Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Kristie is a Senior Research Fellow with the Human Factors and Sustainable Safety team at Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC). She has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) (Honours) from Deakin University and a PhD in Human Factors from Monash University.
Kristie has over 20 years of experience in applied human factors research, primarily in the road transport domain. Her main research interests include driver adaptation to in-vehicle technology, distracted driving, Human Machine Interface (HMI) design, and vehicle automation. Kristie has been involved in numerous projects at the centre including: the Australian Naturalistic Driving Study, the impact of wearable technology on driver performance, driver exposure to distracting activities, the acceptability of in-vehicle technologies, intelligent speed adaptation for repeat speeders and the TAC SafeCar project. Kristie also has extensive research experience in Human Machine Interface (HMI) design, particularly design to reduce distracted driving and cross-regional HMI design.
In 2016, Kristie was awarded an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). Kristie's DECRA project examined the potential for driver self-regulation to mitigate the effects of driver distraction. The project combined naturalistic driving, survey and driving simulation methods to explore the role that positive driver self-regulation can play in mitigating the impact of distracted driving on performance and safety.
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
- Human Factors
- Distracted driving
- Human Machine Interface (HMI) Design
- Connected vehicles
- Automated vehicles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Human-factors considerations for successful implementation of automated vehicles in high risk drivers
Young, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Stephens, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
19/03/25 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Implementation of the National Driver Distraction Roadmap: Incorporating Human Factors in Transport Systems
Young, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Stephens, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Proud, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Salmon, P. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Read, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abedi, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rampollard, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bailey, S. (Project Manager)
14/11/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Passive Alcohol Sensor: Victorian Community Sentiment Survey
Muir, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Young, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stephens, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Allen, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kearney, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
11/03/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Baseline Road Safety Research Program: Driver Aggression
Stephens, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Young, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Charlton, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Koppel, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Newstead, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/24 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Development of an effective screening test to identify individuals in the early stages of dementia who are unfit to drive
Oxley, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Koppel, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Charlton, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Young, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Road Safety Trust (United Kingdom)
3/07/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Passive Alcohol Sensor: Victorian Community Sentiment Survey
Young, K., Muir, C., Stephens, A. & Kearney, J., Jan 2025, Melbourne Vic Australia: MUARC. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report (Non-Public) › Research
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Using Australian Naturalistic Driving Study data to explore non-driving task engagement across young novice and experienced drivers
Koppel, S., Young, K., Liang, H., Molesworth, B., Eusebio, J., Senserrick, T., Williamson, A., Olivier, J., Howell, F. J., McDonald, H., Haworth, N., Klauer, S. G. & Charlton, J. L., Aug 2025, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 113, p. 374-385 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Executive function and drivers’ ability to self-regulate behaviour when engaging with devices
Young, K. L., Stephens, A. N. & McDonald, H., 2024, In: Current Psychology. 43, p. 25732-25742 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Detection of driver distraction in the Australian naturalistic driving study videos using pre-trained models and transfer learning
Elhenawy, M., Masoud, M., Haworth, N., Young, K., Rakotonirainy, A., Grzebieta, R. & Williamson, A., Aug 2023, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 97, p. 31-43 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
“Tram Wrong Way” international experience and mitigation of track switch errors
Currie, G., Reynolds, J., Logan, D. & Young, K. L., Jun 2023, In: Transportation Research Record. 2677, 6, p. 631-643 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Understanding the role of self-regulation in moderating distracted driving
Young, K. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2016
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Best Paper by an Early Career Researcher - 2013
Young, K. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Research Paper 2020
Young, K. (Recipient), 30 Jul 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash Injury Research Institute Award for Outstanding Research by an Early Career Researcher - 2011
Young, K. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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MUARC 2024 Seeding Grant: The move to autonomous driving: staying in the loop when tried, angry or anxious
Stephens, A. (Recipient) & Young, K. (Recipient), 31 Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
- 3 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission to Inquiry into the Increase in Victoria’s Road Toll during 2019
Cameron, M. (Contributor), Fildes, B. (Contributor), Logan, D. (Contributor), Newnam, S. (Contributor), Newstead, S. (Contributor), Stephan, K. (Contributor) & Young, K. (Contributor)
2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission to the National Transport Commission on the issues paper: developing technology-neutral road rules for driver distraction
Young, K. (Contributor), Horberry, T. (Contributor) & Charlton, J. (Contributor)
Feb 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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MUARC Submission to the Parliamentary Road Safety Committee Inquiry into Driver Distraction
Regan, M. (Contributor), Young, K. (Contributor) & Johnston, I. (Contributor)
2005Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Press/Media
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Nomophobia
Kaviani, F., Koppel, S., Robards, B. & Young, K.
3/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview