Dr Ibrahim Ozturk
- Position: Senior Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Human factors; road user behaviours; distracted driving; traffic and organizational safety culture; traffic and transportation psychology
- Email: I.Ozturk@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: Room 8.428 Physics Research Deck (68 Hillary Place)
- Website: Twitter | LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
Education History
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Doctor of Philosophy: Middle East Technical University, Psychology, Traffic and Transportation Psychology, 2021. Advisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Henriette Wallén Warner and Prof. Dr. Türker Özkan. Thesis: Öztürk, İ. (2021). Preferred level of vehicle automation in Turkey and Sweden: In association with traffic climate, traffic locus of control and driving skills (Unpublished doctoral thesis). Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye.
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Master of Science: Middle East Technical University, Psychology, Traffic and Transportation Psychology, 2017. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Türker Özkan. Thesis: Öztürk, İ. (2017). Young driver behaviors in relations to the implicit and explicit driving skills (Unpublished master’s thesis). Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye.
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Bachelor of Science: Middle East Technical University, Psychology, 2015 (Honours student).
Responsibilities
- Deputy research group leader, Human Factors and Safety Group
Research interests
Dr Íbrahim Öztürk is a traffic and transportation psychologist and a research fellow member of the Human Factors and Safety Group and ITS University of Leeds. His research focuses on self-reported and simulated driver behaviours, traffic safety culture, and individual differences in road user-vehicle technology interaction across cultures.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Professional memberships
- International Association of Applied Psychology
- International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic safety
Research groups and institutes
- Human Factors and Safety