract Award
Beck, Ben (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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European Resuscitation Council Congress - Young Investigator Award
Beck, Ben (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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International Cycling Safety Conference Award for Best Presentation
Beck, Ben (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Injury Prevention (Journal)
Ben Beck (Editorial board member)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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President - Australasian Injury Prevention Network
Ben Beck (Fellow)
2019 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Australasian Injury Prevention Network
Ben Beck (Executive Member)
2018Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups