Dr Klaire Somoray ~ Lecturer, Psychology

Dr Klaire Somoray is a Lecturer in Psychology at the College of Healthcare Sciences. They completed their PhD at Queensland University of Technology, within the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q).

Dr Somoray has a diverse research portfolio. Due to their primary expertise in statistical modelling and quantitative research methodologies, they have been involved in different research projects, including research on traffic psychology, workplace health, safety and wellbeing, and criminology.

Currently, they have a strong interest in examining the positive and negative impacts of data and technology at the individual- and societal-level.

Teaching

• PY4202: Individual Differences in Personality (Level 4; ONL)
• PY4210: Research and Statistics for Psychology (Level 4; ONL)

Interests

Research

• Statistical modelling
• Technology and Society
• Traffic psychology
• Risky behaviours

Experience

• 2019 to present - Senior Research officer, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q), QUT (Brisbane, Queensland)
• 2020 to 2021 - Senior Research Analyst, Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Brisbane, Queensland)
• 2018 to 2019 - Research Assistant and Data Analyst, Wesley Medical Research (Brisbane, Queensland)
• 2014 to 2019 - Research officer, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q), QUT (Brisbane, Queensland)

Research Disciplines

• Applied and developmental psychology (5201)
• Clinical and health psychology (5203)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)

Awards

• 2015 - Australian Postgraduate Award
• 2014 - Manuscript Completion Assistance Grant for honours thesis publication, QUT
• 2013 - Vacation Research Experience Scheme Scholarship, QUT

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Journal Articles

• Kaye S, Somoray K, Rodwell D and Lewis I (2021) Users’ acceptance of private automated vehicles: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Safety Research, 79. pp. 352-367
• Bates L, Somoray K and Lennon A (2020) Parenting style, young driver compliance and the imposition of additional driving restrictions within graduated driver licensing systems. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 144.
• Belsham D, Bates L, Somoray K and Lennon A (2020) Novice drivers and parents: exploring the feasibility of third-party policing in reducing young driver offending. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 22. pp. 153-172
• Street T, Somoray K, Richards G and Lacey S (2019) Continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions from rural or remote Australia: a systematic review. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 27 (3). pp. 196-202
• Debnath A, Haworth N, Schramm A, Heesch K and Somoray K (2018) Factors influencing noncompliance with bicycle passing distance laws. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 115. pp. 137-142
• Street T, Lacey S and Somoray K (2018) Employee stress, reduced productivity, and interest in a workplace health program: a case study from the Australian mining industry. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (1).
• Somoray K, Shakespeare?Finch J and Armstrong D (2017) The impact of personality and workplace belongingness on mental health workers' professional quality of life. Australian Psychologist, 52 (1). pp. 52-60
• Wishart D, Somoray K and Evenhuis A (2017) Thrill and adventure seeking in risky driving at work: the moderating role of safety climate. Journal of Safety Research, 63. pp. 83-89
• Wishart D, Somoray K and Rowland B (2017) Role of thrill and adventure seeking in risky work-related driving behaviours. Personality and Individual Differences, 104. pp. 362-367

Book Chapters

• Wishart D, Rowland B and Somoray K (2019) Safety Citizenship Behavior: A Complementary Paradigm to Improving Safety Culture Within the Organizational Driving Setting. In: Traffic Safety Culture: Definition, Foundation, and Application. Emerald, Bingley, UK, pp. 145-171

Conference Papers

• Wishart D, Somoray K and Rowland B (2016) Reducing reversing vehicle incidents in Australian fleet settings—a case study. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. In: AHFE 2016: International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, 27-31 July 2016, Orlando, FL, USA

Other research outputs

• Lennon A, Bates L, Belsham D and Somoray K (2016) Third party parental policing of graduated driver licensing in the Australian Capital Territory. Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety, Brisbane, QLD, Australia [Report]