Associate Professor Robert B Isler
Qualifications: Dipl Natw. ETH, PhD ETH Zürich, Switzerland
About Robert
He has produced substantial research output in Applied Cognitive Psychology of human factors/performance and road safety. He is involved in creating new and online driver training programs involving award winning evidence-based behavioural change interventions. Instead of focusing on skills deficits, his approach seeks to support and enhance factors related to human character strengths and resilience such as self-regulation, self-evaluation and reflection. These are protective factors against risky behaviour - enhancing mental health and wellbeing.
Expertise
Applied physiological psychology and human performance; road safety, driver training and education; teenage driver issues.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Robert's research interests include positive psychology, body-mind interactions, eye movement behaviour, neuroplasticity, positive emotions, character strengths and resilience.
Recent Publications
Heintz, S., Ruch, W., Aykan, S., Brdar, I., Brzozowska, D., Carretero-Dios, H., . . . Wong, P. S. O. (2019). Benevolent and corrective humor, life satisfaction, and broad humor dimensions: Extending the Nomological Network of the BenCor across 25 countries. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi:10.1007/s10902-019-00185-9
Isler, R. (2018). Steering the NZAPP into the future: Intentions, dreams and realities. In 4th Biennial Conference in Positive Psychology in New Zealand. Conference held at University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Heintz, S., Ruch, W., Platt, T., Pang, D., Carretero-Dios, H., Dionigi, A., . . . Torres-Marin, J. (2018). Psychometric comparisons of benevolent and corrective humor across 22 countries: The virtue gap in humor goes international. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 19 pages. doi:10.3389/fpsyd.2018.00092
Clark, H. E., Perrone, J. A., Isler, R. B., & Charlton, S. G. (2017). Fixating on the size-speed illusion of approaching railway trains: What we can learn from our eye movements. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 99, 110-113. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2016.11.013