Elizabeth Box
Research Director, RAC FoundationElizabeth is an accomplished transport researcher and commissioner with over two decades of experience.
Elizabeth is the Research Director at the RAC Foundation, an independent charity which researches the environmental, mobility, safety and economic issues relating to roads and their users. She is also a Behavioural Science Consultant at Co-Pilot, a start-up which develops evidence-based road safety education.
Elizabeth has a PhD in Transport Psychology from Cranfield University, where she focused on developing and trialling pre-driver education interventions grounded in behavioural science, delivering a programme of work which was awarded a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in 2023. Elizabeth is an advisor to several road safety industry and government project boards. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation, a technical champion for the organisation as well as a judge for the Institute’s annual Road Safety Award
My Sessions at Traffex
Thursday 23 May 2024
Panel: How Can We Bring Together Behavioural Change and Innovation to Improve Safety?
- Behaviour Change Science: the scientific foundation of behaviour change will be highlighted, stressing the importance of applying theories, approaches, and logic models to drive effective road safety interventions.
- Purposeful Innovation: the need to avoid pursuing innovation solely for the sake of innovation will be underscored.
- Collaborative Potential: the significant potential in collaborative efforts and knowledge-sharing will be explored as an important component for driving innovation and enhancing road safety outcomes.
- Scientific Design and Evaluation: the critical role of rigorous scientific design and evaluation in ensuring that interventions lead to the desired behaviour change.
- Professionalisation of the Sector: the importance of professionalising the road safety sector to ensure behaviour change approaches improve safety.
