Dr Verity Truelove is skilled in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, publishing widely in high-quartile peer-reviewed journals.
She is currently involved in numerous projects that look at road rule compliance and behaviour change, with a focus on distracted driving, speeding and impaired driving. She is also interested in road rule compliance across rural, regional, remote and urban environments. She is currently supervising both PhD and honours students in these areas.
Awards
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2023 Australasian College of Road Safety Young Leaders Oration Award
- 2022 Commendation for the Vice-Chancellor and President’s Award of Excellence in Research for Impact, Early Career Academic
Research areas
- Exploring how new technology influences drivers’ perceptions of deterrence associated with road rule violations
- Understanding police perceptions of phone use while driving enforcement
- Examining young drivers’ progression to road rule transgressions over time
- Examining the impact of legal and psychological factors on road rule compliance
- Exploring the impact of social media on both promoting and preventing road rule violations
Supervision
- The impact of social media on road rule violations
- Deterrence
- Road rule compliance and behaviour change
- Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
Recent Publications
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Mieran, T., Davey, J., & Rowland, B. (2025). A qualitative exploration of the management of impaired driving in medicinal cannabis patients. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 109, 354-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.12.017
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Love, S., Unger, P., Rowland, B. & Armstrong, K. (2024). Is cannabis associated with more than just driving impairment? An investigation into the psychological dysfunctioning and driving behaviours of active cannabis users. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 107, 1162-1174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.11.010
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Love, S., Rowland, B., & Armstrong, K. (2024). Is cannabis a slippery slope? Associations between psychological dysfunctioning, other substance use, and impaired driving, in a sample of active cannabis users. PLoS One, 19(10), e0310958. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310958
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Love, S., Nicolls, M., Rowland, B., & Davey, J. (2024). The impact of methamphetamine use and dependence: A systematic review on the cognitive-behavioural implications for road safety. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 103, 480-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.05.002
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Love, S., Larue, G., & Rowland, B. (2024). Development and validation of the Driver Attention Regulation Scale: A measure of the perceived ability to regulate attention on the road. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 102, 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.015
For more publications, please see Dr Truelove's Research Bank.
Verity Truelove's specialist areas of knowledge include road rule violations, with a focus on mobile phone use while driving and speeding.