Dr Lisa Wundersitz

Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Automotive Safety Research

Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Dr Lisa Wundersitz is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide where she has worked since 1996. She was awarded a PhD in Psychology for her work investigating the characteristics of high-risk young drivers. Her evidence-based young driver research has supported and influenced Government policy, including the introduction of the enhanced GLS legislation in South Australia. Lisa also specialises in research concerning road user attitudes and behaviours, regional and remote road safety, evaluations of road safety programs and mass media campaigns, driver impairment (alcohol, drugs, distraction), and quad bike safety.

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Research interests

Regional and remote road safety
Young driver safety
Graduated licensing programs
Driver impairment (alcohol, drugs, fatigue)
Risky road user behaviour
Development and evaluation of mass media campaigns
Evaluation of road safety programs
Quad bike safety
Transport in workplace health and safety

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2017	Senior Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2007 - 2016	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2004 - 2011	Facilitator, Driver Intervention Program	Department for Planning, Transport, and Infrastructure
1996 - 2006	Research Assistant	University of Adelaide

Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2007 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
1996 University of Adelaide Australia BA (Hons)
1995 University of Adelaide Australia BA
Research Interests

Psychology Road Safety

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2007	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
1996	University of Adelaide	Australia	BA (Hons)
1995	University of Adelaide	Australia	BA

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	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.
2019	Wundersitz, L. N. (2019). Driver distraction and inattention in fatal and injury crashes: findings from in-depth road crash data. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(7), 696-701. DOI
2017	Wundersitz, L., & Raftery, S. (2017). Understanding the context of alcohol impaired driving for fatal crash–involved drivers: A descriptive case analysis. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(8), 781-787. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2016	Bailey, T., Wundersitz, L., Raftery, S., Baldock, M., & Smith, R. (2016). Changing licensing trends and travel mode choices of young adults. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 27(4), 22-29.
2016	Thompson, J., 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. Scopus5 WoS6
2015	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.
2014	Wundersitz, L., Baldock, M., & Raftery, S. (2014). The relative contribution of system failures and extreme behaviour in South Australian crashes. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 73, 163-169. DOI WoS3
2014	Wundersitz, L. (2014). Phone use while driving: results from an observational survey. Traffic Injury Prevention, 15(6), 537-541. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC4
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.
2013	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. DOI Scopus29 WoS23 Europe PMC8
2011	Wundersitz, L., & Hutchinson, T. (2011). What can we learn from recent evaluations of road safety mass media campaigns?. Australasian College of Road Safety Journal, 22(4), 40-47.
2011	Hutchinson, T., & Wundersitz, L. (2011). Road safety mass media campaigns: Why are results inconclusive, and what can be done?. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 18(3), 235-241. DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC2

