Dr Rich McIlroy

Rich teaches on the following following modules:

CENV3060 Highway & Traffic Engineering

CENV6168 Transport Management and Safety

FEEG3004 Human Factoprs in Engineering

Rich received a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology and an MSc in Research Methods in Psychology from the University of Southampton, UK, in 2008 and 2009, respectively. He was awarded an Engineering Doctorate from the same university in 2016.

Rich has secured over £3.9 million in research funding, including more than £275,000 as a lead investigator, and has published extensively on a wide range of topics. These include the effects of in-vehicle information on driving behavior, the application of human factors methods to complex system and interface design, the determinants of road users' attitudes and behaviors, the use of sociotechnical systems approaches for road safety and sustainability, and the relationship between transport and gender.

He is a Chartered Member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors and the British Psychological Society, as well as a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority. He serves as Co-Chair of the Energy and Mobility Sub-Committee of the Human Factors and Sustainable Development Technical Committee and as an Associate Editor for the journal Safety Science.

Rich leads research efforts for the Transportation Research Group’s Instrumented Vehicle and the Southampton University Driving Simulator. He is the primary contact for anyone interested in these facilities.