Brendan Ryan

Contact

• workRoom C36 Coates
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 951 4016
• brendan.ryan@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Brendan Ryan is a member of the Human Factors Research Group.

Selected Publications

• RYAN, B., KALLBERG, V-P., BEURSKENS, E., BRUYELLE, J-L., BURKHARDT, J-M., EL-KOURSI, E-M., HAVÂRNEANU, G., HEDQVIST, M., LUKASCHEK, K. and RÅDBO, H., 2017. Collecting evidence from distributed sources to evaluate railway suicide and trespass prevention measures Ergonomics. (In Press.)
• STILES, S., RYAN, B. and GOLIGHTLY, D., Evaluating attitudes to safety leadership within rail construction projects Safety Science. (In Press.)
• RYAN, B., 2018. Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations Ergonomics. 605-626
• RYAN, B, 2017. What do we know about rail suicide incidents? Analysis of 257 fatalities on the rail network in Great Britain Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.

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Future Research

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and international countries who are interested in the following research areas: rail human factors, especially studying behaviour, accidents / incidents and evaluation of safety interventions or new technologies.

• GOLIGHTLY, D., GIBSON, H., RYAN, B. and YOUNG, M. S., 2023. Safety and performance on the railways: Selected papers from the 7th International Rail Human Factors Conference: Applied Ergonomics Applied Ergonomics.
• NOLAN-MCSWEENEY, M., RYAN, B. and COBB, S., 2023. Interviews with rail industry leaders about systems thinking in the management of organisational change and risk management: Safety Science Safety Science. 164,
• RAY, S., RYAN, B., BALDWIN, P., THOMAS, S. and KNEEBONE, I., 2023. Communicative accessibility and prospective acceptability of a digital behavioural activation intervention for people with aphasia: Aphasiology Aphasiology.
• FAROOQI, A., RYAN, B. and COBB, S., 2022. Using expert perspectives to explore factors affecting choice of methods in safety analysis: Safety Science Safety Science. 146,
• GOLIGHTLY, D., CHAN-PENSLEY, J., DADASHI, N., JUNDI, S., RYAN, B. and HALL, A., 2022. Human, Organisational and Societal Factors in Robotic Rail Infrastructure Maintenance: Sustainability (Switzerland) Sustainability (Switzerland). 14(4),
• HALLEWELL, M. J., RYAN, B., HUGHES, N. and COAD, N., 2022. Conceptualising innovative lighting interventions for suicide, trespass and risky behaviour on the railway: Lighting Research and Technology Lighting Research and Technology.
• STILES, S., GOLIGHTLY, D. and RYAN, B., 2021. Impact of COVID-19 on health and safety in the construction sector: Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing.
• RYAN, B., GOLIGHTLY, D., PICKUP, L., REINARTZ, S., ATKINSON, S. and DADASHI, N., 2021. Human functions in safety - developing a framework of goals, human functions and safety relevant activities for railway socio-technical systems: Safety Science Safety Science. 140,
• RYAN, B., HALLEWELL, M., HUGHES, N., COAD, N., ELISEU, J., LIRA, M., GRANT, A., PARROTT, N. and THOMPSON, K., 2021. Field testing two innovative lighting interventions to influence waiting behaviours and movements on stairways in train stations: Lighting Research and Technology Lighting Research and Technology.
• SILALAHI, R. L. R., RYAN, B., COBB, S. and HOUGHTON, R., 2021. A thematic analysis on work safety and ergonomics issues in Indonesian food-producing SMEs In: 4th International Conference on Green Agro-industry and Bioeconomy.
• TAGGING, ANIM, 2021. Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19: Nature Nature. 600(7889), 472-+
• NOLAN-MCSWEENEY, M., RYAN, B. and COBB, S., 2020. Engineering the Right Change Culture in a Complex (GB) Rail Industry
• FABOYA, O. T., RYAN, B., FIGUEREDO, G. P. and SIEBERS, P. O., 2020. Using agent-based modelling for investigating modal shift: The case of university travel: Computers and Industrial Engineering Computers and Industrial Engineering. 139,