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Burns, N. (2008). Personality and attitudinal predictors of traffic offences among young drivers - a prospective analysis. In Lisa Dorn (Ed.), Driver Behaviour and Training (Vol. 3, pp. 51-64). United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing Limited. Scopus1
2005	Wundersitz, L., & Burns, N. (2005). Identifying young driver subtypes: Relationship to risky driving and crash involvement. In L. Dorn (Ed.), Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume II (pp. 155-168). Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 3HR, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	Thompson, J., Wundersitz, L., & Raftery, S. (2018). Evaluation of the performance of Alcohol and Drug Awareness Courses currently provided in the ACT. In Proceedings of the 2018 Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-3). online: Australasiana College of Road Safety.
2017	Wundersitz, L., & Konstad, A. (2017). Drug driving: Analysis of current trends in South Australia. In Proceedings of the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-11). online: ACRS.
2016	Raftery, S., Wundersitz, L., Thompson, J., Woolley, J. E., & Oxley, J. (2016). The safety of child passengers of adult cyclists. In Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Canberra, Australia.
2015	Wundersitz, L., Bailey, T., Raftery, S., Baldock, M., & Smith, R. (2015). Are young adults’ choice of travel mode changing?. In Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-6). Canberra: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2013	Wundersitz, L. N., & Grigo, J. A. L. (2013). Driver mobile phone use: Results from an observational survey. In Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference. Brisbane, Queensland.
2013	Wundersitz, L. (2013). Workplace safety: a review of best practice for mass media campaigns. In Proceedings of the Australasian College of Road Safety Conference (pp. 1-5). Adelaide, SA: ARSC.
2013	Thompson, J., Baldock, M., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2013). The benefits of measuring driving exposure using objective GPS-based methods and subjective self-report methods concurrently. In Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policy & Education Conference (pp. 1-11). online: ACRS.
2012	Wundersitz, L., & Baldock, M. (2012). The relative contribution of system failures and extreme behaviour in South Australian crashes: preliminary findings. In Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2012, ARSRPE 2012 (pp. 1-11). online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2012	Wundersitz, L. (2012). In-depth analysis of crashes involving younger drivers. In Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2012, ARSRPE 2012 (pp. 1-12). online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2012	Wundersitz, L., & Hutchinson, T. (2012). Risky behaviours: preferable to crashes for evaluating road safety mass media campaigns?. In Proceedings of the 2012 ACRS National Conference - A Safe System: Expanding the Research (pp. 1-13). online: Australasian College of Road Safety.
2011	Raftery, S., & Wundersitz, L. (2011). Road safety education: Directions for the future. In Proceedings of The Australasian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 2011 (pp. 1-11). Australia: Government of Western Australia.
2011	Hutchinson, T. P., Kloeden, C., & Wundersitz, L. (2011). Studies on South Australia's Driver Intervention Program, and related research. In Proceedings of Under The Radar Conference on Traffic Offender Programs. Sydney, New South Wales.
2010	Thompson, J., Baldock, M., Mathias, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2010). Older drivers in rural and urban areas: Comparisons of crash, serious injury, and fatality rates. In Proceedings of the 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (pp. 1-10). www.rsconference.com: Australian Transport Council.
