Dr Sjaanie Koppel - Researcher Profile

Biography

Sjaan works in the Monash Injury Research Institute at Monash University as a Senior Research Fellow.

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Qualifications

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Institution: Swinburne University of Technology

Year awarded: 2004

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY (HONS)

Institution: Swinburne University of Technology

Year awarded: 1999

Publications

Book Chapters

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., 2009, Distraction and the older driver, in Driver distraction: Theory, Effects and Mitigation, eds Michael A Regan, John D Lee, Kristie L Young, CRC Press, Florida, USA, pp. 353-382.

Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., Langford, J.W., Irving, J., 2009, Managing older driver crash risk, in Older Road Users: Myths and Realities, A Guide for Medical and Legal Professionals, eds Morris Odell, MB BS, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, USA, pp. 25-51.

Journal Articles

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Rudin-Brown, C., 2013, Boosting correct and appropriate booster seat use in Australia, Safety Science [P], vol 54, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 51-57.

Koppel, S.N., Clark, B.E., Hoareau, E., Charlton, J.L., Newstead, S.V., 2013, How important is vehicle safety for older consumers in the vehicle purchase process?, Traffic Injury Prevention [E], vol e, Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-13.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Rudin-Brown, C., 2013, The impact of new legislation on child restraint system (CRS) misuse and inappropriate use in Australia, Traffic Injury Prevention [E], vol e, Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-12.

Devlin, A., Odell, M.S., Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., 2012, Epilepsy and driving: current status of research, Epilepsy Research [P], vol 102, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 135-152.

Koppel, S., Charlton, J., Kopinathan, C., Taranto, D., 2011, Are child occupants a significant source of driving distraction?, Accident Analysis and Prevention [P], vol 43, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1236-1244.

Langford, J., Koppel, S., 2011, Licence restrictions as an under-used strategy in managing older driver safety, Accident Analysis and Prevention [P], vol 43, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 487-493.

Koppel, S., Bohensky, M., Langford, J., Taranto, D., 2011, Older drivers, crashes and injuries, Traffic Injury Prevention [E], vol 12, Taylor & Francis Ltd, United States, pp. 459-467.

Oxley, J., Charlton, J., Scully, J., Koppel, S., 2010, Older female drivers: an emerging transport safety and mobility issue in Australia, Accident Analysis and Prevention [P], vol 42, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 515-522.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., 2009, Child restraint system misuse and/or inappropriate use in Australia, Traffic Injury Prevention [P], vol 10, issue 3, Taylor and Francis, UK, pp. 302-307.

Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J.L., Pronk, N.J., Langford, J.W., Oxley, J.A., Koppel, S.N., 2008, An Australasian model license reassessment procedure for identifying potentially unsafe drivers, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 9, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, USA, pp. 350-359.

Fitzharris, M.P., Charlton, J.L., Bohensky, M., Koppel, S.N., Fildes, B.N., 2008, Booster seat use by children aged 4-11 years: Evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Australia, pp. 328-331.

Langford, J.W., Bohensky, M., Koppel, S.N., Newstead, S.V., 2008, Do age-based mandatory assessments reduce older drivers' risk to other road users?, Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol 40, issue 6, Elsevier, UK, pp. 1913-1918.

Langford, J.W., Bohensky, M., Koppel, S.N., Newstead, S.V., 2008, Do older drivers pose a risk to other road users?, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 9, Taylor & Francis, USA, pp. 181-189.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fitzharris, M.P., Congiu, M., Fildes, B.N., 2008, Factors associated with the premature graduation of children into seatbelts, Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol 40, issue 2, Elsevier, UK, pp. 657-666.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., 2008, How important is vehicle safety in the new vehicle purchase process?, Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol 40, issue 3, Elsevier, UK, pp. 994-1004.

Langford, J.W., Koppel, S.N., McCarthy, D., Srinivasan, S., 2008, In defence of the 'low-mileage bias', Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol 40, issue 6, Elsevier, London, UK, pp. 1996-1999.

Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J.L., Muir, C., Koppel, S.N., 2007, Driving responses of older and younger drivers in a driving simulator, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington Il USA, pp. 559-572.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., 2007, How important is vehicle safety in the new vehicle purchase/lease process for fleet vehicles?, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 8, Taylor & Francis, USA, pp. 130-136.

Odell, M., Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., 2006, Assessing fitness to drive, Australian Doctor, vol exppublish, Reed Business Information Pty Ltd, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 19-26.

Charlton, J.L., Oxley, J.A., Fildes, B.N., Oxley, P.E., Newstead, S.V., Koppel, S.N., O'Hare, M.A., 2006, Characteristics of older drivers who adopt self-regulatory driving behaviours, Transportation Research Part F, vol 9, Pergamon, UK, pp. 363-373.

Langford, J.W., Koppel, S.N., Andrea, D.J., Fildes, B.N., 2006, Determining older driver crash responsibility from police and insurance data, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 7, Taylor & Francis Inc., USA, pp. 343-351.

Langford, J.W., Koppel, S.N., 2006, Epidemiology of older driver crashes - identifying older driver risk factors and exposure patterns, Transportation Research Part F, vol 9, Pergamon, UK, pp. 309-321.

Langford, J.W., Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Newstead, S.V., 2006, Re-assessment of older drivers as a road safety risk, IATSS Research, vol 30, issue 1, International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Japan, pp. 27-37.

Langford, J.W., Koppel, S.N., 2006, The case for and against mandatory age-based assessment of older drivers, Transportation Research Part F, vol 9, Pergamon, UK, pp. 353-362.

Oxley, J.A., Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., Scully, J.E., Fildes, B.N., 2005, Crash risk of older female drivers - contributing factors, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington Illinois USA, pp. 345-360.