• HUGHES, N., RYAN, B., HALLEWELL, M., COAD, N., GRANT, A., PARROTT, N., ROBERTS, S. and THOMPSON, K., 2020. Identifying new concepts for innovative lighting-based interventions to influence movement and behaviours in train stations (In Press.)
• RYAN, B., 2020. Accounting for Differing Perspectives and Values: The Rail Industry
• GOGOI, M., ARMITAGE, R., BROWN, G., RYAN, B., EBORALL, H., QURESHI, N., O’DONNELL, C.A., CIFTCI, Y., PAREEK, M. and NELLUMS, L.B., 2020. Putting the voices and insights of migrants and diverse ethnic groups at the centre of our response to COVID-19 Public Health. Available Online First: 10 October 2020,
• STILES, S., RYAN, B. and GOLIGHTLY, D., 2019. Readiness to Change: Perceptions of Safety Culture up and down the Supply Chain
• NOLAN-MCSWEENEY, M., RYAN, B. and COBB, S., 2019. Getting the right culture to make safety systems work in a complex rail industry
• RYAN, B. and VIJAYAN, A., 2019. Classifying normal and suspicious behaviours when accessing public locations
• CARRAGHER M, RYAN B, WORRALL L, THOMAS S, ROSE M, SIMMONS-MACKIE N, KHAN A, HOFFMANN TC, POWER E, TOGHER L and KNEEBONE I, 2019. Fidelity protocol for the Action Success Knowledge (ASK) trial: a psychosocial intervention administered by speech and language therapists to prevent depression in people with post-stroke aphasia. BMJ open. 9(5), e023560
• CARRAGHER, M., RYAN, B., WORRALL, L., THOMAS, S., ROSE, M., SIMMONS-MACKIE, N., KHAN, A., HOFFMANN, T. C., POWER, E., TOGHER, L. and KNEEBONE, I., 2019. Fidelity protocol for the Action Success Knowledge (ASK) trial: a psychosocial intervention administered by speech and language therapists to prevent depression in people with poststroke aphasia: Bmj Open Bmj Open. 9(5), 11
• PRIYOKO PRAYITNOADI, R., LAWSON, G., RYAN, B. and HERMAWATI, S., 2019. Ergonomics in Mining: Participatory Approach in Indonesian Tin Mining
• RYAN, B., 2018. Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations Ergonomics. 605-626
• SOEJADI, P, LAWSON, G., RYAN, B. and HERMAWATI, S., 2018. Participatory ergonomics in Indonesian tin mining Scientific Journals of Poznan University of Technology series of Organisation and Management.
• OLUSOLA, F. T., SIEBERS, P. O., RYAN, B. and FIGUEREDO, G. P., 2018. How do travellers decide: A stochastic modelling approach to determine decision factor significance
• FABOYA, O. T., FIGUEREDO, G. P., RYAN, B., SIEBERS, P. O. and IEEE,, 2018. Position Paper: The Usefulness of Data-driven, Intelligent Agent-Based Modelling for Transport Infrastructure Management. In: 2018 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems Ieee. 144-149
• RYAN, B., KALLBERG, V-P., BEURSKENS, E., BRUYELLE, J-L., BURKHARDT, J-M., EL-KOURSI, E-M., HAVÂRNEANU, G., HEDQVIST, M., LUKASCHEK, K. and RÅDBO, H., 2017. Collecting evidence from distributed sources to evaluate railway suicide and trespass prevention measures Ergonomics. (In Press.)
• RYAN, B, 2017. What do we know about rail suicide incidents? Analysis of 257 fatalities on the rail network in Great Britain Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
• NAGHIYEV, A., SHARPLES, S., RYAN, B. and COPLESTONE, A., 2017. Expert knowledge elicitation to generate human factors guidance for future European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Train driving models Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.
• WATERSON, PATRICK E., KENDRICK, VICTORIA L., RYAN, BRENDAN, JUN, THOMAS and HASLAM, ROGER A., 2016. Probing deeper into the risks of slips, trips and falls for an ageing rail passenger population: applying a systems approach IET INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. 10(1), 25-31
• NAGHIYEV, A., SHARPLES, S., RYAN, B., COPLESTONE, A., CAREY, M. and IEEE,, 2016. Real World Verbal Protocol Data Analysis of European Rail Traffic Management System Train Driving and Conventional Train Driving: 2016 Ieee International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation (Icirt) 2016 Ieee International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation (Icirt). 191-196
