A/Professor David Morrison

BA(Hons), MA(Sheffield) PhD(Wales)

Head of School

telephone   +61 8 6488 3240

email    davidm@psy.uwa.edu.au

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Research interests
Three lines of research are currently being pursued: (i) increased use of advanced technology has meant that human operators are required to perform tasks that are demanding of mental rather than physical skills. This research program has considered various problems associated with information display, selection and training of process-control operators; (ii) a second line of research is concerned with the effects on physical and mental well-being of different forms of job design. The moderating and mediating influences of job demands, supports, and constraints and various aspects of personality are being investigated for their impact on health; (iii) the third research program is examining the factors that influence cost and duration of work injuries following accidents at work.