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60 seconds with … Dr Christina Rudin-Brown

4 November 2009

Dr Christina Rudin-Brown

Name: Dr Christina (“Missy”) Rudin-Brown
Org. Unit: Human Factors Team
Title: Senior Research Fellow
Dept: Accident Research Centre

How long have you been with Monash University?

Since January this year.

Prior to working at Monash, where were you located and what was your role?

I was a human factors specialist with the Road Safety Directorate of Transport Canada (Canadian federal department of transport) in Ottawa, Ontario.

What challenges are ahead in your current role?

I am looking forward to learning how to be an effective supervisor and manager; although I don't think it will be very difficult seeing as the human factors team is made up of such motivated, independent and intelligent researchers.

I'm also looking forward to using my experience in government to help the team secure more research contracts in the road safety area.

What is it about your job that holds your interest or is particularly satisfying?

I love being able to figure out why people do things. I also take a lot of satisfaction from knowing that the results of my work can be used to make the world a safer place. Human factors research is the ideal way to accomplish both goals…and the fact that I get paid to do something that I enjoy so much is a bonus.

What is your favourite place in the world and why?

My favourite place in the world is wherever my family happens to be (which is in Melbourne at the moment.)

What is the best piece of advice you have received?

That you only get one life, so it is best to do things the way you want to do them (and have no regrets).

What is something about yourself that most of your colleagues wouldn't know?

That I sing in a women's barbershop chorus and the Australian Christmas choir.

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