Langford, J., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S., Newstead, S.V., 2004, Effectiveness of mandatory license testing for older drivers in reducing crash risk among urban older Australian drivers, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 5, issue 4, Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia USA, pp. 326-335.

Langford, J., Fitzharris, M.P., Newstead, S.V., Koppel, S., 2004, Some consequences of different older driver licensing procedures in Australia, Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol 36, issue 6, Pergamon, UK, pp. 993-1001.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S., Vulcan, P., Brooks, C., 2003, Benefits of seat belt reminder systems, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, vol 47, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington IL USA, pp. 253-265.

Conference Proceedings

Oxley, J.A., Langford, J.W., Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., 2012, Development of a new and innovative training program for older drivers, Proceedings of the 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, 10-13 June 2012, Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals, Canada, pp. 1-14.

Langford, J.W., Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., Myers, A., Tuokko, H., Marshall, S.C., Man-Son-Hing, M., 2012, Findings from the Candrive/Ozcandrive study: low mileage older drivers, crash risk and reduced fitness to drive, Proceedings of the 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, 10-13 June 2012, Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals, Canada, pp. 1-15.

Clark, B.E., Hoareau, E., Newstead, S.V., Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., 2012, How safe is my car: is safety a priority in private vehicle purchasing?, ARSRPE Conference Paper Database, 4-6 October 2012, New Zealand Transport, New Zealand, pp. 1-11.

Charlton, J.L., Devlin, A., Scully, M.I., Koppel, S.N., Catchlove, M., Verdoorn, A.C., 2012, Older driver gap selection: simulator and on-road driving performance`, Proceedings of the 22nd Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, 10-13 June 2012, Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals, Canada, pp. 1-15.

Rudin-Brown, C., Koppel, S., Charlton, J., 2011, Are children more distracting than technology? Using naturalistic data to explore rear seat child occupants as a source of driver distraction, Electronic Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention, 5-7 September 2011, Chalmers University, Sweden, pp. 1-24.

Charlton, J., Koppel, S., Kopinathan, C., Taranto, D., 2010, How do children really behave in restraint systems while travelling in cars?, Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine [P], Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, United States, pp. 1-11.

Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., Fildes, B.N., Oxley, J.A., Scully, J.E., 2006, Some factors that may increase crash risk of older female drivers, 2006 Australasian Road Safety, Research Policing & Education - Conference, 25-27 October 2006, Able Video & Multimedia Pty Ltd, Qld Australia, pp. 1-11.

Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Laemmle, R., Koppel, S.N., Fechner, L.J., Moore, K.L., Smith, S., Douglas, F., Doktor, I., 2005, An evaluation of crash protection of booster seats for children, Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference Proceedings, 14 November 2005 to 16 November 2005, Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, Wellington New Zealand, pp. 1-10.

Corben, B.F., Oxley, J.A., Koppel, S.N., Johnston, I.R., 2005, Cost-effective measures to improve crash and injury risk at rural intersections, Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference Proceedings, 14/11/2005 to 16/11/2005, Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, Wellington New Zealand, pp. 1-10.

Other

Oxley, J.A., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Koppel, S.N., Scully, J.E., Congiu, M., Moore, K.L., 2006, Crash Risk of Older Female Drivers, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-92.

Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Congiu, M., Fildes, B.N., 2006, Factors that Influence Children's Booster Seat use, Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-81.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Kullgren, A., 2006, SARAC II - Sub-Task 4.1 Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars Based on Real-World Crashes, Comite Europeen Des Assurances, France, pp. 1-111.

Charlton, J.L., Oxley, J.A., Scully, J.E., Koppel, S.N., Congiu, M., Muir, C., Fildes, B.N., 2006, Self-Regulatory Driving Practices of Older Drivers in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-136.

Whelan, M.I., Langford, J.W., Oxley, J.A., Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., 2006, The Elderly and Mobility: A Review of the Literature, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-118.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S.N., 2004, Benefits of Retrofitting Seat Belt Reminder Systems to Australian Passenger Vehicles, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Civic Square ACT Australia, pp. 1-48.

Oxley, J.A., Corben, B.F., Koppel, S.N., Fildes, B.N., Jacques, N.J., Johnston, I.R., 2004, Cost-Effective Infrastructure Measures on Rural Roads, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-157.

Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., O'Hare, M.A., Andrea, D.J., Smith, G., Khodr, B., Langford, J.W., Odell, M., Fildes, B.N., 2004, Influence of Chronic Illness on Crash Involvement of Motor Vehicle Drivers, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-466.

Oxley, J.A., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Koppel, S.N., Scully, J.E., 2004, Older Women and Driving: A Survey, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-80.

Charlton, J.L., Oxley, J.A., Fildes, B.N., Oxley, P.E., Newstead, S.V., O'Hare, M.A., Koppel, S.N., 2003, An Investigation of Self-Regulatory Behaviours of Older Drivers, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-83.

Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Koppel, S.N., Oxley, J.A., Newstead, S.V., 2003, Health Screen for Drivers (HSD) Referral Instrument Stage 3: Validation of HSD and Evaluation of Victorian Trial, Vicroads, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-151.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S.N., 2002, Benefits of Seat Belt Reminder Systems, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 1-56.

Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Koppel, S.N., Andrea, D.J., Newstead, S.V., Oxley, P.E., Pronk, N.J., 2002, Evaluation of a referral assessment tool for assessing older and functionally impaired drivers, VicRoads, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-95.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Influence of Out of Position status on the Safety of Children Travelling in Child Restraint Systems.

Supervisors:

Charlton, J (Main), Koppel, S (Associate).