Jaime Auton

Dr Jaime Auton

Senior Lecturer

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Jaime is a registered organisational psychologist and human factors researcher. Her primary research interests lie in the assessment and development of expertise of operators working within high-risk, high-consequence technical environments. Together with her collaborators at Macquarie University, Sydney, Jaime has contributed to the development of the EXPERT Intensive Skills Evaluation (EXPERTise 2.0) software which has been used to assess the diagnostic skills of practitioners across a range of domains, including electricity transmission and distribution control, electrical rail control, emergency medicine, audiology and hydroelectric power generation. Jaime has published peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has presented her research at both domestic and international conferences. Jaime received her BA (Hons in Psychology) from the University of Sydney and completed her combined PhD/Master of Organisational Psychology degree and subsequent post-doctoral research fellowship at Macquarie University in Sydney.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Marshall, N., Sturman, D., & Auton, J. C. (2024). Exploring the evidence for email phishing training: A scoping review. Computers and Security, 139, 16 pages.
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    2024 Auton, J. C., & Sturman, D. (2024). Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic: the job demands and job resources associated with telework outcomes. Australian Psychologist, 13 pages.
    DOI
    2022 Auton, J. C., & Sturman, D. (2022). Individual differences and compliance intentions with COVID-19 restrictions: insights from a lockdown in Melbourne (Australia). Health Promotion International, 37(3), 1-10.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC2
    2022 Falkland, E. C., Wiggins, M. W., Douglas, H., Sturman, D., Auton, J. C., Shieh, L., & Westbrook, J. I. (2022). Explaining emergency physicians’ capacity to recover from interruptions. Applied Ergonomics, 105, 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
    2022 Sturman, D., Valenzuela, C., Plate, O., Tanvir, T., Auton, J. C., Bayl-Smith, P., & Wiggins, M. W. (2022). The role of cue utilization in the detection of phishing emails.. Appl Ergon, 106, 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1
    2021 Thacker, J., Sturman, D., & Auton, J. (2021). Predictors of social distancing compliance in an Australian sample. Health Education Research, 36(6), 601-614.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC2
    2021 Sturman, D., Wiggins, M. W., Helton, W. S., & Auton, J. C. (2021). The development and validation of a short-duration sustained visual search task for process control environments. Applied Ergonomics, 91, 103302-1-103302-7.
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    2021 Sturman, D., Auton, J. C., & Thacker, J. (2021). Knowledge of Social Distancing Measures and Adherence to Restrictions during the COVID-19 Pandemic.. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32(2), 344-351.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC17
    2020 Wiggins, M. W., Auton, J. C., Bayl-Smith, P., & Carrigan, A. (2020). Optimising the future of technology in organisations: A human factors perspective. Australian Journal of Management, 45(3), 449-467.
    DOI Scopus8
    2020 Oxlad, M., Roberts, R., Chur-Hansen, A., Proeve, M., Auton, J., Sarris, A., & Tabe, A. (2020). Employing Multiple Mini Interviews in Selection Processes for Psychology Professional Training Programs: Ten Tips for Effective Implementation. MedEdPublish, 9, 192.
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    2019 Yee, D., Wiggins, M., Auton, J. C., Warry, G., & Cklamovski, P. (2019). Technical and Social Cue Utilization in Expert Football Coaches. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9(1), 73-86.
    DOI Scopus3
    2019 Sturman, D., Wiggins, M. W., Auton, J. C., Loft, S., Helton, W. S., Westbrook, J. I., & Braithwaite, J. (2019). Control room operators’ cue utilization predicts cognitive resource consumption during regular operational tasks. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(AUG), 1967-1-1967-9.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC2
    2019 Sturman, D., Wiggins, M., Auton, J. C., & William, H. (2019). Cue utilisation predicts control room operators’ performance in a sustained visual search task. Ergonomics, 63(1), 48-60.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS7
    2019 Yuris, N., Wiggins, M. W., Auton, J. C., Gaicon, L., & Sturman, D. (2019). Higher cue utilization in driving supports improved driving performance and more effective visual search behaviors. Journal of Safety Research, 71, 59-66.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC1
    2019 Sturman, D., Wiggins, M., Auton, J. C., & Loft, S. (2019). Cue Utilization Differentiates Resource Allocation during Sustained Attention Simulated Rail Control Tasks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 25(3), 317-332.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS13 Europe PMC1
    2018 Watkinson, J., Bristow, G., Auton, J. C., McMahon, C., & Wiggins, M. (2018). Postgraduate Training in Audiology improves Clinicians’ Audiology-Related Cue Utilization. International Journal of Audiology, 57(9), 681-687.
    DOI Scopus22 Europe PMC1
    2018 Wiggins, M., Whincup, E., & Auton, J. (2018). Cue utilisation reduces effort but increases arousal during a process control task. Applied Ergonomics, 69, 120-127.
    DOI Scopus5
    2018 Griffin, B., Auton, J. C., Duvivier, R., Shulruf, B., & Hu, W. (2018). Applicants to medical school: If at first they don’t succeed, who tries again and are they successful?. Advances in Healthy Sciences Education, 24(1), 33-43.
    DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC4
    2018 Griffin, B., Auton, J. C., Duvivier, R., Shukruf, B., & Hu, W. (2018). Multiple mini interviews: Revealing similarities and differences that exist beneath the surface. BMC Medical Education, 18(1), Online journal.
    DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC5
    2017 Auton, J., Wiggins, M. W., Searle, B. J., & Xu Rattanasone, N. (2017). Utilization of prosodic and linguistic cues during perceptions of nonunderstandings in radio communication. Applied Psycholinguistics, 38(3), 509-539.
    DOI Scopus6
    2015 Searle, B. J., & Auton, J. (2015). The merits of measuring challenge and hindrance appraisals. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 28(2), 121-143.
    DOI Scopus177 Europe PMC28
    2013 Auton, J. C., Wiggins, M. W., Searle, B. J., Loveday, T., & Rattanasone, N. X. (2013). Prosodic cues used during perceptions of nonunderstandings in radio communication. Journal of Communication, 63(3), 600-616.
    DOI Scopus9

