Dr James Thompson
Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
Centre for Automotive Safety Research
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr James Thompson has been a Research Fellow at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) since 2015. He is part of the in-depth crash investigation team at CASR and has recently worked on projects examining rear-end crashes, road safety in regional and remote areas, the safety of trains at passive level crossings and road trauma involving motorcyclists. He received his PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2014 for a thesis examining the road safety and mobility of older drivers who live in rural areas compared to those who live in urban areas.
My research largely falls within the human behaviour side of road safety and I have recently worked on projects examining rear-end crashes, road safety in regional and remote areas, the safety of trains at passive level crossings, road trauma involving motorcyclists and collisions between older pedestrians and motor vehicles.
I am available to supervise students for Honours and HDR programs. Students will be able to develop projects within the many areas of road user behavioural research. These include, but are not limited to, distraction (e.g., mobile phone use), the association between mental health and crashes (as a cause and consequence of crash involvement), road safety education, hazard perception abilities, cognitive and functional testing for relicensing, safety and mobility of older and younger drivers, the association of fatigue and crashes, and risky driving behaviour (alcohol/drug use, speeding).
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - 2026 Member of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology Lower Risk Human Research Ethics Committee University of Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2014 - 2015 Research Assistant University of South Australia 2011 - 2011 Psychology 2 Tutor University of Adelaide 2011 - 2014 Research Assistant University of New South Wales 2009 - 2014 Postgraduate Student University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2009 - 2014 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2007 - 2007 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences (Hons) 2004 - 2006 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Thompson, J., & Baldock, M. (2023). Older pedestrians hit by motor vehicles in South Australia. Journal of Road Safety, 34(1), 14 pages.
2023 Farries, K., Baldock, M., Thompson, J., Stokes, C., & Unsworth, C. A. (2023). Entrapment and extraction of wheelchairs at flange gaps with and without flange gap fillers at pedestrian railway crossings. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 11 pages.
2021 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., & Stokes, C. (2021). An Evaluation of Retro-Reflective Screens to Aid Conspicuity of Freight Trains at Passive-Control Level Crossings. Journal of Road Safety, 32(2), 22-29.
2020 Doecke, S., Thompson, J., & Stokes, C. (2020). How do we prevent and mitigate crashes? Evidence from Australian at-scene in-depth crash investigations. Journal of Road Safety, 31(2), 35-43.
Scopus6 WoS32020 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., & Lindsay, V. (2020). Motorcycle crashes resulting in hospital admissions in South Australia: crash characteristics and injury patterns. Journal of Road Safety, 31(1), 10-19.
Scopus7 WoS52020 Thompson, J. P., Wundersitz, L., & Raftery, S. (2020). Evaluation of the performance of Alcohol and Drug Awareness Courses provided in the ACT. Journal of Road Safety, 31(1), 30-39.
WoS12018 Thompson, J., Mackenzie, J., Dutschke, J., Baldock, M., Raftery, S., & Wall, J. (2018). A trial of retrofitted advisory collision avoidance technology in government fleet vehicles. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 115, 34-40.
Scopus12 WoS7 Europe PMC22018 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., & Dutschke, J. (2018). Trends in the crash involvement of older drivers in Australia. Accident; analysis and prevention, 117, 262-269.
Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC32016 Thompson, J. P., Baldock, M., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2016). A comparison of reported driving self-regulation by older adults and GPS-based measurements of their actual driving exposure. Road and Transport Research Group, 25(3), 16-27.
Scopus6 WoS72015 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2015). A GPS-based examination of the mobility and exposure to risk of older drivers from rural and urban areas. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 26(1), 31-39. 2013 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2013). Do older rural drivers self-regulate their driving? The effects of increased driving importance and limited alternative transportation. Australasian College of Road Safety Journal, 24(1), 30-42.
WoS32013 Thompson, J., Baldock, M., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2013). An examination of the environmental, driver and vehicle factors associated with the serious and fatal crashes of older rural drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 50, 768-775.
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2016 Thompson, J., Baldock, M. R., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2016). A comparison of reported driving self-regulation by older adults and GPS-based measurements of their actual driving exposure. Poster session presented at the meeting of Sixth International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP2016). Brisbane, Australia. -
Report for External Bodies
2023 Vehicle speeds through ACT school zones
2023 A survey of cyclist travel and crash experiences in the ACT
2021 Road Safety Community Grants Program - Older pedestrian crashes in the ACT
2021 Road Safety Innovation Fund - In-depth no-blame investigation of crashes involving trucks
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