Dr Jason Thompson
PhD (Medicine) M.Psychology (Clinical)
BSc(Hons)
I am a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, in the Transport, Health and Urban Design Research Hub, within the Melbourne School of Design. I am a Registered Psychologist and hold a PhD in Medicine focused on the role of attribution of responsibility for injuries and illness in recovery.
My work is focused on the translation of research into practice across the areas of transportation safety, public health, post-injury rehabilitation, and health system design. Since 2014, I have published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to health, injury, and transport systems. My work has pioneered the use of agent-based models and computational methods in areas of traditional health system design, urban design, and transportation safety. I am a current Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow.
My current Australian Research Council DECRA project is focused on challenges associated with the introduction of Autonomous Vehicles on the operation and sustainability of Australia’s $5b personal injury insurance market. In particular, how this transition will change injury rates and types, the operation of compensation and rehabilitation systems, and how these systems’ responses will shape the autonomous vehicle market, itself.