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Biography
Dr Judith Charlton is Professor Emerita at Monash University and former Director of the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) (2015-2021), a world leading centre for safety and injury prevention research, graduate education and training.
Jude is the current Independent Chair of the National Road Safety Partnership Program which champions positive road safety culture in the workplace.
In 2021, Jude was awarded an AM for significant service to road safety and injury prevention. She holds a B Ed from the University of Western Australia and a MSc and PhD from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Jude has actively promoted and expanded MUARC's suite of professional training programs, including its flagship Road Safety Management Leadership Program which has supported hundreds of senior leaders in agencies across more than 30 jurisdictions towards achieving zero deaths and serious injuries on the world's roads.
Jude has led a sustained program of research on older people's safe mobility, child safety in cars and medical fitness to drive in the Behavioural Science for Transport Safety research team at MUARC. The Team is recognized as the leading research group in Australia on the safety of older and impaired drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and child passengers. Their research has been influential in shaping policy and practice in the management of safe mobility of vulnerable road users in Australia and internationally.
Jude manages several international collaborations including the Ozcandrive older driver cohort study conducted in collaboration with the Canadian-led project, Candrive - the first longitudinal study to track real-world driving and health of older Australians.
Jude's research on safe mobility includes projects focusing on individuals with vision impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinson's Disease. These projects examine the role of vision, cognitive and physical functions in driving using state of the art driving simulators, instrumented vehicles and naturalistic driving methods.
Jude has led an international collaboration with colleagues at Children's Hospital Philadelphia, Chalmers University, Autoliv and Volvo in Sweden, and the University of Michigan Transportation Institute, to study child restraint use and child-related driver distraction. The project pioneered innovative methods to observe real-world experiences of drivers and child passengers.
Since joining MUARC in 2000, Jude has authored over 200 publications on road safety issues. She is engaged in many national and international research activities, collaborating with government bodies, health practitioners, the motor vehicle industry and road safety academics in Europe and North America. Jude is an expert advisor on two EU projects iDREAMS and Drive2theFuture, focusing on future transport challenges and solutions. She has served on many professional and community committees and boards, including the Technical Working Group for NHMRC National Best Practice Guidelines on the safe restraint of children in cars; the Driveway Safety Working Group, Office of the Child Safety Commissioner; the Australasian College of Road Safety's Journal of Road Safety Editorial Board and its Victorian Chapter, the US Transportation Research Board (TRB) subcommittee on Driver Medical Review, and was a Director of BrainLink, a community service initiative for people with brain impairment from trauma and disease.
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):
Research area keywords
- older drivers
- fitness-to-drive
- child safety
- work-related road safety
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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National Road Safety Partnership Program: Supporting Australian businesses in developing a positive road safety culture
Carslake, J., Koppel, S., Charlton, J., Muir, C., Wragg, N., Wishart, D. E., Govias, K., Rea, M., Ireland, J., Naidu, B., Gunn, R., Callaghan, B., Howell, A., Elliott, P., Doukouris, K., Fors, T., Rutledge, B., Lewis, I., Landgren, F., Brain, D., Oeng, D., Batson, A., McDonald, H. & Rivera Gonzalez, J.
16/04/24 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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Health screen for drivers referral tool - Development of a study. Design for trialling in Victoria: Stage 3.1
Charlton, J. & Fildes, B.
22/01/03 → …
Project: Research
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Health screen for drivers referral tool - final development and validation for Victorian Trial: Stage 3.2
Fildes, B. & Charlton, J.
17/01/03 → …
Project: Research
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Baseline Road Safety Research Program: Driver Aggression
Stephens, A., Young, K., McDonald, H., Cameron, M., Charlton, J., Koppel, S. & Newstead, S.
1/01/24 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Factors influencing behavioral intentions to use conditionally automated vehicles
Koppel, S., Logan, D. B., Zou, X., Kaviani, F., McDonald, H., Hair Jr, J. F., M. St. Louis, R., J. Molnar, L. & Charlton, J. L., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Safety Research. 91, p. 423-430 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Updated population-level estimates of child restraint practices among children aged 0–12 years in Australia, 10 years after introduction of age-appropriate restraint use legislation
Brown, J., Albanese, B., Ho, C., Elkington, J., Koppel, S., Charlton, J. L., Olivier, J., Keay, L. & Bilston, L. E., 2024, In: Injury Prevention. 30, 8 p., 044994.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
User-driven instructions reduce errors in child restraint use: a randomised controlled trial in Sydney, Australia
Brown, J., Keay, L., Elkington, J., Dai, W., Ho, C., Charlton, J., Koppel, S., McCaffery, K., Hayen, A. & Bilston, L. E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Injury Prevention. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A systematic review of the risks of motor vehicle crashes associated with psychiatric disorders
Rapoport, M. J., Chee, J. N., Prabha, T., Dow, J., Gillespie, I., Koppel, S., Charlton, J. L., O’Neill, D., Donaghy, P. C., Ho, A. O., Taylor, J. P. & Tant, M., Apr 2023, In: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 68, 4, p. 221-240 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Candrive — development of a risk stratification tool for older drivers
Marshall, S., Bédard, M., Vrkljan, B., Tuokko, H., Porter, M. M., Naglie, G., Rapoport, M. J., Mazer, B., Gélinas, I., Gagnon, S., Charlton, J. L., Koppel, S., MacLeay, L., Myers, A., Mallick, R., Ramsay, T., Stiell, I., Wells, G. & Man-Son-Hing, M., Dec 2023, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 78, 12, p. 2348-2355 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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H2020 i-Dreams Expert Advisory Panel
Judith Charlton (Fellow)
1 May 2019 → 30 Apr 2022Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
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Needs , wants and behaviour of "Drivers" and automated vehicle users today and into the future
Judith Charlton (Fellow)
1 May 2019 → 29 Apr 2022Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
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Submission to the National Transport Commission on the issues paper: developing technology-neutral road rules for driver distraction
Kristie Young (Contributor), Timothy Horberry (Contributor) & Judith Charlton (Contributor)
Feb 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Transport Accident Commission (TAC) (External organisation)
Judith Charlton (Member)
2018Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Consultancy
Press/Media
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Coverage/Comment of study findings: CRC-P Advanced Safe Truck Concept - Development and assessment of an advanced driver state monitoring sensing suite to asses distraction and fatigue in truck and car drivers in real-time.
Michael Fitzharris, Judith Charlton, Michael Lenne, Mark Parry, Darren Wood, Mark Parry & Stephen Osmond
9/03/20 → 1/05/20
27 items of Media coverage, 23 Media contributions
Press/Media: Article/Feature