CASR Staff Profiles

Mary Lydon, Professor and Director Qualifications: B. Sc (hons) University of Sussex; M.Eng. Sc Monash University; Ph.D. University of Queensland Specialised areas: Road Environment; Traffic Management; Road Design; Road Construction and Materials; Asset Management; Transport Economics and Transport Policy Professional affiliations: South Australian Road Safety Advisory Council; Fellow Institution of Engineers Australia; Member Institute of Transportation Engineers; Member Standards Australia Committee Road Safety Management Robert Anderson, Deputy Director Qualifications: B.E. (Hons) University of Adelaide; Ph.D. (Mech Eng) University of Adelaide Specialised areas: Brain injury biomechanics; Pedestrian injury; Simulation and modelling of pedestrians and occupants in crashes; Road safety evaluations; Sub-system impact testing to simulate pedestrian impact severity Awards: Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Prize 2003 awarded by the Brain Foundation (SA); Peter Vulcan Award 2002 awarded by the Austroads Conference Committee Professional affiliations: Engineers Australia Injury Biomechanics Panel; SA Road Safety Advisory Council Vehicle Restraint Use Task Force; CS-076, Standards Australia Committee for Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users; CS-085, Standards Australia Committee for Child Restraints For Use In Motor Vehicles Current research: Multi-body models for stochastic modelling of pedestrian collisions; Design-for-age specifications for child restraints; Finite element modelling of mechanisms of brain injury; Estimating future benefi ts of vehicle Electronic Stability Control in Australia Jack McLean, Professorial Research Fellow in Road Safety Qualifications: Doctor of Science in the fields of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Harvard) 1972; Master of Science in Hygiene in the field of Environmental Health (Harvard) 1968; Master of Engineering (Adelaide) 1968; Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical (Adelaide) 1961 Specialised areas: Crash injury biomechanics, with emphasis on brain injury; Vehicle, road and traffic factors in crash and injury causation; Human factors in crash causation Awards: International Distinguished Career Award, Injury Control Section, American Public Health Association 2008; Award for Engineering Excellence, United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2007; Centenary Medal, Commonwealth of Australia 2003; Widmark Award of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety 2002; Medal of the International Association of Accident and Traffic Medicine 1995; Graeme Grove Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1989; Volvo International Traffic Safety Award 1988 Professional affiliations: Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering; Director, Australian Institute for Motor Sport Safety; Member, International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (Past President 1995-1997); Hunan University under the Chinese Government 111 Program in Vehicle Traffic Safety Paul Hutchinson, Senior Research Fellow Qualifications: M.A.; Ph.D. Specialised areas: Statistical methods; Psychology Professional affiliations: Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics; Institution of Highways and Transportation; British Psychological Society; Safety and Reliability Society; Royal Statistical Society Current research: Analysis of routinely-collected crash data Jeremy Woolley, Senior Research Fellow Qualifications: B.E. (Hons) University of South Australia; Ph.D. University of South Australia Specialised areas: Traffic Management; Road Design and Infrastructure; Lower Speed Limits; Road Safety Audit and Risk Management; Road Safety Evaluation; Road Safety in Developing Countries; Indepth Crash Investigation; Enforcement practices; Traffic Modelling Awards: Outstanding paper award (co-author), 5th Eastern Asia Society of Transportation Studies (EASTS) Conference, Fukuoka, Japan (2003); Associate Supervisor of the Year, UniSA StudentŐs Association (2003) Professional affiliations: Immediate Past President, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM), SA branch; Committee Member, Australasian College of Road Safety, (ACRS), SA branch; International Scientific Committee, Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies (EASTS); Member, Speed Management Task Force (on behalf of ACRS), SA Road Safety Advisory Council; Member, Heavy Vehicle Task Force, SA