Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Cognitive Science), University of Western Australia, Conferred 2019.

Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours in Psychology), University of Western Australia, 2009-2013.

Journal Publications & Preprints

Strickland, L., Farrell, S., Wilson, M. K., Hutchinson, J., & Loft, S. (2024). How do humans learn about the reliability of automation? Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 9(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00533-1

Flatau-Harrison, H., Wilson, M. K., & Vleugels, W. (2023). The reciprocal relationship between safety behaviour and person-job fit: A self-regulation perspective. Safety Science, 168, 106289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106289

Wilson, M. K., Strickland, L., Ballard, T., & Griffin, M. A. (2022). The next generation of fatigue prediction models: Evaluating current trends in biomathematical modelling. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2022.2144962 [Pre-print] [Repository]

Wilson, M. K., Ballard, T., Strickland, L., Boeing, A. A., Cham, B., Griffin, M. A., & Jorritsma, K. (2021). Understanding fatigue in a naval submarine: Applying biomathematical models and workload measurement in an intensive longitudinal design. Applied Ergonomics, 94, 103412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103412

Strickland, L., Heathcote, A., Bowden, V., Boag, R., Wilson, M. K., Khan, S. & Loft, S. (2021). Inhibitory cognitive control allows automated advice to improve accuracy while minimizing misuse. Psychological Science. [PDF] [Repository]

Cham, B. S., Boeing, A. A., Wilson, M. K., Griffin, M. A., & Jorritsma, K. (2021). Endurance in Extreme Work Environments. Organizational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866211006441 [PDF]

Wilson, M. K. (2021). Safety-critical workplaces: Applying psychology to optimise human performance. InPsych: Australian Psychological Society, 43-2,. [Full Text]

Wilson, M. K., Strickland, L., & Ballard, T. (2020). FIPS: An R Package for Biomathematical Modelling of Human Fatigue Related Impairment. Journal of Open Source Software, 5(51), 2340, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.02340 [PDF]

Wilson, M. K., Strickland, L., Farrell, S., Visser, T. A. W., & Loft, S. (2020). Prospective Memory Performance in Simulated Air Traffic Control: Robust to Interruptions but Impaired by Retention Interval. Human Factors, 62(8), 1249–1264. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720819875888 [PDF] [Repository]

Wilson, M. K. (2019). Executing deferred tasks in dynamic multitasking environments. (Doctoral thesis, University of Western Australia, Australia). [PDF] [Repository]

Wilson, M. K., Boag, R. J., & Strickland, L. (2019). All models are wrong, some are useful, but are they reproducible? Computational Brain & Behavior [PDF]

Strickland, L., Elliott, D., Wilson, M. K., Loft, S., Neal, A., & Heathcote, A. (2019). Prospective memory in the red zone: Cognitive control and capacity sharing in a complex, multi-stimulus task. Journal of experimental psychology. Applied. [PDF]

Bowden, V. K., Loft, S., Wilson, M. K., Howard, J., & Visser, T. A. (2019). The long road home from distraction: investigating the time-course of distraction recovery in driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 124, 23-32. [PDF]

Wilson, M. K., Farrell, S., Visser, T. A. W., & Loft, S. (2018). Remembering to execute deferred tasks in simulated air traffic control: The impact of interruptions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 24(3), 360-379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xap0000171. [PDF] [Repository]

Conference Proceedings

Wilson, M. K., Farrell, S., Visser, T. A., & Loft, S. (2016, September). On the Nature of Interruptions in Complex Dynamic Tasks. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 246-247). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

Wilson, M., Ellison, T. M., & Fay, N. (2014). Semantic Crowding Triggers Systematically Structured Sign Systems. In Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference (EVOLANG10) (pp. 555-556). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814603638_0141

Keynotes and Invited Seminars

Wilson, M. K., (2024) Examining the individual dynamics of stress and exhaustion in the workplace with computational modelling. Invited Research Seminar for Complex Human Data Hub, University of Melbourne.

Wilson, M. K. & Knight, C. (2022). Examining Individual Differences in the Dynamics of Strain and Stress under Flexible Work using Continuous Time Structural Equation Modelling. Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences, 2022, Federation University. (Part of an Invited Keynote Symposium: Individual Difference at the Workplace: Insights into Personnel Selection and Working Styles)

Wilson, M. K. (2020). Human Factors: Applying Cognitive Psychology Research to Safety-Critical Workplaces. CSTEP Program for Underrepresented Minority Students. State University of New York: Old Westbury. (Invited Online Keynote, July 2020)

Wilson, M. K. (2019). Prospective Memory in Simulated Air Traffic Control: The Impact of Interruptions and Delays. APA Convention Chicago, 2019. Chicago, USA. (Presented as part of Invited Symposium: Cutting Edge Contributions to Experimental and Cognitive Psychology).

