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Overview

Joanne M. Wood is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research spans several main fields of study within medicine, with a focus on safety, risk, reliability, and quality, epidemiology, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, social psychology, and ophthalmology.

The scientist's work centers on topics related to traffic and road safety, ophthalmology and visual impairment studies, older adults driving studies, urban transport and accessibility, glaucoma and retinal disorders, visual perception and processing mechanisms, as well as safety warnings and signage.

Joanne M. Wood has contributed to research published in a range of venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention

Recent representative papers illustrate the scope of their work. These include:

  • Eye movement patterns and reading ability in children (2021), published in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
  • Impact of Amblyopia on Visual Attention and Visual Search in Children (2021), published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Increasing conspicuity on night-time roads: Perspectives from cyclists and runners (2020), published in Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Effects of night-time bicycling visibility aids on vehicle passing distance (2020), published in Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Validation of Brief Screening Tools to Identify Impaired Driving Among Older Adults in Australia (2020), published in JAMA Network Open

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Alex A. Black
  • Kaarin J. Anstey
  • Shelley Hopkins
  • Ranmalee Eramudugolla
  • Scott A. Read

Best Publications

  • Cognitive, sensory and physical factors enabling driving safety in older adults.

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Joanne M. Wood;Stephen Lord;Janine G. Walker

  • Predictors of future falls in Parkinson disease

    G. K. Kerr;Charles J. Worringham;Michael H. Cole;Philippe F. Lacherez

  • Amblyopia: prevalence, natural history, functional effects and treatment.

    Ann L. Webber;Joanne M. Wood

  • Age and Visual Impairment Decrease Driving Performance as Measured on a Closed-Road Circuit

    Joanne M. Wood

  • Do generalized visual training programmes for sport really work? An experimental investigation.

    Bruce Abernethy;Joanne M. Wood

  • The Hazard Perception Ability of Older Drivers

    Mark S. Horswill;Shelby A. Marrington;Cynthia M. McCullough;Joanne Wood

  • The effect of amblyopia on fine motor skills in children.

    Ann L. Webber;Joanne M. Wood;Glen A. Gole;Brian Brown

  • Risk of falls, injurious falls, and other injuries resulting from visual impairment among older adults with age-related macular degeneration.

    Joanne M. Wood;Philippe Lacherez;Alex A. Black;Michael H. Cole;Michael H. Cole

  • The role of cognitive and visual abilities as predictors in the Multifactorial Model of Driving Safety

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Mark S. Horswill;Joanne M. Wood;Christopher Hatherly

  • The development and validation of two complementary measures of drivers' hazard perception ability

    Mark Wetton;Mark Horswill;Christopher Hatherly;Joanne Wood

  • Effect of Visual Impairment on Driving

    Joanne M. Wood;Rodney J. Troutbeck

  • Vision and falls.

    Alexander Black;Joanne Wood

  • Standard measures of visual acuity do not predict drivers' recognition performance under day or night conditions

    Joanne Wood;Donald Owens

  • VISION AND DRIVING: SELECTIVE EFFECT OF OPTICAL BLUR ON DIFFERENT DRIVING TASKS

    Kent E. Higgins;Joanne M. Wood;Alan W. Tait

  • Effect of restriction of the binocular visual field on driving performance

    Joanne M. Wood;Rodney J. Troutbeck

  • Elderly drivers and simulated visual impairment

    Joanne M. Wood;Rodney J. Troutbeck

  • Drivers' and cyclists' experiences of sharing the road: incidents, attitudes and perceptions of visibility

    Joanne M. Wood;Philippe F. Lacherez;Ralph P. Marszalek;Mark J. King

  • Chronological Age and Age-Related Cognitive Deficits Are Associated With an Increase in Multiple Types of Driving Errors in Late Life

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Joanne M. Wood

  • Quantitative assessment of driving performance in Parkinson’s disease

    Joanne Wood;Charles Worringham;Graham Kerr;Kerry Mallon

  • Inferior Field Loss Increases Rate of Falls in Older Adults with Glaucoma

    Alexander A. Black;Joanne M. Wood;Jan E. Lovie-Kitchin

  • Can the anticipatory skills of experts be learned by novices

    Bruce Abernethy;Joanne M. Wood;Sheri Parks

  • Effects of Age and Illumination on Night Driving: A Road Test

    D. Alfred Owens;Joanne M. Wood;Justin M. Owens

  • Effects of age and auditory and visual dual tasks on closed-road driving performance.

    Alex Chaparro;Joanne M. Wood;Trent Carberry

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Mark S. Horswill
Mark S. Horswill University of Queensland
Nancy A. Pachana
Nancy A. Pachana University of Queensland
Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy University of Queensland
Allison M. McKendrick
Allison M. McKendrick University of Melbourne
Thomas W. Britt
Thomas W. Britt Clemson University
Ross Andel
Ross Andel University of South Florida
Nicola T. Lautenschlager
Nicola T. Lautenschlager University of Melbourne
Benjamin Thompson
Benjamin Thompson University of Waterloo

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