• RYAN, B., 2015. Incident Reporting and Analysis. In: WILSON, J.R. and SHARPLES, S., eds., Evaluation of Human Work Fourth Edition. CRC Press. 821-836
• PERKINS, A., RYAN, B. and SIEBERS, P. O., 2015. Modelling and simulation of rail passengers to evaluate methods to reduce dwell times
• RYAN, B., 2015. Safety and Security in Rail Systems: Drawing from the Prevention of Railway Suicide and Trespass to Inform Security Interventions: Hostile Intent and Counter-Terrorism: Human Factors Theory and Application Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
• GOLIGHTLY, D., RYAN, B., DADASHI, N., PICKUP, L. and WILSON, J.R., 2013. Use of scenarios and function analyses to understand the impact of situation awareness on safe and effective work on rail tracks Safety Science. 56, 52-62
• STANTON, N.A., MCILROY, R.C., HARVEY, C., BLAINEY, S., HICKFORD, A., PRESTON, J. and RYAN, B., 2013. Following the CWA train of thought: Exploring the barriers and constraints of modal shift to rail transport Ergonomics. 56, 541-555
• RYAN, B. and WILSON, J.R., 2013. Ergonomics in the development and implementation of organisational strategy for sustainability Ergonomics. 56, 522-540
• RYAN, BRENDAN, 2013. Reducing the risk of suicide or trespass on railways: developing better interventions through understanding behaviours of people PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT. 227(6), 715-723
• STEDMON, A., RYAN, B., FRYER, P., MCMILLAN, A., SUTHERLAND, N. and LANGLEY, A., 2013. Human factors and the human domain: Exploring aspects of human geography and human terrain in a military context
• RYAN, B., WILSON, J.R. and SCHOCK, A., 2012. Understanding human factors in rail engineering: re-analysis of detailed, qualitative data on functions and risks Work. Supplement, 4237-4245
• ZHANG, M., RYAN, B. and ATKINSON, S., 2012. The Factors Affecting User Behaviour in a Picture-Based User Authentication System: PixelPin Computer Science and Convergence Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. 114, 31-42
• RYAN, B., QU, R., SCHOCK, A. and PARRY, T., 2011. Integrating human factors and operational research in a multidisciplinary investigation of road maintenance Ergonomics. 54(5), 436-452
• SCHOCK, A., RYAN, B., WILSON, J., CLARKE, T. and SHARPLES, S., 2010. Visual scenario analysis: understanding human factors of planning in rail engineering Production Planning & Control: The Managment of Operations. 21(4), 386-398
• RYAN, B., HUTCHINGS, J. and LOWE, E., 2010. An analysis of the content of questions and responses in incident investigations: self reports in the investigation of signals passed at danger (SPADs) Safety Science. 48(3), 372-381
• WILSON, J.R., RYAN, B., SCHOCK, A., FERREIRA, P., SMITH, S. and PITSOPOULOS, J., 2009. Understanding safety and production risks in rail engineering planning and protection Ergonomics. 52(7), 774-790
• RYAN, B., WILSON, J.R., SHARPLES, S. and CLARKE, T., 2009. Attitudes and opinions of railway signallers and related staff, using the Rail Ergonomics Questionnaire (REQUEST) Applied Ergonomics. 40(2), 230–238
• RYAN, B., WILSON, J.R., SHARPLES, S., MORRISROE, G. and CLARKE, T., 2009. Developing a rail ergonomics questionnaire (REQUEST) Applied Ergonomics. 40(2), 216–229
• RYAN, B., WILSON, J.R., SHARPLES, S ., KENVYN, F. and CLARKE, T., 2008. Rail signallers’ assessments of their satisfaction with different shift work systems Ergonomics. 51(11), 1656–1671
• RYAN, B. and HASLEGRAVE, C.M., 2007. Developing a verbal protocol method for collecting and analysing reports of workers' thoughts during manual handling tasks Applied Ergonomics. 38(6), 805-819
• RYAN, B. and HASLEGRAVE, C.M., 2007. Use of concurrent and retrospective verbal protocols to investigate workers' thoughts during a manual-handling task Applied Ergonomics. 38(2), 177-190
• STILES, S., RYAN, B. and GOLIGHTLY, D., Evaluating attitudes to safety leadership within rail construction projects Safety Science. (In Press.)