Dr Siobhan O'Donovan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Office of Engineering and Information Technology
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Siobhan O’Donovan R.N. is a research fellow and crash investigator at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research. Siobhan has a health sciences degree majoring in anatomical science and pathology and completed her PhD in 2022 exploring the patterns of fatal injury in motor vehicle occupants in South Australia. She also completed her Masters of Nursing in 2024. Siobhan has extensive teaching experience across a range of disciplines, including nursing, pathology, anatomical sciences, forensic sciences, and research skills. Her research investigates a wide range of road safety issues, including the epidemiology of road traffic injuries, the characterisation of injury patterns across diverse road user populations and the investigation of factors influencing injury outcomes, such as vehicle speed and crash characteristics. Her research interests also include exploring the relationship between mental health and injury outcomes, the optimisation of post-crash care and recovery systems, as well as the development, implementation, and evaluation of road safety policy.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Research Fellow | Centre for Automotive Safety Research |
| 2018 - 2022 | PhD Candidate | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2024 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Masters of Clinical Nursing |
| 2018 - 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2017 - 2017 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Hons) |
| 2013 - 2016 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Health Sciences |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | O'Donovan, S., Lewis, D., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M. A., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Methamphetamine and alcohol detection in vehicle-driver fatalities in South Australia: A 10-year survey (2008-2018).. J Forensic Sci, 67(1), 257-264. Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2 |
| 2022 | O'Donovan, S., Humphries, M., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Cardiac disease and driver fatality.. Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 18(3), 329-332. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M. A., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Fatal blunt chest trauma: an evaluation of rib fracture patterns and age.. International journal of legal medicine, 136(5), 1351-1357. Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC9 |
| 2022 | O'Donovan, S., van den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Causes of fatalities in motor vehicle occupants: an overview.. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 18(4), 511-515. Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC9 |
| 2022 | O'Donovan, S., van den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). An overview of suicides related to motor vehicles.. Med Sci Law, 63(2), 258024221122187. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | O’Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Seasonal variation in cutaneous seat belt markings in fatal vehicle crashes. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(1), 1-4. |
| 2022 | O'Donovan, S., van den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., Humphries, M. A., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Seat belt injuries and external markings at autopsy in cases of lethal vehicle crashes.. Med Sci Law, 63(3), 258024221127845. Scopus3 WoS2 |
| 2021 | Byard, R. W., O’Donovan, S., & Gilbert, J. D. (2021). Seat belt asphyxia as a lethal mechanism in motor vehicle crashes. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, 17(2), 343-345. Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC4 |
| 2021 | O'Donovan, S., Langlois, N. E., Heuvel, C. V. D., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Lethal mechanisms in cases of inverted suspension from the lap component of seat belts.. Med Sci Law, 61(3), 227-231. Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2021 | O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2021). Upper and lower limb amputations in vehicle-related fatalities. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 82, 1-3. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2020 | O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Obesity and age as factors in leg amputations in fatal motorcycle crashes.. Medicine, science, and the law, 60(1), 26-29. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2020 | O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Injuries, death and vehicle airbag deployment.. Med Sci Law, 60(2), 25802419892392. Scopus14 WoS6 Europe PMC2 |
| 2020 | O'Donovan, S., Van Den Heuvel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2020). Childhood cycling fatalities in South Australia before and after the introduction of helmet legislation.. Med Sci Law, 60(3), 196-199. Scopus5 WoS3 |
| 2018 | Byard, R. W., O'Donovan, S., van den Huevel, C., & Baldock, M. (2018). Familial Vehicular Murder-Suicide. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63(4), 1307-1308. Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC2 |
| 2018 | O’Donovan, S., Langlois, N. E. I., & Byard, R. W. (2018). “Defense” type wounds in suicide. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, 14(3), 402-405. Scopus11 WoS7 Europe PMC3 |
| 2018 | O Donovan, S., van den Huevel, C., Baldock, M., & Byard, R. W. (2018). Factors involved in the assessment of paediatric traffic injuries and deaths. Medicine, Science and the Law, 58(4), 210-215. Scopus21 WoS15 Europe PMC13 |
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