School of Psychology

University of Queensland

St Lucia, Brisbane

QLD 4072

Australia

BSc Hons in Cybernetics and Psychology; PhD in Psychology; Certificate in Further Professional Studies in Teaching in Higher Education

1.         Horswill, M. S., Pachana, N. A., Wood, J., Marrington, S. A., McWilliam, J., McCullough, C. M. (in press). A comparison of the hazard perception ability of matched groups of healthy drivers aged 35 to 55, 65 to 74, and 75 to 84 years. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. Impact factor 2.4.

2.         Smith, S. S., Horswill, M. S., Chambers, B., Wetton, M. (in press). The effect of sleepiness on young novice and older experienced drivers’ hazard perception. Accident Analysis and Prevention.

3.         Rowe, R., Horswill, M. S., Kronvall-Parkinson, M., Poulter, D. R. & McKenna, F. P. (2009). The effect of disguise on novice and expert tennis players' anticipation ability. Journal of Applied Sports Psychology, 21(2), 178-185.

4.         Preece, M. H. W., Horswill, M. S., & Geffen, G. M. (2009). The effect of traumatic brain injury on drivers’ hazard perception [Abstract]. Brain Impairment, 10(1), 128.

5.         Smith S., Horswill M., Wetton M., and Chambers, B. (2009). Sleepiness and hazard perception while driving (Road Safety Grant Report No. 2009-001). Canberra, Australia: the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Retrieved from http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/2009/RSRG_2009001.aspx on 7th April 2009.

6.         Marrington, S. A., Horswill, M. S., Wood, J. (2008). The Effect of Simulated Cataracts on Drivers’ Hazard Perception Ability. Optometry and Vision Science, 85(12), 1121-1127.

7.         McCarthy, C., Barnes, N., Anstey, K., & Horswill, M. (2008). Towards a Hazard Perception Assistance System using Visual Motion. Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Computer Vision, October 12-18, 2008, Marseille, France.

8.         Smith S., Horswill M., Wetton M., and Chambers, B. (2008) Hazard perception when sleepy in experienced and inexperienced drivers. Sleep, 31(Suppl. S), A122.

9.         Horswill, M. S., & Plooy, A. M. (2008). Reducing contrast makes speeds in a video-based driving simulator harder to discriminate as well making them appear slower. Perception, 37, 1269-1275.

10.       Horswill, M. S., Marrington, S. A., McCullough, C. M., Wood, J., Pachana, N. A., McWilliam, J., Raikos, M. K. (2008). The hazard perception ability of older drivers. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 63, 212-218.

11.       Horswill, M. S., & Plooy, A. M. (2008). Auditory feedback influences perceived driving speeds. Perception, 37, 1037-1043.

12.       Preece, M. H. W., Geffen, G. M., & Horswill, M. S. (2008). Are individuals recovering from mild traumatic brain injury vigilant drivers? Brain Impairment, 9(1), 89.

13.       Wallis, T. S. A., & Horswill, M. S. (2007). Using fuzzy signal detection theory to determine why experienced and trained drivers respond faster than novices in a hazard perception test. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 39, 1137-1185.

14.       Smith S., Horswill M., Wetton M., and Chambers, B. (2007) Sleepiness and hazard perception while driving in experienced and inexperienced drivers. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 5(S1) A104.

15.       Campbell, J. M., Edwards, M. S., Horswill, M. S., Helman, S. (2007). Effects of contextual cues in recall and recognition memory: The misinformation effect reconsidered. British Journal of Psychology, 98(3), 485-498.

16.       Myers, L. B., & Horswill, M. S. (2006). Social cognitive predictors of sun protection intention and behavior. Behavioral Medicine, 32, 57-63.

17.       Wallis, T., & Horswill, M. (2006). Signal detection theory in applied tasks: The case of hazard perception in driving. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58 (supplement), 94.

18.       Horswill, M. & Plooy, A. (2006). The effect of reduced contrast on drivers’ speed perception. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58 (supplement), 79-80.

19.       McKenna, F. P., Horswill, M. S., & Alexander, J. (2006). Does anticipation training affect drivers’ risk taking? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12(1), 1-10.

20.       McKenna, F. P. & Horswill, M. S. (2006). Risk taking from the participants’ perspective: The case of driving and accident risk. Health Psychology, 25(2), 163-170.

21.       Pachana, N., Horswill, M., Marrington, S., McCullough, C. (2005). "Hazard detection in older adult drivers" Australian Journal of Psychology, 57 (supplement), 278.

22.       Horswill, M. S., Helman, S., Ardiles, P., & Wann, J. P. (2005). Motorcycle accident risk could be inflated by a time to arrival illusion. Optometry and Vision Science, 82(8), 740-746.

23.       Myers, L.B. & Horswill, M. (2004). Social cognitive predictors of sun protection intention and behaviour. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 12, 178-179.

24.       Waylen, A. E., Horswill, M. S., Alexander, J., & McKenna, F. P. (2004). Do expert drivers have a reduced illusion of superiority? Transportation Research Part F, 7, 323-331.

