Staff profile

Dr Wendy Macdonald

Associate Professor (Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors)

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Public Health and Human Biosciences
Department of Human Biosciences

HS2-309, All Campuses

 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Lond, DipPsych Melb, PhD Melb

Research interests

Global health

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Healthy Ageing

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Occupational Health and Safety

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Recent Publications

 

Munk, K., Congdon, P. and Macdonald, W. (2009). Age-related differences in insurance rates for work-related injuries and diseases for different occupations and industry sectors. Chapter in Promotion of work ability: towards productive aging. Edited by M.Kumashiro, pp.331-342, Taylor & Francis, London.

Munk, K., Congdon, P. and Macdonald, W. (2009). Age-related differences in patterns of return to work and compensation costs following work-related injury7 or illness. In Promotion of work ability: towards productive aging. Edited by M.Kumashiro, pp.343-354, Taylor & Francis, London.

Macdonald, W. and Evans, O. 2006. Research on the Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Stage 1 – Literature Review. Report to the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, Commonwealth of Australia, 2006. Downloadable from: http://www.ascc.gov.au/ascc/AboutUs/Publications/ResearchReports/ResearchonthepreventionofworkrelatedmusculoskeletaldisordersStage1LiteratureReview.htm

Macdonald, W. 2006. Reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders – research evidence on the value of consultation. Proceedings of the Safety in Action Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Macdonald, W. 2006. Workload management guidelines to promote both worker health and effective work performance. (Abstract).  Proceedings, 28th International Congress on Occupational Health, Milan.

Macdonald, W. and Miller, P. 2006. Workload, job performance and worker wellbeing. Proceedings, International Ergonomics Association 16th Triennial Congress, Maastricht, July.

Macdonald, W.  2006. Workload, Performance, Health and Wellbeing: A Conceptual Framework. In W. Karwowski (Ed.) International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2nd Edition, pp.2794-2799. Taylor & Francis.

Macdonald, W.  2006. Managing Workloads to Optimise Performance, Health and Wellbeing. In W. Karwowski (Ed.) International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2nd Edition, pp.2170-2174. Taylor & Francis.

Di Stefano M, Macdonald W. 2006. Advanced strategies for On-Road Driver Rehabilitation and Training. In Joseph M Pellerito (Ed),  Driver Rehabilitation and Community Mobility: Principles and Practice, pp297-308. St Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.

Di Stefano M, Macdonald W. 2006  In-Vehicle Intelligent Transport Systems. In Joseph M Pellerito (Ed),  Driver Rehabilitation and Community Mobility: Principles and Practice, pp373-389. St Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.

Di Stefano M, Macdonald W. 2006 On-the-road Evaluation of Driving Performance. In Joseph M Pellerito (Ed),  Driver Rehabilitation and Community Mobility: Principles and Practice, pp255-274. St Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.

Macdonald, W., Pellerito, J. and Di Stefano, M.  2006 Introduction to Driver Rehabilitation and Community Mobility. In Joseph M Pellerito (Ed),  Driver Rehabilitation and Community Mobility: Principles and Practice, pp 3-22.  St Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.

Macdonald, W.  (2005).  A hierarchy of risk control measures for prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).  Keynote paper, International Ergonomics Conference on Humanising Work and Work Environment (HWWE-2005), December 10-12, Guwahati, India.

Macdonald, W.  (2005). Ron Cumming Memorial Lecture: What Do ‘Ergonomists’ Do? In Technology Improving Performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, 20-23rd November 2005, Canberra.

Macdonald, W. and Miller, P.  (2005). Effects of psychosocial factors and self-perceived performance adequacy on various dimensions of wellbeing.  Presentation to the Second ICOH International Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work, Okayama, Japan, 23-26 August 2005.

Trathen, S. and Macdonald, W.  (2005).  Identifying key product attributes for use in product evaluation.  In Proceedings of 2nd International Design and Engagability Conference (IDEC), Eds John Knight and Jennifer Sheridan, UCE Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. 6 September 2005, Edinburgh.

Macdonald, W. and Miller, P. 2004. A conceptual framework for workload management, In J. Houdmont & S. McIntyre (eds.), Occupational Health Psychology: Key Papers of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Volume 6, Castelo da Maia: ISMAI Publishers

Macdonald, W.  2004.  Workload, stress and psychosocial factors as hazards for musculoskeletal disorders. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety – Australia and New Zealand.  20(1), 37-47.

Macdonald, W. & Miller, P. 2004.A conceptual framework to facilitate workload management. Presentation to Sixth Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, Oporto, Portugal. 24-26 November.