About Accessible Academics
We ’ ve pulled together information from a range of experts from different disciplines that we think you ’ ll find helpful . Those subjects include criminology , psychology , law , social marketing and engineering , amongst others .
Whilst we were working with practitioners on the Mobile : Engaged project we realised that there was plenty of enthusiasm for engaging with academic work , but that sometimes the world of academia seemed a bit remote and inaccessible . We hope that , at the very least , we have persuaded the people we met through our Knowledge Exchange Consultations that there is nothing about academics that is particularly off-putting !
But that ’ s why you ’ ll find , at the end of this compendium , pages about particular ‘ Accessible Academics ’ - the people behind the research that so many innovators were engaging with , and the people that we ’ ve found so helpful in pulling this volume together . All our featured academics have offered their contact details and a selection of topics that they are particularly familiar with - including but not limited to mobile phone use by drivers - and they ’ d all be very happy to hear from the people who are confronting road safety challenges on the ground , on a daily basis , so that they can benefit from your experience in return for sharing theirs .
Combining the knowledge and expertise of academics and practitioners can help improve the evidenceinformed nature , and hopefully the success , of a road safety approach .
Our Accessible Academics aren ’ t just experts on mobile phone use by drivers . Their expertise includes : behaviour change ; evaluation ; speeding ; low-emission vehicles ; autonomous vehicles ; cycling ; procedural justice ; enforcement technologies and education .
This range of expertise means that you should be able to find an academic that relates well to your area of interest , whether that is specifically mobile phone use by drivers or other offending behaviour .
If you do get in touch with an Accessible Academic , and if you work together on this or another challenge , we ’ d love to hear about it - our contact details are at the back of this volume
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