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Dr Natalie Watson-Brown
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Biography
Dr Natalie Watson-Brown is a Research Fellow at CARRS-Q. Her PhD research focused on the application of psychosocial theory to the complex young novice driver problem through an exploration of the development and training of higher-order driving skills to improve the safety of young drivers. Since completing her PhD in 2019, she has continued to focus her research on the cognitive processes of self-regulation that contribute to young drivers' engagement in risky and non-compliant behaviours. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic her research examined the impact of the temporary suspension of static road-side random breath testing on drink driving behaviours. Her main areas of research interest include:- Young drivers
- Education and training
- Graduated licensing systems
- Risky and non-compliant behaviours
- Adolescent social and cognitive development
- Other high-risk and vulnerable road users
- Application of new theory to road safety
Personal details
Positions
- Research Fellow
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Keywords
young driver, adolescent development, graduated driver licensing, driver education and training, risky driving behaviour, driver training pedagogy, self-determination theory, Goals for Driver Education, quantitative survey techniques, qualitative research methods
Research field
Public health, Transportation, logistics and supply chains
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD of Philosophy - Behavioural Science nec (University of Sunshine Coast)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member - Queensland Chapter, Australasian College of Road Safety
- Member - International Outreach Chapter, Australasian College of Road Safety
- Member - European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (JURE Membership)
Teaching
2018-2019 - Social Research Methods, University of the Sunshine Coast
Publications
- Watson-Brown, N., Scott-Parker, B. & Senserrick, T. (2018). Development of a higher-order instruction coding taxonomy for observational data: Initial application to professional driving instruction. Applied Ergonomics, 70, 88–97. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124550
- Watson-Brown, N., Scott-Parker, B. & Senserrick, T. (2019). Association between higher-order driving instruction and risky driving behaviours: Exploring the mediating effects of a self-regulated safety orientation. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 131, 275–283. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131559
- Watson-Brown, N., Mills, L., Senserrick, T., Freeman, J., Davey, J. & Scott-Parker, B. (2021). A complex system of learning to drive: The instructor's perspective. Safety Science, 136. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207470
- Mills, L., Watson-Brown, N., Freeman, J., Truelove, V. & Davey, J. (2021). An exploratory investigation into the self-regulatory processes influencing drug driving: Are young drivers more externally regulated? Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 80, 237–249. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209914
- Watson-Brown, N., Truelove, V., Parker, E. & Davey, J. (2021). Drink driving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 78, 369–380. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208328
- Watson-Brown, N., Scott-Parker, B. & Senserrick, T. (2021). Higher order training supporting competence, autonomy, relatedness (HOT-CAR): A model to improve learner drivers' higher order skills. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 80, 79–89. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209599
- Watson-Brown, N., Senserrick, T., Freeman, J., Davey, J. & Scott-Parker, B. (2021). Self-regulation differences across learner and probationary drivers: The impact on risky driving behaviours. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 154. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208325
- Watson-Brown, N., Scott-Parker, B., Simons-Morton, B. & Senserrick, T. (2020). Exploring the dimensions of driving instruction through naturalistic observation of formal practical lessons with learner drivers. Transportation Research Record, 2674(3), 219–231. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202293
- Watson-Brown, N., Scott-Parker, B. & Senserrick, T. (2020). Higher-order driving instruction and opportunities for improvement: Exploring differences across learner driver experience. Journal of Safety Research, 75, 67–77. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208912
- Seibokaite, L., Endriulaitiene, A., Zardeckaite-Matulaitiene, K., Oviedo-Trespalacios, O., Watson-Brown, N. & Scott-Parker, B. (2020). The self-reported driving behaviour of young drivers in Lithuania: An application of the behaviour of young novice drivers scale - Lithuania (BYNDS-Li). Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 69, 311–323. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/197505
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Industry
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- I was the key advisor for driver trainers across Australia for a submission to the Australian Industry Standards (AIS) regarding the training requirements for Car Driving Instruction. This qualification was undergoing reform with minimal industry knowledge. In addition to the CARRS-Q submission that was supported by the Australasian College of Road Safety and authored by me, multiple submissions were sent from groups of driver trainers and registered training organisations across Australia. This resulted in a decision by the AIS to maintain the number of competencies that were to be reduced under the reform.
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- The Transportation Research Board is based in Washington DC. I was invited to be part of the establishing committee for Early Career Researchers, since 2021.
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- Recommended and appointed as a guest editor for the special issue, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on road user behaviour: Now and towards the future
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- Since 2017 I have reviewed papers for the following journals:Accident Analysis and PreventionJournal of Adolescent HealthSafety SciencePLOS MedicineAmerican Journal of Preventative MedicineBMC Public HealthTransportation Research Board Annual MeetingTraffic Injury PreventionIATSS
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- I am involved in the 2022 Christchurch, New Zealand Australasian Road Safety Conference (the ACRS's annual conference) organising committee in preparation for the Queensland conference in 2023.I am a member of the ACRS Queensland Chapter Executive Committee, The International Outreach Chapters, and one of three members involved in establishing the new Australasian ECR Chapter.