Dr Kayla Stefanidis | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Dr Kayla Stefanidis

BPsych(Hons) UTAS, PhD

  • Senior Research Fellow
Email
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07 5430 1166
Office location
Room G.40, Innovation Centre
Campus
Sunshine Coast
Kayla Stefanidis

Kayla heads the MAIC/UniSC Fitness to Drive Clinic. Her program of work focuses on the association between neurocognition/neuropsychological function and driving capacity across different settings and populations. She is particularly interested in the assessment of fitness to drive in older adults with cognitive decline.

Awards

  • University of the Sunshine Coast Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Memberships

  • School of Law and Society Research Sub-Committee Member
  • Cerebral Autoregulation Research Network (CARNet)

Research areas

  • Neuropsychology/Neuroscience
  • Fitness to Drive
  • Ageing and age-related cognitive decline
  • Impaired Driving

Supervision

  • Neuropsychology

  • Fitness to Drive
  • Impaired Driving

Recent Publications

  • Schiemer, C., Horswill, M., Hill, A., Summers, M., & Stefanidis, K. (2025). The acute effects of vaporized cannabis on drivers’ hazard perception and risk-taking behaviors in medicinal patients: A within-subjects experiment. Journal of Safety Research, 92, 385-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.12.004

  • Nicolls, M., Truelove, V. & Stefanidis, K. (2025). Investigating perspectives towards online content that promotes road safety: A qualitative study across three age groups. Journal of Safety Research, 92, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.11.018

  • Stefanidis, K., Schiemer, C., Mieran, T., & Summers, M. (2025). Identifying standardised neuropsychological test measures sensitive to cannabis consumption: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 369, 772-781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.051

  • Nicolls, M., Truelove, V., Mulgrew, K., & Stefanidis, K. (2024). Does exposure to online content encouraging illegal driving influence behaviour? Exploring perspectives of different age groups. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 205, 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.07.004

  • Nicolls, M., Truelove, V., & Stefanidis, K. (2024). How do perceptions of others’ approval of, and engagement in, hand-held phone use influence young drivers? A mixed-method study. Safety Science, 176, 106546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106546

FOR MORE PUBLICATIONS, PLEASE SEE DR STEFANIDIS' RESEARCH BANK