Isabella Gegoff

Ms

  • The University of Western Australia (M304), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Personal profile

Biography

Isabella completed her undergraduate degree with honours in Psychology at The University of Western Australia (UWA). She is currently completing her combined PhD and Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Her PhD is in the field of Human Factors, which is interested in understanding the interaction between humans and elements of a system, and how human capabilities and limitations impact this. Specifically, her research concerns how to best design automation to increase safety and facilitate the accurate and efficient use by human operators in complex work settings such as Defence.

Funding overview

Defence Science Centre, Research Higher Degree Student Grant (2022) for $15,000, Designing Transparent Automation to Improve How Humans Use Automated Advice. 

Engagement

Showcased research at the Defence Human Sciences Symposium (DHSS) in Sydney for Human Performance Week (Nov 2022).

3MT presentation at the UWA Data Institute Conference (Jul 2022).

Student member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA).

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology, The University of Western Australia

2020

Bachelor of Science (Double Major in Psychology), The University of Western Australia

20172019

Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, The University of Western Australia

2021 → …

Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia

2021 → …

Industry keywords

  • Defence

Research expertise keywords

  • Human Factors
  • Automation
  • Organisational Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology