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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Frank P. McKenna is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily covers the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on Rheumatology. Their work spans several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, and Genetics.

McKenna's research topics include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Delphi Technique in Research

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple publications with McKenna are:

  • Kimme L Hyrich
  • E G Chelliah
  • Hector Chinoy
  • Sanjeet Kamath
  • Paul W. Sanders

McKenna's notable recent papers include:

  • "Rates and predictors of methotrexate-related adverse events in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: results from a nationwide UK study," published in 2022 at Lara D. Veeken
  • "Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: An international multi-panel Delphi study," published in 2023 in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "How do delirium motor subtypes differ in phenomenology and contributory aetiology? a cross-sectional, multisite study of liaison psychiatry and palliative care patients," published in 2021 in BMJ Open
  • "Why are newly qualified motorists at high crash risk? Modelling driving behaviours across the first six months of driving," published in 2022 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • "Is the relationship between deprivation and outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis mediated by body mass index? A longitudinal cohort study," published in 2022 at Lara D. Veeken

Common venues for McKenna's publications include Lara D. Veeken, which accounts for a significant proportion of their work. Other venues where they have disseminated research are Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Frontiers in Psychology, BMJ Open, and Accident Analysis & Prevention.

In 1967, McKenna was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • It won't happen to me: Unrealistic optimism or illusion of control?

    Frank P. McKenna

  • Colour naming of phobia‐related words

    Fraser N. Watts;Frank P. McKenna;Robert Sharrock;Lorna Trezise

  • Drivers' hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the road

    Mark S. Horswill;Frank P. McKenna

  • Reversing the emotional Stroop effect reveals that it is not what it seems: the role of fast and slow components.

    Frank P. McKenna;Dinkar Sharma

  • Intrusive Cognitions: An Investigation of the Emotional Stroop Task

    Frank P. McKenna;Dinkar Sharma

  • Factors underlying illusory self-assessment of driving skill in males and females

    Frank P. McKenna;Robert A. Stanier;Clive Lewis

  • Does anticipation training affect drivers' risk taking?

    Frank P. McKenna;Mark S. Horswill;Jane L. Alexander

  • Measures of field dependence: Cognitive style or cognitive ability?

    Frank P. McKenna

  • The Effect of Perceived Control on Risk Taking

    Mark S. Horswill;Frank P. McKenna

  • HAZARD PERCEPTION IN DRIVERS: A METHODOLOGY FOR TESTING AND TRAINING

    F P McKenna;J L Crick

  • Accident proneness: A conceptual analysis

    Frank P. Mckenna

  • Hazard perception and its relevance for driver licensing

    Frank P. McKenna;Mark S. Horswill

  • Selective information processing in bulimia nervosa

    G D M Christopher Fairburn;Peter J. Cooper;Myra J. Cooper;Frank P. McKenna

  • Risk taking from the participant's perspective: the case of driving and accident risk.

    Frank P. McKenna;Mark S. Horswill

  • Exploring the limits of optimism: The case of smokers' decision making

    F. P. McKenna;D. M. Warburton;M. Winwood

  • The human factor in driving accidents An overview of approaches and problems

    Frank P. McKenna

  • Another look at the ‘new psychophysics’

    Frank P. McKenna

  • The development, validation, and application of a video-based technique for measuring an everyday risk-taking behavior: drivers' speed choice.

    Mark S. Horswill;Frank P. McKenna

  • Differential components of the manual and vocal Stroop tasks

    Dinkar Sharma;Frank P. McKenna

  • Skilled anticipation in real-world tasks: measurement of attentional demands in the domain of tennis.

    Richard M. Rowe;Frank P. McKenna

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark S. Horswill
Mark S. Horswill University of Queensland
Richard Rowe
Richard Rowe University of Sheffield
Edward D. Barker
Edward D. Barker King's College London
Lynn B. Myers
Lynn B. Myers Brunel University London
Peter R. Harris
Peter R. Harris University of Sussex
Peter J. Cooper
Peter J. Cooper University of Reading
Christopher J. Armitage
Christopher J. Armitage University of Manchester

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