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Melissa Baysari
Dr MELISSA BAYSARI

PhD (Science) (USYD), B.Psych (USYD)
Phone : 938 55976
Email : m.baysari@unsw.edu.au

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Melissa Baysari is a research associate in the School of Risk and Safety Sciences working on an ARC Linkage project investigating the ergonomics in the design of safety systems and new technology in the rail industry. Her PhD was in Instrumental Learning in Animals, and with a research background in Experimental Psychology Melissa brings a fresh perspective to the project.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Baysari, M. T., Caponecchia, C. McIntosh, A. S., & Wilson, J. R. (in press) Classification of errors contributing to rail incidents and accidents: A comparison of two human error identification techniques. Safety Science
  • Baysari, M. T., McIntosh, A. S, Williamson, A. M., Caponecchia, C., Dunn, N., Spring, P. & Wilson, J. R. (2008) Rail Safety and Reliability: A human factors/ergonomics approach. Ergonomics Australia 21(4), 14-22
  • Baysari, M. T., McIntosh, A. S. & Wilson, J. R. (2008) Understanding the human factors contribution to railway accidents and incidents in Australia. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 40, 1750-1757
  • Gutierrez, E., Baysari, M. T., Carrera, O., Whitford, T. & Boakes, R. A. (2005). High ambient temperature reduces rate of body weight loss produced by wheel running. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 59B (3), 1196-1211.
  • Baysari, M. T. & Boakes, R. A. (2004). Flavour aversion produced by running and attenuated by prior exposure to wheels. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 57B (3), 273-286.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS

  • Baysari, M. T., Caponecchia, C., & McIntosh, A. S, (2007). TRACEr-RAV: Modification of the Technique for the Retrospective Analysis of Cognitive Errors, for Australian rail use. 44th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia National Conference, Adelaide
    (Melissa received the best paper prize at this conference for her work on Error classification)
  • Baysari, M. T., McIntosh, A. S, & Wilson, J, R. (2008). Analysis of Australian and UK Rail Incidents and Accidents using Retrospective TRACEr Lite for Drivers. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York City
  • Baysari, M. T., McIntosh, A. S, & Wilson, J, R. (2007). Understanding the human factors contribution to railway accidents and incidents in Australia. 2007 Intermodal conference on Safety Management and Human Factors, Sydney
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