25.       Horswill, M. S., & McKenna, F. P. (2004). Drivers’ hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the road. In S. Banbury & S. Tremblay (Eds.). A Cognitive Approach to Situation Awareness (pp.155-175). Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.

26.       Horswill, M. S., Waylen, A. E., & Tofield, M. I. (2004). Drivers’ ratings of different components of their own driving skill: A greater illusion of superiority for skills that relate to accident involvement. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34 (1), 177-195.

27.       Horswill, M. S. & Helman, S. (2003). A behavioral comparison between motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers: Factors influencing accident risk. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 35(4), 589-597.

28.       Horswill, M. S., Waylen, A. E., & Tofield, M. I. (2002). Drivers’ illusion of superiority for hazard perception and vehicle control skill. In Marçal, S. (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety: Twelfth Seminar, London: Department for Transport.

29.       Helman, S. & Horswill, M. S. (2002). Does the introduction of non-traditional teaching techniques improve psychology undergraduates’ performance in statistics? Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2 (1), 12-16.

30.       Horswill, M.S. & Coster, M. E. (2002). The effect of vehicle characteristics on drivers’ risk-taking behaviour. Ergonomics, 45(2), 85-104.

31.       Hammond, T. B. & Horswill, M. S. (2002). Desire for control and drivers’ risk-taking judgments. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology, 4, 271-277.

32.       Horswill, M. S. & Helman, S. (2002). A comparative approach to differential accident liability: Car drivers versus motorcyclists. In Grayson, G. B. (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety: Eleventh Seminar, London: Department of Environment, Transport, and the Regions.

33.       Horswill, M. S. & Coster, M. E. (2001). User-controlled photographic animations, photograph-based questions, and questionnaires: Three instruments for measuring drivers’ risk-taking behavior on the Internet. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 33 (1), 46-58.

34.       Horswill, M. S. & Helman, S. (2001). A comparative approach to differential accident liability. Final Report. Swindon: EPSRC.

35.       Horswill, M. S. (2001). Why cars are driven fast by drivers who think they are safe. The Pelican, issue 22 (April 2001). London: The Pedestrian Association.

36.       Horswill, M. S. & Coster, M. E. (2001). Using the Internet for research into traffic psychology. Proceedings of the International Conference of Traffic and Transport Psychology, Berne, 3-7 September 2000. Berne: Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (BFU).

37.       Horswill, M. S. (2001). The safer the car, the faster it will be driven. The Independent, 5th March 2001. London: Independent News and Media plc.

38.       Horswill, M. S. & Coster, M. E. (2001). The influence of car type on drivers’ risk taking. In Grayson, G. B. (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety: Tenth Seminar, London: Department of Environment, Transport, and the Regions.

39.       Horswill, M. S. (2000). Ways to reduce car crashes. Proceedings of the UmferðarÞing (Icelandic Traffic Council Conference), Reykjavik, 30 November - 1 December 2000. Reykjavik: Umferðarráð.

40.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1999). The development, validation, and application of a video-based technique for measuring an everyday risk-taking behavior: drivers’ speed choice. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84 (6), 977-985.

41.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1999). The effect of interference on dynamic risk-taking judgements. British Journal of Psychology, 90(5), 189-200.

42.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1999). The effect of perceived control on risk taking. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29 (2), 378-392.

43.       McKenna, F. P. & Horswill, M. S. (1999). Hazard perception and its relevance for driver licensing. Journal of the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, 23 (1), 36-41.

44.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1999). The effect of performing a concurrent verbal task on drivers’ risk-taking behaviour. Proceedings of the 2nd European Road Research Conference, Brussels, 7-9 June 1999. Brussels: European Commission.

45.       McKenna, F. P. & Horswill, M. S. (1998). Differential influences on drivers’ risk-taking behaviour. In G.B. Grayson (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety VIII, Crowthorne: Transport Research Laboratory.

46.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1998). Risk taking: The participants’ perspective. In Loomes, G. (Ed.) Risk and Human Behaviour (issue 4). Swindon: Economic and Social Research Council.

47.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1998). Risk taking: The participants’ perspective. Final report. Swindon: Economic and Social Research Council.

48.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1997). Measuring, manipulating and understanding drivers’ speed choice. In G. B. Grayson (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety VII, Crowthorne: Transport Research Laboratory.

49.       McKenna, F. P. & Horswill, M. S. (1997). Differing conceptions of hazard perception. In G.B. Grayson (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety VII, Crowthorne: Transport Research Laboratory.

50.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1997). Hazard perception and driving. In G.B. Grayson (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety VII, Crowthorne: Transport Research Laboratory.

51.       Horswill, M. S. & McKenna, F. P. (1996). A video-based simulation for measuring speeding behaviour. In G. B. Grayson (Ed.), Behavioural Research in Road Safety VI, Crowthorne : Transport Research Laboratory.