Road Safety Advisory Council Current research: Indepth crash investigation; Road design and safety; Road Safety Audits; Traffic management and safety; Enforcement practices and road safety; Heavy Vehicle Safety; Traffic Modelling Matthew Baldock, Research Fellow Qualifications: B.A. (Hons) University of Adelaide; Ph.D. University of Adelaide Specialised areas: Older drivers; In-depth crash investigation; Fitness to drive; Alcohol/drugs and driving Awards: 1995 Australian Psychological Society Prize; 2005 Frank Dalziel Memorial Prize; 2008 Elsie Harwood Prize; 2008 Peter Vulcan Award Professional affiliations: Member of ICADTS (International Council for Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety); Member, Motorcycle Safety Task Force, SA Road Safety Advisory Council Current research: In-depth investigation of rural road crashes; Drivers with dementia; Drug driving enforcement; Motorcycle safety; Performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours (drink driving, speeding, restraint use) Craig Kloeden, Research Fellow and IT Manager Qualifications: B.A. University of Adelaide Specialised areas: Large data set analysis; Speed and crashes Awards: Vulcan award for best scientific paper, Australasian Road Safety Researchers Conference 1998 Professional affiliations: Member, Speed Task Force, SA Road Safety Advisory Council; Member of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Current research: Tracking vehicle speeds on South Australian roads; Developing a web interface to South Australian crash data Lisa Wundersitz, Research Fellow Qualifications: B.A. (Hons) University of Adelaide; Ph.D. University of Adelaide Specialised areas: Young driver research; Driver attitudes and behaviour; In-depth crash investigation; Intervention evaluation; Alcohol and driving Professional affiliations: Driver Intervention Program Current research: Personality characteristics and attitudes of young drivers; In-depth investigation of rural road crashes; Drink driving enforcement; Travel exposure measures; Performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours (drink driving, speeding, restraint use) Giulio Ponte, Research Engineer Qualifications: B.E. (Mech) University of Adelaide Specialised areas: Crash Investigation; Computer Aided Reconstruction; Pedestrian Sub-system Testing; Vehicle Safety Testing and Assessment Awards: Vulcan award for best scientific paper, Australasian Road Safety Researchers Conference 1998; Vulcan award for best scientific paper, Australasian Road Safety Researchers Conference 2002 Current research: Rural Crash Investigation; ANCAP Pedestrian Testing Andrew van den Berg, Impact Lab Manager Qualifications: B.E. (Hons) University of Adelaide Specialised areas: Pedestrian sub-system testing; Instrumentation and signal processing; Vehicle safety testing Professional affiliations: The Institute of Engineers Australia Current research: ANCAP pedestrian impact testing; Pedestrian impact reconstruction; VFPS performance testing Tori Lindsay, Research Officer Qualifications: RN RM Dip App Sc BN Ed Specialised areas: Medical conditions and health outcomes; Abbreviated injury scoring; At scene crash investigation Professional affiliations: International Traffic Medicine Association (member) Current research: Medical conditions as contributing factors in crash causation; In-depth crash investigation Sam Doecke, Research Officer Qualifications: B.E. (Hons) University of Adelaide Specialised areas: In-depth Crash Investigation, Computer Aided Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Automotive Engineering Current research: In depth Crash Investigation of rural road crashes, Bull bar prevalence Jeff Dutschke, PhD student Qualifications: B.E. Mech (Hons) University of Adelaide; BSC (Ma & Comp Sc) University of Adelaide Current research: Modeling the Biomechanics of Intracranial Trauma Jamie Mackenzie, PhD student Qualifications: B.E. Mechatronic (Hons) University of Adelaide Current research: Currently researching the potential benefits of Electronic Stability Control for Australian rural roads Daniel Searson, PhD Student Qualifications: B.E. (Hons) University of Adelaide Current research: Pedestrian subsystem testing; Instrumentation and signal processing Jaime Royals, Information Manager Qualifications: B.A. (Library and Information Management) University of South Australia Leonie Witter, Business Manager Jen Herman, Administative Officer Marleen Sommariva, Library Assistant