Michelle Fraser

Michelle Fraser serves as a Research Fellow at the School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia, specializing in transport safety research with focus on vulnerable road users. Her work bridges psychological science and public health interventions.

Education:

• PhD in Health Sciences from Curtin University (2019)
• MPhil in Public Health from Curtin University (2011)

Her research centers on evidence-based road safety solutions, particularly examining how visual impairments, cognitive decline, and infrastructure design impact vulnerable populations including older drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. She employs advanced methodologies like naturalistic driving studies and driving simulators to capture real-world behavior patterns, with significant contributions to understanding group cycling dynamics and post-cataract surgery driving performance. Her fingerprint analysis reveals strong expertise in cataract surgery impacts (100%), Australian transport contexts (83%), and cyclist safety (52%).

Current projects include a population-based study on visual field loss and motor vehicle crashes, building on her prior work with the Road Safety Commission reviewing interventions for older pedestrians. Her research directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals in Health and Well-being.

Collaboration networks show extensive work with Professor Leonie Meuleners across 5 recent publications, focusing on telematics applications and simulator-based safety evaluations. Her work has generated 503 Scopus citations with an h-index of 14, demonstrating significant impact in transport safety research.