Conference Presentations

Wilson, M. K. et al., (2024). Elucidating the Heterogeneity and Dynamics of Stress and Strain at Work. APS 15th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference. Perth, Australia.

Wilson, M. K., Knight, C., Strickland, L., & Parker, S. (2024). Elucidating the dynamics of stress and strain at work with continuous time SEM. 2024 Centre for Transformative Work Design Conference, Perth, Australia.

Wilson M, Strickland L, & Ballard T (2023). The Journey of an Open Source Modelling Package: A Case Study of FIPS. The Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference 2023, The University of Melbourne.

Strickland, L., Boag, R., Heathcote, A., Bowden, V., Farrell, S., Wilson., M. K., Hutchinson, J., & Loft., S. (2023). Understanding how humans adapt to the reliability of automated advice using cognitive models of learning and decision making. Australian Mathematical Psychology Conference 2023, Melbourne, Victoria.

Strickland, L., Farrell, S., Wilson., M. K., Hutchinson, J., & Loft., S. (2022). Understanding how humans adapt to the reliability of automated advice using cognitive models of learning and decision making. Defence Human Sciences Symposium, 2022. Sydney, New South Wales.

Cham, Boeing, Wilson, Hosszu & Jorritsma (2021). Understanding the dynamic relationship between fatigue and workload in submarine operations: Evidence from sea trials. Defence Human Sciences Symposium, 2021. Deakin University, Online.

Ashby, L., Wilson, M. K. (2020). Application of sensor technologies in extreme workplace environments. Defence Human Sciences Symposium, 2020. Deakin University, Online

Micah Kate Wilson. (2020). Wearable Sensors in an Extreme Work Environment: Applying Computational Modelling for Evaluation. Society for Ambulatory Assessment Conference 2020. Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.

Micah Kate Wilson, Timothy Ballard, & Karina Jorritsma. (2019). Developing the ‘Fatigue Impairment Prediction Suite’: A Computational Implementation and Application in a Naval Context. Defence Human Sciences Symposium, 2019. Canberra, Australia

Wilson M. K. Health and Performance Implications of Future Work under Disrupted Schedules, Working Environments and Careers. BCEC & FOWI Future of Work Workshop. April 2019.

Micah Kate Wilson, Simon Farrell, Troy A. W. Visser, & Shayne Loft. (2018). The Effects of Interruptions and Retention Interval on Prospective Memory in Simulated Air Traffic Control. 5th International Conference of Prospective Memory (ICPM5). Melbourne, Australia: Australian Catholic University.

Luke Strickland, David Elliott, Micah Kate Wilson, Shayne Loft, & Andrew Heathcote. (2018). Modelling Prospective Memory in Simulated Maritime Surveillance: Cognitive Control and Competition for Capacity. Australian Mathematical Psychology Conference 2018. Perth, Australia: University of Western Australia. Also presented at The Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference 2018.

Select Service Contributions

2023-24 — Curtin University Gender Equity and Inclusion Advisory Group (Member)

2020-24 — Instructor and Committee for Future of Work Institute Academy

2024 — Mentor for the Pinnacle Foundation

2020 — Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

2019 — Chair of FOWI Open Science Working Group

2018 — Research Bazaar Organising Committee

2017 — UWA UniMentor: Postgraduate

2017 — UWA Hacky Hour Volunteer

2017 — Elected Postgraduate Representative for UWA Psychology Research Committee

2016 — Elected Postgraduate Representative for UWA Psychology Research Committee

2011 — UWA UniMentor: Undergraduate

Awards

2022 ★ Industry Project of the Year, Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University.

2021 ★ New Researcher of the Year Award, Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University.

2020 ★ Forrest Prospect Fellowship, Forrest Research Foundation

2020 ★ Award for Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology, Australian Psychological Society

2020 ★ Curtinnovation Faculty Award, Curtin University

2020 ★ Curtinnovation People’s Choice Award, Curtin University

2020 ★ Perth 2020 Ignition Scholarship, Curtin Commercialisation Team, Curtin University.

2019 ★ Early Career Award, Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science, American Psychological Association.

2019 ★ Higher Degree by Research Achievement Award (Social Science Quantitative), University of Western Australia, Graduate School of Research.

2017 ★ PSA Conference Travel Award, University of Western Australia Postgraduate Students' Association.

2015 ★ Student Choice Award in Teaching, University of Western Australia, Student Guild.

2014 ★ University of Western Australia Top-Up Scholarship, University of Western Australia, Graduate School of Research.

2014 ★ Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, Australian Commonwealth Government Department of Education.

Software

[Creator & Maintainer] — Wilson, M. K., Strickland, L., & Ballard, T. (2020). The Fatigue Impairment Prediction Suite.

[CRAN Author] — bayestestR: Understand and Describe Bayesian Models and Posterior Distributions (2019). Version 0.3.0.