  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2020 Wiggins, M. W., Auton, J., & Taylor, M. (2020). Fire fighting and emergency responding. In P. Ward, J. M. Schraagen, J. Gore, & E. Roth (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of expertise (pp. 642-661). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
    2015 Krebs-Lazendic, L., Xu Rattanasone, N., & Auton, J. (2015). Communication and diagnostic cues. In M. W. Wiggins, & T. Loveday (Eds.), Diagnostic expertise in organisational environments (pp. 27-36). Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing.

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2020 W.Wiggins, M., Auton, J., & Sturman, D. (2020). Evaluating Situation Assessment in Distributed Network Electricity Control. In Proceedings of the 2020 HFES 64th International Annual Meeting Vol. 64 (pp. 263-267). virtual online: SAGE Publications.
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    2019 Auton, J. C., Wiggins, M., & Sturman, D. (2019). The Relationship between Visual and Auditory Cue Utilization. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 63 (pp. 843-847). online: Sage.
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    2018 Shekh, S., Auton, J. C., & Wiggins, M. W. (2018). The Effects of Cue Utilization and Target-Related Information on Target Detection during a Simulated Drone Search and Rescue Task. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 62 (pp. 227-231). online: Sage.
    DOI Scopus5
    2018 Sturman, D., Wiggins, M. W., Auton, J. C., & Loft, S. (2018). Cue Utilization Predicts Resource Allocation during Rail Control Simulations: A NIRS Study. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 62 (pp. 726-730). online: Sage.
    DOI Scopus2
    2018 Wiggins, M. W., & Auton, J. (2018). Test-retest reliability of a tool to differentiating experts from experienced practitioners in ergonomic analyses. In Proceedings of SEANES 2018 (pp. 10 pages). online: SEANES.
    2014 Auton, J., Wiggins, M. W., & Searle, B. J. (2014). The importance of intonation during perceptions of nonunderstanding during full and partial readback responses in radio communication. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 58 (pp. 395-399). Online: SAGE Publications.
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    2012 Auton, J. C., Wiggins, M. W., & Loveday, T. (2012). Prosodic cues that signal non-understandings to power control operators during radio communication. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Vol. 56 (pp. 483-487). SAGE Publications.
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Date Project Investigators Funding Body Amount (AUD)
2023-2025 Situational Assessment as a Marker of Cognitive Skill Decay Wiggins, M., Molesworth, B., Auton, J., Sturman, D., & Morrison, B. ARC Discovery Grant $503,000
2023 Upgrade of the School of Psychology’s Driving Simulator (Software) Auton, J., & Sturman, D School of Psychology RIBG Early/Mid-Career Small Grant $4451.06
2023 Upgrade of the School of Psychology’s Driving Simulator (Hardware) Sturman, D., & Auton, J. School of Psychology RIBG Early/Mid-Career Small Grant $3313.97
2021 Individual and Organisational Predictors of Remote Working Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic Auton, J., & Sturman, D School of Psychology RIBG Early/Mid-Career Small Grant $2000
2021 Individual Differences and Susceptibility to Phishing Emails Sturman, D., & Auton, J. School of Psychology RIBG Early/Mid-Career Small Grant $2000
2020 Psychological Predictors of Social Distancing Compliance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Auton, J., & Sturman, D School of Psychology RIBG Early/Mid-Career Small Grant $2000
2020 Individual differences and email characteristics associated with susceptibility to phishing emails Sturman, D., & Auton, J. School of Psychology RIBG Early/Mid-Career Small Grant $2000
2019 Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Travel Award Auton, J.    $3000
2019 Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Infrastructure Funding Award Baetu, I., Kohler, M., Semmler, C., Searston, R., Auton, J., Ma-Wyatt, A.   $30,103

 

As a lecturer and organisational psychologist within the School of Psychology, I teach largely into the Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) degree. Listed below are my teaching activities since commencing at the University of Adelaide in 2018.

