Ann Jopson

Profile

Twitter: @DrAnnJopson

Research interests

• Understanding travel behaviour through Social Psychology,
• Social aspects of transport, e.g., accessibility or older peoples' travel,
• Active travel,
• GIS transport applications,
• Climate and Energy.

Responsibilities

• ITS Undergraduate Education Development Coordinator
• See http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/geography-with-transport-planning/ for details of our BA in Geography with Transport Planning (Geography with Transport Studies from 2016).
• GIS and visualisation lead.

Publications

• http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ddCPhZgAAAAJ&view_op=list_works

Professional Membership & Activities

• Member of The British Psychological Society Division for Teachers & Researchers in Psychology
• Invited speaker at UK conferences on Travel Plans and Car Sharing, and World Conference on Transport Research session chair.
• Reviewing for journal papers, international conference paper selection, and grant proposals; and member of the editorial team for journal special issues.
• Organising international seminars.

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I have a PostGraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) and am currently ITS Undergraduate Education Development Coordinator, with specific responsibility for BA Geography with Transport Planning http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/geography-with-transport-planning/.

Teaching highlights

• Module leader: Case Studies in Sustainable Transport (Undergraduate, Level 3).
• Responsibility for active travel, accessibility planning and GIS related content across a number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate modules.
• Has previously developed and lead profressional development short course.

 Masters dissertation supervision. Recent examples:

• Framework for Monitoring and Evaluating Cycling in Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans in Slovenia (Lea Ruzic).
• Car dependency in Western Australia: what role do workplace (destination) factors play in commuter mode choice? (Catherine Wallace).
• Assessing Nicosia's (Cyprus) Car Dependency and Potential Solutions (Irineos Livadiotes).
• Social Status Reasons behind Car Addicts in Jakarta (Ayu Kharisza).

PhD supervision.

I am happy to consider supervising projects in a range of areas relating to understanding travel behaviour (in the context of Climate and Energy concerns); active travel; and applied Social Psychology methods.

Current and recent PhDs:

• James Musgrave:  Promoting Travel Behaviour Change of Attendees at Sport Venues - An Extended Transtheoretical Approach. Key words: travel behaviour change, transtheoretical model, theory of planned behaviour. (Lead supervisor).
• Stephen Parkes: The Longevity of Behaviour Change: A Case Study of the London 2012 Olympic and PAralympic Games. Key words: travel behaviour change, disruption, transtheoretical model. (Co-supervisor).
• Magda Rosario Cepeda Zorrilla: Road User's Perception and Attitudes as a Barrier Against Cycling in Cities: A comparative analysis. Key words: Cycliing, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Social Comparison Theory, Material Possessions Model. (Co-supervisor).
• Julian Burkinshaw: Commuting and the Role of Working Practices. Key words: travel behaviour change, demand, Social Practice. (Co-supervisor).
• Martin Revas Perez: The Dynamics of Access: a study of social exclusion, job opportunities, travel mobilities and developing the Gateshead MetroCentre. Keywords: Accessibility, Exclusion, Mobility, GIS. (Internal examiner).

Research groups and institutes

• Social and Political Sciences