Dr Joanne Bennett

Dr Joanne Bennett completed her PhD at Macquarie University in 2017. The focus of her PhD was on dementia and driving, with an aim to develop an in-office test to determine fitness to drive for individuals with alzheimer's disease. Her research focus is on cognitive function and driving psychology, as well as the psychological impacts of autonomous cars. She joined ACU as a sessional staff member in 2016 and as a permanent lecturer in 2019. She lectures in undergraduate psychology courses specialising in research design and statistics. She currently supervises honours and masters research projects. 

Cunningham, M.L., Regan, M.A., Ledger, S.A., & Bennett, J.M. (2019). To buy or not to buy? Predicting willingness to pay for automated vehicles based on public opinion. Transportation Research Part F, 65, 418-438. doi: 10.1016/j.tpf.2019.08.012

Moran, C., Bennett, J.M., & Prabhakaharan, P. (2019). Road User Hazard Perception Tests: A Systematic Review of Current Methodologies. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 129, 309-333. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.05.021

Bennett, J.M., Chekaluk, E., & Batchelor, J. (2019). Determining Fitness to Drive for Drivers with Dementia: A Medical Practitioner&rsquos Perspective. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 30, 9-17.  

Ledger, S., Bennett, J.M., Chekaluk, E., & Batchelor, J. (2019). Cognitive Function and Driving: Important for Young and Old Alike. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic  Psychology and Behaviour, 60, 262-273. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.10.024

Zicat, E., Bennett, J. M. Chekaluk, E., & Batchelor, J. (2018). Cognitive function and    young drivers: The relationship between driving, attitudes, personality and cognition. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 55, 341-352. doi: 10.1016.j.trf.2018.03.013

Taylor, B. E., Chekaluk, E., & Bennett, J. (2017). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Anxiety among North Korean Refugees: A Meta-Analysis. Psychiatry Investigation, 14(5), 550-561. doi: 10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.550

Teesson, M., Marel, C., Darke, S., Ross, J., Slade, T., Burns, L., Lynskey, M., Memedovic, S., White, J.*, & Mills, K. L. (2017). Trajectories of heroin use: 10&ndash11?year findings   from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study. Addiction, 112(6), 1056-1068. doi: 10.1111/add.13747

Bennett, J.M., Chekaluk, E., Batchelor, J. (2016). Cognitive tests and determining fitness to drive in dementia: A systematic review. Journal of American Geriatric Society, 64, 1904-1917. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14180

Teesson, M., Marel, C., Darke, S., Ross, J., Slade, T., Burns, L., Lynskey, M., Memedovic, S., White, J.*, & Mills, K. L. (2015). Long-term mortality, remission, criminality and psychiatric comorbidity of heroin dependence: 11-year findings from the Australian    Treatment Outcome Study. Addiction, 110(6), 986-993. doi: 10.1111/add.12860