Amie Hayley

A/Prof. Amie Hayley is an NHMRC and Rebecca L. Cooper Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences at Swinburne University, and is a 2024 Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Road Safety Future Leader. Her research focuses on delineating a novel biochemical-physiological-behavioural pathways relevant to oculomotor function, visual-attentional performance and information processing capabilities under drug conditions in order to quantify the effect on neurobehaviour. She aims to identify mechanisms by which these changes translate to dangerous human behaviour, and is particularly interested in impaired driving. Her program of research is currently seeking to develop new technologies to detect and monitor driver state to reduce the impact of drug-affected driving. A/Prof. Hayley is currently examining the appropriateness of objective eye-tracking technology to monitor and detect impairment and accident risk in stimulant and cannabis-affected drivers. 

A/Prof. Hayley is the Founding Chair of the working group for Driver Monitoring System (DMS) through the International Council for Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS). She is the elected Treasurer for the ICADTS Executive Board, oversees the ICADTS Foundation, and runs the official ICADTS social media.

Research funding awarded in the past 5 years exceeds AUD $6.4MIL and she has published >60 peer reviewed publications in the field of neuropsychopharmacology, neurocognition and behavioural performance.