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Christine Wickens is an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Her educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Psychology/Sociology from the University of Toronto and both a Master's and PhD in Social Personality Psychology from York University. Post-doctorally, she trained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health focusing on Social Epidemiological Research and Public Health. Christine's research interests lie primarily in the social behavioral determinants of motor vehicle collision risk, including the effects of alcohol and drug-impaired driving, driver anger and aggression, mental health issues related to driver behavior, and student stress and well-being in the context of traumatic brain injuries. Her contributions to the field include numerous publications addressing the cognitive failures that predict driving errors and the psychological factors underpinning driver aggression. Wickens' current research involves investigating the acute residual effects of alcohol and cannabis on young drivers' performance, as well as the impact of mental health issues on driving behaviors, utilizing population survey data to evaluate these dynamics.
Department of Sociology