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Dr Charles MusselwhiteSenior Lecturer in Traffic and Transport PsychologyCentre for Transport & Society Faculty of Environment and Technology University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane BRISTOL BS16 1QY
Telephone: 0117 32 83010
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Professional Summary
Charles' background is in applied social psychology. In particular he has an interest in how attitudes and motivation mediate behaviour and specifically, decision making and level of accepted risk. He has specific expertise in applied social research methods, in particular focus groups, deliberative workshops, interviews and qualitative analysis, At present he is involved in research that applies attitudes to risk (specifically how the public conceptualise road user safety), how attitudes to travel and driving change as individuals get older and give-up driving, the role of attitudes in travel behaviour decisions and the role of the environment in shaping and altering individual behaviour (especially at the microscopic level of detail). Previously Charles worked at Bournemouth University where he completed projects on education, collaboration and networking including developing and carrying out large-scale multi-method evaluations, in the field of applied psychology and mental health, including award winning work raising mental health awareness of prison staff. He completed his PhD at the University of Southampton in June 2004 which involved qualitative and quantitative analysis coupled with on-road trials addressing attitudes towards Advanced Vehicle Driver Assistance Systems and differences between these attitudes based on level of accepted risk. Charles has also carried out research applying social psychology to merchant seafaring operations, including a longitudinal study of recruitment, selection and retention of merchant seafarers and an in-depth account of simulation as a method of training for seafarers.
Areas of Specialism
- Traffic and transport psychology
- Attitudes towards road user safety
- The role of attitudes in travel behaviour
- Vehicle driver behaviour
- Ageing and mobility
- Attitudes towards road pricing
- Environmental psychology and street design
- Collaborations, partnerships and knowledge exchange
- Self-identity and impression management
- Attitude formation and change
- Human factors and the role of attitudes in the usability of new technology
- Transcendent qualitative research methodology
- Use of qualitative research in evaluation
Current Activities
- Principal investigator for the Understanding Public Attitudes to Road User Safety (DfT)
- Principle investigator for the project to explore how older people contemplate and experience giving-up driving (UWE internal grant)
- Co-investigator on a study into design and policy elements that increase cycling and walking in Yeovil(for Government Office of the South West),
- Co-investigator on the the rural travel behaviour of older people for the Grey and Pleasant Land research project (NDA ESRC grant)
- Co-investigator for the EU Renaissance Project
- Researcher on the Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptability to Climate Change (SNACC) ESRC project
- Advisor to the Driving Hands project aimed at investigating factors influencing the resumption of driving following immobilisation in a below-elbow cast (for the British Association of Hand Therapists)
- Member of South West Region Co-operative
- Member of ESRC Older People and Learning Seminar Series group, Leicester University
- Associate Member of the Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton
- Member of OPeRA (Older People in Rural Areas) Research Network
Recent Publications
Refereed Journal Papers
Chatterton, T., Coulter, A., Musselwhite, C., Lyons, G. and Clegg, S. (2009). Understanding how transport choices are affected by environment and health: views expressed in a study on the use of carbon calculators. Public Health, 123(1), 45-49
Musselwhite, C. B. A. (2006), Attitudes Towards Car Driving Behaviour: Categorising and Contextualising Risk. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 38, 324-333.
Musselwhite, C. B. A. and Freshwater, D. (2006). Mapping Competency, Skills and Standards in Mental Health. Nurse Education Today, 26, 277-285.
Barnett, M. L., Stevenson, C. J. and Musselwhite, C. B. A. (2003). The Recruitment and Retention of Seafarers Programme. Lloyds Ship Manager. July/August, 55-58.
Stevenson, C.J., Barnett, M.L. and Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2002) Seafaring recruitment and career prospects. Seaways, April, 12-13.
Barnett, M. L., Stevenson, C. J. and Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2001). Finders Keepers. Lloyds Ship Manager. July/August, 47-48
Other reports and publications
Lyons, G., Musselwhite, C., Dudley, G., Goodwin, P. and Wiltshire, P. (2009). Business attitudes to transport. Knowledge review of existing evidence. Final report. Department for Transport.
Owen, R., Sweeting, A., Clegg, S., Musselwhite, C. and Lyons, G. (2008). Public acceptability of road pricing. Final report, Department for Transport, London. Available online
Coulter, A., Clegg, S., Lyons, G., Chatterton, T. and Musselwhite, C. (2008). Exploring public attitudes to personal carbon dioxide emission information. Final report, January. Department for Transport, London. Available online
Musselwhite, C. B. A. and Haddad, H. (2007). Prolonging the Safe Driving of Older People through Technology. Final report, October 2007. Centre for Transport & Society, University of the West of England, Bristol. Summary available online (pdf)
Musselwhite, C.B.A., Freshwater, D., Schneider, K. and Galvin, K. (2005). Mapping of Education and Training for Mental Health Practitioners in the South West. Bournemouth: Institute of Health and Community studies, Bournemouth University. ISBN - 1-85899-194-3
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Vincent, C. (2005). Academic Centres in Practice Evaluation Report. Bournemouth: Institute of Health and Community studies, Bournemouth University.
Musselwhite, C.B.A., Walsh, L. and Freshwater D. (2005). Mental Health Awareness for Prison Staff A Case Study at HMP High Down. Bournemouth: Institute of Health and Community studies, Bournemouth University.