2009	Wundersitz, L., & Anderson, R. (2009). Results from an observational survey of restraint and child restraint use, 2009. In Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference (pp. 1-8). USB: RTA New South Wales.
2009	Hutchinson, T., Wundersitz, L., Anderson, R., & Kloeden, C. (2009). Exposure to risk on the roads. In Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference (pp. 190-200). USB: RTA New South Wales.
2008	Wundersitz, L. (2008). Can personality characteristics predict the crash involvement of young drivers?. In R. Anderson (Ed.), Proceedings of Road Safety 2008 (pp. 104-113). CD: University of Adelaide.
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Burns, N. (2008). Can personality characteristics and attitudes predict risky driving behaviour among young drivers?. In Barry Watson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Joint ACRS-Travelsafe National Conference (pp. 191-203). Queensland: ACRS.
2008	Baldock, M., Woolley, J., Ponte, G., Wundersitz, L., & Lindsay, V. (2008). In-depth crash investigation at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research. In 3rd Expert Symposium on Accident Research Vol. 2008. Hannover, Germany: Bundesanstalt fur Strassenwesen.
2007	Baldock, M., Wundersitz, L., & McLean, J. (2007). Mobile random breath testing in South Australia. In T2007 International Council for Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference Vol. 2007. Seattle, USA.
2007	Hutchinson, T., Kloeden, C., & Wundersitz, L. (2007). South Australia's Driver Intervention Program: Personality characteristics of participants and their subsequent crash and offence experience. In William Gibbons (Ed.), Proceedings of the Australian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference 2007 (pp. 1-18). Australia: Victorian Dept of Justice.
2006	Wundersitz, L., & Burns, N. (2006). Personality characteristics and attitudes of young traffic offenders. In Peter Sugg (Ed.), Proceedings of ARSRPE06 (pp. CDROM1-CDROM10). CDROM: Queensland Government.
2004	Anderson, R., McLean, A., Ponte, G., Lindsay, V., & Wundersitz, L. (2004). Patterns in the incidence and consequences of pedestrian accidents. In J. Doek (Ed.), 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Proceedings Volume 1 (pp. 1-10). Perth, Western Australia: Road Safety Council.
2004	Wundersitz, L., & Burns, N. (2004). Relationships between prior driving record, driver culpability, and fatal crash involvement. In J. Doek (Ed.), 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Proceedings Volume 1 (pp. 1-10). Perth, Western Australia: Road Safety Council.
2002	Anderson, R., McLean, A., Streeter, L., Ponte, G., Sommariva, M., Lindsay, V., & Wundersitz, L. (2002). Severity and type of pedestrian injuries related to vehicle impact locations and results of sub-system impact reconstruction. In Antoinette Charpenne (Ed.), Proceedings of 2002 International IRCOBI Conference on The Biomechanics of Impact (pp. 289-299). France: IRCOBI.
2002	Wundersitz, L., Kloeden, C., Baldock, M., & McLean, A. (2002). Speeding in metropolitan Adelaide: A situation analysis. In Research, Policing and Education Conference proceedings (pp. 257-262). Road Safety Research.
2002	Wundersitz, L. (2002). An evaluation of coin operated breath testing machines in South Australian licensed premises in alcohol, drugs and traffic safety. In D. Mayhew, & C. Dussault (Eds.), T2002: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, August 4 - 9 2002, Montreal, Canada (pp. 741-823). Montreal, Canada.
2001	Wundersitz, L., Baldock, M., McColl, R., & Allsopp, J. (2001). Rural speed situation analysis. In National Speed and Road Safety. Adelaide, Australia.
2000	Wundersitz, L., Kloeden, C., & Walker, J. (2000). An evaluation of interventions aimed at increasing restraint use in Whyalla, South Australia. In T. Kursius (Ed.), Proceedings of Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference (pp. 583-588). Brisbane, Australia: Carrs-Q.