Workshops, Seminars, Panels and Teaching

2024 — What do we really know about Stress at Work? A journey of heterogeneity, causal inference, and the limits of psychological theories at work. Future of Work Institute.

2022 — Building a Static Site in R, Forrest Research Foundation Seminar.

2022 — Learn R Markdown: Making Research Easier with Literate Programming and Dynamic Documents. FOWI Academy. [Materials]

2021 — An Introduction to Computational & Cognitive Modelling. FOWI Academy

2020 — Human Factors: Applying Cognitive Psychology Research to Safety-Critical Workplaces. CSTEP Program for Underrepresented Minority Students. State University of New York: Old Westbury. Invited Digital Colloquium. July 2020.

2020 — Learn to love wrangling your data: A pragmatic introduction to R. FOWI Academy

2020 — FIPS: The Fatigue Impairment Prediction Suite. FOWI March Digital Seminar.

2019 — Developing Open Science Practices, FOWI Workshop. July 2019. [Materials]

2019 — Career Pathways [in Data Science] Panel. Perth ResBaz, 2019.

2019 — Early Career Research Panel. ‘OpenLab’ at UWA. June, 2019.

2018 — Writing Reproducible Research Papers with R. UWA. [Repository]

2018 — Software Carpentry Instructor: Python Stream. Perth ResBaz, 2018.

2018 — Writing a Completely Reproducible Paper with Rmarkdown. Perth ResBaz ‘18.

2017 — Surviving a PhD: Welcome & Orientation Workshop. UWA.

2017 — Getting Started with Programming: Python for Psychologists. UWA. [Repository]

2017 — Writing a Reproducible Paper. Perth Research Bazaar, 2017.

2016 — Automating Data Processing with Python. School of Psychology, UWA. [Repository]

Technical Reports and Policy Documents

Note report titles may differ from final submitted version

Curtin University (November, 2024). Curtin University Gender Affirmation Guide. Curtin University, Perth, Australia. (Key named contributor to the policy)

Wilson, M. K., Strickland, L., Cham, B., Boeing, A., & Jorritsma, K. (April 2021). Performance Modelling Final Report. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:9079).

Wilson, M. K., Strickland, L., Boeing, A., & Jorritsma, K. (October, 2020). Optimising Crew Endurance and Performance: Improving Biomathematical Models. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:9079). Wilson, M. K., Griffin, M., Boeing, A., Ashby, L., Tay, J., Carr, M., Long, D., Ducker, K. (2020). Examining the role of Wearable Technologies in Future Ready Systems: Predicting Fatigue and Workload. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Final report for Research Network for Undersea Decision Superiority project.

Boeing, A., Hosszu, K., Cham, B., Wilson, M. K., & Jorritsma, K. (March, 2020). Advancing an Watch Schedule for a Maritime Platform. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:9079).

Wilson, M. K., & Huf, S. (December, 2019). Evaluation of Watch Schedules with Biomathematical Modelling. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:9079).

Wilson, M. K., Boeing, A., & Jorritsma, K. (Nov, 2019). FIPS: An Introduction and a Comparison to Industry Alternatives (MyIP:9079).

Jorritsma, K., Boeing, A., Hosszu, K., Cham, B., & Wilson, M. K. (December, 2019). Future Maritime Platform Work Systems Design Review. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:9079).

Boeing, A., Ballard, T., Cham, B., Griffin, M., Hosszu, K., Jorritsma, K., & Wilson, M. K. (2019). Crew Endurance for the Future Maritime Platform: Consolidated Findings from the Program of Works. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Final report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP: 6963, 6531, 6310, 6398, 834).

Wilson, M. K., Ballard, T., Boeing, A., Cham, B., Griffin, M., & Jorritsma, K. (2019). Simulating ocean watch schedules with a bio-mathematical model incorporating sleep debt. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Final report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:8341).

Boeing, A., Cham, B., Wilson, M. K., Ballard, T., Griffin, M., & Jorritsma, K. (2019). Crew Endurance for the Future Maritime Platform: Sea Trial Findings. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Final report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:8341).

Boeing, A., Cham, B., Wilson, M. K., & Jorritsma, K. (2019). A Crewing Concept for a Maritime Platform. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University. Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:8341).

Wilson, M. K., Ballard, T., Griffin, M., Boeing, A., Cham, B., & Jorritsma, K. (2018). Crew Endurance Modelling: Developing a Methodology for Predicting Fatigue in an Operational Undersea Context. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University.Report prepared for Defence Science and Technology Group (MyIP:8341).

Media Engagements

2023 — The West Australian, *WA health authorities launch investigation into ‘dangerous’ triple shift worked by emergency department nurse. *June 15, 2023.

2018 — PsyPost, Study shows how interruptions could screw up the prospective memory of air traffic controllers, October 12, 2018.