Musselwhite, C. B. A. (2004). Book review of T. Scott (2004). Integrative Psychotherapy in Healthcare: A Humanistic Approach (Palgrave Macmillian, Basingstoke). Journal of Social Work Practice, 18(3), 408-410.
Musselwhite, C.B.A., Freshwater, D., Jack, E. and Maclean, L. (2004). Mental health Awareness for Prison Staff, Bournemouth: Institute of Health and Community studies, Bournemouth University.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Jack, E. (2004). Mental Health Awareness for Prison Staff, Beacon, 5, 19-20.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2003). Education and Training for Mental; Health South West, Mental Health South West Bulletin, 1, 2.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2003). Mental Health Awareness Training for Prison Officers. Prison Healthcare, 13, 17-18.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2003). Mental Health Awareness in Prisons. Horizon, December, 23-24.
Habberley, J., Barnett, M. L., Gatfield, D., Musselwhite, C.B.A. and McNeil, G. M. (2001). Simulator Training for Handling Escalating Emergencies. Southampton: Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2000). Great Expectations: Interviews with Seafaring Cadets. Southampton: Warsash Maritime Centre.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2000). University Becomes Even More Exclusive. Commented response to the University Planning Board on improvements to University Road. Viewpoint, 409, 3-6.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Stevenson, C.J. (2000). Marketing Merchant Seafaring Careers. Southampton: Warsash Maritime Centre.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (1999). Induction Cadet Interviews: A preliminary report. Southampton: Warsash Maritime Centre.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (1998). The Life of a Seafarer. Southampton: Warsash Maritime Centre. Literature Review for the Recruitment, Selection and Retention Project. Southampton: Warsash Maritime Centre.
Conferences and presentations (selected)
Musselwhite, C.B.A., Avineri, E. and Susilo, Y. (2010). An in-depth exploration into public attitudes towards motorcyclist risk-taking behavior. The International Conference on Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users, May, Jerusalem, Israel.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2010). Driving into old age: How harnessing technology can help prolong safe driving for older drivers. Invited presentation at the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety (PACTS) Conference on “How can technology help the vulnerable road user?” to be held at Birmingham University, March 10th
Dudley, G., Goodwin, P., Lyons, G., Musselwhite, C. and Wiltshire, P. (2010) Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport Proc. 42nd Universities Transport Studies Group Conference, University of Plymouth, January
Musselwhite, C.B.A., Avineri, E. Fulcher, E., Goodwin, P. and Susilo, Y. (2010). Public Attitudes to Road User Safety: A critical review of the UK based literature 2000-2009. Proc. 42nd Universities Transport Studies Group Conference, University of Plymouth, January.
Musselwhite, C.B.A., Avineri, E., Fulcher, E., Goowin, P. and Susilo, Y. (2009). Understanding the public attitudes to road safety. A review of the literature 2000-2009. Proceedings of the 19th Behavioural Studies Seminar, Horsley Park, East Horsley, Leatherhead 30 March - 1 April
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2009). Using Grounded Theory to Elicit the Driving Needs of Older People. Invited presentation at the International conference on Inclusive Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK 5-8 April 2009 Royal College of Art, London
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Lyons, G. (2009). Exploring the public acceptability of road pricing. Proc. 41st Universities Transport Study Group Conference, University College London, January.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2009) Prolonging the Safe Driving of Older Drivers through Technology. Invited presentation at the Recent Advances in Assistive Technology & Technology Conference: Coventry University, 1st December 2008
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2008). Psychological factors that mediate and motivate risky driving behaviour amongst younger drivers Accepted paper presented at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, 31st August - 4th September.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2008) An exploration into the travel needs of older people. Accepted paper presented at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, 31st August - 4th September.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2008). Travel and well-being. Travel independence and car dependence: an exploration of older drivers travel and driving needs. Invited paper for presentation at the British Society of Gerontology Conference, Bristol, 6th September, 2008.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2008). Older men and their cars. Invited paper for presentation at the BA Festival of Science, Liverpool. 11th September 2008.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2008). Older Drivers, Travel and Later Life Learning Invited paper to the ESRC Older People and Learning Seminars, Leicester University, 13th March.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2008). A Grounded Theory exploration into the driving and travel needs of older people. Proc. 40th Universities Transport Study Group Conference, University of Southampton, Portsmouth, January
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2007). Putting your Foot Down. Invited paper for the Help the Aged/Research into Ageing Conference, Older People on the Move, University of Reading, 19th September.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2007). Travel Independence in Car Dependent Times. An exploration into how technology might help older drivers meet their travel and driving needs. Invited paper presented at Research for a Better Age Workshop, Hotel Penzance, Penzance, 10th August.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2006). Improving Public Acceptability of Road Pricing. Invited paper at ITS UK Environmental and Road Charging groups, Leeds University, 9th November.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Haddad, H. (2006). Prolonging safer driving through technology: user views. Invited paper at Transport for Older People Workshop, Leeds University, 26th October.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2006). Prolonging safe driving behaviour through technology: attitudes of older drivers. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece. 16th - 21st July.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. and Vincent, C. (2006). Partnerships and Collaborations in Practice. Paper presented at 11th International Conference for the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK. 13th-14th March.
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2004). Technological Humps and Having the Hump with Technology. Paper presented at the International Conference on Traffic & Transport Psychology, Albert Hall, Nottingham, UK, 5th-9th September. Paper available online (pdf)
