Michelle has previously explored the impact of social media content on driving behaviours, with her current research examining road safety rule compliance and behaviour change. Michelle is also completing her PhD with a focus on social norms and how they impact younger drivers' engagement in hand-held phone use while driving.
Professional Membership
- Australasian College of Road Safety
Awards
- MAIC/UniSC Road Safety Research Collaboration PhD Scholarship
Research areas
- Young drivers
- Distracted driving
- Road safety countermeasures
Recent Publications
- Stefanidis, K. B., Truelove, V., Robinson, K., Mills, L., Nicolls, M., Delhomme, P., & Freeman, J. (2024). Do comparative judgements affect the perceived relevance of mobile phone road safety campaigns? Traffic Injury Prevention, 25(3), 364–371. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2023.2301415
- Stefanidis, K., Schiemer, C., Freeman, J., Mulgrew, K., Oviedo-Trespalacios, O., & Truelove, V. (2023). Community narratives on Facebook regarding mobile phone use while driving and road policing technologies. Traffic Injury Prevention, 24(7), 592–598. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2023.2224475
- Truelove, V., Nicolls, M., Stefanidis, K. B., & Oviedo-Trespalacios, O. (2023). Road rule enforcement and where to find it: An investigation of applications used to avoid detection when violating traffic rules. Journal of Safety Research, 87, 431–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2023.08.015
- Nicolls, M., Truelove, V., & Stefanidis, K. (2022). The impact of descriptive and injunctive norms on engagement in mobile phone use while driving in young drivers: A systematic review. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 175, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2022.106774
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Ochenasek, M., Truelove, V., Stefanidis, K. B., & Watson-Brown, N. (2022). Examining the impact of both legal and nonlegal factors on following a vehicle too closely utilizing three deterrence-based theories. Journal of Criminology, 55(1), 65–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076211065208