Department of Psychology
Assoc Prof Mark Wiggins
Phone: 02-9850-9705
Room: C3A529
Email: mark.wiggins@psy.mq.edu.au
Position: Associate Professor
Bio:
Mark Wiggins is a Registered Psychologist in New South Wales and a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the College of Organisational Psychologists. He is currently employed as an Associate Professor of Psychology at Macquarie University. He joined Macquarie University in 2008, having spent the previous eleven years at the University of Western Sydney, the final two years as the Head of the School of Psychology.
Mark has research interests in the relationship between human performance and advanced technology environments. He has published widely and is presently the Chief Investigator on two Australian Research Council Linkage Projects and an Australian Research Council Discovery Project.
Areas of Expertise:
Mark’s expertise includes cognitive engineering, human factors, workload assessment, human-interface design, and training.
Research Interests:
My research is oriented towards improving the relationship between humans and advanced technology. My research in cue-based processing is designed to help us understand the bases on which humans interpret and form judgements in complex, time-constrained situations. My work in decision-support systems is designed to consider solutions that might bridge the gap between humans and advanced technology. Finally, I have an interest in how communication can impact performance, particularly in applied industrial environments.
Organisations:
Mark has acted as an advisor to a number of national and international organisations including the United States Federal Aviation Administration and the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority. He has also been engaged as a consultant researcher with Railcorp, Powerlink, Rail Management Australia, and the Victorian Department of Infrastructure.
Grants and Awards:
Funding Body |
Date |
($A) Value |
Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (CI) |
2008 |
$280000 |
Cue Acquisition as a Mediator of Cognitive Skills Development |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation |
2008 |
$30375 |
Shared Situation Awareness: A State of the Art Review |
Australian Transport Safety Bureau |
2007 |
$21000 |
The Development and Evaluation of a Methodology for the Development of Safety Factor Maps |
Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (CI) |
2006 |
$174000 |
Cognitive Features of Decision Support System Interfaces |
Australian Transport Safety Bureau |
2005 |
$25000 |
Design and Evaluation of Auditory Icons as Informative Warning Signals |
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (CI) |
2004 |
$24000 |
Descriptive Evaluation of General Aviation Pilot Performance |
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (CI) |
2004 |
$115000 |
Cognitive Cue Analysis: Seeing the Unseen in Human Performance |
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (CI) |
2004 |
$24000 |
Cognitive Analysis of Factors Leading to the Misinterpretation of Weather Radar Systems amongst Pilots. |
Wolf Aviation Fund (CI) |
2003 |
$3225 |
Anticipation and Decision-Making in Aviation |
Federal Aviation Administration (CI) |
2001 |
$70000 |
The Development and Validation of Weatherwise II |
National Space and Aviation Administration (NASA) |
2000 |
$150000 |
Learning from Experience |
Federal Aviation Administration (CI) |
2000 |
$15000 |
Computer-Based Training for Aeronautical Decision-Making |
Publication:
Harris, J.M. & Wiggins, M.W. 2008 Polychronicity and information acquisition in pilot decision-making. , Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision-Making, 2, pp. 89-104
O’Hare, D., Mullen, N. Wiggins, M., & Molesworth, B. 2007 Finding the right case: The role of predictive features in memory for aviation accidents., Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, pp. 1-18
Perry, N., Stevens, C., Wiggins, M., & Howell, C. 2007 Cough once for danger: An experimental investigation of auditory icons as informative warning signal, Human Factors, 49, pp. 1061-1071
Wiggins, M.W. 2007 Perceived GPS use and weather-related decision strategies amongst pilots., The International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 17, pp. 249-264
Renshaw, P.F., & Wiggins, M.W. 2007 Self-report critical incident assessment of Army NVG helicopter operations., Human Factors, 49, pp. 200-213
Grebenikov, L., & Wiggins, M. 2006 Psychological effects of classroom noise on early childhood teachers., The Australian Educational Researcher, 33 (3), pp. 35-53.
Wiggins, M.W., & Bollwerk, S. 2006 Information acquisition and decision-making amongst pilots., Human Factors,, 48, pp. 734-746.
Molesworth, B., Wiggins, M.W., & O’Hare, D. 2006 Improving pilots’ risk assessment skills in low-flying operations: The role of feedback and experien, Accident Analysis and Prevention,, 38, pp. 954-960.
Wiggins, M.W. 2006; Cue-based processing and human performance. In W. Karwowski (Ed.), Encyclopedia of ergonomics and human factors (2nd ed) (pp. 641-645)., London, UK: Taylor and Francis
Wiggins, M.W., & O’Hare, D. 2006; Applications of micro-simulation in cognitive skills development. In W. Karwoski (Ed.), Encyclopedia of ergonomics and human factors (2nd ed) (pp. 3262-3267)., London, UK: Taylor and Francis
Molesworth, B., & Wiggins, M.W. 2004 Representing Airspace Boundaries in a Redesigned En-Route Aeronautical Chart., Ergonomics in Design, 21, pp. 18-23
O’Hare, D. & Wiggins, M.W. 2004 Remembrance of Cases Past: Who Remembers What, When Confronting Critical Flight Events?, Human Factors, 46, pp. 377-387
Wiggins, M.W. 2003; Computer-based approaches to aviation education. In I.Henley (Ed.), Aviation education and training (pp. 316-345)., Aldershot, UK: Ashgate
Henley, I., Wiggins, M.W., Bye, J, & Turney, M.A. 2003; Teaching complex psychomotor skills. In I.Henley (Ed.), Aviation education and training (pp. 243-278)., Aldershot, UK: Ashgate
Wiggins, M.W., & O’Hare D. 2003 Weatherwise: Evaluation of a cue-based training approach for the recognition of deteriorating weathe, Human Factors, 45, pp. 337-345
Wiggins, M.W., & O’Hare, D. 2003 Expert and novice pilot perceptions of static in-flight images of weather., International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 13, pp. 173-187
Hunter, D.R, Martinussen, M., & Wiggins, M. 2003 Understanding how pilots make weather-related decisions., International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 13, pp. 73-87