Kayla's program of work focuses on the association between neurocognition/neuropsychological function and driving capacity across different settings and populations. Kayla also leads the senior driver research program, focusing specifically on neurocognition, age-related changes and diseases, and fitness to drive capacity in older adults.
Awards
- University of the Sunshine Coast Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Memberships
- School of Law and Society Research Sub-Committee Member
- Cerebral Autoregulation Research Network (CARNet)
Research areas
- Neuropsychology/Neuroscience
- Fitness to Drive
- Ageing and age-related cognitive decline
- Impaired Driving
Supervision
- The relationship between neurocognition and fitness to drive
- Age-related changes and driving
Recent Publications
- Marigold, J.L., Truelove, V., & Stefanidis, K. (2025). A qualitative exploration of older drivers' attitudes towards driving cessation: Application of the transactional model of stress and coping. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 111, 331-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.009
- Mieran, T., Hill, A., Horswill, M., Summers, M., & Stefanidis, K. (2025). The effects of orally ingested Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on drivers' hazard perception and risk-taking behaviours: A within-subjects study of medicinal cannabis users. Psychopharmacology, Advanced access. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-025-06869-w
- Stefanidis, K., Mieran, T., & Summers, M. (2025). Standardised neuropsychological test correlates of driving performance in mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Transport & Health, 44, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2025.102141
- Stefanidis, K., Schiemer, C., Mieran, T., Hill, A., Horswill, M., & Summers, M. (2025). Elucidating the acute effects of medically prescribed oral and vaporised delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on cognitive functions important for driving. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(4), 1010-1023. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14060
- Stefanidis, K., Summers, M., & Clark, M. (2025). The assessment of cognitive function and medical fitness to drive in older adults: A qualitative study with general practitioners. Journal of Transport & Health, 42, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2025.102020
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Schiemer, C., Horswill, M., Hill, A., Summers, M., & Stefanidis, K. (2025). The acute effects of vaporized cannabis on drivers’ hazard perception and risk-taking behaviors in medicinal patients: A within-subjects experiment. Journal of Safety Research, 92, 385-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.12.004
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Dr Kayla Stefanidis' specialist areas of knowledge include neuropsychology, neuroscience, fitness to drive, ageing and age-related cognitive decline, and impaired driving.