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.
2016	Wundersitz, L. N. (2016). Why do we still have drink drivers? Understanding the context of alcohol consumption before driving for crash-involved drivers. Poster session presented at the meeting of Sixth International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP2016). Brisbane, Australia.
2014	Wundersitz, L., & Raftery, S. J. (2014). Quad bikes: An analysis of compensated injuries. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of Occupational Safety in Transport Conference. Surfers Paradise, Queensland.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2019	Bailey, T. J., & Wundersitz, L. N. (2019). Evaluating behaviour change communication campaigns in health and safety: A literature review (CASR159). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide.
2019	Bailey, T. J., & Wundersitz, L. N. (2019). The relationship between self-reported and actual driving-related behaviours: A literature review (CASR162). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide.
2019	Wundersitz, L. N., & Ponte, G. (2019). Exploring the prevalence of in-vehicle driver distraction in moving traffic: A pilot study (CASR161). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide.
2019	Wundersitz, L. N., & Edwards, S. A. (2019). Distracted driving: Prevalence and motivations (CASR160). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2019	Wundersitz, L. N., Palamara, P., Brameld, K., Raftery, S., Govorko, M., & Thompson, J. (2019). National view on regional and remote road safety (AP-R603-19). Sydney: Austroads.
2019	Wundersitz, L. N., Palamara, P., Brameld, K., Thompson, J., Raftery, S., & Govorko, M. (2019). Guide to Road Safety Part 5: Road safety for regional and remote areas (AGRS05-19). Sydney: Austroads.
2017	Wundersitz, L. N., Bailey, T. J., & Thompson, J. P. (2017). Young Adult Licensing Trends - 2017 Update (RACV Research Report 17/02). Noble Park North (VIC): Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Limited.
2017	Wundersitz, L. N., & Raftery, S. (2017). Understanding the context of alcohol consumption before driving for crash-involved drivers (CASR129). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2016	Raftery, S., Oxley, J., Thompson, J., & Wundersitz, L. (2016). Transportation of children with bicycle seats, trailers, and other carriers: considerations for safety (CASR139). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2016	Wundersitz, L. N., Doecke, S., Raftery, S., & Harrison, J. (2016). Quad bikes in South Australia: an investigation of their use, crash characteristics and associated injury risks (CASR134). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2015	Bailey, T., Wundersitz, L., Raftery, S., & Baldock, M. R. J. (2015). Young adult licensing trends and travel modes (15/01). Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).
2015	Wundersitz, L., Baldock, M., & Raftery, S. (2015). The relative contribution of system failures and extreme behaviour in South Australian fatal crashes, 2008-2009 (CASR111). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2012	Baldock, M. R. J., Grigo, J., Raftery, S., Wundersitz, L., & Lydon, M. (2012). Review of penalties under the WA Road Traffic Code 2000 and management of recidivist speeding offenders (CASR123). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2012	Wundersitz, L. N. (2012). An analysis of young drivers involved in crashes using in-depth crash investigation data (CASR101). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011	Raftery, S. J., & Wundersitz, L. (2011). No restraint? Understanding differences in seat belt use between fatal crashes and observational surveys (CASR090). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2011	Raftery, S. J., & Wundersitz, L. (2011). The efficacy of road safety education in schools: a review of current approaches (CASR077). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2010	Wundersitz, L., Doecke, S., & Baldock, M. R. J. (2010). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2008 (CASR073). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2010	Wundersitz, L., Hutchinson, T. P., & Woolley, J. (2010). Best practice in road safety mass media campaigns : a literature review (CASR074). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2009	Wundersitz, L., & Anderson, R. (2009). On-road observational survey of restraint and child restraint use, 2009. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2009	Wundersitz, L., Hiranandani, K., & Baldock, M. (2009). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2007 (CASR058). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2009	Wundersitz, L. (2009). An assessment of conspicuous traffic signals: mast arms. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2009	Edwards, S. A., Anderson, R., & Wundersitz, L. (2009). Impediments to the use of child restraints. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Hutchinson, P. (2008). Identifying and improving exposure measures. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Woolley, J. (2008). Best practice review of drink driving enforcement in South Australia. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Baldock, M. (2008). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2006 (CASR043). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Baldock, M. (2008). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2005 (CASR035). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2008	Wundersitz, L., & Baldock, M. (2008). Review of the literature on coffee stops as a road safety measure. Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2007	Wundersitz, L. N., Baldock, M. R. J., Woolley, J. E., & McLean, A. J. (2007). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2003 (CASR030). Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
2004	Wundersitz, L. N., & McLean, A. J. (2004). Annual performance indicators of enforced driver behaviours in South Australia, 2002 (CASR001). Transport SA.
1996	Wundersitz, L. (1996). Hotel patrons' perception and use of coin-operated breath testing machines: A pilot study. Road Accident Research Unit.

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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2009 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Road safety and mobility of older drivers in rural versus urban areas	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr James Peter Thompson

Other Supervision Activities

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2017 - ongoing	Co-Supervisor	Toward an understanding of the psychological influences involved in shared autonomous vehicle acceptance: Dispositional and environmental factors	University of the Sunshine Coast	PhD	Doctorate	—	Tom Astle

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Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2019 - ongoing	Advisory Board Member	South Australian Road User Safety Advisory Committee	SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure	Australia
2011 - ongoing	Member	Driver Intervention Program Reference Group	Department for Planning, Transport, and Infrastructure2011	—
2009 - 2011	Representative	Motor Accident Commission Minor Works Community Grants Program	Motor Accident Commission	—

Memberships

Date Role Membership Country
2016 - ongoing Member Healthy Development Adelaide —

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2016 - ongoing	Member	Healthy Development Adelaide	—

Position: Senior Research Fellow
Phone: 83136298
Email: lisa.wundersitz@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8232 4995
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering Annex
Org Unit: Centre for Automotive Safety Research

Dr Lisa Wundersitz

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