Program Co-Director:

Date Program Level
January 2022-Present Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Postgraduate (Masters)

Course Coordination (and Lecturing): 

Date Course Degree
2019-Present Psychol7335 Contemporary Organisational Psychology (Semester 2) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
2020-Present Psychol7331 Professional Practice (Summer School) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
2020-2022 Psychol7341, 7340, 7343 Placement I, II, III (Placement Coordinator) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
2019-2021 Psychol7332 Psychological Assessment (Semester 1) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
2020 Psychol4308 Organisational Psychology, (Semester 2) Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
2019 Psychol7333 Organisational Behaviour and Management Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)

Guest Lecturing: 

Date Course  Degree
2019, 2021-2022 Psychol4308 Organisational Psychology (Semester 2) Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
2020-Present Psychol7333 Organisational Behaviour and Management (Semester 1) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
2020-Present Psychol7336 Human Factors (Semester 2) Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
2019-2021 Psychol2008 Big Picture Psychology (Semesters 1 or 2) Bachelor of Psychological Science
2019-Present HLTH SC 1006 Clinical Skills and Simulation (Semester 2) Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences
2020-2021 MEDIC ST 6022AHO Transition to Internship Program Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

 

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor The Act of Forgiveness: Can Psychological Flexibility Explain and Facilitate Genuine Intra and Interpersonal Forgiveness Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Part Time Mrs Jemima Rohini Bem
    2022 Co-Supervisor An Investigation of Individual, Organisational and Cultural Factors that Facilitate and Impede Women's Career Progression in Corporate Australia Doctor of Philosophy with Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Doctorate Part Time Mrs Anna Campbell Gardiner

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Recovery from Burnout in Psychologists University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Part Time Emily Munro
    2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor The relationship between phishing email knowledge, decision-making styles, and phishing email detection University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) Honours Part Time Jessica Pilkington
    2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Phishing Email Susceptibility: The Role of Cue Utilisation and Distractions University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) Honours Full Time Kyla Neale
    2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anti-phishing Training Programs: A Systematic Literature Review University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Full Time Nina Marshall
    2021 - ongoing Co-Supervisor The Impact of Work Stress (as Measured by the Job Demand Control/Support Model) on Habitual Diet and Leisure-Time Physical Activity: A Systematic Review University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Part Time Sheridan Worthington
    2021 - 2021 Principal Supervisor The relationship between individual and organisational predictors on job satisfaction and job performance while remote working during COVID-19 University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Part Time Suzanne McKenzie
    2020 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Persuasion strategy effectiveness within driveway safety television advertisements University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Full Time Lucy Martin
    2020 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Individual differences and email characteristics associated with susceptibility to phishing emails University of Adelaide Honours Degree (Psychology) Honours Full Time Oliver Plate & Tazin Tanvir
    2020 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Psychological predictors of adherence to social distancing regulations University of Adelaide Honours (Psychology) Honours Full Time Jemma Thacker
    2020 - 2020 Co-Supervisor The role of personality in the uptake of and attitudes towards Initial Task Risk Management facilitated by a mobile application University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Part Time Kristy Giles
    2019 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Cue utilisation in medical students: A criterion-related validity study University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Part Time Melissa Duras
    2019 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Diversity and Inclusion Climates University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Full Time Kate Lyall
    2019 - 2019 External Supervisor A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Information Security Awareness University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master Full Time Carla Morelli
    2019 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Cue utilisation, state anxiety, prospective memory and performance in a novel task University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master - Celine Chong
    2019 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Cue utilisation and driver distraction during performance in a driving simulator University of Adelaide - Honours - Camille Dalgarno
    2019 - 2019 Principal Supervisor The role of cue utilisation and state anxiety in phishing email susceptibility University of Adelaide - Honours - Annastasia Falkenberg
    2019 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Personality and person/organisation fit of aged care workers within an Italian-specific aged care environment. University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors) Master - Carlo Tropiano

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing Co-Chair College of Organisational Psychologists (State Committee SA) Australian Psychological Society Australia
    2019 - ongoing Secretary College of Organisational Psychologists (State Committee SA) Australian Psychological Society Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2010 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Australia
    2010 - ongoing Member APS College of Organisational Psychologists Australia
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83137464
  • Email: jaime.auton@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Hughes, floor 7
  • Org Unit: Psychology
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