Emeritus Professor
Barry Watson
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Biography
Emeritus Professor Barry Watson is a global road safety expert based at the Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Barry has over 35 years’ experience in the road safety field working for government, academic and civil society organisations. As a founding member of CARRS-Q, he was involved in the development and delivery of courses in road safety and traffic psychology for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as leading research teams examining a range of road user safety issues. From 2008 and 2015, he was the Director of CARRS-Q and responsible for the overall operation of the Centre. Between 2015 and early 2017, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), which is hosted by the Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva, Switzerland. As the CEO of GRSP, Barry was responsible for the overall strategic direction of the organisation as well as the management of its activities in over 35 countries worldwide. Barry is a member of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety (ICADTS) and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS). Barry completed his PhD on the topic of unlicensed driving.Personal details
Positions
- Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Keywords
Drink-driving, Driver education, Road safety, Road user behaviour, Speeding, Tertiary training in road safety, Traffic law enforcement, Unlicensed driving
Research field
Psychology, Public Health and Health Services, Criminology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Grad Dip (Science & Society) (University of New South Wales)
- BA(Hons) (University of Sydney)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member & Fellow - Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS)
- Member - International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS).
Publications
- Soole, D., Lennon, A., Watson, B. & Bingham, R. (2011). Towards a comprehensive model of driver aggression: A review of the literature and directions for the future. In CN. Ferraro (Ed.), Traffic Safety (pp. 69–97). Nova Science Publishers. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39417
- Lennon, A. & Watson, B. (2011). 'Teaching them a lesson?' A qualitative exploration of underlying motivations for driver aggression. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(6), 2200–2208. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43606
- Tunnicliff, D., Watson, B., White, K., Hyde, M., Schonfeld, C. & Wishart, D. (2012). Understanding the factors influencing safe and unsafe motorcycle rider intentions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 49, 133–141. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41214
- Watson, B. & Leal, N. (2011). The road safety implications of illegal street racing and associated risky driving behaviours: An analysis of offences and offenders. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(4), 1547–1554. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41252
- Scott-Parker, B., Bates, L., Watson, B., King, M. & Hyde, M. (2011). The impact of changes to the graduated driver licensing program in Queensland, Australia on the experiences of Learner drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(4), 1301–1308. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40487
- Newnam, S. & Watson, B. (2011). Work-related driving safety in light vehicle fleets: a review of past research and the development of an intervention framework. Safety Science, 49(3), 369–381. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/37714
- Bates, L., Watson, B. & King, M. (2010). Required hours of practice for learner drivers: A comparison between two Australian jurisdictions. Journal of Safety Research, 41(2), 93–97. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31042
- Lewis, I., Watson, B. & White, K. (2010). Response efficacy: The key to minimising rejection and maximising acceptance of emotion-based anti-speeding messages. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42(2), 459–467. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/27972
- Watson, B., Watson, A., Siskind, V. & Fleiter, J. (2009). Characteristics and predictors of high-range speeding offenders. Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education and the 2009 Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) Conference, 108–117. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28897
- Watson, B. & Freeman, J. (2007). Perceptions and Experiences of Random Breath Testing in Queensland and the Self-Reported Deterrent Impact on Drunk Driving. Traffic Injury Prevention, 8(1), 11–19. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/6948
QUT ePrints
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