1. Faculty of Environment
  2. Institute for Transport Studies
  3. People
  4. Profile
Dr Ibrahim Ozturk

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

  • 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automation in Turkey and Sweden: In association with traffic climate, traffic locus of control and driving skills (Unpublished doctoral thesis).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.

  • 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 Young driver behaviors in relations to the implicit and explicit driving skills (Unpublished master’s thesis).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.

  • 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>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked 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
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>